The Pet Thread

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

Still waiting on the pathology report. They are culturing out the tissue samples they took to see what grows. Apparently that takes 10 to 14 days.

CT scan showed some mild to moderate scarring in her lungs from the pneumonia. She also has inflammation in her lungs and lower airway, consistent with a chronic bronchitis. Once we have the pathology results back we can formulate a treatment plan.

We already decided that we will throw meds at this, but that's it. No more scopes and scans and procedures. It's just too much for her to go through. We will keep the antibiotics at the ready in case she comes down with it again and hope they work. But no more rushing her to the ER vet where they plunk her into an oxygen chamber for 5 days. If / when she comes down with Pneumonia again if the antibiotics dont remedy it, we will have to do the right thing by her and end it. it's terrifying knowing that it's coming but not knowing when. She went nearly 10 years between pneumonia episode 1 and 2. But then episode 3 was just 4 months after episode 2. In all cases she was totally normal in appearance, then barely able to breathe in a matter of just a few hours. So it comes on in the blink of an eye. all we can really do is be happy that she's happy and comfortable right here, right now, today. Tomorrow we will worry about tomorrow.

What you're doing is absolutely correct living the day now with Bella, tomorrow is unimportant and can wait.

[TXSTYLE]

My little girl keeping me company while Daddy works.

[vanguard8]

Originally Posted by Maynard

Our local cat saving group is pushing the 'TNR' solution for feral cats - Trap, Neuter, Release. It is really more like "feed and get to know them; collect and fix as many as you can; return the ones nobody fell in love with back to the outside (the ones that are so feral they won't tolerate being with foster families). A really great program, part of the push to achieve total no-kill nationwide someday.

We used to help with this on Fire Island. The "Summer residents" would go home & leave kitty....

Pic: a local mom on our boardwalk.

[megf]

I "torture" our dogs for Holiday pictures every year as well.

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by megf

I "torture" our dogs for Holiday pictures every year as well.

Looks a lot like mine.



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Toasty

[Lady Jane]

Paws and licks from mine to yours.


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[Bruuuce]

holiday theme, Ill play, LOL





they were good sports for a min or two

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Bruuuce

holiday theme, Ill play, LOL

they were good sports for a min or two

Cute cats and cute pics.

And yeah, cats don't like it when you dress them up. lol

[DETRoadster]

Meet Hank. He's not our pet. My wife saw a Facebook plea for help from his owners who needed to travel to Hawaii for a family emergency and their dog sitter bailed on them. Being a softie my wife volunteered us without asking questions. He's a super sweet dog and we really like him but……..

It turns out Hank is 10 months old, not neutered, and not house trained. He constantly is trying to hump our 2 female dogs. We also have to keep him in a diaper at all times otherwise he pees on anything in sight. When he gets excited he pees. When he gets scared he pees. When you pick him up he pees. The diaper is great for containing the pee but only covers his boy bits. His ass is totally exposed. He recently discovered it's fun to shit under the Christmas tree.

[TiMSport]

^^^^
A big Merry Christmas to you guys!

[infinitekidM2C]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

Meet Hank. He's not our pet. My wife saw a Facebook plea for help from his owners who needed to travel to Hawaii for a family emergency and their dog sitter bailed on them. Being a softie my wife volunteered us without asking questions. He a super sweet dog and we really like him but……..

It turns out Hank is 10 months old, not neutered, and not house trained. He constantly is trying to hump our 2 female dogs. We also have to keep him in a diaper at all times otherwise he pees on anything in sight. When he gets excited he pees. When he gets scared he pees. When you pick him up he pees. The diaper is great for containing the pee but only covers his boy bits. His ass is totally exposed. He recently discovered it fun to shit under the Christmas tree.

Humping your dogs, shitting on the Christmas tree. Keeper that.

Family emergency eh? You'll never see them again.

[dizz81]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

Meet Hank. He's not our pet. My wife saw a Facebook plea for help from his owners who needed to travel to Hawaii for a family emergency and their dog sitter bailed on them. Being a softie my wife volunteered us without asking questions. He a super sweet dog and we really like him but……..

It turns out Hank is 10 months old, not neutered, and not house trained. He constantly is trying to hump our 2 female dogs. We also have to keep him in a diaper at all times otherwise he pees on anything in sight. When he gets excited he pees. When he gets scared he pees. When you pick him up he pees. The diaper is great for containing the pee but only covers his boy bits. His ass is totally exposed. He recently discovered it fun to shit under the Christmas tree.

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

^^^^
A big Merry Christmas to you guys!

Thanks bud. I'll send you one in a mason jar.

Originally Posted by infinitekidM2C

Humping your dogs, shitting on the Christmas tree. Keeper that.

Family emergency eh? You'll never see them again.

Good God I hadn't considered that!

He took a dump in my home office today while I was on a Teams meeting interviewing a potential new hire. What can you do?! it's not like I could turn my camera and mic off and take care of it. Not like I could say "Sorry, your employement history is super interesting but there's a steaming pile of dog shit on the carpet next to me that I need to tend to. Hold please..."

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

Thanks bud. I'll send you one in a mason jar.



Good God I hadn't considered that!

He took a dump in my home office today while I was on a Teams meeting interviewing a potential new hire. What can you do?! it's not like I could turn my camera and mic off and take care of it. Not like I could say "Sorry, your employement history is super interesting but there's a steaming pile of dog shit on the carpet next to me that I need to tend to. Hold please..."

LOL. Hard pass on that one, pal.

Oh and as infinitekidM2C stated, you might be screwed. They didn't have the balls to surrender that poor thing to a shelter so they dumped him on you guys. Looks like you got a festive "yule log" or logs just in time for the holidays.

[TiMSport]

DETRoadster , you ought to get one of these ornaments for 2021. Your story inspired me to find this.

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

DETRoadster , you ought to get one of these ornaments for 2021. Your story inspired me to find this.

As long as my feces and urine covered story can bring some laughs, it's all worth it.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

As long as my feces and urine covered story can bring some laughs, it's all worth it.

It put a smile on my face, so yeah.

I just took my recently adopted kitty in today to get spayed. Poor thing needs to recover over the next few days. Seems okay though, a bit wobbly when attempting to walk when I got her home due to the drugs.

[vanguard8]

This golden is ~ 10 wks old.
(not mine)

[vanguard8]

Early morning.

[Dang3r]

Battlefield Bibo just back from recon

[Tommy-G]

My coworker looking at me like whats so freaking funny??
"Oh just DETRoadster and a flaming pile of....nevermind"

Thank you for the laugh, I really hope the family was honest b/c those stories break my heart thinking of the dog wondering why his family left and never came back for him