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[Sweetlilbaby]

if you dry the carpet with a heater, you will probably never get the stains out, just FYI

So sorry about your service dog! (Did you self-train him or get help from Dana Babb at Paws-Ability Center in Fife? I heard she is awesome) . What breed is he? Is he on grain-free food and does he get fish oil? If not, those things greatly help!

I'll bleach the carpet it's white LOL.
Demon is 7 years old Greater swiss mountain dog/lab I got him as a puppy and had a "trainer" help me. But I cannot find that dog trainer anymore and can't find her name anywhere. I'm guessing she was just someone making extra money training dogs but she was really good at it. Demon is on prey model raw diet, plus fish oil. His meat he's been on has been organic.
He's the biggest reason i got muscovy ducks. They are a large meat bird and hatch out like 20 ducklings at one time.

 

[hallerlake]

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I'm sorry about Demon. Hope he does well. And you too.

Russ
Would the advice they give people who have had heart attacks about diet, exercise, and asprin do any good for Demon? You really are caught between a rock and a hard place.

 

[Hinotori]

OK I may get in trouble here but it won't be the first time.

I have had a couple people ask about buying some of my metal work at the Monroe show. SO here is the deal I will NOT BE set up as a vendor. I WILL NOT have all of my stuff there. However I will try to bring as many "REQUESTED" items as I can fit in the car.

I will be bringing some NO MESS CHICKS !! but would like to have an idea approximately how many I need to make. Also have Kim for one plant/bell hanger.

So IF ya have any requests PLEASE PM or e-mail me. looking forward to seeing ya at Monroe !!!

Thanks a bunch. Those bell hangers are super sturdy. I've been having an issue with cats climbing up the post and getting in the hanging plants.

 

[Hinotori]

Ok so last nigt when Firewifejess posted the 5 pictures of her cute hen and chicks and I was looking at them on my phone (mobile version). The second picture down was of a naked woman

. It drove me crazy that no on else could see this. I even got out of bed and checked if it was that way on my computer but it was not. I woke up DH to show him just so I know I was not crazy

, then I took a picture of my phone so that when I woke up this morning I knew (if it was gone by morning) that I was not dreaming or anything.
Well it is still there on my phone.
So I covered the parts that were showing so ya'll could see what I saw. The black is what I covered, the rest is just how it was. I tried to put it in one of those hidden "Warning Spoiler" things but it would not let me......






I still don't get it..... Why on my phone and not any one else?

Virus? I run AVG on my phone. Mobile virus are rare, but they are out there.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

Would the advice they give people who have had heart attacks about diet, exercise, and asprin do any good for Demon? You really are caught between a rock and a hard place.

I actually gave him an aspirin when he was panting and cooling him off didn't stop the panting. I thought maybe he was in pain and the aspirin would help it. The vet said I probably saved his life by giving him the aspirin.
Demon is in perfect physical condition aside from having a heart attack. The vet told me that looking at him it's most likely just his age. Why can't large dogs have a longer life span?
Demon is already on the best diet a dog could have. It's just sort of wait and see with him. I'm hoping that it's a long time before that happens again. I hope he lives for several more years. My husband is on vacation and I sort of wonder if stress can bring on a heart attack in dogs. I know my husband being gone for a week has stressed the dogs. Dogs always think when you leave you're never coming back, well My husband left and didn't come back. I wish I could get them to understand he'll be home tomorrow.

 

[FirewifeJess]

I was gonna say it seems like a virus too. Bummer.

I'm on my way with the kids to visit Rainmom at her home. Can't wait! We're gonna go to the Grange in Issaquah to check out the shop too. Neither of us has ever been there.

If anyone wants to plan ahead, I will be getting rid of my EE Martha (who lays a light blue/green egg) soon, if anyone is interested. She's hawk colored with a gray beard, very calm. $25

I also plan to keep only a few of my babies. In 2-3 months after they feather in and I can see who I want to keep, I'll be selling off (most likely):
1 EE
1-2 Barred Rocks
1 Speckled Sussex

If anyone wants to tentatively claim any of them, let me know. They should all be laying by early summer.

 

[Hinotori]

So I'll be going to Monroe even though I may have to go alone. DH may or may not have to work that weekend, but he's going to try and get it off.

My girls have been laying pretty good finally. Up to an average of 13 eggs a day from the large girls. Not very good from 29 girls in there, but there are still 5 young ones that aren't laying and 2 molting. I'm giving a bit more to figure out which ones aren't laying. The EE girls have passed 2 years old now and have gone through 3 molts.

