To the Animal lovers

[Allestaria]

My little rat terrior Snickers has a horrible problem with breast tumors. She was spade at about 1.5 years old. So it is really rare for females after being spade to get them.
But she had one and it popped. So she had to have a drain tube and was doing really good with it. A year later she got more. And had to go threw another surgery. This time they are hoping they got it all.
Now she has a severally pulled shoulder muscle and is on meds for good. Without it she can't use her front leg.
This happened about a week after surgery she tried to get out of her doggie bed and some how pulled it. She cried so loud. I felt so sorry for her. Now she cries every time she goes to get up. Unless she has these meds. Which are costing me a little over 40 bucks a month. But I just have to call in for a refill. She doesn't have to go in for a visit. Unless it gets worse.
With the meds she is like a puppy again. So its so worth it.
Her son Scubby has a tummor on his side. It has not gotten any bigger in 3 years. So the vet isn't to worried about it. If it does then we have to have it removed.
Each surgery is 600. That include free follow up visits and all meds needed. So its not to bad.

 

[mixxy]

Christine - I'm so sorry to hear about what happened to your sweet Heidi. Hopefully Bucky's bump will be nothing serious - please keep us posted.

Allestaria - Sorry to hear that Snickers has had so much trouble with breast cancer. Our cocker/beagle Millie (a rescue that was spayed later in life) also had breast cancer when she was 11 yrs. old. She had surgery and did fine afterward, but we lost her a week before she turned 15 yrs old to heart failure. Hopefully Scrubby's tumor won't amount to anything... staying the same size for 3 yrs seems like a pretty good sign!

 

[mixxy]

Oh Allestaria!

I almost forgot to tell you that I got my 'Rubba Scrubba' on Monday! I was cleaning my grooming shop when the box came... and got the cute little 'rubba' out of the package and used it right for all sorts of things! Wow... it's going to work out great!! I have these black vinyl bar stools at a table in the shop that collect dog hair and dust.. and the 'rubba' just cleaned them off spotless... so much better than a rag.. that just spreads it around! I also got the 'rubba' sweeper (don't remember what it was called) but haven't tried that yet. Sometimes during the day my shop-vac will fill up with hair and I don't have time to empty it. I think the sweeper will be really handy for sweeping hair over to a corner to get it out of the way until I can clean out the shop-vac!

Thanks again for telling us about these great (work) toys!

 

[Allestaria]

Oh yea vet isn't to worried. Its on his side. So I don't think its anything to worry about. It doesn't hurt him. No signs of seepage.

Love the name Millie. That is so cute. Love cockers as well. Boy have I had my fair share of them. Mom had bred them for years. We even had one we called Bug. Was a chocolate cocker. Vet said he would not live past 6 months. He lived to be 10.
Mine was named Charlie. Someone bought him and 2 weeks later brought him back. Said he was to hyper. I taught him how to climb fences on my command. He was such a joy. He also passed away due to heart failure. Same with his mom. One cocker we had was a blonde field cocker. His owner passed away and we got him back. He loved everyone but my dad. He bit through my dads leather boots once. But never caused the rest of us any problems. But boy did he hate my dad. His name was Shawndo. After his Mom Shawna and Dad. (dad I can't remember his name.)
Shawna Leana Ray. She was my mom's first cocker. She was black and white and the smartest dog. Took us 2 days to house train her. She even raised a pair of pigons my dad found in an oil barrel. She made sure they were fed on time. Any time they made a noise she came and got someone to check on them. They were her babies.

 

[mixxy]

I've always loved Cockers They always have that 'puppy' look their entire life... and the sweetest faces!

 

[Allestaria]

That is so true. They do look like puppies. They are one of the dogs in this world that just get cuter as they get older.

My next dog that I plan on getting several years down the road. When I am much older. A true teacup poodle. That way when my back finally completely surrenders and gives out. I can still handle carrying it around with me.

Though hubby has different looks on dogs. He thinks they should all be huge. Act mean but never be mean. If they don't bark loud enough and scarey enough they are not a dog. If their paws don't rest on his shoulders they are not a true dog.
And yet he is a huge HUGE cat lover.. I don't understand it.. lol

 

[mischiefgrrl]

Awww my thoughts are with Bucky and Snickers. It's so hard to go through things like that with them!

I like big dogs too. Little dogs are great, to visit I like other people's cockers and think they are the cutest things but they bark too much for me (especially living in an apartment) I love my big, goofy dog who thinks he's a teacup as he tries to squeeze onto my lap and snuggle me. I've only heard him bark a few times and it was while we were out on our nightly walks and a bigger dog was acting threatening. Once in a while he'll give a little warning "woof" if something seems suspicious outside.

I'm glad to hear the Rubba Scrubba works so well! I'm thinking of getting one too. Hector was the one who shed the most but the dog is shedding pretty bad these days too. No black clothes are safe!

 

[LadyMaMa]

mischiefgrrl

I am so sorry that your beloved Cat, Hector, died. Your picture of him stretched on his back, tummy up, eyes sparkling and full of love is such a warm and touching tribute to the little guy.

