July 2007
Edited by Tina & Dennis Homes
TREATS THAT CAN KILL
I read a very sad story recently of a 5 year old Labrador cross that ingested a half canister of raisins. Several hours passed and the dog started vomiting, had the most dramatic diarrhoea and was shaking violently. The owner didn’t at the time think it was an emergency until things were getting worse later in the day, and the dog was taken to the vet and admitted immediately. The Vet had heard somewhere that raisins and grapes caused acute renal failure in dogs so various tests were run and kidney values monitored. The patient was placed on an IV Catheter and fluids were administered. He was given 3 different anti-vomiting medications, but they still couldn’t control his vomiting. His urine output decreased and his blood pressure rocketed and still he continued to vomit. After almost two days of intensive care the owners elected to euthanize.
This must surely be a wake up to us all, foods that are ok for humans can be poisonous to our dogs, so beware even as few as a handful of raisins or grapes can make a dog ill or worse still kill.
I will investigate further any other foods that can cause illness in our pets and will report on my finding another time.
I read a very sad story recently of a 5 year old Labrador cross that ingested a half canister of raisins. Several hours passed and the dog started vomiting, had the most dramatic diarrhoea and was shaking violently. The owner didn’t at the time think it was an emergency until things were getting worse later in the day, and the dog was taken to the vet and admitted immediately. The Vet had heard somewhere that raisins and grapes caused acute renal failure in dogs so various tests were run and kidney values monitored. The patient was placed on an IV Catheter and fluids were administered. He was given 3 different anti-vomiting medications, but they still couldn’t control his vomiting. His urine output decreased and his blood pressure rocketed and still he continued to vomit. After almost two days of intensive care the owners elected to euthanize.
This must surely be a wake up to us all, foods that are ok for humans can be poisonous to our dogs, so beware even as few as a handful of raisins or grapes can make a dog ill or worse still kill.
I will investigate further any other foods that can cause illness in our pets and will report on my finding another time.
THE CAVALIER’S PETS
Have you ever wondered why Cavaliers are called Cavalier King Charles Spaniels? Up until 1928 there was only one breed, the King Charles Spaniel. But then enthusiasts began trying to breed the more longer nosed spaniels that were depicted in many of the old paintings. As the years passed the two breeds became quite distinct and the longer nosed variety was renamed the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. But why ‘Cavalier’? One of the most famous paintings of the older type spaniels was The Cavalier’s Pets, painted by Sir Edwin Landseer. It almost became a template for the type of head that the early breeders were striving to resurrect. It was from this painting’s title that the name ‘Cavalier’ came. Over the years this painting has found it’s way into numerous books, postcards, framed prints, greetings cards, brooches, etc, etc. A great many Cavalier owners have a copy of this painting in their possession
Have you ever wondered why Cavaliers are called Cavalier King Charles Spaniels? Up until 1928 there was only one breed, the King Charles Spaniel. But then enthusiasts began trying to breed the more longer nosed spaniels that were depicted in many of the old paintings. As the years passed the two breeds became quite distinct and the longer nosed variety was renamed the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. But why ‘Cavalier’? One of the most famous paintings of the older type spaniels was The Cavalier’s Pets, painted by Sir Edwin Landseer. It almost became a template for the type of head that the early breeders were striving to resurrect. It was from this painting’s title that the name ‘Cavalier’ came. Over the years this painting has found it’s way into numerous books, postcards, framed prints, greetings cards, brooches, etc, etc. A great many Cavalier owners have a copy of this painting in their possession
Some years ago, (about twenty five to be precise), we tried to recreate this scene with a couple of our own Cavaliers.
Sir
Edwin Landseer was a renowned Victorian artist. He is famously known
for creating the lions in Trafalgar Square. Probably his most famous
painting is The Stag at Bay. He painted a great many pictures of
wild deer in Scotland, but he was also known for his dog paintings,
and Cavaliers feature in several of them. A portrait of Queen Victoria’s
tricolour spaniel, Dash, was one of his famous paintings.
Most modern day dog painters paint from photographs. But even trying to get a dog to pose for a photo can be quite an ordeal. Have you ever watched a dog photographer trying to get that special pose? It’s like watching a cabaret act seeing the photographer tossing furry toys into the air, blowing whistles and pressing rubber squeakers in an effort to gain the dog’s attention. But just think back to the days when there were no photographs and the painter had try to get the dog to sit patiently in it’s finished pose.
Knowing cavaliers like I do, this is how I think the Landseer/Cavalier’s Pets session went!!!
Most modern day dog painters paint from photographs. But even trying to get a dog to pose for a photo can be quite an ordeal. Have you ever watched a dog photographer trying to get that special pose? It’s like watching a cabaret act seeing the photographer tossing furry toys into the air, blowing whistles and pressing rubber squeakers in an effort to gain the dog’s attention. But just think back to the days when there were no photographs and the painter had try to get the dog to sit patiently in it’s finished pose.
Knowing cavaliers like I do, this is how I think the Landseer/Cavalier’s Pets session went!!!
THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
“A dog believes you are what you think you are”
“A dog believes you are what you think you are”
Jane Swan
If you have any questions about owning a Cavalier
then click on the envelope to email Dennis and Tina who will only be too pleased
to try and help you.
However please remember that we are not Vets or Lawyers so questions on these topics should be addressed to the professionals for advice.
Questions and answers that are of interest to other owners may be published on this page.
However please remember that we are not Vets or Lawyers so questions on these topics should be addressed to the professionals for advice.
Questions and answers that are of interest to other owners may be published on this page.
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