Mum was looking at a video of me, when I was much more agile and I could run up and down the stairs in our flat. The sad thing is that the film was taken just over a year ago. Since then my poor joints have started to ache and my back legs are very weak with dog arthritis. Mum is now seriously thinking of getting me a kind of pushchair so that we can take longer walks - something like a Bob stroller, she says. It would be much better for walking in the rain, I suppose.
Like people, dogs are not exempt from allergies. Your cuddly and furry friend will seem to be irritated at almost anything when these allergies attack. Just as with humans, these allergies are very uncomfortable and will need an immediate remedy to have things under control. There are five most common types of allergy that your dog can have namely food, flea, bacteria, contact and inhalant allergy. Each type of allergy has a particular characteristic which your dog can exhibit as a result of the condition.
Food allergy happens when your dog becomes sensitive to a particular food. Depending on your dog, food like beef, chicken, fish, eggs, or grains can trigger an allergy attack. You can tell that your dog is suffering from food allergy when you see him scratching or licking a certain part of his body. Other symptoms can also include coughing, sneezing, vomiting, diarrhea and loss of appetite. Because of the complexity involve in identifying the ingredient that triggered the allergy attack, it would be best if you cook special meals for your furry friend. Read more »
I have one positive thing to report abut my health lately, as I have not had any of that awful itching that i usually get in the summer. We are not sure why this has happened, it could be because I have been drininking that special Willow Water, or maybe cos I have beef jerky for my treats. Who knows? My coat is thick and shiny with none of those bald patches that a dog gets when he scratches a lot. And the bis bonus - I do not have to wear tee shirts or body stockings to protect my skin this year.
I am sorry I have been a little bit quiet lately, I have been under the weather since my ear was ripped in an attack by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Although I am well in myself, and not nervous at all, my ear has been infected continually since the attack. Last week I went back to the vet and they wanted to sedate me so they could clean my ear. But when they gave me an injection my heart rate fell to below 50 - a dog’s normal heart rate is around 150 beats per minute. Major panic to try and revive me, of course, and although I was conscious I was very lethargic for more than eight hours. Of course Mum and Dad were very worried about me, and Dad sat with me at the vet’s to make sure I woke up properly. The vet wanted me to stay there for observation, but Mum Dad and Nan gave me twenty four hour care. I was really unwell for more than 24 hours, and not eating, then Nan’s neighbour came round with a juicy Venison bone which was too tempting!!
Dog and Dolphin Healing–an Interview With Ildiko Minko
The following is an interview I conducted with Hungarian Film Maker Ildiko Minko.
Her love for Dog and Dolphin has prompted her to set up a foundation to enlighten the world about the healing capacities of these 2 species.
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1) Kate Loving Shenk: You plan to set up a foundation for the protection of Dogs and Dolphins.
Ildiko: Yes. THE NYÍRSÉGFIA HUSZÁR FOUNDATION, named after my Dog.
KLS: What do you perceive are the links between these 2 beautiful creatures?
Ildiko: I think they are both Heavenly creatures. LOVE is the biggest link between them.
2) KLS: Dolphins are drawn to humans, and seem to abandon their own families to be with us.
People are also drawn to Dolphins and swim with them, more and more in the wild without supervision.
This is a practice that may have dangers for Human and Dolphin.
Will your foundation also serve as an educational portal for humans to learn respect for the Dolphin, by teaching all about their history, life cycle and habitat?
Ildiko: Yes. We will bring awareness to all these issues.
3) KLS: What are your experiences with Dog and Dolphin?
Ildiko: I have a Dog, a Hungarian Pumi breed. My love for the Dolphins comes from my readings.
4) KLS: How do you plan to get the word out about your foundation?
Ildiko: I have a friend who works at one of the biggest advertising agency in the world. Also I started a topic at the Secret Forum which is a very nuturing environment for my plan. It is called DOGS AND DOLPHINS.
5) KLS: And finally, do you believe Dolphins heal the people they contact?
If so, what are your experiences with Dolphin Healing?
Ildiko: I can only talk about my own experience with them. I think they have an ability to communicate through space and time and I didn’t even have to go to swim with them. Healing took place in my life by looking at films and pictures of them.
KLS: Do you believe Dogs heal the people they contact?
Ildiko: My Dog brought tremendous healing into my life.
KLS: What are your your experiences with Canine Healing?
Ildiko: By walking with him, he brought people into my life whom led me to healing experiences. Not to mention MILES of walking every day. That by itself is keeping me healthy!
6) KLS: Please give me examples of how you have experienced healing by looking at paintings or pictures of Dolphins.
Ildiko: I had some emotional pain and wanted to go to swim with the Dolphin to heal it. so I was searching the net the places where I can do that. To my amazement, by ONLY looking at videos and pictures of the Dolphins on the net, the pain WAS GONE. It was healed.
KLS: Yes, I too, have had profound experiences with Dog and Dolphin healing.
I went to Virginia Beach with the man I eventually married.
This was our first date.
We went swimming way out in the ocean on a raft and lo and behold, hundreds of Dolphin surrounded our tiny raft.
Mamas with babies and many others. They were jet black and peered into our eyes. Then they swam around and around, made noises of communication, and kept coming back to look into our eyes.
This went on for quite some time–long enough that I was able to recognize the individual traits of certain Dolphins.
Also, I felt myself lose all sense of “time.”
A feeling of eternal, infinite, timeless silence permeated my consciousness, except for the noises of communication between these beasts.
I also felt they were communicating with us, as well.
I felt a “high” I will never forget–a feeling of love for all creatures on planet earth–and beyond.
I felt that I was connected to all living things, to nature and rocks.
I felt everything around me was moving and breathing and full of joyful vitality.
This I will always remember.
Naturally the man I experienced this with, was similarly affected.
And we eventually married and have remained so for 21 years.
We have 2 Dogs whom we commune with, sleep with, play with and discuss them and laugh about their joyful antics.
I believe that because of these Dogs and the Dolphins, we remain partners for life.
My skin allergy has been a continuous problem for me almost as long as I have lived with Mum and Dad. From the first Summer that I was here I started to scratch and itch, and it was very annoying for me and everybody else. Mum would put a tee shirt on me when I was in the house to protect my fur: not very cool, but it helped. I did not have fleas, and Mum keeps my protection up by giving me Frontline Plus every month. I used to feel an uncontrollable urge to lick the itchy patches, and I lost a lot of fur on the patches I licked. That loss of fur led to infection and then you have a vicious circle of allergy and infection. I have visited four different vets over that time and non of them had made any difference to my condition. They gave it lots of names - skin atopy, severe dog eczema, pruritis - and charged plenty of money but they did not cure it. We have met plenty of other dogs and their families with the same problem, especially Collies like me. Non of them had found a cure either.
You notice I am speaking in the past tense? Clever dog!! But that is because there seems to be a cure and it came from the lovely new vet who treated me after my ear was ripped in the pitbull attack. The vet noticed the bare patches on my legs and she prescribed an anti-histamine tablet called Periactin. I have been taking 4mg of this twice a day for a week, and yesterday Mum and Dad noticed that I had not been scratching!! I have not needed to wear a tee shirt, they have not had to stop me from itching and I can get on with the business of being a dog.
If your dog is having problems with itching, ask your vet to prescribe Periactin for him and see if it works for you.
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Posted August 26, 2008 
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