I cannot know the pain you are feeling now, but I can understand it. My heart goes out to you.

~Susie

 

[mischiefgrrl]

mischiefgrrl

I am so sorry that your beloved Cat, Hector, died. Your picture of him stretched on his back, tummy up, eyes sparkling and full of love is such a warm and touching tribute to the little guy.

I cannot know the pain you are feeling now, but I can understand it. My heart goes out to you.

~Susie

Thank you Susie

That little photo shoot was so great. Most animals shy from the camera. When I pointed it at him he started rolling and posing. Hector's secret weapon was cuteness! You nailed it with the full of love part. He always looked up at me that way and followed me everywhere. My daughter always said "he is so in love with you!" I swore this morning I saw him running to the bathroom as he did everytime I went in there. He just HAD to be everywhere I was.

I'm missing him so much today. I remembered when he was an itty bitty kitten and I popped in the DVD "Never Cry Wolf" and he sat on the arm of the couch completely entranced and watched the entire movie. After that, he suddenly loved our dog and wanted to be his little buddy. I kept saying I was going to put that in for him again and see if he watched it that way again. I never got around to it.

 

[LadyMaMa]

My cat, Scooter, is a follower, too. When he was a kitten, he would insist on walking between my legs, forcing me to widen my gait and shorten the length of my stride to accommodate him. The two of us rarely broke rhythm and to onlookers, I'm sure it looked like a dance of sorts. It still amazes me that I never tripped on him. Now that he's fully grown, he just shadows me everywhere I go in the house, including the bathroom. I gave up on privacy a long time ago.

That's a cute story about Hector and Tanis. I have no idea what an Aussie dog is, but if this household wasn't already owned by cats, I'd take two! I gotta say, reading all of these stories about cats and dogs living under one roof is encouraging. I love dogs, and it gives me hope of the chance that it might work here, too. I'm not going to consult with my cats on the matter; I already know what their answer will be.

It appears that Hector wasn't very good about hiding his secret weapon from you. One of life's sweeter perks for sure.

~Susie

 

[mischiefgrrl]

Susie - My Aussie is short for "Australian Shepherd". Once you've fallen in love with the breed, you're addicted for life! They are serious herding/working dogs and always need to have a job. Some people get them because of their beautiful unique looks but don't understand that they need to have a job or else they go nuts. They are not dogs that can be left outside on a chain because they are interactive and always looking to make their people happy. Tanis is my 2nd Aussie. My first Aussie Buster was always work work work! We would go for a run every night and then play with the tennis ball or frisbee to wear him out. The job he assigned himself was protector of his family and that included his kitties. He was obsessed with our old kitty Champagne and would follow him everywhere - constantly cleaning him. It was the cutest thing ever. When Buster passed away, Champagne went into a deep depression and followed soon after. We'd had Champagne for about 10 years when we adopted Buster and he'd never lived with a dog before. He figured out very quickly that the dog was smart and able to reach things that he couldn't on the counters so he put Buster to work. Buster was actually afraid of the cats when he came to live with us but got over that when the cat gave him his first job.

Tanis was rescued from a ranch where he had been left outside to watch over chickens and goats. When a goat was killed (most likely by a coyote) Tanis got the blame and they were going to shoot him. Someone intervened and called the Aussie Rescue and that's how he came to live with me. He's the opposite of Buster - completely mellow and laid back. He hates to be outside and I think it's because he'd been out there as a pup alone. He's very empathetic and loves all small creatures and children. The one thing that is true to his breed, he takes care of his family - especially the kitties.

 

[Ryle]

Got a new pic of Cali.. snapped it tonight when I went for a visit.. Look how big she's getting! (couldn't get one with coco for comparison.. he was busy playing in the water with my bro)

 

[TJPatt72]

Glad to see so many animal lovers are vaping now, I'm sure they don't enjoy smoke any more than we love wearing their hair .

I live in the country now, but have had animals all my life. So I have 9 cats (1 not mine but has stayed around), 3 dogs (use to have more dogs than cats but took in 2 litters and the mother from a neighbor), rabbit, 2 donkeys, white mule and wildlife to boot. A couple of road runners still come around some and the coons probably every night still. Learned real quick to stop feeding the coons since they started an invasion force on me.

Sorry to hear of your loss to all of those that have, I've been there many times in life. Currently I have a 16 year old cat-Misty Blue, 21 year old donkey-Angel and 15 year old Benji type dog-Blue Girl that every day with is a gift. My Avatar is my one eyed adopted Cocker-Asia who is nearly blind out of her other eye, she had laser surgery for the glacoma, but a cataract is taking her sight. Picture was taken on her trip to the eye specialist which we still make every 4 months. The other dog is a Aussie mix that was rescued off a highway where a male she ran with was killed. I named her Blue Star since she was blue over her friend and came home under the stars, but had to just cut it to Star when Blue Girl got confused. I use to have another Aussie that looked exactly like Star named Lady that was a little taller than Star. She was so protective she would bark at red ants crawling on the cement and try to get them, also snapped at bees flying by. It took 2-3 years after her passing before I saw any other wildlife on the place except for the road runners which I did convince her to leave alone.

