Cleaning and shovelling pens is some mean feat when one uses a shoulder that one is informed not to use unfortunately priority is the comfort of dingoes occupying those pens that are first and foremost , nothing a few pain relief meds wont fix ( one being myself can hope )
Caesar
Caesar attended vet today
Caesar attended vet today , he had his hips x-rayed , left hip shows muscle wasting and also hip dysplasia this has been diagnosed as genetic . he is on carprofen , he is 7 months old.
this will deteriorate with time ,so he is to be managed .
if re homed his new home will be informed of this problem and they too will need to be observant and manage his difficulties as they arrive . he can have surgery when it becomes worse, this will be to remove the hip .
be aware when purchasing dingoes, ask for hip test results . the breeders have to be held accountable , hips must be checked a certificate of clearance for parents and grandparents .
this problem is becoming more apparent with domestic bred dingoes . it is caused by breeding practises . no wild dingo would have these genetic problems .
Caesar was bred by Tania Hancock Arthur River .
make sure should you buy ,that all breeders have their breeding stock hip checked .
would you have noticed this boys hips ? or would you have put it down to his normal gait ?.
vet informs me many dingoes are coming in with this problem.
be observant don’t ignore the obvious .
breeders tell me this is normal they are able to dislocate hips and shoulders this is what the problem is , and i say “no its not !
the dingo is a finally tuned machine designed to survive the harsh terrains to endure , no weakness will ensure his survival and nothing but the fittest strongest survive, no wild born dingo will have the problems being noted within domestic bred dingoes , these problems are breeding problems .
road trip with Caesar
there was a funny side to todays road trip with Caesar, an amazing boy , he sat close when driving , and when we arrived he sashays in with a “hi every one isz back ” says hello to the office girls , untill a vet walks out, different uniform , omg he doesnt like that uniform , wee wimp he is , we had to sit in the waiting room , he climbs on my lap paws wrapped around my arm head on shoulder and im rocking him like a wee kid , vet came out ,” is he ok ? yep I say he just sooking , he gets a quick jab and truly one would think he had his foot caught in a trap yelped and cried , oh dear , then he was out like a light , vet says give him 10 minutes , no, dont think so he is out , now that never happens .
Ceasar is on meds twice daily , Bindy on meds, have got her ears under control again , burra has eye ointment and old girl on pain meds, like a rotation of meds here ,
any way I do wonder if there is a home out there for Caesar , a home with love, commitment, tolerance ,patience ,understanding dingo educated , understanding he has hip problems and will require on going care, perhaps surgery at a later time , daily meds, adoring him as he is special , a special kid with extra special needs.
Caesar and Arana
Caesar and Arana have been getting on so well . Something to be said re friends to the end now no longer friends . Push became shove shove became bite became very angry , took some time to calm caeser down he became extremely upset with arana. Guess that was short lived , however I walked him to the paddock today and noticed how badly he throws his left back leg, throws it across to the right and appears to flick the toes almost like a drag his left leg quivers and also appears unsteady , I suspect he has hip problems and have noted this in others bred by specific breeders , obviously will need to have this checked, kiah is another we rescued and he was placed in wildlife park , doing extremely well , but he was found to have serious hip disease noted as genetic . Point being our dingoes are being bred with major medical issues not found in wild dingoes .
