G Rex

Mate...   I know how you feel

I gave up drinking last night.

I reckon I might give up again later tonight.

rumour has it he wants to truly enjoy his time in LOS.

He had the penis pump installed..

I have a 2022 Mazda CX8 (Captain's Chairs Diesel variety).  It is a very comfortable car to drive - we use it as our holiday car. It has good performance - happily sitting at 140ish on motorways all day (not that I would ever speed!!). Fuel economy , 14 -16km/L.

Suspension is a little soft, but that adds to the comfort. I have just racked up 20,000K - the only issue I have had was a rattle in the left front strut - which was replaced under warranty.

Volvos historically have made good, reliable cars - I have owned a few. I have little first hand knowledge of their newer offerings. What I do know is that Volvo, like Peugeot & other sub "prestige" Euro cars in Thailand depreciate & drop in value like a lead balloon.

I am biased, but in LOS, would go the Mazda .......

6 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

Might an ECG show evidence of an electric shock?

Only if the cardiac muscle was damaged by the electric shock 

21 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

What they do significantly reduces the number of strays .

 

But killing , culling , poisoning dogs with antifreeze or rat poison etc , seems to be so fashionable to some posters here on this forum .

Sorry for their kids , if they have any ...

We will agree to disagree on this one.

Also - killing or culling of dogs as you mentioned above - could be viewed as being performed to protect their kids...

13 hours ago, sidjameson said:

Anybody know if this actually results in less strays? 

Desexing programs work well to reduce unplanned breeding in the Western world, where there are very few uncontrolled ferals and strays. I am referring to US, UK and Australia here.

In Thailand, where the feral/stray population is so huge - this program will only make a small dent in dog numbers - and should be seen more as a PR exercise.   

Yes - it is better than nothing - but not much. 

another thing...  as in Australia , obesity is also a socio-economic problem. People who have less money seem more likely to eat fatty or sweet foods. I think this is why there seem to be more 'large sized' people in the rural areas here in LOS.

people in higher economic brackets tend to be have higher self esteem & are more concerned about body image, and their general health.

gross generalisations I know - but just my thoughts on the matter.

4 hours ago, Irish star said:

I got Dengue because the owner of apt building overflows his flower pots 

No.   You contracted Dengue because you were bitten by a mosquito carrying the Dengue virus . 

IMO the all in one coffee machines are overrated .

I have always had espresso boilers & grinders as separate units.   That way , as Richard has described , you can be in total control of your espresso.

I had Gaggia & Rocket machines back in Australia.

Here , I have invested ( a bit too heavily) in an ECM Twin boiler machine with a Eureka grinder.

Saeco & Delonghi all in ones were regarded as the best by many aficionados in Oz - still dear as poison!

29 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

completely wrong, the body produces no immunity to dengue.

He is correct.  He will be immune to the Dengue strain that he had - but have no immunity to the other three strains.

60 days clean is a good effort.   

Do you have a problem when you drink? Can you stop at any time?

Do you have health issues made worse by alcohol - eg Type 2 Diabetes or obesity?

I enjoy a drink (or 6) and imbibe on most days. I am fortunate not to have any health issues and my weight is under control. I am not interested in earning brownie points for my purity - I just want to enjoy my life. It's Up to You! - as they say..

Funny story - my Dad was a functioning alcoholic. Sometimes I would drop in to see him on one of his many 'alcohol free days'. He would invariably be relaxing having a few beers. Dad!, what about the alcohol free days? - I would say.  'Ohh, there's not much alcohol in beer' would be the response.. 555 

Lola.  

26 minutes ago, giddyup said:

It seems to be trial and error with the vet. When we first took him for this problem they told us that it was his prostate putting pressure on his stomach and suggested neutering, which we did. Of course this made absolutely no difference.

I agree with the slow approach - as I am a firm believer in 'common things happen commonly' - but the prostate connection is a long shot!  His prostate would have to be huge to have had any impact on his stomach - and if that was the case, weight loss, and more likely abdominal discomfort would have been evident.

Good luck with him, and I hope the problem is resolved.

Also - many issues resolve despite treatment - not because of it!

2 hours ago, giddyup said:

He's a shihtzu cross.

No barium test done, but vets have Xrayed his stomach and tested his poop and say it's a stomach infection. He does like to lick where other dogs have peed, not uncommon, but may have picked up something that way. They have him on an antibiotic drip at the moment. He has lost about 1/2 kilo.

It would be unlikely that a simple infection would be the cause of this issue - especially as he seemed well in other respects. I would suggest that the infection is 2' to the primary problem, or simply a response to the physical damage to the gastric lining from the regular vomiting.

Dogs licking other dogs pee or poo is normal dog behaviour, and very unlikely to be the cause of this issue. There are diseases that could be contracted from other dogs in this way - but your dog would be unwell. 

The vomiting will cease while he is on fluids (and NBM - nil by mouth) - but if it continues when he eats again, I would strongly suggest he be given a barium meal and a contrast study/series of xrays be performed. The other option is an exploratory laparotomy to check the gut. We used to refer to this as 'lifting the bonnet'!!

What breed is your dog?

If you say lab or golden retriever - I'm going to say Myasthenia gravis..

He may have gastritis (an inflamed stomach) now - because he has been vomiting so much -it may not be the cause of the problem.

If his blood tests are okay then we can rule out kidney disease as the cause.

Prostatic enlargement will cause constipation - I have never known it to cause vomiting.

Has a barium study been done? At 8 years of age, I would be wondering about a SOL (space occupying lesion, or polyp developing in his small intestine) . Another less common cause can be hypertrophy of the gastric lining - but I only ever saw 2 dogs with this.

Is he producing normal faeces?  Is he losing weight? 

i live close to the army base just out of Kanchanaburi. 

The sound of gunshots from their shooting range(s) has been much louder & frequent over the last 2 days. Maybe getting a bit of last minute practice in - before we get a bit of crowd control action?

3 hours ago, Crossy said:

The world's largest rodent.

 

They are really cool and friendly animals, they even chill with crocodiles!

 

 

Want one as a pet? 

Large and expensive, but not impossible.

https://www.thesprucepets.com/capybara-pet-4101211

 

it is still a rat.

only time before someone from wifes' family cooks and eats it

I have SurfShark - works well , but generally only use it when I want to visit US or Australia based sites. Slows things down too much for local stuff - but ad blocker is epic! 

31 minutes ago, K2938 said:

What do you specifically do to protect yourself, having already been faced with it once, if I may ask?

I try not to get bitten my mosquitoes with a striped abdomen in the daytime.  Ie - easier said than done!!