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thanks nienke

do you know if on flights to europe there will be any crew go looking if the animals are ok or even give some water? i read that one airline is asking that food/water bowls be in the box but should be empty??

is the air pressure in the room where animals are in the same as in the passenger cabin?

i'm more worried about the bulldog as she has breathing problems here already but we hope she would profit from colder climate. but then the stressful flight (of course no sleeping medication). she is not a nervous dog at all but all the noise etc.

amazing...

bathroom is always a good place for emergencies like that

happy to read that if all fails you are willing to keep him!! especially these poor kind of dogs touch our hearts, they will become especially attached and lovingly after recovery, you will see...

oh these look really strange

never seen before. anyone??

hi does anyone on here any experience in transporting a short nose breed like english bulldog or boxer on planes? especially long distance flights.

i'm planning to send my (elderly) english bulldog and a two yr old boxer to europe. now i've heard that this might be high health risk for them or even airlines would not take such breeds.

anyone have done this before?

my vet told me that the antivenom is often out of stock as the supply is insufficient (only one company which still produces it in thailand?? not sure if that is true). so to be on the safe side it might be a good idea to order/buy some bottles of it and keep it in your fridge for emergency.

when my dalmatian was bitten by a cobra in the face he needed three bottles of antivenom to survive! and also lots of medication additionally like penicillin and vitaminshots etc. but after 5 hours he was able to walk out of the vets by himself again.

don't want to call there in an emergency to hear sorry we are out of antivenom

first of all, thanks for being so kind and taking care of this pup in need!!

i suggest you continue as you do as long as the puppy is not physically healed and strong enough to come out of his room. the puppy had a big shock and pain and also is with you only for very short time. keep the times short (like 5-10 mins at a time) you stay with him but do it as frequently as you can. would be good if puppy could stay in a quiet room where you also spend some time (like bedroom or homeoffice) so he gets used to you even you don't give him much attention most of the time. just try to feed him off your hand something delicious or sit down and wait for him to come to you. this might take many days or weeks, but sometimes surprisingly only a few days! i've had many dogs/puppies in similar situations which became very affectionate only after a few days and forgot their fear quickly.

as soon as the dog gets more self esteem and is better let him out and join your pack and family.

the problem with such dogs i have experienced many times is, that they will still be very much afraid of strangers/visitors. so it would be important to carefully introduce him to other people as often as possible or take him outside for walks.

good luck with rehoming!!

thank you very much, that is good news, very much appreciated

thank you

the land title is nor sor sam, can be changed if wanted, but not necessary, says my landlord.

if building permit is required i'm not sure, would that be a problem?

i will lease the whole land plot but then there will be an additional contract for the piece i actually lease.

please can anyone give proper advice on following.

over a year ago i rented a piece of land and since put some buildings on it for my animals which stay there since. the rental contract was done privately.

now i'm planning to build a (small) house on this land. i want to register the rent/lease contract at the land office to be sure for the next 30 years, no problem for my landlord. i'm now confused if it is enough to just put the land-lease in the contract or if any buildings have to be included. or if i can register the house later in addition after it is finished? is this necessary?

all the best for tin tin and dan!!!

vets should have the anti serum.

one of my dog was killed by a cobra bite after she had killed several before without getting bitten.

another one was bitten when i was around. could not see the bite but a drop of blood on the cheek. after an hour the face swoll up and the dog got weaker and saliver dripping. an hour later when arrived at the vet the dog could not stand on his legs anymore or hold his head up. they gave three bottles of antiserum and lots of other injections and iv fluids. he finally pulled through but it was very close...

it depends on the amount of poison, on the area where the bite is, the size of the dog etc. if bitten go immediately to the vet and have antiserum etc injected. the poison is very nasty, can sometimes show obvious symptoms only after many hours, can do big damage then or even death. if bitten on paws/limbs tie a rope or anything tightly above the bite and take dog to vet. if bitten elsewhere clean the area thoroughly, avoid to touch with bare hands, even the tiniest amount can do harm. prevent other dogs from licking the affected dog.

