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I had one done at B uriramfor 20.000, very  satisfactory. in January.

There are several ways of dealing with lice and fleas,  but they don't seem to be effective for long.  For example,Frontline  was hailed as a miracle drug ,but it doesn't seem to work after a couple of years.

And I'm sure that applies to lots of these home remedies. I use endex (tablets), and Bayticol,

There are home-made methods to get rid of ticks.  Some people swear by them.  To find them, search for Ticks in this forum,and you will find plenty.

I use Endex, the tablet form of invermec.This keeps them under some sort of control.  For several years, the problem was ticks;  this year, very few ticks, but quite a problem with fleas.

There is no surefire  method of keeping ticks away. 

One of the grandest of the raptors, IMO.  When you see one, you can sense the power of those wings!

I have seen a pair of Streak-eyed Bulbuls dismantle a Purple Sunbird's nest to use it for their own nest material..  No sentiment in the bird world.

BTW, Koels are parasitic, hosted by mynahs, in particular the Collared Starling.  In my area the Collared Starling is so numerous that we can do without some.  But so is the Koel!

On 1/10/2017 at 8:20 PM, thelongshoot said:

Thanks Arjen.  Yah I would happily bury at home but we rent at the moment so thats not an option.  We are in Hua Hin, but there is a good chance we will be moving to Udon soon.  Thanks again.

 

Why shouldn't you bury him in your garden?  You don't have to ask your landlord.

The question is posed wrongly.  It should be What is the right dog for you?

There are dogs for all lifestyles, or almost all, because there are some people who should never have a dog.

Decide what you expect of a dog (partly covered by OP), and more important, what you are prepared to do for your dog.

And the same to you, Sam and co.

4 hours ago, thetefldon said:

Decline? No, if anything the opposite. Currently 8 birds sat in large tree just outside garden! Been a good year for migrants here although no Asian Brown Flycatcher or Stonechat seen at the new house. Can't complain though 71 species recorded from home this year, mostly in or near garden + flyovers.

Black Drongo for you :-)

 

 

Glad to hear it. Whereabouts are you?  (Sorry if you've answered this before)

In Buriram, 20,000 at a private clinic

Two books about a foreigner's adventures living among Thais:-

Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind  (very dated, but great fun)

Touch the Dragon, about a student's life with a Thai family in Denchai.

I posted almost three months ago about the first black drongo of the autumn, and hopefully looked  forward to these birds flying to roost across my garden.   Well, they didn't come.  I haven't been able to get out much, but even on routine trips from my house 20+ kms to Buriram, I have seen very few.  Presumably this is due to massive use of pesticides on the rice, but I'm surprised that the results should be aso clear in a single year.  In my garden in the evenings I have hardly seen a single bird.

Has anybody noticed this decline?

• Something that seems to be being overlooked in this discussion is that a bird which sounds like a Eurasian Cuckoo may not be a cuckoo at all .  I wondered if a Koel (which actually is a kind of cuckoo) was making this two-note call.  Koels have an enormous variety of calls.

It's a lot broader than many of you seem to think.

"Under the new Affirmation of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression Act, anyone found guilty of trying to “change, repress or eliminate a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression” will face fines or a jail sentence."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/07/malta-becomes-first-european-country-to-ban-gay-cure-therapy

This includes all types of persuasion under the guise of psychiatry as well as more aggressive "cures".

16 minutes ago, Speedo1968 said:

Are there cuckoo's in Thailand ?

I live outside a small town 45km south of Khon Kaen.

I have lived here 4 years.

Today, Tuesday 6th December at 3.30pm I heard a sound like a cuckoo and what may have been a reply from another bird further away.

First time I have ever heard this sound here.

Would be grateful if anyone could provide a name and picture of what this bird may be.

 

The Eurasian Cuckoo does occur in Thailand, but it's not common.  I did describe the Northern Boobook (a kind of owl) in post 411 as a mentally deficient cuckoo, though.  I wouldn't like to be sure on yours, though.

My figure of 300,000 was a total, including all costs from the diagnostic procedures to the hospitalisation and chemo, and (projected) subsequent tests (MRI etc).

No, I do not have insurance, but I have had a large donation for costs from a friend.

I intend to get in touch by pm, but waited to see what the open forum would bring.

Sorry, A1007.  My figure should have been 300,000!

A good reference about laetrile:-

https://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/laetrile.html

My mother had been diagnosed with colon cancer, and was under treatment for it.  This is all I can say!  But she, like me, had reached an age where your body is running down, and it's no surprise when a 'dread disease' takes over.  I think that as human beings we have the responsibility of maintaining our bodies as far as is reasonably possible.... which is why I look into "alternatives" (and usually reject them).

4 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

Regrets to the people on here who have cancer.

I do not, but, have lost many friends to it.

I really can understand the appeal of these "alternative" medicines and those people that I know that tried it, justified it by the "Big Pharma" argument. I've always thought that if a natural and cheap cure was found, no pharma company could ever hide it, or, keep it's existence secret.

 

I guess the point of this post is please, please don't get side-tracked by these quack cures that are given a veneer of respectability by using the word "alternative". Lost a good friend that way and the world lost Steve Jobs for the same reason.

If there's nothing to lose, then go for it.

Just remember that cancer is not a death sentence these days.

Stay strong and good luck.

 

PS. Nancy Reagan was a life-long believer and follower of astrology.

 

Yes, I posted this as I felt that all possibilities should have a say, BUT I am very cautious when the advocates of alternative medicine turn it into a kind of a crusade.  I wouldn't call it a quack cure, though.  I used one of the commonest of these cures, saw palmetto for BPH, for a while.  It apparently cut down my nightly toilet visits from six to one (and the relief of getting a good night's sleep!), but its effectiveness diminished after about a year.  Now I use medicine which comes from my doctor.

Ronald Reagan and Nancy Sinatra both claimed to have been cured by Laetrile;  it's always convincing to use big names, but their advocacy is actually worth no more than yours or mine.

My chemotherapy in a Government hospital will cost out at about B.300,00, including all the diagnostic tests.

a1007, of what did your treatment consist?  I am having what seems to be a standard course........ 3 days on the chemo, 11 days 'holiday', repeated 12 times.  That's almost six months.  You seem to have done it quicker.  Also I had no radiotherapy.

I am 79;  I think age is important in these discussions!

thai3, colon cancer is thought to be genetic;  my mother died of it aged 82.

I am sure state of mind is helpful.  When I was told of the diagnosis, my thoughts were suddenly flooded with peace of mind, something I didn't expect in the least!  This has persisted to this day.  I put this in because it has been important to me, and I wonder what other people's reactions have been.

Thanks, Sheryl for your adverse comments about Laetrile.  Like all alternative medicine, it has proponents who could not conceive that they could possibly be wrong, and they can be very convincing;  that doesn't mean they are right.  But I fear Big Pharma and the money, because I think their vested interests will crush any opposition;  they are businessmen, not healers. 

Laetrile is an alternative, but has been rejected by  big Pharma because it is a plant extract, and cannot be patented.  Big Pharma is only interested in money.

Because of this, all the necessary research has not been done, so the dosage/usage is not clear.  It may work for some but not for others.

Good luck, and fight!

Sorry, Skeptic, my brain wasn't working properly ( just the right time to post on TV!).  I thought of a Thick-knee, but decided it was too far out on a limb.

Picture, please!  I'm the skeptic here.  But everything is possible!

I saw my first Spoonbilled Stint before I'd even heard of it, and I was fairly well up on waders at the time!