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marshallka

showergirl wrote: »

Marshallka,

Your dog is part of the family, and is very precious to you so you are going to be anxious when he is ill.

I just hope things work out for you.

By the way I am getting a new ballcock, so hopefully my leak will be sorted. Just wish it was that easy for your dog.

So glad they are fixing your ballcock. (whoever gave it that name??? lol).

Its now (as I am editing 6.37 and he should be done by now as its been half an hour since his appointment). I am backwards forwards now and so on edge.

di3004

marshallka wrote: »

HOW TO GIVE A CAT A PILL

1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cats mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.

4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.

5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.

6 . Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.

7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.

8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

10. Retrieve cat from neighbour's shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door on to neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.

11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw tee shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.

12. Call fire brigade to retrieve the F****** cat from across the road and up a tree. Apologize to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.

13. Tie the little b*****d's front paws to rear paws with string and bind tightly to leg of dining table, get heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.

14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the A&E Department, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.


5. Arrange for RSPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.





HOW TO GIVE A DOG A PILL

1. Wrap it in bacon.
2. Toss it in the air

pmsl I thought this was for real at first lmao :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

di3004

CATS AND DOGS

[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1][/SIZE][/FONT]A dog thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me. They must be Gods!

A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me...I must be a God!

di3004

Dogs 'n Light Bulbs

[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1][/SIZE][/FONT]~*~How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb?~*~


Border Collie: Just one. Then I'll replace any wiring that's not up to code.

Rottweiler: Make me!

Lab: Oh, me, me! Pleeease let me change the light bulb! Can I? Huh? Huh?

Dachshund: You know I can't reach that stupid lamp!

Malamute: Let the Border Collie do it. You can feed me while he's busy.

Jack Russell Terrier: I'll just pop it in while I'm bouncing off the walls.

Greyhound: It isn't moving. Who cares?

Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark.

Mastiff: Screw it yourself! I'm not afraid of the dark...

Doberman: While it's out, I'll just take a nap on the couch.

Boxer: Who needs light? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark.

Pointer: I see it, there it is, there it is, right there!

Chihuahua: Yo quiero Taco Bulb?

Australian Shepherd: First, I'll put all the light bulbs in a little circle...

Old English Sheep dog: Light bulb? That thing I just ate was a light bulb?

Basset Hound: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Westie: Dogs do not change light bulbs -- people change light bulbs.

I am not one of THEM so the question is, how long before I can expect my light again?

Poodle: I'll just blow in the Border Collie's ear and he'll do it.

By the time he finishes rewiring the house, my nails will be dry.

Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us,

and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned-out bulb?

showergirl

marshallka wrote: »

So glad they are fixing your ballcock. (whoever gave it that name??? lol).

Its now (as I am editing 6.37 and he should be done by now as its been half an hour since his appointment). I am backwards forwards now and so on edge.

Marshallka

How did your dog get on at the vet's

marshallka

showergirl wrote: »

Marshallka

How did your dog get on at the vet's

Well they wanted to do another (the same operation that he has had TWICE now) operation again in the morning but my hubby had a go at them. He told them that these ops are NOT working and that they should be giving antibiotics or something else for now cause he is badly infected. They saw his point and have given us 3 lots of tabs and drops and then he has to go again next week. Again they have said its not a deep ulcer but also in the same breathe its not healing at all and has not cleared one bit. (although we were charged last week and the week before and told it was healing). We have now spent £400 after tonight and then another op next week too and another consultation too next week. Its not the money but its the fact that its not healing that bothers me. WHY??????

Anyway, I am just glad he is home and we have something else to try. I can see another op next week but I want the infection clearing first before they do this as it makes such a mess.
We have been tracing the owner of a cat:eek:. My daughter was out playing when she called at 7 to say she was walking back and that a cat was following her. (I said to my hubby that i bet a cat was following her cause she was petting it) so I told her to just walk and do not look back and it will go away back to its owners. 15 mins later she called again from the top of our road and said that it had followed her all the way to there. I told her to wait and I went to take a look.

It was the biggest, fluffiest pure white cat and microchipped. Anyway we walked back to where it first attached itself to her and after 5 people coming out of their houses and one woman coming with 3 dishes of food, milk and dry food and another with a cat box and another with a lead we rang the vets and they told us to keep it til morning and they would scan it then. Next thing we were trying to get it in the box and two teenagers came walking past and the cat leapt out of the bushes and ran to them. Then it jumped in this girls arms and we heard "freddie - oh freddie". We were so glad they were reunited so that has been our night so far. I could not believe just how many people were involved in that and just how many loving caring people there are out there. Its all blummin animals at the moment for me. Apparently freddie follows anyone that pets him. :rotfl:

di3004

Marshallka what a worrying time for you.

