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I had to do this a year or so ago. It seemed like pretty standard anti-money laundering stuff.

The go-to pain relief for dogs is usually Rimadyl/Carprofen but it's not something you should be self administering without a vet. It can be very hard on the liver and kidneys, as well as potentially causing ulcers and other gastro problems. As a minimum, you should do her blood work before starting her on it, especially if she might be on it long term.

It's too late to edit my post, but I realised there's an error in it. It is 500g of ground meat, but also another 250g of other meat. I use a mix of chunks of meat and offal, or sometimes a couple of frozen rounds of dog food from Sloanes butcher.

In case anyone is deciding between these two, there is no real price difference. MedConsult lists the total price. TTC is the vaccine price, but you have to add the hospital fee, doctor fee, vaccine fee and whatever else on, and in the end, there's only about 50 THB difference between them.

Try her with the brown rice then. The extra fibre will help if she's OK with it. If you give her what you are having, make sure hers has NO added salt. It can cause them a lot of problems, especially as they get older. Bulking up her food but reducing the fat should help her shift some weight. If you cook the potatoes to a mush with chicken, she may well eat them. It just all becomes chicken flavoured slop. If it helps, I usually cook for my dogs (for various reasons). This is my basic recipe: (Based on 750 ml plastic tubs because that's what I usually have around.) 500g ground meat lightly fried/browned. 1 tub brown rice 1/3 tub of lentils and/or split peas 1 tub green veg (broccoli, spinach, beans, etc.) 1 tub other veg (carrot, cauliflower, squash, etc.) 1 can sardines in oil or 2 eggs Boil it all up, simmer it down, add a handful of quick-cook oats to thicken if needed. This makes around 6l or 8 x 750 ml tubs. My previous dog was 23kg, but she was older and sicker than yours. She ate 250 ml/day split over 3 or 4 smaller meals. She was already refusing to eat kibble at that stage. She had chicken or low-fat ground beef, and only got sardines occasionally. When that was getting too much for her, I cut the rice by 1/3, lentils by 1/2 and had one mixed tub of veg. That reduced the volume without decreasing the protein too much. It was already low fat, so there wasn't much to change there. She ate that happily until she died at about 15 My current young, active 14kg dog eats 1/2 tub for dinner, plus a good quality kibble during the day (approx half a recommended daily serving, but I don't really measure it.) I freeze the tubs and it lasts him ~2 weeks. When we were in Kazakhstan he was a lot more active, and it was insanely cold (he was getting 2 x 1 hour walks in -30c). He had the highest fat beef I could get, and I added extra oil. He had a full tub per day (1/2 for breakfast, 1/2 for dinner ) plus as much kibble as he wanted. In winter, he got snacks of butter, peanut butter and sardines, basically as much fat as he could handle to keep the weight on him.

If she's already having digestive trouble, brown rice might be too much for her. In that case, use white rice or potatoes instead.

If she is happy eating her current food, there's no real reason to change it. If you do want to make changes, older dogs benefit from more protein, more fibre and less fat. One option would be to supplement her current food with some chicken and brown rice. Boil the brown rice, when it's part done throw in the cubed chicken (boneless, but the skin is fine), and let it all boil down together until it's like sloppy stew or very thick soup. You could also substitute the chicken for fish but nothing too oily. Chicken is the best option for treats. It's easiest for her to digest and most dogs love it. Get her bloodwork checked at the vet and see how her organs are doing generally. That will give you a better idea as to whether she has any specific issues you need to take into account.

I only have that option for actual bills (electric, water, etc.). Other payments (transfers for rent, or QR code payments, etc) don't have the regenerate option. Is there a way to enable it for all transactions?

Did it generate a receipt when you made the transaction? Are you looking in the right folder? Mine automatically get saved to a folder called SCB Easy, but sometimes they go astray and end up in a random folder.

They are different brands. Prevnar 13 covers 13 strains (PCV 13). (There is also a Prevnar 7 and Prevnar 20). Vaxneuvance covers 15 strains (PCV 15). (This is quite new. It was only released a couple of years ago. The manufacturers claim that the added serotypes 22F and 33F have become much more prevalent due to the widespread use of PCV 13) Pneumovax covers 23 (PCV 23). (This includes 22F and 33F from PCV 15.)

