Pets
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This is Steve.
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I knew it! The little s.o.b. is in league with the Prince of Darkness. Not you, Giles-apparently there's an other Dark Lord. ???
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To those of you Stateside:
I signed up for www.ccwsafe.com because I conceal carry a pistol. Its an insurance program where if you defend yourself they will represent you in a criminal and civil lawsuit. Found out something interesting: they will also give you legal representation if your dog defends you in a self defense situation (as well as any defensive weapon of opportunity, including bare hands).
This is huge for my wife and I. While we live in a nice neighborhood, we occassionally get some shithead that capitalizes on the fact that we don't have much of a police presence. We walk our dogs every night after dark, and it does weigh on our minds if someone comes after us, our Rottweilers will likely come to our defense (they have twice, though no blood was shed). We don't want to risk our dogs being put down because they were doing the right thing.
Just a PSA in case someone else here thinks about that.
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You just like them because hippos are ill-tempered, aggressive monsters that kill more people in Africa than any other wild animal.
And because they're vegetarians. I know how much you love vegetarians.
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So interesting fact, while hippos in the wild are aggressive, because Fiona was born in captivity and had to have 24hr a day monitoring due to being born 6 weeks premature, she imprinted on humans. She gravitates towards them at the zoo when the crowds line up to get a glimpse of her.
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Has anyone ever had a dog develop an abscess for no apparent reason?
On Sunday we noticed my girl dog had a change in gait. On Monday, we noticed that she was limping sporadically and was lethargic. We immediately took her to the vet. Somehow, it literally took me, the vet and the nurse ten minutes to notice the fist sized abscess on her left shoulder (she's kind of a lumpy dog).
They drained and irrigated it yesterday morning under sedation, and there's a silly straw sticking out of her shoulder now, but the weird thing is there's no evidence of what caused it. No bites, no scratches, nothing.
Genuinely looking for some insight here. Would like to avoid this ever happening again.
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Has anyone ever had a dog develop an abscess for no apparent reason?
On Sunday we noticed my girl dog had a change in gait. On Monday, we noticed that she was limping sporadically and was lethargic. We immediately took her to the vet. Somehow, it literally took me, the vet and the nurse ten minutes to notice the fist sized abscess on her left shoulder (she's kind of a lumpy dog).
They drained and irrigated it yesterday morning under sedation, and there's a silly straw sticking out of her shoulder now, but the weird thing is there's no evidence of what caused it. No bites, no scratches, nothing.
Genuinely looking for some insight here. Would like to avoid this ever happening again.
Any kind of tiny scratch can result in an abscess. It's just down to luck. If enough bacterias get inside the body that they overwhelm the local defenses, you get an infection. Those bacterias are typically staph, and they live on our bodies, so there's not much you can do to get rid of them. An abscess is actually the less worrisome kind of infection because it's localized and easy to take care off. Cellulitis is rather worse I think.
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Foreground - Silver Gilt Tatzer given by Queen Victoria to the original occupier of our house
Background - TigerMore background. In 1844 the King of the French was on a state visit to England, his departure was delayed as a heavy storm meant that he could not get out to his royal yacht. So The Queen and her party who were accompanying the King kicked out Thomas Grants (the Portsmouth Navy Victiually Superintendent and first occupier of our house) house guests and had a meal (in the room I am typing this) here. Once the storm had subsided, the King sailed for France, and Queen Vic and co (Prince Albert Duke of Boot etc left). As a present for his hospitality, the Queen gave Thomas Grant the Tatzer.
We knew of its existence and actually knew who had it. A few years ago at a party here, Paula was bold (pissed) enough to ask if she could buy it. The answer was no. A few years later she received a phone call telling her she could buy it after all (and at the same price the seller had originally paid for it "because it belongs in your house"). Paula gave it to me as a surprise Birthday present a couple of years ago.
