The Aussie - Spring 2019

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Danger Lurks Laundry Pods – A Serious Menace to Pets Many household items, including detergents, are hazardous to pets. However, laundry detergents rarely appear on lists of toxic products but they really should. Many contain chemicals which are ionic and anionic surfactants. These can cause excessive drooling, vomi?ng or diarrhoea. But most pets are not aUracted to washing powder and so animals rarely ingest significant quan??es of it. Laundry pods are poten?ally a different maUer altogether. The Detergent that Looks Like treats Laundry pods tend to be brightly coloured and to smell pleasantly fragrant. To a pet, they could well look like a tasty treat and they are certainly small enough to be easily consumed. It is quite possible that a dog could eat enough detergent to cause a blockage to their gastro-intes?nal tract. However, there is a more significant problem with these pods. Under Pressure Laundry pods and dishwasher pods can be biUen into by an animal. The detergent is highly concentrated and under pressure. When an animal bites down on one of the pods, the contents can be expelled forcefully leading to the animal inhaling them as well as consuming the soap. The detergent is very foamy so when an animal ingests it and then vomits, the foam can be pulled into the lungs. It can then coat the airways and hamper oxygen exchange in the lungs. Suffoca?on is a possibility. It would seem that most pets which have been exposed to laundry pod do develop symptoms of toxicity. Most vomit and some become short of breath. The pods certainly represent a serious hazard. Accessible and Soluble The detergent pods are also problema?c because they are so accessible. They are o\en siPng in the house in opened packets or boxes from which they can easily be retrieved. They are o\en dropped by people and then le\ lying on the floor. The pods are formulated to dissolve in water and so contact with saliva weakens the plas?c causing leakage. Pets could be exposed to the detergent even if they haven’t punctured the pod. Treatment for Detergent Inges>on Unfortunately, there is no an?dote available for the poisoning caused by exposure to laundry or dishwasher detergent. Treatment involves dilu?ng the exposed area such as the mouth, skin or eyes by rinsing. The areas should be rinsed un?l the soapy feeling is gone. Detergent which has been consumed can be diluted by encouraging the pet to drink small amounts of water or milk. Aspira?on (removal from the body) may be necessary in extreme cases. If your pet bites into a laundry pod, rinse out their mouth, clean any other areas of the body which have come into contact with the detergent and then take your pet to the vet without delay. Naturally preven?on is always beUer than cure so keep all laundry pods in sealed containers and out of the reach of pets and children. Recycling our waste is essen?al - I think we are all well aware of the importance. Many o\en feed our le\ over food to our dogs as our form of recycling, but there are various items that need to go straight into the the Local Authority food waste bin. But be aware - there are an increasing number of cases of dogs wan?ng to recycle from these bins and some have been unwell due to the poisons lurking in food that is ‘going off’. So much so, that some dogs have even died. So the message here is - make sure that you keep these bins well away from your Aussies. Keeping a lawn looking like it is part of the Chelsea Flower Show is o\en a dream of dog owners. The reality is that with wet winters, the beau?ful lawn gets churned up with the paUer of albeit ?ny feet of an Aussie. The Safe Lawn product has been used by several Aussie owners last year and they have found it works very well. It is safe for use with dogs, which many products cannot claim. Might be worth a try.
Final Word Don’t forget…. Dogs going missing does seem to be on the increase. Vanishing from gardens, when out on walks and there have even been reports from owners about people trying to steal their dogs in a very aggressive manner when out on walks. As a result the government has been reminding dog owners about Dog Tags and the Law. ... In the UK, the Control of Dogs Order 1992 states that any dog in a public place must wear a collar with the name and address (including postcode) of the owner engraved or wriUen on it, or engraved on a tag. Your telephone number is op?onal (but we would recommend this). You can be fined up to £5,000 if your dog does not wear an iden?fica?on tag. You do not have to put your dogs name on the tag, this is op?onal. Unfortunately with dog the\ being a real danger, if the thief knows the name of your dog this may help them pass on the dog to the unsuspec?ng new owners because it appears they know the dog because the dog responds to their name. We would therefore recommend, you do not put your dogs name on the tag. An example of the informa?on to put on a dog tag is: Mr A Smith No 54, BH17 7TD 01202 232218 OR Mr A Smith No 54 Letsbe Avenue BH17 7TD 01202 232218 All dogs must be microchipped and some owners are adding an extra disc to inform anyone finding their dog where its micochip is regstered. Dem Bones…… In a previous edi?on of ‘The Aussie’, the importance of not lePng pups jump was highlighted. This image was sent to us by a reader, it shows an X-ray of a 2 week old puppy. Not an Aussie, but they would be the same. The author draws aUen?on to the fact that there is quite a gap for the bones to develop before they become a proper boney joint. This is why we should never let our puppies jump, walk upstairs, over exercise or over train. There has been an increase in orthopaedic issues in all breeds of dogs and one cause can be due to the excess strains put on the developing bone structure. The exercise rule for pups is for every month increase the ac?vity by 5 minutes. So an 8 week old puppy gets 10 minutes and a 6 month old would get 30 minutes. Most readers will be aware of this and breeders do give advice to new owners on how to manage very bouncy young Aussie pups. Please note that the views expressed in this magazine are those of the authors of the ar?cles and not necessarily those of the CommiUee and Officers of The Southern Coun?es Australian Terrier Club. We would like to thank all the contributors for their input, without which the Magazine would not have such a& diverse range of topics supported by some wonderful photographs. All images have been provided for the sole use of The Aussie Magazine and are not for reproduc?on without consent from the owner(s) of the image. Readers might recall that Dani Segal was part of the Australian Grooming Team at the World Grooming Championships a couple of years ago. We think she made history by being the first groomer to have an Aussie as their model. The breed has certainly made an impact on her. It’s featured in her profile for the up and coming Mastergroom invita?onal. It’s also great to see that she thinks an Aussie is her favourite dog to groom.
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