I don't see steak mentioned anywhere in the article. :(

gopher321: Indolent: gopher321: #11 - Do not shave the words "Kick Me" into your pet's fur.

I remember seeing this guy with a chow-chow. He had gotten a poodle cut for the chow. The dog looked like something designed by Dr. Suess.

Did you feel the urge to kick it? I would've. Or at least the owner.

You should have kicked him in the nuts, slapped his face, and taken his mancard.

Indolent: He had gotten a poodle cut for the chow.

Piker.

Indolent: gopher321: #11 - Do not shave the words "Kick Me" into your pet's fur.

I remember seeing this guy with a chow-chow. He had gotten a poodle cut for the chow. The dog looked like something designed by Dr. Suess.

A nazi?

AbbeySomeone: gopher321: Indolent: gopher321: #11 - Do not shave the words "Kick Me" into your pet's fur.

I remember seeing this guy with a chow-chow. He had gotten a poodle cut for the chow. The dog looked like something designed by Dr. Suess.

Did you feel the urge to kick it? I would've. Or at least the owner.

You should have kicked him in the nuts, slapped his face, and taken his mancard.

I disagree.
Being hilarious is very manly.

#8 is news to me, but good to know

/hates cats
//kidding

FTA:

10. We wish you'd call us for medical advice. "Calling our office is free," says Eleanor Lenher, DVM.

Bullshiat.
I am yet to talk to a Vets Office who would answer even the most rudimentary question without a "Schedule a Visit with Us".

Hell, sometimes they even refuse to oblige with advice even if you just left their Goddamn office.

This article was largely common sense. If anything was new to you, you have no business having a pet.

FlyingJellyAttackConfectionary: #8 is news to me, but good to know

/hates cats
//kidding

Hmm,, feral cats digging up flower beds, pissing everywhere, available planting space.

*notes*

Asterix: FTA:

10. We wish you'd call us for medical advice. "Calling our office is free," says Eleanor Lenher, DVM.

Bullshiat.
I am yet to talk to a Vets Office who would answer even the most rudimentary question without a "Schedule a Visit with Us".

Hell, sometimes they even refuse to oblige with advice even if you just left their Goddamn office.

This article was largely common sense. If anything was new to you, you have no business having a pet.

Asterix - I hope I can encourage you to keep looking for the right vet. Not only does my vet's office offer advice over the phone (after asking appropriate triage questions), they are sympathetic to the relationships. For example, I recently lost a 15 yr old cat as he needed dental surgery that he might not make it through, and from the blood tests likely had kidney issues that would need attention if he did. Unfortunately, my furry friend was put to sleep.

The entire vet's office individually signed/messaged a condolences card. Of course, not all of them knew my cat, but they know animals, and they know the love their caretakers have.

Don't think all Vet offices suck. Some are actually doing their work because they love the animals, and respect their owners.

Keep looking for the right vets office. They are out there.

#11-We may need to do diagnostics that are not included in the cost of your exam fee.

Please be prepared that if you bring me an animal that hasn't eaten in three days and can't use her hind legs, even though the receptionist quoted you $40 for the exam, I'm probably going to need to do more than lay my healing hands and eyes on Fluffy to help her...and I will need to charge for it.

\this is especially true if she "hasn't needed to see a vet since she was a pup!"

We wish that you'd regularly brush your pet's teeth.

Try that with a cat. Good luck.

Asterix: FTA:

10. We wish you'd call us for medical advice. "Calling our office is free," says Eleanor Lenher, DVM.

Bullshiat.
I am yet to talk to a Vets Office who would answer even the most rudimentary question without a "Schedule a Visit with Us".

Hell, sometimes they even refuse to oblige with advice even if you just left their Goddamn office.

This article was largely common sense. If anything was new to you, you have no business having a pet.

Sounds like you need a new veterinarian. At my office I would say 60% of the medical/husbandry education I do is over the phone (for free), with well over half of those people being non-clients.

/Is on duty at her emergency veterinary hospital right now.
//Really getting a kick, and all that.

Asterix: FTA:

10. We wish you'd call us for medical advice. "Calling our office is free," says Eleanor Lenher, DVM.

Bullshiat.
I am yet to talk to a Vets Office who would answer even the most rudimentary question without a "Schedule a Visit with Us".

Hell, sometimes they even refuse to oblige with advice even if you just left their Goddamn office.

