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Louie'sDad
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Over the last 6 weeks or so, Louie has slowly been acclimatized to the great outdoors, to the point now, that he no longer lingers near my home, but ventures AWAY from his domain. The adventures last no more than 30 minutes, and are about 5 days/week, weather permitting. He has also taken to climbing trees, to the extent that he can get his forelegs around them, in pursuit of squirrels and birds. This is accomplished with a figure of eight harness, a short leash, and a spool of stout kitchen twine. I carefully control his progress up trees, and "check" him if he gets above, say 10 feet. If he gets beyond my reach, I gently get him back to ground level.
All of this takes place on mowed grass, in an area of about 5 acres, with scattered trees of all sizes and ages. His progress gives me great satisfaction.
In the last few days, I notice small spots of dried mucous in the inner corners of his eyes, exactly like that seen in humans upon waking, although his is black. I attribute this to the seasonal change and the decrease in my home temp from summer ambient of 78, to fall ambient of 68. This has been no cause of concern for me, so far. If any expert opinion on such, then input is appreciated.
He was immunized for FVHLP (?) as well as rabies. Is there anything else that I should look into. He never has contact with other animals in his sojourns. There may be feral cat feces, as well as deer feces in the area, but he never lingers in one spot long enough to indicate interest in either. I am never more than 50 feet from him when the tether is fully deployed.
What kind of flea and tick protection would you recommend?
All of this takes place on mowed grass, in an area of about 5 acres, with scattered trees of all sizes and ages. His progress gives me great satisfaction.
In the last few days, I notice small spots of dried mucous in the inner corners of his eyes, exactly like that seen in humans upon waking, although his is black. I attribute this to the seasonal change and the decrease in my home temp from summer ambient of 78, to fall ambient of 68. This has been no cause of concern for me, so far. If any expert opinion on such, then input is appreciated.
He was immunized for FVHLP (?) as well as rabies. Is there anything else that I should look into. He never has contact with other animals in his sojourns. There may be feral cat feces, as well as deer feces in the area, but he never lingers in one spot long enough to indicate interest in either. I am never more than 50 feet from him when the tether is fully deployed.
What kind of flea and tick protection would you recommend?