I don't know how their prices compare to hospitals, but Medconsult (13, 23) https://www.medconsultasia.com/vaccinations/ and Thai Travel Clinic, Mahidol University (13, 15, 23) https://www.thaitravelclinic.com/cost.html have them

The only time I use textbooks with university students is when the university requires it in some way. I use journal articles and my own materials. It is the most basic part of the job. If a university professor is too lazy or incompetent to even do that without getting 'stressed', they've got no business being in the classroom. I cannot think of a single half-decent prof who relies heavily on textbooks.

At Chula, they have lockers, and they usually leave their books there. Most of the material is available online anyway. I assume they have laptops at home, but in class, they mostly use their phones or sometimes a tablet. That's not special to Thailand. I've worked in multiple countries, and most students work from their phones in class. Some of them don't bother with laptops at all, they write everything on their phones in Google Docs. I don't know how they can do it. I get frustrated writing emails on my phone, but it doesn't seem to bother them.

I have a Eufy G10 robot vac. I'm happy with it, but I only use it upstairs. I use the vacuum daily and mop weekly. It's fine for picking up the dog fur and keeping the dust down. The mop also helps with the dust and can cope with occasional light paw prints. I used to have a Roomba, but the prices here are ridiculous. In terms of cleaning, I'd say they are the same, but the Roomba was much better at mapping awkward shapes/areas. I wouldn't bother with a robot vac downstairs, especially not the mopping. It would be useless for mopping in a kitchen with grease or muddy footprints.

Shingles vaccines aren't recommended for children. They are intended for people 50+. If she hasn't already had chicken pox, there is a difference vaccine for that.

They claim Shingrix is 97% effective. One of the big problems with Zostavax was that it was less effective the older you are. Initially it was claimed to be 65% (I think?) effective, but that turned out to be for under 50's who don't usually get it. It dropped to ~50% for over 60s and less than 20% for over 80s. But the risk of getting shingles increases with age. Shingrix gets a tiny bit more effective with age, up to ~ 98% in over 70s. I got Shingrix at Medconsult (Dr Donna) today. It cost 5,300 THB, but that was the total price. There were no extra hospital/clinic/dr fees added on. No side effects yet, but let's see what happens tomorrow.

Shingrix, the shingles vaccine, is starting to turn up in clinics around Bangkok (e.g. medconsult, Medpark, Thai travel clinic, etc.) It's not cheap, 5,500-6,000 THB per dose. If I am reading this correctly, it was approved for Thailand in June. https://pertento.fda.moph.go.th/FDA_SEARCH_DRUG/SEARCH_DRUG/pop-up_drug.aspx?Newcode_U=U1DR1C1072660000911C

I don't know if it's the same because we are both British, but we've been non-dom and non-resident for years. My husband recently inherited a pension from his mother, and it was exempt from IHT. They did deduct income tax at 40%. He could have claimed some of that back, but we just offset it against his tax bill instead.

How long ago was this? Are you going to challenge it now?

Getting into an argument with them before anything has even happened is just drawing attention to it and creating problems for yourself. Say nothing, and just give them the Wise bank details. Chances are they won't even notice. If they do reject it, that's the time to start complaining and making a fuss.

Find a trained psychologist/therapist that offers cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). It is the single most effective treatment for anxiety, far more so than medication. Many psychologists have started offering sessions online since COVID, so you aren't restricted to finding someone in Thailand. Most people need weekly sessions for around 2-4 months to start getting anxiety under control. Some people find it helpful to to continue with more general therapy for a longer period after the initial CBT course has finished. CBT doesn't 'cure' anxiety, but it teaches you how to control it and stop your thoughts running away from you.

Ah, rolling in dead things. That's a whole other issue. If you find an air freshener that helps with that, please share the details! A degreasing shampoo is the only thing I know that helps, and you need to let it soak in for a while before rinsing it off. My dog likes to roll on dead fish. If I don't catch him in time, and he really gets into it the stench is unbearable. It lingers even after I've washed him, and then sent him to the groomer and they've washed him too. ????

If she refuses to drink water indoors, she might be intentionally restricting her water intake because she's worried about peeing in the house. If she's smelly, brushing her will be more effective than air freshener. It gets the dander and dead fur off, and keeps the skin healthy and the fur clean. Let us know if you try the paw cleaner thing.

Ah sorry, my mistake. It's the PayPal card you are getting in the UK, not a UK Wise card. Hopefully the PayPal workaround does the trick.

If you have funds in your Wise account, you can withdraw cash from an ATM with a Wise debit card. You can make 2 withdrawals a month, at a max of £200 each, without a fee. More than that, and they start charging you. As far as I remember, they don't charge you for overseas spending on it. (By free, I mean they don't charge a specific fee there will still be a markup on the exchange rate.)