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Might be useful for some..
Cin, my 14 mth old weimaraner cut her foot very badly Thursday b4 last whilst running across a freshly ploughed field. - flint is a big problem around here and she had a nigh on 2'' slice hanging off from her pad and into her leg, which of course meant urgent veterinary treatment. She was anaesthetised, stitched and sent home with anti biotics and instructions not to be walked until further notice. If any of you know what its like to live with an exceedingly high drive dog that's not allowed walks??? She's not ill or in any particular pain, just must keep all stress & weight off her foot. She's back to the vets on Tuesday and hopefully then she will be able to loose the bandaging, 12 days after her accident. Worried about how we would cope (her without her 2 hour run and us with a peeved off weim wanting a 2 hour run, I sought a little advice on the best herbal treatments that would be gentle enuff to not hurt her but might have enuff effect to calm her. We discovered valerian root capsules - natures sleeping pill - for humans the rec. dosage takes into account the fact that people might want to drive or operate machinery - for dogs, without any side effects or chemical toxicity, you can calm your dog. I searched and search and founds nothing to say it was in anyway unsafe to use except for it makes you sleepy. Ideal for a high octane dog who's not allowed to run. Now, morally, I figure there are implications and some might read this and think they can knock their dog out and escape walkies - I hope to think not though. I've posted this cos it really has been a bit of a wonder-discover under cin's circumstance and on realising this, I would maybe keep some in stock for difficult times - eg, I get caught in a position whereby untypically, I had to leave her for more than a couple of hours. I can also see it as being especially useful in circumstances of a dog suffering S/A or getting used to anew routine -eg. getting a dog used to being left at a time when it hasn't been b4. Hope this is useful - Diana -- Cindy's web site http://cindy-incidentally.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk |
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