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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2011 13:02:06 GMT -5
I feel like people just take pets to the vet to clear their conscious. They do what the vet says because they know its the least they can do. My sister went on a trip and left her dog without food. I told her I would take care of them for free but she didn't want me in her house I guess. Her answer was dogs are fine if they go three days without food. She found this out on the internet. If that is true It doesn't mean its right.
She stole my dog that I grew up with. She was not taking care of him at all. He got a hot spot and she wouldn't take care of it so I took him back. I took him to the vet he had cancer. If she didn't claim he was her dog and she took him to the vet like I did he could have lived another five years. By then the vet said He wouldn't operate he was to old for it to help. The vet gave him a month and I put him on raw and walked him everyday and he lived 7 more months. I was under 18 at the time and he was really owned by my father. I didn't really have any say but I would not shut up so I got my way. I had to put him down he was coughing up blood and in so much pain I couldn't stand it. It kills me just to think about it. I had a brake down all I could do is say I killed my best friend! I killed my best friend over and over! I am still sick over the hole thing. I had worked for months to get his hot spot healed. A week before I had to put him down his hot spot was fully healed and growing hair. I guess that's how life goes. His name was Monster He was a Anatolian shepherd. He was ten and about 145lbs when he was healthy.
She has two dogs now with no fence so they are chained all day. I have a fenced yard and I offered to take care of them till she got a bigger house. I told her dogs can get aggressive if chained all the time. She wouldn't even look at me. I only offered because my nephew is five and has a problem with hitting everything even animals even when you tell him not to. I was just scared he might get hurt.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2011 13:20:55 GMT -5
Wow, I am so sorry, I can't even imagine how frustrating that is for you. My dad has one of my dogs (live with my mom full time now and couldn't take him) and his ears and eyes are constantly infected and they feed him absolute crap food and take him to BC all the time without heartworm protection and I've offered to pay to take him to the vet and get him better food, but my Dad and his fiance think that "he's just a dog" and it's fine. So I get where you're coming from and do not blame yourself over the loss of your dog. You did everything in your power, and you gave him the best last months of his life. I am so sorry for your loss and how it happened As for your sister, I don't even know what to say. Leaving dogs without food, chaining them up, just wow. I know she's your sister, and definitely keep trying to talk to her, but I don't know, maybe it's time to get some outside intervention here. That is animal abuse, and it sounds like those dogs need to be taken away for her. And as for your nephew, I hate to say it. But if he is displaying that kind of sociopathic behaviour at only 5 years old, he needs to get some help before it progresses, or maybe he's not in a very good living situation either? I don't know. But I totally understand your concern, if he's hitting the dogs, they will eventually bite back. This is such a tough situation because it's your family. Obviously if these were complete strangers and you were witnessing this, the decision to get some outside help would be pretty easy to make. But I totally understand how delicate of a situation this is and I truly hope you're able to sit down with your sister and get it sorted out.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2011 13:47:56 GMT -5
My sister feeds the dogs and gives them water In New Mexico most animals are not taken care of. People just get them and think they can live off weeds. If the animals have rabies shots and are fed and given water that's the best they can ask for out here sad to say.
He is just one of those little boys that love to play fight he doesn't do it hard or to be mean. He does it when they jump on him or take a toy out of his hand. I hardly think its sociopathic behavior but its still not ok to do. when he does it in front of me I put him in time out and I tell him they can bite him and he needs to respect them.
I cant get them taken away they are a good weight. If I did they would be taken to a shelter and killed in two weeks or less. I think this life is better then death. I can say its so bad. Sometimes but never very often they take them to the river and let them play for the day.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2011 15:02:19 GMT -5
Oh wow, did not realize that was the situation. Well I am glad, they sound better off than most animals there for sure then! And that's good, I just always getting nervous about young children hitting animals. Unfortunately I have witnessed boys in my neighbourhood growing up go from that kind of behaviour to trapping and torturing wildlife to setting up fishing line across public bike paths in attempt to cause bikers to crash so it always makes me worried when kids start to be violent towards animals. Sounds like he's just playing though and doesnt know any better. Good for you for trying to help family can definitely be a handful! At least you can spoil the dogs when you visit and keep an eye out! They're lucky to have you
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2011 15:36:34 GMT -5
Thank you for your support carpetsharks37
I know what you mean. I knew little boys when I was rowing up that would kill bull frogs with cherry bombs. Needles to say most of them are cracked out, selling drugs or in jail. Its not suck a pretty picture in this small farming town.
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Post by ttfr on Jul 5, 2011 16:05:11 GMT -5
I understand Just how you feel! My brothers wife is like a control freak. She is forceful and even though my brother doesn't know it. She has taken him from us. The way she treats animals is just . The first dog she had got hit by a car after I told her over and over that just because the dog stays by your side outside doesn't mean she doesn't need a leash. The second dog is a fat black chihuahua dog that ended up impregnating his haft sister. The sister dog wasn't a submissive dog and they NEVER train their animals so when the dog would nip or growl. Bye! Bye! The third dog she has is this poop zu pure pred non papered dog that is...ether slow or stupid. They want to breed him to make money. So..She basically wants to add more dogs to the pounds ending the lives of countless other dogs that can't find homes. And between the first dog and second. She could pick up strays, take care of them, and than drive them to the pound once someone complained about her getting a big dog. The chick gets like small animals for my nephews, who are the only good thing coming out of this mess and LOVE animals, and than they end up dieing because she thinks they can go without water for a day or two, or without changing their cages for a few more weeks. It's so infuriating! Oh and One thing she said to me that had me really X her off my personal family tree...She called me..:clears throat: " Cara, Look at you. You have what 4 guinea pigs, mice, rats, and what.. 6 ferrets? oh and your evil dog who should be put down because he bites people? You are one of those hoarder people on the TV. " Yeah...She called me a hoarder when the Guinea pigs, (few years ago) each had 2.5 ft by 4ft for my two males cage, and a 2.5 by 6 ft for my girls cage., Rats had a nice cage when they were being feeders. All of my mice had a clean cage, fresh and boxed type of foods, and a wheel. Oh and the Ferrets had a ferret room. They were clean, happy, and not dieing off due to not going to a vet.......Talk about....A URGH!!! moment where I struggled to just...walk away walk away.
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Post by ttfr on Jul 5, 2011 16:08:53 GMT -5
But on the good side of things! There are always the good people that learn from their mistakes and listen to others opinions. My mom use to be a person that did EVERYTHING a vet would say. I get ferrets and now mom is even considering to start raw because of the allergies her small dog has. I told her about different flea rememdys and she even found one for ears, and another for fleas that I never knew about! So ignore the ignorant. Educate the smart!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2011 17:38:34 GMT -5
TTFR thank you for telling me your story. I feel the same way. My sister has come back at me like that too. She called me a crazy ferret lady when she has more animals then I do. I was talking to my mom about animal diet. My sister said. Do you know what I feed my dogs? Dog food from the store. I said you mean that corn based crap in a bag. That's way Monster got Cancer. She got pissed said he died because he was old and stormed out of the room. If you work out and eat right your animals need to too. Even if you don't your animals do. I don't have the best diet but my animals do. She knew I was right If I was wrong she wouldn't be mad.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2011 18:46:18 GMT -5
I like being a crazy ferret lady You are right, lol and that is why you and she disagree....Maybe she will think about what you say and gradually improve herself, and if so you have helped her animals
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