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duluthralphie said:
Hopefully, they are all doing life sentences..
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You know better than that. You have been part of the political process and law enforcement. You know the prisons are not big enough to hold them all and that the system is too corrupt to even try to take care of all of them.
 
R2elk said:
I don't pick them up. I do this at ground level and usually in a corner. It helps to decrease the struggle if they don't feel open air under them.

Ralphie said to use Dux (Duck) tape to add insult to injury. I like using electrical tape since it is much easier to get back off and doesn't tear as easily as duct tape.

To facilitate matters, have your jar of salve, Vaseline, etc. open and in a reachable position before you start. I release one leg from my left hand and smear on the salve of choice on the free leg with my right hand and repeat with the second leg. The smoother everything goes, the easier the repeat applications will be.
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Ok, so duct tape is out. Darn! Thanks, @R2elk (and Ralphie!)

I think I will have help within the next day or so to wrestle with him. Tommie is not mean or aggressive - just very bulky.

I did not do anything today because of these other ongoing "dog ate her flea collar" problems (and more). But I think we are now past the worst as of this evening - since all the plumbing is working again.

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I also lost a poult night before last - no feathers, no nothing. One of the 3-month-olds. Was inside the shed on a roost with its momma and sibling - was gone yesterday morning. So I put Momma outside in the big run with the remaining poult and where she has a number of places to roost. This morning, the last poult was gone.

After this past week, all I can do is shake my head. Frustrated, angry and sad all at the same time

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@memphis - I didn't mean to not answer you the other day about the dog.

I'll never buy another flea collar - not with this dog. She was a stray in Baltimore that someone found/rescued from a druggie. My sister (another one with 6 more to choose from) ended up fostering since the dog place is overflowing. She posted posters with area found and description. Some lady showed up, said it was her dog, had pictures that matched down to the two front crooked teeth, medical records for shots and spay, said it had been stolen, took it home. Two hours later, the lady brought the dog back and said it wasn't her dog.

Personally, I don't think the dog was stolen - I think they dumped it because she ate everything that wasn't nailed down. Brought the dog back with the excuse it wasn't her dog. I guess it gave her a free pass to tell the neighbors it wasn't her pet and a way to still get rid of her.

She is a Bischon Frise (according to the vet), about 20-25 lbs, and so far since I have had her here, she has eaten a complete dog bed, a dozen toys, a blanket, two towels, and her peepads.

Anyway, apparently, some flea collars can be extremely poisonous if ingested. She had tremors, seizures, and was uncoordinated and barely able to walk. Hence, the trip to the emergency clinic.

She had already been reduced to sleeping in a crate at night with no bed, no blanket, no toys, etc. So, I guess she was bored and ate the collar.
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