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Which particular molecule is it? Is it the alpha keto acids, or one of the amino acids? I wouldn't have thought they would smell sweet though.

My dog is fed a diet of bones and raw food. She has always been very fussy about veggies, but never had a problem eating bones until now. She's not touching them (occasionally she'll bury them). It's not her teeth, but that was the only thing I could think of. She's eating other things ok. Any ideas would be much appreciated :) (criticism of her diet will not be).

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My dog has started to wean her pups at 3 1/2 weeks and they are all eating food quite readily. She really does not want to feed them any more as they are getting rather aggressive, but she is still producing a lot of milk. I have taken her off all the puppy food and cut back to almost her normal feeding amount (shes still slightly above but only because she was quite thin when I got her).

A few people have suggested that I take her away from the pups for 24-48 hours but that seems crazy to me as she is still making plenty of milk and wouldn't she get mastitis? Not to mention the pain? She would be happy to not feed them at all I think and the pups are now 4 1/2 weeks and I think would do fine without any more milk. Any suggestions?

Also, before i get another lecture about backyard breeding, she is NOT my dog. I am fostering her for the shelter where I volunteer. She came in as a pregnant stray with no tags or microchips and the alternative to me taking her in was for her to have the pups in the shelter with no supervision.

My dog has just had her puppies at midnight last night (6 healthy pups, yay!) but I'm not sure exactly what she needs to be eating at this point. I have given her some chicken and some of her normal dog food, she has had lots of water and a bit of dry puppy food, but she really doesn't like it much. Any suggestions?

The target in the newspaper has been driving me crazy ans I can't get these 2!

If you don't know what it is, you get 9 letters and have to make a word.

First one to get them both gets best answer!

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I have a 5yo gelding that drags his hind legs when he walks, the right more than the left. The vet says that there's nothing wrong with him and my physio says that the muscles that lift the hind legs are fine as well and that he's just lazy. He can lift them up when he gets excited or does a really good, energetic trot though so I am inclined to believe the lazy theory.

BUT, he does have trouble picking up the left canter lead a lot of the time, (which he needs the right hind to push off on, which is his worse side) so sometimes I think there might be more to it, like maybe an old injury or something.

Does anyone else have any ideas though? Is there anything I can do to help him to pick them up? I was thinking cavalettis/trot poles would help.

Young wild rabbits kept as pets dying. Seemed fine this morning, within 1 hour after showing symptoms died. Symptoms included uncoordinated movement, lying on side trying to get up and flailing legs. What could it be?

My horse (an appy) had almost no mane or tail when I bought him. I discovered he had a fungal infection in there which has almost cleared up now, but I want to show him early next year and need something to help it grow faster. I want to try Shapley's MTG but I live in Australia (Vic) and can't find anywhere that sells it! Do any Aussies know where I can get it, or something else I could use that works?

I've just put my dog on cortizone for his allergies on my vets advice, but i don't like the side effects they seem to be having. He is drinking A LOT, and has to pee every half hour (sometimes he doesn't even make it outside which has never happened before). His coat has gone very dry and lost its shine, and he generally seems miserable. All he wants to do is sleep all day whereas normally he's a very hyperactive crazy dog! I want to stop the pills but I was wondering if the side effects will go away and if I should wait it out a bit longer. He's been on them for a week, started on 2 tablets a day and is now down to 1 a day and due to go down to half a day or every 2 days soon. Are these side effects normal and will they last as long as he's on the cortizone?

Also, I was wondering what other alternative treatments there might be. I know omega and fatty acids are supposed to be good, but where do i get them? Are there special foods or do they come in pills or what?

Any help would be appreciated.

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I'm in the process of desensitizing my horse to as many items as possible and i'm not very creative so have run out of ideas! So far i've used all the obvious things like tarps, plastic bags, umbrellas, plastic bottles etc. but he is a horse that spooks really easily so i want to use as many things as possible. Whoever comes up with the longest list of items gets best answer!

I've tried join up with my horse twice now and although he does join up with me I've had a few problems that I've never had with other horses before. He's an extremely dominant horse and will kick out at me when I first send him away, runs around like a lunatic for the first 10 mins bucking and rearing, but eventually settles down. I can get his ear fixed on me and he licks and chews (although only once or twice and for a few seconds) but he never lowers his head. Is this just an idiosyncrasy of his or does it mean that the join up will not be as successful. I've kept sending him away for half an hour after i've got all the other signs but he never does it.

Also, after we do join up, he follows me around etc. lets me touch him all over, pick up his feet and everything, but it doesn't last very long. As soon as I stop playing with him or take the halter off, he goes back to being dominant. Should I try doing join up again straight away or will this just take practice?

I'm looking at getting into Western Pleasure but i'm not sure exactly where to start as i can't find anything in victoria near me. I was also wondering if anyone knows of any ARC's with Western events. My horse is agisted in gisborne at the moment so somewhere nearby would be preferable, but i just don't think anything exists!

I know the ring is formed from the palatine, lingual and pharyngeal tonsils, but im not sure where they drain lymph from. Also, where does lymph ultimately reach the vascular system from these nodes. Where does it go after the deep cervical lymph nodes?

What is a cricothyroid puncture and is it the same as a cricothyrotomy? Also, what are the structures traversed during the procedure and what structures may be endangered by it?