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    Reassuring, everything about him is incredible, speed, stamina and commitment. But...it's shown me even when you think you've seen a lot there's more to learn, in comparison to collie type lurchers, his focus on the job is like a mayfly. The penny will drop, (without distraction he's very obedient) but until then there's going to be a lot more swearing you'll probably hear in Oz?
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    Our year old whippet is learning the ferreting game. Wet and clay soil made it a challenge today, operating solo I could have done without a deep dig in the hedge. I blame myself for too much shouting at the whippet to stop being an arsehat ??. Still, ferrets and collie X did their thing so we had a good morning
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    impressive set up ? . God knows how ferrets cope with the heat, we had up to 37C on a few days this year and even with wet tea towels and ice packs plus getting them wet a couple of times a day mine looked near death a lot of the time. Just before christmas we had 5 days down to -8C at night and they coped with that a lot better
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    I'm pretty confident If any of our toes swelled up to that size we'd be rushing to A and E. However expensive it might seem, I'd take him to a vet ASAP. They can do the emergency bit although most have no concept of full recovery for a running dog. Be prepared it will take weeks, maybe months to heal before he can lamp again but it's a lot cheaper than and less time than starting with another dog. There could be many reasons , I have had collie lurchers on and off for 40 years and they don't have particularly bad feet, accidents can still f...k them up, knocking a toe up on stones, tho
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    Based on a sample of one whippet, I have to say mine has a great nose and is willing to go into cover, an unexpected surprise. On the downside, compared to 10 (mostly collie crosses ) we have had; he is a complete arsehat, very trainable and keen to please in a controlled situation, but with any kind of distraction he's 100% focused on what he wants to do ?
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    Our whippet missed this trend, lb for lb he is the most destructive dog I've ever owned. Just when I think there's nothing left on show he can f... up it's not unusual to come home and the collie lurcher is at the front door like "it wasn't me" and the whippet is by the back door ready to get ejected ?
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    Best wishes for a good recovery
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    393 are correct for the transmitter that screws shut. There was a push shut mk2 that took 394
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    What's it look like cutting open the liver? I've not seen that on livers before but it's not unusual to see similar looking white flecks in cysts in rabbit muscles. Those muscle cysts are a life stage of a protozoan parasite and I don't feed those rabbits to ferrets. So I don't know about livers but fat accumulation around kidneys comes away leaving no mark on the kidney or skin
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    Another vote for letting them put on weight. Ferrets should be looking great at this time of year with a dense coat. You never know what's coming, tough weather, illness etc winter is hard on little critters
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    I've had 2 vasectomised hobs over the years, The most Jill's I had in the group was 5. in the first year for the hob and also the last couple of their life they didn't do a perfect job. I don't keep records but do remember needing the occasional Jill jabbed up. It works perfectly when hob and Jill are in prime of their lives
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    Really appreciate that, thanks. It's helpful, I need to check an anatomy book. I have a lot of time for our vets practice, one of few independents left in the region and after years with my ferrets and a nearby rescue they are good on them. The problem I find with running dogs is the needs and expectations we have are a world away from what's ok for a pet owner. On a run up this dog looks fine to a vet, but he can't tolerate braking or turning at speed without a little moan and then pulling up, lifting his leg
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    Just on 3rd day. Last time I experienced a similar issue it took 3 attempts with first rests not long enough, needed 3 months on lead in the end
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    X ray is the next move if this injury doesn't settle in the next 5 days.
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    Know that's more in the price range I was looking for ?
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    Early days so I am glass half full hoping rest and anti inflammatory drugs will work. Good idea to consider other options,?
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    Hi to all Does anyone have experience of the anti inflammatory Previcox (ai Firocoxib)? Rubbish start to our year with my collie lurcher picking up a wrist injury. Not settling so I've been to the vets and got prescribed this. Just interested if it performs any differently to other anti inflammatory
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    Reckon you nailed it there. Maybe we might not be rabbiting if there had been this level of electronic entertainment alternatives as kids. And I took both my kids out, they loved it until about 10 years, getting dirty, digging, handling animals etc. But no one else was interested and they didn't carry on
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    definitely not for anyone after a "point and shoot" dog. ?
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    He looks fabulous. I love them and found them great companions and ferreting dogs. Unsurprisingly incredible stamina which is a mixed blessing as you get older ??. You'll have a lot of fun I am sure.
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    Our whippet is 11 months, out last week with our collie greyhound in Hampshire, as its pan flat where I live and they rarely see a hill it was a culture shock for them?. Back home, Its still incredibly dry here and the ground is rock hard so I am holding off entering the whippet at night. Not just hard ground though, the whippet is completely fearless and has already hit fences twice while mooching about ? so unless he shows signs of self awareness out ferreting, I may not take him out at night at all this winter
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    Good description of how to make it work. TBH If I hadnt tried it second time on a large warren i might have persisted
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    These are the two that I use. The Burgon Ball spade is phenomenal, it's also quite heavy so if I am on my own I leave that in the car and take the roughneck.
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    I tried using a hob on a line as a teenager in late 70s. I had a good lurcher and terrier but even watching them and listening a lot, digging was essentially random. Just one outing convinced me line ferreting was a shit idea. Yes the Jill moved?, I had a harness on the hob and first time on a Warren with few holes I could pull him out ? (without rabbit?) , second time he was in a long way and I had to dig a pilot hole then follow line, dig another hole and poke around with a bramble to locate him??? . To hit the tunnel the first hole needed to be quite near the entrance and finding him took l
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