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[pettec63]

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The male we had died of mouth cancer at 10. He liked to chew. I'd seen that dog bend a metal bike seat. The female was 15. She was slowing way down there the last several months, and then a bag of dark chocolate M&Ms had gotten knocked off the counter while I was outside. She'd wandered back in and knew how to open packages. Not sure how much she ate with such enthusiasm, but it was enough even with me inducing vomiting and getting her to the vet immediately. They tried. Got more out of her and gave her charcoal. Then the seizures started. She just didn't have the ability to fight it. She just wanted to be by me until they got to bad. That was the hardest decision I had to make, but I knew she didn't have long in this world even before that. She'd lost the ability to run in the last month and just wanted to sleep anymore. It was a nice sunny day and I had her out carrying her around like she liked. Held her in the chair feeding her bits of her favorite dried liver treats until I had to go take care of stuff outside. So she had a good last day. All the other animals I've had and lost over the years, she still hurts even a year and a half later. She was my companion for all the Navy cruises my DH went on and spent 15 years sleeping against me. She was spoiled, pushy and demanding. She knew what she wanted and would let you know. She was the sweetest thing and liked old ladies. She'd go up to them and wag her butt until they would pet her, then she'd just hang out with them. She's the only dog that Mom has ever really liked because she didn't jump or lick. And it still makes me bawl to think about her to much.

Ohh that's sad.... but.....GO NAVY!!! NO really I feel your pain, it's good to have a buddy like that to get through those cruises, I don't have to worry about being on one or stayn behind any more!!

 

[pettec63]

Hurray, the coop is now painted barn red. Looks pretty cool and once the trim is one it will hopefully be a beaut.

 

[pettec63]

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How many girls do you have laying now? I have a dozen total, but only 10 are laying. The 2 littler ones are 18 weeks; hoping they don't hold out until spring! eesh. What I don't get, is that I thought first year pullets supposedly laid pretty well during their first winter, not to mention we have sup. lighting in the coop in the mornings. Hrmph.

well at least your GETTING eggs, I have been getting one egg every other day, now and then FOR THREE MONTHS!! My husband made me mad cause he said, they were getting too expensive and if they didn't start earning their keep he was gonna start butchering them!!! How humiliating to own 17 brown egg layn hens and have to go to the store and buy stinkin WHITE EGGS!!!

 

[Hinotori]

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That is a geat picture! Such a cute dog.

 

[pettec63]

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Shyla, you're not the only newbie wondering how the whole winter thing will go. I'd feel better if I knew I had all the wind/rain proofing done. But, I don't. We finally bought the roof panels for the coop, but haven't gotten it on yet, and I have to figure out a way to wind proof 2 sides of the run. It's a massive wind tunnel where my coop sits.

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My friends who are YOUNGER than me have 25-year-old married kids.

This old fart had kids late.

Oh seriously?? come on now! you aren't THAT old!!

lol!

 

[weaveagarden]

Well, I can see I am going to have to come in here more often, or abandon the thought of catching up.

Tonight I just want to say thanks for the WELCOME BACKS from old friends.I am having a bit more difficulty lately with my communication and interaction with people. So you may not hear from me for gaps of time. But I love all of you old friends very much.

Welcome to any new posters.

Chickielady - I love those shipping crates.

I wonder if there is anything like that on the harbor? How did you come to find them?


Oh, I don't think I mentioned my new dog. She is now a 9 month old White Boxer, and she is deaf. Her name is Olga Moon and I love her soooo much. She is a holy terror and drives me more insane than I was.

 

[UrbanEnthusiast]

OK, still got a few questions about Salma. She is recovering amazingly quickly from the attack.

1. How do I know when it's time to drop all the rich, mushy food and switch her diet back to just feed with occasional treats? She's eating pretty well now.
2. How do I know when it's time to integrate her back into the flock? Gertrude the blue mutt has always been our most aggressive hen, but about a month ago during her molt, she got so cranky that she ousted Salma from the top of the pecking order. Ever since then Gert has been very keen to assert dominance over Salma several times a day, including grabbing the back of her neck and mounting her roughly just like a rooster would (Salma's even lost a few feathers on the back of her neck because of it). Now every time we try to let Salma spend a little time with the flock, we constantly have to get between the two of them because Gert can sense the weakness and clearly cannot wait to get a piece of poor Salma and affirm her dominance once and for all (not that it wasn't already affirmed, jeez louise!). I've heard that we need to wait until all Salma's wounds completely heal, but I think she may have a permanent scar on one of her wattles and possibly near her eye. Will Gert eternally peck at the scars? What's the best way to reintroduce Salma and when should we do it? We've been leaving her outside in her carrier for much of the day and the other ones check her out in there. We've also tried locking Gert in the coop and letting Salma hang out in the yard with the other three, which worked well but I'm afraid it may have just ticked Gert off even more. Maybe leaving Salma in the carrier in the coop at night would be a good idea as soon as we're confident she can take the chill?
3. Do we need to do the full round of antibiotics? The only reason I ask is because we are not treating an infection but rather just trying to prevent one, and it seems to have worked. Salma is pretty flighty by nature and as she regains more energy it is becoming increasingly difficult and stressful (for her and for us) to dose her. It's like as soon as she sees the pill bottle her sole purpose in life becomes keeping her beak closed at all costs!

 

[pettec63]

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well lets see, yes that is an interesting dog, I'm partial to brindles, ( I like it more in Boxers tho) LOL!

This is when I first got him in may, I think he was only about 7 weeks, some jerk lady dropped him off by my friends house in Toppenish @ 5 am and my friend said she heard a little kids voice crying NO mommy NO!!

This is with his "coonie" He loved that thing!! a little too much actually cause he chewed the ears off!! so yea, no more coonie!!
I'll get pics of him tomorrow, he's a cone head right now, I knew it, usually most dogs don't have a problem with a neuter, unless they are already notorious lickers, he is like a cat! so yea, I made sure we came home with one, and I knew it, the minute he was put in his kennel and I took my eyes off him he was licking!! so he go the cone!!!

 

[pettec63]

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LOL ! well at least it's not layn around!!

 

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