Australian Paralysis Tick
The rains have been and summer is here. If you live of the East Coast of Australia you know what that means….Tick Time. It is time to start our daily ritual of pet checks. ...
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Hemorrhagic GastroEnteritis (HGE) in Dogs
What is it? HGE as most commonly called is a potentially life-threatening intestinal condition. HGE manifests as very sudden onset bloody, watery diarrhea. Vomiting is also often present. This may seem like your usual...
Something Is Just Not Quite Right….
Early on Tuesday morning I woke to Amber giving little whimper sounds. Her call for ‘I need to go to the toilet’. There was one significant difference this morning than usual. Rather than going...
A Reflection…
26th October 2013 marked the 12 month anniversary of my beautiful boy Corey crossing over to ‘The Rainbow Bridge’. It does not feel like a year has passed. It still feels very raw and...
A Typical Aussie Life!
As a young child my family lived in a little yellow fibro house on the main road into town. I have such fond memories of that house and remember the backyard so vividly like...
A Very Special Day
Today is the 7th October, a very special day to me. It is Corey’s birthday and he would have been 19. Rather than allow that sad feeling of loss creep up inside me, I...
A Bit Of A Rascale!
Aries Dog: Born 21st March – 19th April Temperament: Enthusiastic, Bossy & Daring Suggested names: Buster, Daredevil, Dash, Captain. They forgot Rascale! My sisters dog Rascale was the essence of the Aries dog. A...
My Papillon Shadow
Just like Corey, Amber has become my shadow. Following me from room to room; searching for me when I have ‘disappeared’ in the house. I can not even stand up without Amber anticipating I...
Ralph’s Been Acting Weird….er
When Amber arrived I was a little worried if Ralph would get his beak all out of place. I had hoped that since he had lived with Corey and Morticha he would understand and...
The Social Butterfly
I would take Corey everywhere I possibly could. He was the social butterfly attending markets, bike rides, festivals, parties, parks, cafes, work places and dinner tables. Everyone loved Corey and accepted him in places...
