




| HOW TO MAKE BELLY BANDS WITH FELT AND GLUE |
| IDEA SECTION--HELPFUL HINTS FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT: marchwindigs@yahoo.com |
| MANY TOY DOGS HAVE GUM DISEASE. IT OFTEN STARTS AS EARLY AS A YEAR OLD, OR MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM UNTIL THEY ARE 5 OR OLDER. SIMILAR TO HUMAN BEINGS, IT OCCURS FROM NOT KEEPING THEIR TEETH CLEAN ,THERE MAY BE A HEREDITARY FACTOR, AND IT MAY BE CONTAGIOUS FROM DOG TO DOG! BAD BREATH IS A FIRST SIGN. LOOK PARTICULARLY AT THE LITTLE UPPER FRONT TEETH . IF THERE IS REDNESS, SORENESS, ODOR, AND IF THE GUMS ARE RECEDING FROM THE TEETH, YOU ARE IN TROUBLE. |
SOLUTION: BRUSH THE TEETH AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK (EVERY DAY IS GOOD TOO). USE A SOFT BRISTLE HUMAN TOOTHBRUSH, AND I USE A COMBINATION OF BAKING SODA AND SOME CHICKEN BOUILLION GRANULES FOR FLAVOR. DOG TOOTH PASTE IS GOOD BUT EXPENSIVE. I ALSO SCALE ANY PLAQUE I SEE. THIS TAKES SKILL AND PATIENCE BUT EVENTUALLY YOUR DOG WILL LET YOU DO IT WITHOUT ANY SEDATION. YOU MUST NOT HURT THE DOG. AFTER BRUSHING YOU MAY ADD ANY SOLUTION YOU LIKE, EITHER SPRAY ON BRUSH IT ON. THE REAL ANSWER HOWEVER IS ANTIBIOTICS. MY FAVORITE SO FAR IS AMOXICILLIN 400MG/5CC STRENGTH. IT IS DESIGNED TO BE MIXED WITH WATER AND GIVEN TO CHILDREN, BUT TELL THE PHARMACIST NOT TO ADD THE WATER. YOU ARE GOING TO USE IT DRY. THIS STUFF IS FLAVORED AND VERY WELL TOLERATED. USING A WET FINGERTIP, PACK THE POWDER INTO THE BASE OF THE GUMS WHERE THE INFLAMMATION IS. AFTER JUST A COUPLE OF TREATMENTS, THERE IS OBVIOUS IMPROVEMENT. THIS PREPARATION DOES REQUIRE A PRESCRIPTION, BUT IS CHEAP AND LASTS A LONG TIME. |


TEETH |
| HEARTWORM PREVENTION IS NECESSARY ALL YEAR LONG, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH. YOUR VET WILL SELL YOU WONDERFUL PRODUCTS THAT INCLUDE FLEA AND TICK REPELLANTS, AS WELL AS ALL PURPOSE WORMERS, FOR BIG DOLLARS. IT GETS REALLY EXPENSIVE WHEN YOU HAVE SEVERAL DOGS. IVERMECTIN HORSE PASTE, MY FAVORITE IS THE GEL, IS AN EXCELLENT AND CHEAP ALTERNATIVE TO THE VET'S PRODUCTS. ONE TUBE OF THIS IS AROUND $6, SOMETIMES LESS. IT WILL LAST YOUR DOG AN ENTIRE YEAR. |
| HEARTWORM PREVENTION |
YOU MAY HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE HORSE PASTE IS NOT SAFE TO USE OR THAT IT IS NOT CONSISTENT. THE TRUTH IS THAT IT IS PERFECTLY SAFE AND IT IS THOROUGHLY MIXED. WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO ADMINISTER IT IS TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE TUBE, GET A TINY DAB ON YOUR FINGER AND WIPE IT ON YOUR DOG'S HARD PALATE IN HIS MOUTH. ONE NOTCH, PICTURED, IS ENOUGH FOR 100 LBS OF DOG, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW LITTLE YOU NEED FOR AN IG! HOWEVER, 1 NOTCH WILL NOT HURT AN IG. I USE ABOUT HALF THIS AMOUNT PER DOG PER MONTH. |


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| JEAN LIKES TO DECORATE HER BELLY BANDS WITH LETTERS FROM HER FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM! THIS BAND, MADE BY JEAN, IS MODELLED BY MARCHWIND MAKO, A 12 WEEK OLD MALE. |