probably a copperhead rat snake (elaphe radiata) http://www.ratsnakes.com/Eradiata.html

not dangerous

one lives in my garden

to me this sounds like horror. let's say 15 litters per year. chihuahuas don't give birth to more than 2 puppies usually. the birthing itself is often difficult, you have to assist, sometimes rear the pups (or try to) by yourself. many complications could arise... you must be very well in the know about caring for the dogs, about diseases, vaccinations etc. if you don't want to sit most of the time at the vets (expensive)

how will you keep them, in cages is not in favour for the dogs, lots of cleaning too. they need exercise, you need to seperate them at least when pregnant or with their babies. do you have the facilities for that?

the cost is high, for quality food, puppy food, medicine, vet etc even they are tiny.

how you want to sell your puppies, you need to have a name and a website. better to wait for orders first then later sitting on unsellable pups. i hope you don't want to send them all over thailand to other petshops like many 'breeders' do.

it is hard work but surely joy as well (for the dog lover) and 24/7 'job'!

but if you do it only for business and profit reasons, forget it. for the sake of the animals, please.

jose... you are great

how can anyone resist tin tin?

nienke, there are studies who came to exactly opposite/different results.

from my personal experience with my 90 dogs (spayed and intact) and other dogs, and friends' dogs etc i cannot see a pattern which your link gives at all.

there are any behaviours and aggressions, also rolling in dirt etc in both spayed and unspayed/castrated. i got many thai mixes and many kinds of breeds but cannot make it out what i read above. for me this is utter bs. on the contrary, it seems it does not change the behaviour of females at all (the behaviour changes by itself naturally as the dog grows up and has changes in lifecircumstances etc) and it made each and every male less aggressive here and they can live together in packs which would be impossible for many without being castrated. for behaviour towards people it did not change anything at all. i cannot understand why you are always at hand when it comes to condemn castrations/spaying. which is extremely necessary to prevent misery for dogs and in fact makes them more calm and content - especially males who really suffer when a female in heat is in the area!!!

we are talking about living beings. you want to customtailor them to your personal use and needs? (also behaviour wise)

if you can't accept the natural built or behaviour patterns/put up with training, then don't keep a rotti (or any kind) or get a bigger car/trunk.

personally, i would be put off by a resort which keeps caged-in animals as attraction. especially attached to the bungalow/room i stay in. most animals bina suggested need lots of care and suffer in cages. also very smelly!

don't you have other more interesting ideas to keep people entertained in your resort. a beautiful aquarium is the only thing i can think of thinking of animals but that should be outstanding and needs lots of care and knowledge. a nicely landscaped koi-pond?

why not turn your resort into a pet-friendly one, definately a lack in those and many people searching for.

your dogs are very beautiful!! they look like a thai version of huskies.

i have no experience with this breed but it seems they will not give you any boredom

ivermec not for use for dogs below age of 5-6 months.

injection under the skin only or oral dose. injection works better and my dogs never wanted to swallow the ivermec, even with treats etc.

yes, is for injection, 1.0% w/v sterile solution of ivermectin. called ivomec.

kills also some worms like roundworms, lungworm, lice, mites, heartworm larvae, tick and flea.

there is also one which kills tapeworm as well, haven't got it though.

deworming tablets here like praferan and anthelmintes, with praziquantel, febantel, pyrantel about 20 bt per tablet.

syringes and needles you can buy by the box in any pharmacy here.

i usually buy merial (netherlands) 100ml bottle about 1400 baht.

but there are also others around, also in different concentrations.

there is a guy called phil, he does 'samui snake rescue' and will come to your house as fast as he can if you call him in snake-emergency

phone 0896635085.

nice bloke and catches the snake alive, releases them somewhere in the mountain where is no housing area...

i'm sorry for the trouble you got with your dog bagwain. i can feel for you as i got two dogs like that, too

not really biting people but getting out and about over and through everything and causing trouble, following my car etc. barbwire doesn't help, it just gets them pierced and having to rescue them from there then and risk of bad injuries.'

all i can do is to keep them locked indoors when i cannot watch them. i admit it is some work and extra trouble these dogs give me, but nowhere to rehome them without putting them in danger there as well, also no one wants them anyway. they are beautiful, healthy and fit, clever dogs and kind of 'free spirits'. putting them in a cage or spacious kennel does not solve the problem either as they would be extremely unhappy, screaming, destroying everything and finally manage to come out of there. i put up with it and no big thing really, but i can understand if other people don't have the time and nerve etc for that.

i hope you find a good solution, for both you and the dog.