This article was largely common sense. If anything was new to you, you have no business having a pet.

We have a winner!

Asterix:

This article was largely common sense. If anything was new to you, you have no business having a pet.

True. But as a vet, it's amazing to me how many of my clients ignore common sense. I've had people step outside to confer with their breeder to make sure I was making medical sense, for example. And another breeder tell the owner we were lying to steal their money (Despite the positive parvo test sitting on the table next to the booklet that explained how it worked). Common sense is not nearly as common as you'd think.

Another client kept replacing cast padding that their dog was eating and refusing to put a cone-collar on because it was "cruel". And the eventual anesthesia to get the padding back out of his stomach apparently wasn't.

Another client let the dog chew its splint off, then put an ace bandage on a broken leg and waited three days before coming in (while letting the dog chew on the splint, and biatching about having to play for a new one when they finally came in).

So... this article should be stapled to the head of everyone buying/adopting an animal from here to the end of time.

tiamet4, NimRod of Asclepius, and bonehead800

Too many Farking vets... ;-)



/married to a vet who doesn't Fark.

There is a gene called "FOXP2", that is shared by most mammals. Humans have a mutation of it, that makes it far easier for us to talk, in several ways. I want somebody to put the human version of this gene in a smarter breed dog embryo. Just to see what happens when the puppy grows up.

Clete Orris /married to a vet who doesn't Fark.

How unfortunate for you.

NimRod of Asclepius: Clete Orris /married to a vet who doesn't Fark.

How unfortunate for you.

Well, I meant she doesn't post on Fark. She does the other thing just fine...

Asterix:
This article was largely common sense. If anything was new to you, you have no business having a pet.

This article came from Woman's Day. I wouldn't expect too much. They have articles about how to put lipstick on.

Clete Orris:

Well, I meant she doesn't post on Fark. She does the other thing just fine...

I assumed as much. Just being snarky. :)

She's a bit wrong on one of those. I have known pets that were simply very fluffy. My mother's cat *LOOKED* much bigger than my cat--but they weighed about the same. Mine had short fur that laid down, hers had long fur that to a fair degree stood up. I knew one other cat that was a bit heavier but looked much bigger--at least an inch an a half of fur standing straight up.

More EMT-ish type stuff but:

#11 If your dog eats something they shouldn't have a tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide will bring it back up in a hurry. Only do this for things that will do less damage coming up than staying in. (i.e. some things need to be surgically removed)

#12 If your dog gets into anti-freeze... see #11 and then grab the closest bottle of liquor and give him a shot or two (or three) depending on their weight.

I have no idea if this is a good idea with any other species of animal.

Ideally you're doing this with a cell phone in the other hand talking to the vet.

IANAV... just knew a lot of vet students at TAMU and slept at a Holiday Inn.

NimRod of Asclepius: Clete Orris:

Well, I meant she doesn't post on Fark. She does the other thing just fine...

I assumed as much. Just being snarky. :)

I know. But, being a guy, I just had to make sure my manhood wasn't threatened publicly. :-)

/we all have expectations to live up to

RandomAxe: Clete Orris

Hey, I call a cat a cat, and I know one when I see one.

Seriously, she's a cat. She just happens to be black.

And I suppose you have a good number of black cats, too...

Clete Orris: Clete Orris:

I know. But, being a guy, I just had to make sure my manhood wasn't threatened publicly. :-)

/we all have expectations to live up to

That works out, because being a woman I like to emasculate men.
/or something like that...

CasperImproved: Don't think all Vet offices suck. Some are actually doing their work because they love the animals, and respect their owners.

Keep looking for the right vets office. They are out there.

There is a good vet in Austin TX named Jan L Anderson.

When I was unemployed she removed a cancerous tumor from my 2-year-old cat on the cheap, for only $250. I am employed now and give all my business to her. And my 6-year-old cat is purring away at my right side now.

thesandbender: IANAV... just knew a lot of vet students at TAMU and slept at a Holiday Inn.

IANAV, but I stayed in one last night. ;-)

NimRod of Asclepius: Clete Orris: Clete Orris:

I know. But, being a guy, I just had to make sure my manhood wasn't threatened publicly. :-)

/we all have expectations to live up to

That works out, because being a woman I like to emasculate men.
/or something like that...

Stating that in public could really ruin the dating scene or sex life, you know..

