Wildlife we could do without...

All is not rosy in the bush. There are ticks. A lot. And they carry sickness. Even when you treat your dogs regularly, they can still be prey to these nasty things, and get infected.

Here are Taki and Smartie, twin brothers, 11+ year old; one got infected, the other didn't. It's quite visible who did...

Poor Smartie lost about 15% of his weight in a week. The vet made 4 injections one day (I couldn't even follow which was what...) and put him on a drip the next day. I tried to bribe him with interesting food for a couple more days, and he seems now to be eating normally again.