Pets

[Matt]

Honestly, I’m not sure I’d do as much for my kids so I may be a poor example.

[Tago Mago]

@Matt said in Pets:

I may be a poor example

It's a tough and thankless job, but somebody's got to do it

[Mizmazzle]

The endoscopy went well and I got the call this morning saying I can bring Carl home!! Beyond relieved to have him back with me. No lymphoma so that is incredible news. No explanation for the enlarged spleen. Guess that’s something we’ll need to keep an eye on moving forward.

He seems really tired and is resting. I know I’m tired as hell myself.

Driving home!!

[Mizmazzle]

Thanks everyone for being a sound board when I needed one!!

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

@Mizmazzle great news and fantastic photo, made my day

[Tago Mago]

@Tago-Mago said in Pets:

@Matt said in Pets:

I may be a poor example

It's a tough and thankless job, but somebody's got to do it

Also @Matt , not many people could pull it off with as much style and panache as you. Keep up the great work!

[SKT]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot said in Pets:

@Mizmazzle great news and fantastic photo, made my day

What he said ^

[ARNC]

@Mizmazzle love those smiles and it sounds like a good outcome. I guess I’d feel tired if someone had been rummaging around inside me!

[flannel slut]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot said in Pets:

@Mizmazzle great news and fantastic photo, made my day

What he said ^

what he said x2!

[Oaktavia]

Carl looks happy with his Pop!

[ROman]

@Mizmazzle said in Pets:

Maybe I’ve overshared a bit. Sometimes the forum meets the need of just venting into the ether!

I Suppose these are disturbing and grotesque costs and lengths we go to for this mutt we love so much.

But, pet insurance + no kids + profound loyalty = a dog that gets the best I have to offer.

Granted, if the care I can give him leads to a healthy future, not just dragging out his life for my own selfishness.

I totally agree.

[Matt]

I would totally get pet insurance but pit bulls are excluded. Free dog from the pound - pet insurance + kids = cross our fingers she doesn’t get too sick.

[Mizmazzle]

@ROman good man!

[Mizmazzle]

@Matt I see the way you fawn over Ava. She makes your heart into puddin’ and she’d fight tooth and claw for you same as you would for her…

Is a shame the stigma Pit Bulls get though.

[Matt]

True, I love her… but when I was lying in the ground with my entire upper arm in another dog’s mouth she was running in the opposite direction. This bitch is on her own.

[Mizmazzle]

@Matt is this true story?? I thought the Pit Bull genes would send her straight into defense mode??

My buddy has an African Boerboel. This thing is freaking massive and more than a little intimidating. I stopped letting Carl play with him when they were both 7 months old. That dog attacked the sprinkler guy at my buddies house yesterday. Guess he opened the door somehow, rushed out into the yard and ripped him up pretty good. My buddy spent the whole day in the ER with the dude. 9 bites and some seriously opened up flesh. Brutal.

[Matt]

100%. Whenever she sees a stranger she rolls into her back for a belly rub. She doesn’t care if they’re wearing a hockey mask and brandishing a machete in the woods. She plays like a pit bull but she’s all bark.

[Matt]

The one that got me was a neighbors pit. I don’t know its history but the neighbor is a dick so I can guess. We’ve had Ava since she was 6 mo so she’s been showered with love, attention and treats every day for her whole life. She thinks of us as her family, not her masters. I’ve got no complaints. I didn’t invite an 80 lb animal to come live with me just so I could treat it like shit. I don’t get people.

[EdH]

The ‘dog test’: how you can tell if you had a good weekend:

[Mizmazzle]

^ so true!!!