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The Chillout Zone (Off-Topic Thread)
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So, 3 cats here have now had bouts of cat flu in the last 6 weeks (despite all being vacc'd yearly), one cat has been at vets twice with it, now 3 have some kind of jammy ear thing, cost me another vet visit, and everyone's vaccs are due before Christmas (4 cats, 2 dogs).
Between that and the kennelling and cat minder fees I'll have shortly, I don't think Father Christmas will be visiting
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Agree 100%!!!:mad: Where were the owners of these 3 the other week - probably in bed on their mid term break while their 'pets' are left to wander into traffic and end up getting pts at the side of the road if they were hit? What if that poor guy on the bike had of fallen off and gotten injured or my poor car that I saved for 5 years to buy was damaged - who would have paid our expenses where there's no way of tracing the owners and no consequences for them.Pumpkinseeds wrote: »BSometimes I really think that there should be an exam that people have to pass before they're allowed to have pets.
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The dogs were back in the park this morning for the first time in a few weeks for a good run around - kitted out in their raincoats and "RogLites" on their harnesses. I was a bit dubious about the light's waterproof claim but it held up to a swim test by Bailey... in the river that's moving very very fast and was about 1 inch short of bursting it's banks :eek: - I spent all my time keeping Lucy away from it and assumed Bailey wouldn't bother going in lol!!!
They think my friend's dog has a virus - he was kept in on fluids and painkillers and may be kept in tonight too. My friend and her husband spent the day crying with worry!0 -
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The dogs woke me up at 9am this morning to go out, which was a nice treat they usually have me awake before 7
Well did they think I was the cold hearted cow or what when I opened the door for them! They were disgusted that I'd actually get them to go out in the rain to do their business. Three hours later and I finally convince them to go out and they both start slopping in the puddles in the garden so they had to be called in, pair of brats :rolleyes: 0 -
Funny my two have no problems being off lead in the rain but get annoyed if we're just going for an on lead walk and don't want to go out/hide when I get the rain gear out!!
Just heard from my friend - poor Reb had a very bad night They think it might be his pancreas now 0 -
Just heard from my friend - poor Reb had a very bad night They think it might be his pancreas now Poor Rebel. Pancreas problems can make them really, really ill. Hopefully he pulls through this as, if it's pancreatitis, it is manageable... But they'll have to be ultra-strict about his diet, keeping it as low fat as possible.
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Poor Rebel Hope he gets better quickly.
I am losing the will to live with this weather, it's really, really bad here, the garden is flooded everywhere, the fields are flooded, the local town is flooded and 2 of the roads that go to the beach always flood in this weather, the third leads to a car park that always floods too. I got so soaked this morning that I had to peel off 3 layers of clothing and have a shower just to dry off!!0 -
It's sunny here now but more rain to come. I've been waiting for some free spaces in the carpark outside to free up so I can run over to the other carpark in work and get the car lol!
My friend called me there - it IS pancreatitis and he's in a bad way. When her OH went up to see him earlier he didn't even lift up his head or act like he even recognized him he's so bad. Hopefully he'll bounce back and then they can manage his diet. Looking back for months and months he's been off his food - he doesn't ask for it and would only take it if he goes out for a walk and is starving. Even at that he only picks at it so maybe he's had some discomfort and they didn't realize!! The vet he's in is 5 mins from where I work - I want to go and hug him lol!!0 -
It's sunny here now but more rain to come. I've been waiting for some free spaces in the carpark outside to free up so I can run over to the other carpark in work and get the car lol!
My friend called me there - it IS pancreatitis and he's in a bad way. When her OH went up to see him earlier he didn't even lift up his head or act like he even recognized him he's so bad. Hopefully he'll bounce back and then they can manage his diet. Looking back for months and months he's been off his food - he doesn't ask for it and would only take it if he goes out for a walk and is starving. Even at that he only picks at it so maybe he's had some discomfort and they didn't realize!! The vet he's in is 5 mins from where I work - I want to go and hug him lol!!
Thinking back, is this the same dog that is on AG because the kennels he goes to insists it's a good food but it runs through him or gives him persistent ear infections? Or am I confusing that with another dog?0 -
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Well tk, if ever there was a case for "I told you so", this is it
You tried your best to get them to change his food.
that is not to take away from the fact thjat I am keeping everything crossed for him. He's a lovely dog, and the owners, although misguidedly, were presumably trying to do their best by him given the "expert" advice they got. If he pulls through, they are going to have to be ultra, ultra careful with him. I have a little lady here with pancreatitits, it's an auto-immune version of it she has, and it's pretty mild. But I'm flippin paranoid about what goes into her gob!0 -
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Well tk, if ever there was a case for "I told you so", this is it You tried your best to get them to change his food.