My ameraucana rooster has been doing his best to try and mate a different girl each time. From what I've seen when I cook eggs or give the dogs some, he's been doing a good job. I really need to get him some help.

So my wannabe broody went all flaky on me and got off the nest after two days. I hadn't given her the eggs I wanted hatched. I have my bluest EE eggs and the wheaten and blue wheaten eggs waiting for one of the silly things to sit. Even the silkies are thumbing their beaks at me.

 

[walady944]

Just received my first baby chicks from hatchery; they all look pretty good except for one that was at the bottom of the heap and has a gimpy leg - think I have read to somehow use a bandaid and wrap it or something? Anyone have any advice for this baby? She does not want to eat or drink and continues to go off in corner by herself. Worried she will not make it if I cannot fix the foot.
thanks,
Lynn

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: Well given more time I could probably build a no kitty version! IN fact if ya like Dragons I have the solution.

 

[ChickAudie]

Maybe this isn't the place to ask this but i think several of you have kids. Any ideas how to get the smell of vomit out of a carpet? Also how to get the stain out? I rent i cannot replace the carpet because the landlord seems to be scared i'll put a carpet in that might stain or something. The carpets are white. Why do they even make white carpet? Why would a landlord put white carpet in? I mean seriously?
All i can think is maybe rip that carpet out if i find some used carpet cheap and not say anything to the landlord. maybe it's wrong but it's a white carpet with half of that rooms floor stained pinkish red. My niece had a tall glass of powerade (red) before bed. *sigh*
I tried vinegar last night to keep the dogs away from the room and take the smell out. After the smell of vinegar was gone it went back to the puke smell. I tried lysol, Perfume, mens spray deoderant, Carpet shampoo..... All of them wore off quickly going back to the smell. it's just so gross. Any ideas? I'm not a mom I don't know how to clean this up.

Hey Sweetlilbaby, I see that nobody mentioned the "Holy Cleaning Trinity". I have a huge household and what I use for stains and cleaning (everything) is a combination of baking soda, (down first) then heated white vinegar, and most importantly, hydrogen peroxide. I let this fizzle out then bot it up with a white towel. Works better than bleach in the laundry too, it's better than oxyclean and Spray n' Wash. IMO. We have a glass top stove, and it gets the burnt on crud off like magic!

My 12yo Aussie made it through his neuter ok. The tumor was isolated to the testicle. So we should get a few more years out of him.

Glad to hear it! I will be praying that you get to love on him a while longer

thanks, My mom said the same thing sort of. She said if vinegar didn't work to dissolve baking soda and add a few drops of peppermint essential oil. then vacuum up the next day. Right now I have a heater blowing on that floor because I want it to completely dry before i wet it again. We have a sugar ant issue. anytime a room stays wet to long they end up all over.


Last night was eventful and expensive. My Service dog had a heart attack. The emergency vet gave me two choices. Take him home or have him PTS. He said that Demon is fine to work as a service dog still. That a heart attack at his age is typical. It's old age. He's a 100 lb dog and 7 years old. It's just sad I really don't know what I'd do without him. It was expensive visit considering the vet looked at him, took a bit of blood listened to his heart and told me it's a heart attack. The blood test results should come back in a week or two. Because dog heart attacks aren't high priority to get back test results.
Even if he gets to where he cannot work I am NOT having him PTS if he is not in pain. Today he seems okay. He's real playful, but he's begging for food drinking from the toilet...
For those with dogs that don't know the sign of a doggy heart attack the vet said to watch for panting when it's not hot, being lazy or overly tired, a rattling sound when breathing, stretching more then usual, and a fast or loud heart beat.
Demon had all of that last night. it's why I rushed him in, He was panting and i had the doors open to cool him off but he was still panting like crazy so I took him in. I thought he had something wrong with his lungs or a high fever. But no it was his heart. makes me want to cry. He helps me in so many ways, he is very protective of my chickens, his size makes me feel safe when home alone. Then he is trained to help me with my balance, alert to my anxiety attacks before i have them (so i can take my medication to prevent them), Wake me from nightmares, remind me t take my medications, and to body block (keep people from pushing against me).
Service dogs must be physically done growing before training for balance assistance. And they have to be large. Large breeds take 2 to 3 years to finish growing. When demon passes on I'll have to try to find a large breed puppy and go 2 to 3 years without a service dog. I'm going to end up with so many broken bones from falling.

Oh, that is such sad news, poor Demon

I do hope that you can find another service dog, he sounds very special. I have family that raises golden retrievers as service dogs, but it doesn't sound like they are big enough. I know my DH wants to get a Tibetan Mastiff (

) but I love big dogs too, so he doesn't have much of a fight with me.