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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Neutering, separation anxiety, and Santa...
« on: December 18, 2005, 09:31:15 pm »
So Riley was neutered today. He's very whiny right now-poor guy. I had to run to Walgreens to pick up a prescription after work, but the line was long. So I went back out to my jeep, and he was moving over to the driver's seat (he was belted into the passenger side; I didn't put his harness on, so it was pretty easy to wiggle out). He was kind of freaking out a bit. I got in, and he got on top of me... I ended up sitting in the parking lot for about 20 minutes, because I had 70 pounds of dead weight on top of me. LOL. I couldn't steer or reach the parking brake.

We got home, and Sadie had eaten/chewed up a few books (she's now decided that the third shelf up the bookcase is fair game, after I cleared the first two. I'm not really sure how she squeezes them out from between each other-of course, it's not something she does when I'm around, so I'm left to my imagination. She's done this before, but this time, she really shredded one of them. It looked like paint chips all over the place. So it looks like I've got two dogs with some separation anxiety issues.

Oh, and Santa: We went to Petsmart for Santa pictures on Sunday, and they didn't want anything to do with Santa. Actually, they wanted nothing to do with his whole set-up... darn curtain and bench. Riley is normally very social, but there was a puppy going nuts behind us, so I thought he just freaked out (plus, Sadie wanted nothing to do with Santa). Well, turns out, Riley wanted nothing to do with him: When we left, Santa was outside, and Sadie went up to him for attention; meanwhile, Riley tried to drag me as far away as he could. LOL. Must be the red outfit... Riley's thinking, "That's just not right, man."

Poor guy is still whining. I keep taking him outside to go potty. Not sure if he wants anything or is just talking. Sadie had a couple of big upchucks when she was spayed, and I'm hoping he doesn't get stomach sick as easily as she did! My poor guy...


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Anything Non-Dog Related / Re: My contribution to the big footed cats
« on: December 17, 2005, 02:40:04 pm »
I don't know numbers. I've done cat rescue for about 5 years, though much less in the past year. Of four litters of kittens (bottle-fed from feral mothers or mothers who were killed/missing), we had 1 (a very cute dilute calico).

Just did a search and found this page: http://www.messybeast.com/poly-cats.html

It also talks about extra toes on hind paws (Seven, the cat I mentioned earlier, had 5 or 6 on her back feet... can't remember... Apparently, you have to have extra toes on the front to get them on the back (can't have back only, just front only)).

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Anything Non-Dog Related / Re: My contribution to the big footed cats
« on: December 16, 2005, 11:23:50 pm »
Cats with an extra toe are called polydactyls. There are cats, like yours, that have 6 on each front paw; a friend of mine had a kitten when he was a kid that came from a mom that had 7 toes on each front paw! She was-very appropriately-named Seven.

There aren't any disadvantages for the cat, and they walk like a normal cat. The extra toe/claw is in between their "thumb" and first finger. That's what makes it look like their thumbs are pointed out like they're in mittens. The claw on the small extra toe can be hard to clip, but it has to be or it can grow into the sides of their other toes.

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: Holy craziness, this full moon!!!
« on: December 15, 2005, 01:35:11 am »
Sadie's been crazy, too. She's walking around with a stuffed bear in her mouth and whining. She's not a whiner.

She and Riley also decided that they would chew up a bunch of books while I was at work. I babygated them into the kitchen (Riley will bark non-stop if he's crated during the day, so I've put the crate in my storage closet) this afternoon, and Riley escaped (the tall type of babygate... for a clumsy 5-m-o saint, he's kind of oddly coordinated). He didn't do anything except have two accidents-and he stopped having accidents two weeks ago.

I was puzzled... but at least the whole full moon thing gives me something to blame it on. LOL.

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Neapolitan Mastiff Discussions & Pictures / Re: PETRA IS ALIVE!!! OMG!
« on: December 14, 2005, 09:46:52 pm »
I don't even know what to think about this. I am so sorry you have to go through this.

I don't want to step on anyone's toes here, and I'm new and don't know the whole story behind Petra. I'm probably what you would call a secular humanist—this isn't a religious or moral thing—but I can't help thinking there's a reason for it. I know that's probably silly.

