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What's your solution?
I know this article is old, but nobody commented, so here goes.Does your state not have leash laws? Assuming it does, the old woman possibly broke them. The Pekingese was not properly restrained and probably could have benefited from a harness instead of a collar. I'll admit that I'm the owner of a rescued pit bull (currently undergoing ...
Posted to Heavy Petting by lizakk on December 2, 2008
Thank You!
I'm sitting here contemplating whether to put my 17 year old American Eskimo Malone down. He has endured a number of significant events in his long life, Parvo as a pup where we fed him 7up out of an eye dropper; a recent rattlesnake bite that he miraculously survived; and old dog disease that when another dog would come around on our walks, he ...
Posted to Heavy Petting by fitch on November 16, 2008
Good for Izzy
If I were dying, I'd like nothing better than a friendly cat or dog to visit me.
Posted to Heavy Petting by btraven on September 27, 2008
Lose the girl and dog and find another
Pets are O.K. but I don't want to own one. Many women use pets as substitutes I reckon some men might also), or as compensation while others use them as passive-aggressive excuses to retard intimacy with a member of the opposite sex. It's a convenient excuse that justifies their choices. Prudence, dear Prudence, just keyed on the male thing. ...
Posted to Dear Prudence by WiseMan on March 21, 2008
bashing of veterinarians
I was quite surprised to read the comments and descriptions some wrote concerning their veterinarians. I thank God for the veterinarian I have (and have had for about 18 years now) because in comparison to what some have written, my veterinarian must be a Saint. In case readers are wondering, I do not work for a veterinarian and never have ...
Posted to Heavy Petting by iluvtotrndgs on October 29, 2007
You bought the ticket.....
Having read a lot of posts about many clients feeling that they are put through, or fear, or had a ''guilt trip'' laid on them I have to respond that nobody can make you feel a certain way: you have to buy the ticket for the guilt trip that you take. Of course when friend A's thoughts after bringing the dog to the veterinarian are: ''How ...
Posted to Heavy Petting by Piddlejumper on October 26, 2007
Just Put My Dog to Rest
My husband and I just put our 14-year-old female mutt to rest two weeks ago. We had had her since she was 8 weeks old (estimated by the SPCA where we adopted her), and we mourn her loss. This article struck a nerve because our grief is still fresh and because it casts the pet-vet-owner relationship in purely financial (thus adversarial) ...
Posted to Heavy Petting by strive on October 26, 2007
My story about Sammy and the rattlesnake bite.
A year and a half ago I lost my beloved Weimereiner Sammy to a rattlesnake bite. Here is my story of a shady vet at a 24 hour hospital. We were on one of our hikes in the hills near our home in Orange County, California, Sammy and I. Sammy was likely digging in a hole and unearthed a rattlesnake fresh out of hibernation. Hungry and full of ...
Posted to Heavy Petting by Bob N on October 26, 2007
UNNECESSARY VET BILLS
I agree totally with the article...Another thing that drives me crazy is that when I lived in Los Angeles the vets I delt with with NEVER charged me for that one last shot and visit when I had to put my loved ones to sleep. Think about what a lovely concept that is. You spend tons of money on your babys at the vet over the lifetime of your pet. It ...
Posted to Heavy Petting by JOHNE069 on October 26, 2007
VETS
We recently had a sick lab. The dog spent three weeks in the vets office at about a little less than $200.00 a day. From day one the vet wanted to do an exploratory surgery that would cost 1500 to 3000 to look for a digestive blockage that did not exist. We refused and the puppy four months later is as healthy as can be. When the bill had ...
Posted to Heavy Petting by palmorecw on October 26, 2007

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