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Comet is up and back to normal this morning. All I did was 25 mg of Benadryl every four hours (3 a day) and 81 mg aspirin twice a day. The vet said if she hadn't responded they would have started steroids & antibiotics. Apparently it looks a lot worse than it is. I will watch for further reaction, b...

God bless and comfort you. Can't imagine your loss, so sorry.
CJ

To all who wondered (and thanks for your concern Woody) I did finally reach my vet and she said that mine was the fifth call she'd had this weekend with same symptoms. It is a tick reaction and she prescribed Benyadryl and aspirin. So far no change but vet said it could take 24 - 36 hours and if it ...

Due to the high water here I moved my two beagles to Mississippi. My daughter called a few minutes ago and said one of them is unable to stand. She is alert, and responsive, but doesn't appear to have control of her hind legs. No fever, she will eat & drink but appears weak and shakey. My vet has mo...

My preference for the larger hounds comes largely from history - when I started organized beagling the only sanctioned trials were AKC Brace. And the thirteen class was all the "rage". They were being bred smaller & smaller and to be sure they didn't "run" a rabbit they were bred with deformed legs ...

My prayers go out to everyone affected by those horrible storms. I saw on AOL where one beagler lost his farm home, outbuildings, stock and 23 "rabbit beagles" I think they said in Indiana.... poor man looked like he was in shock... I can't imagine.... just in a couple minutes the sky is dark and th...

count me, too.
cj

Great answers, guys. Gives me a fair idea of the hounds & rules of the "trial styles" . Quotuing Bunnyblaster: "and as a rabbit hunter I'd take that hound any day of the week and twice on sundays. Hound #2 is still a good hound in my book but hound #1 just has an extra gear he can use that hound #2 ...

Just imagine there is a five hound winners pack down to judge. All the dogs show equal “hunt” and soon we have a tally-ho. All the hounds hark in fair fashion, but soon we have three hitting the front hard, one behind by a few yards and one losing ground fast. As the race progresses we have to have ...

Thank you e1, After I had posted I scrolled down to the subject "Ivermec" so I apologise for making some repeat their advice - I like the idea of cutting it with something - vitamins sound like a good idea - not much on that tiny measure either with these old eyes. Me & the girls say thanks, Tally-h...

Did a search for heartworm prevention and found a thread from 2008 on here that recommended Ivermectin. Is that still everyone's choice? Where and what (paste etc.) do you purchase?
Thanks in advance for your replies and advice,
CJ

i use a encore pistol in 410. don't have any trouble hitting them. Remind me not to draw against you, Wyatt! Seriously my hat's off to you if you hunt with a pistol. I have a 20 gauge modified lightweight Franchi that I've used forever. Probably as light as your pistol. It's not much on the really ...

I would be surprised if you were succesful with this venture. If that pup's bred for foot, he's not going to hang back and so you'll either gain a pack that follows his lead and is faster than you'd like (that concept eludes me) or end up with him running far ahead of them if he's clean enough to ho...

I have lots of examples of hounds that I owned - and this is a great question, because I'm just not sure what it was about some of them - like this memory of one from the early 70s, that I just put in a letter today to a beagling friend today. This hound was part of our kennel for many years and alt...

Amen. She's gettin' rid of the dumb ones for Mother Nature!