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[Hinotori]

I want to pull my hair out. Got info back from the vet on demons blood testing and x-rays. His heart is enlarged, they said it means that was NOT his first heart attack. His blood came back with stuff i didn't really understand as i was crying after being told about his heart. I feel like I failed him by not seeing that he had heart attacks in the past.

His gums are white but the vet suggested keeping him in his normal routine because going to the vets office will stress him. And to let him live out his natural life unless he shows signs of pain.
So basically I have to some how deal with knowing that I am watching my dog die. I hope demon lives for another year. I want to make the last of his life the best that I can. He's already spoiled with a prey model raw diet. Not sure what else to do to spoil him.

I'm so sorry. It really hurts when you know they don't have long and you treasure all the time to help fight the tears after they are gone. I still cry when I think to much about Fiery and it's been 2 years.

I give my dogs dehydrated liver as a treat. It's raw, just dry. With all the nasty things in treats it's hard to find something good that they like.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

I'm so sorry. It really hurts when you know they don't have long and you treasure all the time to help fight the tears after they are gone. I still cry when I think to much about Fiery and it's been 2 years.

I give my dogs dehydrated liver as a treat. It's raw, just dry. With all the nasty things in treats it's hard to find something good that they like.

Demon is on a raw diet because he's allergic to dog food. Corn, soy, wheat and "unknown" The unknown leaves me scared to treat him. I usually use cheese as treats with him. or even cooked egg diced up.
I still morn the loss of Duke (my first dog) and Chance (my second dog) and am upset for rehoming Buddy (my nieces dog when she was living with me). Buddy started growling at me when my niece left and didn't come back. Found him a new home and he hasn't had any issues. Think he blamed me for my niece not coming back or something.

I am kind of glad now to be getting my mother in laws dog. Because it's set in stone we're getting him. His name is Buddy (sort of bothers me i've already had a buddy). Well I am glad to be getting Oscar a playmate so that when demon does go Oscar wont be so lonely. I know he will still morn the loss of his brother, But i think it will be easier for him to have another dog around when it happens.

 

[Farmin Momma]

FM- I love my little gun; it's a S&W .22 long rifle handgun. Tiny and cute and perfect for my purse

My SIL carries her gun in her purse to. I refuse to, it will always be on my hip because if someone grabs your purse then they have your gun to.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

My SIL carries her gun in her purse to. I refuse to, it will always be on my hip because if someone grabs your purse then they have your gun to.

that reminds me I need to get my permit to carry a weapon. I want to get a holster to carry it on my hip. My husband wants me to carry it in my purse. But twice someone tried to take my purse. Currently I carry pepper spray and my purse is heavy with change. DO NOT grab my purse. Grab at it and I will pepper spray you then beat the crap out of you with my purse until my arm or back hurt so bad that I have to stop. then i'll pepper spray you again before i call the police.

 

[JoeK1961]

What kind of set up. do you have outside for them. Are you just moving them to a garage and keep them in a broader with a heat lamp on them than yes. But if you want to put them in a coop than no. I hatch out chicks keep them inside for a few days under a heat lamp. Than they go to my milking room in a broader with a light and top so the heat stays close. I have a top that has wire on it and than I have a hole cut in so we can ease and lower the light, than on the wire we in ave cut wood so it can lay on it. I can send you a picture of what I'm trying to say later ( if I can find it ) Let me know if you need more info, I also try to use alfalfa pellets under them so I just toss it into my garden or field, white shavings are good to. Now with that all said we all have our own way of doing it.

Our chicks are in a brood box with a heat lamp in a spare room right now. We want to move the box and chicks to our back deck, they won't be
going into their coop for quite a while.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Got my bantam Splash Laced Red Wyandotte from Cloverleaf's son and got it under my broody without issue, in daylight. Just waiting for eggs to hatch from AyeUpChuck, hopefully tomorrow.

 

[Zgoatlady]

Our chicks are in a brood box with a heat lamp in a spare room right now. We want to move the box and chicks to our back deck, they won't be
going into their coop for quite a while.

Sending you a pm

 

[ChaeBird]

I'm so sorry. Lots of love to you and Demon. It's so hard to know that time is approaching when all you can do is be there with them.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

checked a dozen of the eggs shipped to me. All seem okay for being shipped except one had the air sac at the wrong end. It was packaged the right way, in the incubator the right way... small end down. I cracked it that one wasn't fertile anyway. So no loss. The 6 white ones i checked were all starting to have very fine red lines in them (veins). Excited. Only a few days into incubation. Was only checking to bring the number down a bit if there were any to messed up to incubate.
in a few days i'll check more of them.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

I'm so sorry. Lots of love to you and Demon. It's so hard to know that time is approaching when all you can do is be there with them.

Thanks. I am trying so hard to keep my mind off of it but I can't. I know if I'm sad he'll feel it. I want to be happy because when I'm happy he's happy. He'll be with me forever. When a dog comes into my life it gives me a piece of it's heart, when it leaves it takes a piece of mine.
Plus I have learned so much from demon. It's just now I need to find another dog to at least train to alert me to my dizzy spells before they happen, my anxiety attacks and all that. and it has to be good around people. Oscar does everything but fears people. Hoping that Buddy (we're getting soon) will learn from oscar to alert me. he's a people dog. Loves everyone.