I'd have more than that now if I could afford it and my health was good enough to tote all their food, but thank goodness I have cut back some since I have been really hit with high vet bills. So far I haven't saved a lot from vaping with initial start up costs, but I expect to in the long run. As soon as I can amp up the mg in the juice, hopefully I'll be able to leave the analogs behind.

 

[ferretlovr]

Hi everyone. Just checking back with news about my little Bucky schnauzer. He's the one that had the lump on his neck. The vet felt around and pulled out a small deer tick! I had tried to feel the lump but was afraid to pick around it too much. I was shocked, especially since he's been on Revolution for ages. The vet told me that most of the flea meds don't work too well on ticks. I got him and Sadie (our Yorky/Papillon) each a tick collar. We live in the foothills with oak trees and pines all around us. Our yard doesn't have a lot of low grass or weeds. The vet says this is the time of the year that ticks are most active. I've lived here for 15 years, had lots of cats and dogs during that time and never seen a tick on any of them. Well, at least I'm glad that's all it was and not some nasty tumor. The lump finally disappeared yesterday and he's back to his old lazy self!

 

[mischiefgrrl]

Cali is a cutie!

I'm glad Bucky is all fixed up with no tumors!!! I've never had to deal with a tick... did they have to surgically remove it? I'm having flea issues. I spray everything down once a week and keep frontline on the pets but they just won't go away. I think the problem is Tanis can't help but crawl into every bush he sees while we out on our walks. I've sprayed him with eucalyptus oil before the walks because that's supposed to keep the buggars from jumping on him - but with all that hair he always manages to bring a few extra friends home.

 

[mixxy]

So happy to hear that Bucky had a tick, instead of a tumor!

 

[Allestaria]

Never have had a big problem with flea's.

But ticks are a different story. Dogs used to get covered in them. We would go through and pull them off the best we could. Even had tick dipps once a month.

We even ended up with fowl ticks. Now those don't care if your animal or human. My daughter had spent the weekend at my parents house. She was oh maybe 1.5 years old. Well I went to pick her up and she tossed her head back and had 4 of those nasty things on her neck.

After that we inspected often..
I now live about 5 miles down the road from my mom. And we have had a few ticks. Not to many to worry about. Plucked those sprayed the yard everyday for 2 weeks and haven't seen any in a year.


Though I will note. That we think (mom and I) that the tick dips that we did. Caused the dogs to get tumors. All of them ended up with tumers. That was 15 cocker spaniels at the time. Not just one or 2. But all of them ended up with tumers. That is the only thing that we can pin point them all getting the tumers from.

 

[ferretlovr]

You just twist the tick in a counter clockwise turn and it will come out. There's lots of other ways to get them out but that's what I always did. It's pretty gross, though. You just have to be careful not to leave the head in.

You can get rid of fleas in your house or carpet by sprinkling diatomatious earth around. ( I wouldn't put it on the pet directly). It's the same stuff you get at pool supply stores for filtering swimming pools. It's odorless and safe to use around pets, but I don't know about birds. It just dries the fleas right up. You won't have a flea left with that stuff. It's a lot cheaper than other stuff like sprays and powders. Leave it on the carpet then vacuum it up after a day or so. It worked for me when we lived in our last house.

 

[TJPatt72]

Be careful using diatomatious earth. Do not breath in any of it's dust while using it. What kills the fleas in it is it's razor sharp pieces of dust and it can cause lung damage in humans from what I read about it. I got some and used it on the yard, but decided if it could hurt me then it could hurt the animals too.

I've knocked out heavy infestations inside using the sprays that last up to 6-7 months that have the growth regulator in it. Then I used spot on's with growth regulators and chemicals on the yard. I don't like to use a bunch of chemicals, but nothing else works as well that I have tried. Some years I haven't needed a thing, and I mainly only use something when there is a big problem.

My adopted cocker has tumors also. My other dogs that had them got them in old age, like people do sometimes. What I did notice on the 2 that had cancerous tumors is they started in the area that shots where given in. My Yorkie I know got his in the same spot he had gotten a shot of steroids in for another problem. Then add in the tainted food we've been feeding them and out of all of it you have the perfect storm. When I was 18 I had 3 dogs that never had any medical problems unless they caused them, yet since then most of them have. I don't suspect just 1 item in their lives have caused their problems, but a combination of them all. Same thing is going on with people though since pollution levels have increase and old dumping sites or new ones are leeching into our food and water supply.

 

[Mary Kay]

Natural food grade diatomaceous earth flea and tick treatment information.

Patt, I found this for you. It says to use "food grade" Diatomaceous earth. Not to use the pool supply type. Geese, you would think dirt is dirt!
The sharp edges are microscopic in the earth ..both types and do not affect us or animals, not even incects. It's the drying out effect that kills fleas.
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