The Pet Thread

[BMW003E]

This is our girl, Kassie, well really she's more my dog than my wife's. She's 11 and still going strong. As our first Samoyed, she really set the stage for our love of the breed and then what followed as we added to the pack. We learned about how loving, intelligence, but stubborn the breed can be in the first couple of years with her.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by BMW003E

This is our girl, Kassie, well really she's more my dog than my wife's. She's 11 and still going strong. As our first Samoyed, she really set the stage for our love of the breed and then what followed as we added to the pack. We learned about how loving, intelligence, but stubborn the breed can be in the first couple of years with her.

Lovely dog!

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ShopVac

Mr Rabbit wouldn't last 2 minutes in my yard.

Apologies now to the rabbit lovers.

No prizes for guessing what you had for dinner then

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by ShopVac

Mr Rabbit wouldn't last 2 minutes in my yard.

Apologies now to the rabbit lovers.

Lots more where that one came from, aren't there.

[ShopVac]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

No prizes for guessing what you had for dinner then

Fix me hasenpfeffer right away

Originally Posted by dradernh

Lots more where that one came from, aren't there.

You know, Ohio's right around the bend...if you need to borrow an extractor of a 4 legged kind.

[JJ 911SC]

Looking for mousses...

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by ShopVac

Our pet insurance is a pain in the ass. I swear it's like that Great Benefit movie with Matt Damon...just decline everything the first time it's processed.

When it does finally go through...it's nice to have though.

Got 90%+ back on second round of teeth too, so net cost for his cleaning and 25 extractions and medicine was well under $500. Now they will probably jack up our rates when it next renews for get their money back, but happy for now.

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Looking for mousses...

We call that a "working cat", one that's earning its cat food.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Looking for mousses...

Working for her keep.

Haha, great minds think alike, @dradernh.

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Working for her keep.

Haha, great minds think alike, @dradernh.

Yeah, that's a well-known fact, as evidenced by our posting seconds apart!

[ShopVac]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Got 90%+ back on second round of teeth too, so net cost for his cleaning and 25 extractions and medicine was well under $500. Now they will probably jack up our rates when it next renews for get their money back, but happy for now.

Nice win!

[adventuredon]

What do you mean, choose 1? Hugo our Patterdale terrier

[ShopVac]

Poor boy had gastropexy, rear toes removed, and apparently the nut sack is somehow missing as well. 3 weeks - cone of shame. Feel so bad for him

Currently drugged out of his mind.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by ShopVac

Poor boy had gastropexy, rear toes removed, and apparently the nut sack is somehow missing as well. 3 weeks - cone of shame. Feel so bad for him

Currently drugged out of his mind.

Sorry for him.

Why the rear toes? Am I missing something?

[ShopVac]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Sorry for him.

Why the rear toes? Am I missing something?

It's the high upper ones on the back paw (with the claw). Typically breeders remove these when the pups are born...but for some reason, this breeder did not. Thus, they get removed when 'the boys' get removed. Not really a big deal, they were just kind of dangling there...

[R BMW]

Instead of the cone, we used a baby onesie. Made our girl get around easier.

[ShopVac]

Originally Posted by R BMW

Instead of the cone, we used a baby onesie. Made our girl get around easier.

Just to cover the incisions? Not sure I understand...

[R BMW]

Yes it covered it so she couldn’t lick or bite the stitches.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by R BMW

Yes it covered it so she couldn’t lick or bite the stitches.

Good idea.

Obviously wouldn't work for every situation, like protecting the legs. But on the body, yes.

On my cat? Don't think she'd go for it. lol

[R BMW]

I think a cat would have to be totally drugged out in order to get one in it.

We had to come up with something other than the cone of shame for our girl. She was so small and kept running into things with it on. Also I couldn't take laughing any more.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by R BMW

I think a cat would have to be totally drugged out in order to get one in it.

We had to come up with something other than the cone of shame for our girl. She was so small and kept running into things with it on. Also I couldn't take laughing any more.

I (we) had a bad experience with my current cat and E-collars: She had a "hot spot" that had to heal so we put one on her. She would try to clean herself and just end up licking the collar.

One time she went to her cat box and I guess she got cat sand in the collar. I assume she started to clean herself and licked the cat sand and it made her vomit. I didn't know any of this was happening until she came running by me and was crying (meowing). She had cat sand mixed with vomit in her collar.

So after that I had to watch her closely and when she started to go to her cat box I would remove the E-collar and then put it back on when she was done. This is not easy to do because she fights and struggles when I go to put it on. Hope she never has to wear one again. Poor kitty.

PS - obviously the collar had to be removed when she was eating and drinking as well. Those collars are bad... mmmkay?

[JJ 911SC]

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