New Pups (Lurchers)

[TonyCE]

Not really any questions for Apache - We had the mum wormed thoroughly and she seems to be in control of things at the moment, but any advice gladly received.

Our Lurcher had a litter last Friday: We had crossed her with a rather handsome Dog named Charlie who is a Saluki lurcher.

Photos here

There were 11 pups in the litter, but some of the very small ones perished - they did not seem to be capable of getting food through them. The seven remaining are doing really well though feeding greedily, and squeaking loudly.

Here is a shot of the mum, racing: http://www.photoboxgallery.com/chillpics/photo?photo_id=477516041&vendor_id=3104

Cheers

Tony

 

[a1]

Here is a shot of the mum, racing: http://www.photoboxgallery.com/chillpics/photo?photo_id=477516041&vendor_id=3104

Cheers

Tony

Is the Mum racing your Wife on her bike? I was expecting an image of Mum racing other dogs. :Blushing :innocent

 

[TonyCE]

It was a race against the other teams, they set off at 30 second intervals. Unfortunately on this event they missed a turn and went off the course. Fiona has since joined the British Team and will be racing in Poland in October this year (IIRC). Qualifiication wasn't a problem, she just phoned up.

I had a go in the Mens event but my hound was a bit worn out after a week of walking around Swansea and the Neath Valleys, and wasn't going to expend any energy hauling me around - Still beat Fiona after her detour though.

 

[a1]

Lol, You were down my neck of the woods eh?

 

[TonyCE]

I am from Swansea - Born in Bishopston when it was still mostly fields. I was visiting my parents.

We used to have a shop on the Kingsway - Calders Menswear Limited, and also in Cardiff & Bridgend. Not quite London, Paris and New York but there you go.

 

[Zeespark]

Better than Peckham though

AndyGuinness

 

[Apache]

Grand little pups!

All I can say is make sure you feed the ***** all she can eat and worm the pups from 3 weeks.

 

[TonyCE]

Cheers! She has an enormous appetite at the moment.

We wormed her (at the vets recommendation) with a low dosage of for about 2 weeks continuously, ending two days after the pups were born. And we did the other dog and the cat at the same time.

One question I thought of at the time was - Is there any benefit to worming humans?

 

[Sidewinder]

I remember Calders Menswear!

I'm from down Swansea too!

Still there.

Bishopston eh, are you a Gowertonian?

 

[TonyCE]

No Bishop Gore!

 

[Apache]

One question I thought of at the time was - Is there any benefit to worming humans?

Only if you have worms. Likely not. Ask a doctor not a vet!

 

[a1]

Only if you have worms. Likely not.

:slap

Ask a doctor not a vet!

:slap :slap

He's a Jack, alright.

Sorry - :coat :run

 

[TonyCE]

Cheers Apache:

Re roundworms: We were considering the fact that having worms makes Males more likely to take risks. In females the symptom is that they hesitate and then take risks. We were thinking that maybe all drivers should be checked for worms therefore as an aid to road safety. Have to say I haven't researched this yet.

Admin - You will of course be aware that Swansea Jack was a dog. He became famous for rescuing about 27 people from drowning in the docks (not at the same time), before getting accidentally poisoned - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Jack.

 

[a1]

I used to have a few sherbets in the Swansea Jackon the corner. near to the entrance to the Swansea Quadrant bus station).

 

[Apache]

Cheers Apache: Re roundworms: We were considering the fact that having worms makes Males more likely to take risks. In females the symptom is that they hesitate and then take risks. We were thinking that maybe all drivers should be checked for worms therefore as an aid to road safety. Have to say I haven't researched this yet.

Roundworms in dogs and cats are of the genus Toxacara, you are thinking of Toxoplasma in cat's faeces, that's not a worm but strictly a single celled parasite. Close but no cigar!

There are some tenuous links with Toxoplasmosis and risk taking behaviours.

Toxocara is what can get into children's eyes and make them blind [very very very rarely].