Clete Orris: Clete Orris:


Stating that in public could really ruin the dating scene or sex life, you know..

I don't think the women I date care one way or another how I feel about men, so long as I'm not farking one (and I don't mean posting to a news aggregate). ;)
/Doesn't really hate men.
//Just resents their lack of boobs.

Clete Orris: tiamet4, NimRod of Asclepius, and bonehead800

Too many Farking vets... ;-)



/married to a vet who doesn't Fark.

No wonder you're so cranky. Dude, sorry for your lot.

NimRod of Asclepius: Clete Orris: Clete Orris:


Stating that in public could really ruin the dating scene or sex life, you know..

I don't think the women I date care one way or another how I feel about men, so long as I'm not farking one (and I don't mean posting to a news aggregate). ;)
/Doesn't really hate men.
//Just resents their lack of boobs.

Pics or it didn't happen. ;-)

/some women don't have boobs, either...

AbbeySomeone: Clete Orris: tiamet4, NimRod of Asclepius, and bonehead800

Too many Farking vets... ;-)



/married to a vet who doesn't Fark.

No wonder you're so cranky. Dude, sorry for your lot.

Please read the following from an earlier post above:

Clete Orris: NimRod of Asclepius: Clete Orris /married to a vet who doesn't Fark.

How unfortunate for you.

Well, I meant she doesn't post on Fark. She does the other thing just fine...

Thank you for timely posting ;-)

TFA left out the important one:
It is not only ok to feed dogs RAW MEAT, ORGANS, AND BONES... it is much better for them, AND cheaper!! (no sarcasm, no satire, no cryptic smiley here)

Dogs are carnivores. Dry food gets most of its protein from vegetable matter, and mostly grains. Wolves do not eat grain. A lot of dogs end up with lifelong allergic reactions (like skin itching) that is actually an allergy to grains, and all you need to do is stop feeding them dry food.

Dogs do not get salmonella from raw chicken. I can't really back up why, but the point is, they don't. Ever. Just keep it properly refrigerated first.

Dogs can (and should) eat RAW chicken bones. They need the marrow. The dangers of bone splinters is only for COOKED bones, not raw. There is no reason to cook meat before giving it to a dog. They digest the raw stuff just fine!

You'd think raw meat is expensive, but run the numbers. Dry food, if you get the cheap, big ~30lb bags, is $1-$1.33/lb. A 10lb bag of frozen raw, unseasoned chicken leg quarters is $0.55/lb normally, but lots of places put it on sale over and over at $0.28/lb as a store's "draw". You can get gizzards, livers, organs, etc which are oddly more expensive, but will still be, at most, $1/lb.

There are places which sell prepackaged frozen "raw meat diet" for dogs. It's ridiculously expensive (I've seen it online at like $10/lb!), completely unnecessary, and frankly more risky than tapping food already intended and sold "for human consumption" which is highly regulated. And after all, I mean, look at that melamine poisoning problem. Those dry food suppliers slipped that one right past the regulators no problem. In fact, they've probably been doing it for years to fool the protein test (that's what it was used for- it made crap with low nutritional value read as high protein) and only got busted when they screwed up the concentration to highly toxic levels. There's STILL only limited protection against that, or any other type of contamination in dry and canned food, regardless of the name brand or price.

Raw. Raw is good. And believe me, dogs LIKE raw chicken. Your dog wants raw chicken!

If you don't believe me, talk to a real breeder. Like a family who does it as a lifetime occupation with great care. Lots of them do raw meat exclusively.

bmihura: CasperImproved: Don't think all Vet offices suck. Some are actually doing their work because they love the animals, and respect their owners.

Keep looking for the right vets office. They are out there.

There is a good vet in Austin TX named Jan L Anderson.

When I was unemployed she removed a cancerous tumor from my 2-year-old cat on the cheap, for only $250. I am employed now and give all my business to her. And my 6-year-old cat is purring away at my right side now.

Glad you have a vet office like mine (the others in the office all reflect the vets demeanor), and that's a good indicator for people docs also BTW that they will take care of you and your loved ones right.

In my case, I'm overdue a month in paying the "closing" costs for the pet I had to put to sleep... but my vet knows I'm due to have my other cat get his annual shots. They sent me the condolences card, and haven't billed me.... That's a good vet's office.

But as I said, the same thing goes for people doctors. The good ones are out there. You just need to look for them.