Polar Bear

I don't know what happened with your booking at MedPark, but most of the hospitals that had paid-for Moderna seem to have got their supplies from the same batches, and they expired at the end of October/start of November.

Brexit won't be over until the English government comes up with a solution that doesn't put a border between Northern Ireland and England or between NI and Éire. But unless you are pitching for reunification, there isn't a solution, and there never was, so it will never be over. We'll just limp on in unfinished Brexit limbo forever.

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Gamma Exotic will, but they've moved the clinic out from On Nut towards Nong Bon. I think Sukhumvit Veterinarians on Sukh 51 does as well. But as was already said, they will want a medical history with the animal first.

You may well be right. I didn't even know water monitors use euphemisms.

"Kittisak, 39, said he was minding his own business..." The water monitor is probably telling its mates the same thing.

I use a UK number, but as I say, I've never spoken to anyone. I've only ever used the chat. It wouldn't matter if you got disconnected because you can send messages asynchronously as well.

I primarily use it to transfer money earned overseas into the UK, so I bring in several thousand pounds a month. (The payment is transferred in GBP but the Co-op still charged an overseas payment fee. Starling don't). Then I send smaller payments out to other UK accounts and sometimes to Wise After about 6 months of doing this I triggered a money laundering security check. They messaged me asking about the money, I sent a copy of my work contract, and I've not had a problem since. I've never called them. I'm not sure they even have a call center. It's all done through their secure messaging in the he app I've never transferred more than about £10k in or out in one transaction. But the domestic transfer limit is £25k per day. If you are concerned about triggering a security check, I'd suggest contacting them shortly before the payment is due and asking if they need any additional documentation. They are still subject to the same money laundering regulations as any other UK bank, so if they are checks that have to be done, it's going to be a similar process whoever you bank with.

I opened a Starling account in the UK a couple of years ago while I was overseas. Then I opened one for my husband this year while we were in Thailand. It was a bit trickier last time because I couldn't download the app directly. I had to use a VPN I think, or APK pure, something like that, to download it. But aside from that, it was very easy. I needed a UK address to receive the debit card. Starling's customer service has been excellent. Far better than the Co-op or HSBC, which we also use.

It depends what you are using it for. Giving ivermectin every 3 months is fine for intestinal worms, useless for ticks and potentially fatal with heartworm.

Ivermectin is excellent for killing intestinal parasites (though not tapeworm), and it is fairly effective against tick infestations, although it takes several days to kill them. It also prevents heartworm, which is endemic here. However, it is not useful for blood parasites like ehrlichiosis. Having said that, you say your dog was treated with two injections plus antibiotics, so I suspect it was babesiosis. There was a laboratory-based study a couple of years ago suggesting ivermectin had an inhibitory effect on Babesia. I can't remember the exact details, but the results were promising, so you might be seeing the effects of that. (Note for anyone else reading this, do NOT start giving your dog ivermectin without getting them tested for heartworm first. If they already have a mature heartworm infection, it can kill them. Once you know they are clear, it must be given every month as a preventative. If you don't give it for more than 8 weeks, they need to be tested again before you restart.)

The problem with systemics (ivermectin, Nexgard, Bravecto, etc.) is that the tick has to bite before they work. They are very effective at killing ticks before they can lay eggs, preventing an infestation, but none of them kill fast enough to reliably prevent the tick passing on the parasite before they die. (My dog was on Spectra Nexgard when he contracted ehrlichiosis.) If you are trying to prevent tick-borne diseases, you need a tick repellent. The disadvantage there is that even the best ones are only around 80% effective (compared with almost 100% for systemics). I double up now, a repellent spot-on (Vectra 3D) and a systemic (Bravecto), plus manually checking for ticks daily. This is under veterinary advice because the ehrlichiosis nearly killed him, and he might not survive another round of it. Locally bred dogs seems to have better resistance to it.