In fairness though, even if they had taken the advice and changed him on to a different brand of food (or indeed, a home-prepared diet) I imagine he'd still have pancreatitis. It's a shame they didn't investigate earlier why he was so inappetent. Poor laddo, hope he recovers well.0 -
In fairness though, even if they had taken the advice and changed him on to a different brand of food (or indeed, a home-prepared diet) I imagine he'd still have pancreatitis. It's a shame they didn't investigate earlier why he was so inappetent. Poor laddo, hope he recovers well.
Ach, I know, that is true. You're right too about them not acting sooner.... When my little lady first developed it, it was her continued inappetance that prompted me to get her bloods checked, so we were onto it pretty quickly, and she's never has a major episode like poor Rebel. I suppose a major episode like his is the first many owners realise there's been trouble bubbling up under the surface for a while 0 -
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Well the park is flooded! Dogs were a bit puzzled lol as to what happened to their river. It was smelly too so Lucy was trying to get closer but I wouldn't let them off lead near it. The river is about 2 feet from the top of the second wall they put in to strengthen the old one..that broke in places a few years ago and caused loads of houses in the area to flood so a bit worried! 0
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So Reb is a bit brighter today but they're still waiting for cultures to come back so they're 100% sure what it is. He looked alert in a photo my friend sent me earlier so hopefully he's finally on the mend!
We just left the park there and while Lucy was sniffing in the flowerbeds outside we saw some friends leaving with their retriever. As they were getting nearer the gate the called her but she kept walking and next started barking, bolted across the road and got clipped by a car. There's no way the car could have stopped in time - she kind of ran in a zigzag into the traffic. The driver was very apologetic and the owners were as well. She seems fine (probably in shock) but OMG I just feel sick thinking of it! 0 -
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A couple of weeks ago I posted that I was training Alli to open the back door but she was just barking at it and hitting it. Well she can now open it from the outside which is not helpful at all in this weather, that idea back fired pretty quickly :pac:
I remember reading that and thinking "don't do it!!". It was around the time there was a dog here who could open all the doors and it caused me to lock myself out of the front part of the house as I was locking the kitchen door behind me! 0 -
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Allis only delighted with her new door opening trick, she's now opening it and just barely looking into the kitchen wagging her tail all proud of herself wouldn't mind but they spend only about half an hour a day outside tops! 0
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Aww poor Toby, my cats go crazy if I don't feed them on time !
I've just made Beau a grooming appointment for next week with our vet, he had a small matt on his back but before I could get to it he managed to get oil on it so now it's worse! He's now going to have an uneven coat for a few weeks 0 -
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I volunteer with a rescue, we have a shelter. Today the guards called us because of a <rude_word_removed> who had previously been convicted of animal cruelty, to come and collect 6 dogs and various puppies, 2 goats (3rd dead), sow & 6 piglets, 2 donkeys. :mad: :mad: :mad: This low-life actually called later to ask if he could have the two older dogs back (bitch & dog, neither neutered!)
Also a Shih Tzu puppy was stolen from a womans car parked, very short period outside Tesco in Newbridge :eek: :eek:
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Ach, I know, that is true. You're right too about them not acting sooner.... When my little lady first developed it, it was her continued inappetance that prompted me to get her bloods checked, so we were onto it pretty quickly, and she's never has a major episode like poor Rebel. I suppose a major episode like his is the first many owners realise there's been trouble bubbling up under the surface for a while
It makes me despair, what vets actually recommend we feed our dogs And then, when we talk with ordinary, nice dog owners, and tell them we are feeding raw, they are all concerned, but surely we can't know if that is a balanced diet?
Luckily I have a full arsenal of answers for them at this stage, and can usually persuade them to feed a better quality and more appropriate food by the end of the discussion, even if it is still going to be a dry food
It's like the whole problem of medicine going down the tubes since all research is now basically private money. Is there any way that decent animal nutrition can ever be taught to our veterinary students again? :rolleyes:0 -
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God, I'm having one of those mornings with Zooplus. I accidentally entered the wrong security number for my card so they suspended the offer, no problem there. So it automatically emptied my basket so nothing was pending. Then I ordered 24 cans of Bozita, not realising until after I'd submitted the order that I got chicken instead of salmon, that was my own fault. I sent them an email immediately asking them to cancel the order and I went out for a couple of hours. I checked my emails and they cancelled the suspened order but 'reinstated' the order that I asked them to cancel, despite me having asked them to cancel it and giving them the order number
Between me emailing them again to again request cancellation of that order they've sent me an email telling me that the order is being processed, yet somehow it's been handed over to DHL, amazing how something can be in 2 places at the same time.:rolleyes:0 -
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