Poor thing, I hope he gets better real soon, and I bet it is very frustrating on why its not healing, and for him to have more ops, bless him.
Your hubby done the right thing, glad he spoken up.;)
Hope it clears up.

That cat awe, he sounds lovely, glad he got reunited with his owners.
That's the thing with cats, he obviously taken a liking to your daughter :A.

marshallka

di3004 wrote: »

Marshallka what a worrying time for you.

Poor thing, I hope he gets better real soon, and I bet it is very frustrating on why its not healing, and for him to have more ops, bless him.
Your hubby done the right thing, glad he spoken up.;)
Hope it clears up.

That cat awe, he sounds lovely, glad he got reunited with his owners.
That's the thing with cats, he obviously taken a liking to your daughter :A.

Yes it is a worrying time as he would not stand being kept in the vets as he is aggressive. My hubby said tonight that the man vet is frightened of him and they have written on their computer that he is aggressive. He has never biten or snapped at any of us in all the 8.5 years we have had him but I must admit at the vets he is very growly and without the muzzle he would most likely snap good style. He can have a week on antibiotics for us as we think another op so soon would stress him too much. I know they wanted to do it tomorrow but they did see our point. I just hope after another one it works cause I will go mad if they have all been for nothing. He will have nothing left of his eye soon as they would have scraped it all away.

ANd the cat, wow what a beauty he was. We kept calling it "she" too. We now ALL know where he lives and apparently he does this often but yes, my daughter would definately get down for a stroke or two and that would be it for a cat like him. Everyone was out of their houses and wanting to help though and that was lovely. So many nice people out there.:T

di3004

marshallka wrote: »

Yes it is a worrying time as he would not stand being kept in the vets as he is aggressive. My hubby said tonight that the man vet is frightened of him and they have written on their computer that he is aggressive. He has never biten or snapped at any of us in all the 8.5 years we have had him but I must admit at the vets he is very growly and without the muzzle he would most likely snap good style. He can have a week on antibiotics for us as we think another op so soon would stress him too much. I know they wanted to do it tomorrow but they did see our point. I just hope after another one it works cause I will go mad if they have all been for nothing. He will have nothing left of his eye soon as they would have scraped it all away.

ANd the cat, wow what a beauty he was. We kept calling it "she" too. We now ALL know where he lives and apparently he does this often but yes, my daughter would definately get down for a stroke or two and that would be it for a cat like him. Everyone was out of their houses and wanting to help though and that was lovely. So many nice people out there.:T

Bless your poor dog, it seems like he senses what is going on, no wonder he is like he is at the vets.....and I agree it must be stressful for himself as it is for you all, he is one clever dog.;)
It breaks my heart to see animals not well, your dog has great owners though and he knows you love him to bits.:A;)

What a lovely cat, and I bet if your daughter had her way, she would like one like him lol.....:D, and to have everyone being so nice, that is lovely :T:T

marshallka

di3004 wrote: »

Bless your poor dog, it seems like he senses what is going on, no wonder he is like he is at the vets.....and I agree it must be stressful for himself as it is for you all, he is one clever dog.;)
It breaks my heart to see animals not well, your dog has great owners though and he knows you love him to bits.:A;)

What a lovely cat, and I bet if your daughter had her way, she would like one like him lol.....:D, and to have everyone being so nice, that is lovely :T:T

Noooo cats here. It would be dinner time for my doggie:eek:. The little one would mother it (although a male but a very camp one at that) and my big one would definately maul it if he had the chance although I do know that cats often win..

With my dog the thing that worries me is the second time he went for this they called him "aggressive" and suggested that we have him PTS if he does not change. They offered us to see a vet behavioural therapist and said that he really needed his aggression sorted. I know he does go wild and we did have to wrestle him like a croc to get the muzzle on (cause he was not used to it) but after some hours of training here it goes on quite easy but he does struggle once its on and has to be pinned down for any vet to get close to him. He can be sedated though and they were worried about whether he would sedate as some dogs don't. He cannot be muzzled though after these eye ops cause the muzzle squashes the eyes so much and it would most probably damage things but he does NEED to be muzzled. I just don't want to have to have him pts because he won't let anyone treat him if this goes on. He is lovely and although not the easiest dog out there and lots would have got rid WE love him too much. I would sell all my belongings for him if needed. He is sitting here now with one normal eye and one stained green eye and looking so sweet as if he knows I am talking about him. I just cannot think of life without him now. I fill up at the thought. He is not so aggressive as they think he is - well not with us anyway. He does not like strangers and finds the vets horrid but I thought most dogs did. They have him all wrong. Their pet behaviourist mentioned the PTS to us.