Either way, I cannot believe the vet did that to you, and I would, by all means, report them to the BBB and vet licensing board/assoc. That is disturbing.

You and Petra are in my thoughts. You are very strong.

 


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Treatment & Preventative Meds / Re: PETRA'S HEAD! CAN THEY DO THAT???
« on: December 13, 2005, 08:21:38 pm »
I'm so sorry about everything you are going through.

Unfortunately, I think they are required to test her. I once called animal control about a semi-feral cat I was caring for; I didn't want to give her up, but my ex-boyfriend's mom wanted information, b/c she had scratched her, me, and my ex. I wanted to quarantine her at home (I'd been doing animal rescue long enough at the time to know I could). They basically gave us no option after we told them-it was quarantine her at the pound or at the vet. Well, the vet would have cost a lot. The only other choice was to claim she was lost. I couldn't bring myself to lie to them. I should have gone with the vet or said she left and done it at home. She ended up with a nasty URI that nearly killed her and took several months and about $700 from my pocket to get over. The pound said they were not responsible for the health of animals that are quarantined, though they did send her home with medication originally (it didn't help much, but they tried).

I think when it comes to laws about rabies, there isn't much compromise. That said, the way they told you is horrible. They should have told you up front, for one, and two, why tell you the details unless you want them?? It's very insenstive. I'm very sorry that you are having to deal with all of this.

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Kuvasz Discussions / Re: Help name our new fur baby!
« on: December 13, 2005, 10:54:33 am »
I like Noel, and I'm partial to Scout. That's one of my favorite names; I named a foster dog that earlier this year.

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Saint Bernard Pictures / Re: Hi! This is Riley!
« on: December 12, 2005, 12:08:54 am »
Zoey is so cute! I think we have a potential match. LOL :)

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Remembering those no longer with us. / Re: Our beloved Newfie, Bailey, has left us
« on: December 11, 2005, 11:37:11 pm »
I'm so sorry for your loss. I am in tears after reading your letter.
Take care.

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Saint Bernard Pictures / Re: Hi! This is Riley!
« on: December 10, 2005, 11:12:58 pm »
Thank you. :)

I need to put up some newer photos. Riley now has a good ten pounds and several inches on Sadie. He's growing like a weed. Between his last two vet appointments (about 7 weeks ago and then 3 weeks ago), he grew at a rate of 4 pds/week. I worry about him growing too fast (issues with joints later on). He's not too big for his age or anything. I think he's probably about 65 pds now at 23.5 weeks. Sadie still wrestles really hard with him. I keep waiting for her to realize that he's just going to keep growing and soon she's going to be the one getting bumped around.

I am really interested in Newfoundlands. From what I've been reading, they have great personalities. You have adorable dogs-gorgeous.


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Newfoundland Pictures / Re: fumble's first snow!
« on: December 10, 2005, 11:08:09 pm »
He is so cute! I really like the second picture. He's beautiful!

My dogs don't know what snow is. It actually iced down here last week (a huge event in Austin, TX)... that was Wednesday night/Thursday morning. On Saturday, we were in shorts and t-shirts, and it was in the 70's. LOL.

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Saint Bernard Pictures / Hi! This is Riley!
« on: December 10, 2005, 10:28:50 pm »
Hello,

This is Riley, my 5-month-old Saint. He's a lover boy. He adores everyone... never met a stranger. His favorite activities are receiving attention, cuddling, wrestling his sister (my lab, Sadie), and, at the moment, chewing (darn those new teeth!).

Here's a picture:

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Labrador Retriever Pictures / Re: Hello! This is Sadie!
« on: December 10, 2005, 10:25:54 pm »
Well, that's Riley. Sorry. I posted the wrong picture!

Here's Sadie:

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Labrador Retriever Pictures / Hello! This is Sadie!
« on: December 10, 2005, 10:25:03 pm »
Hi,

I am new here. This is my baby, Sadie. She is a yellow lab. I used to do quite a bit of animal rescue, and she was one of mine. She loves water, playing, and wrestling with her buddy, Riley, my other baby (a 5-month-old Saint Bernard).

Annie

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