Also, all necessary ~ma for Homer.
I fed off a flowerperson, and I spent the next six hours watchin' my hand move.
Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Fred Pete - Jul 13, 2012 9:15:23 am PDT #13639 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
brenda m - Jul 13, 2012 9:18:15 am PDT #13640 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
But there are shelters that take in (and care for) harder-to-adopt animals and/or animals with medical issues. Hubs and I volunteer at a shelter that takes in FIV+ cats -- possibly the only one in the DC area. They tend to find homes more slowly, but people do adopt them. And they're able to live normal, healthy lives.
Oh, for sure. In fact, the woman who posted that link runs a foundation (started in honor of her own horribly injured shelter dog) that does nothing but fund medical care for shelter animals so that rescue groups can take them on. Darby's rescue gets a ton of their animals from Diane. But the volume of animals is so unfuckingbelievably high that there just isn't a happy ending for all.
Jesse - Jul 13, 2012 9:22:37 am PDT #13641 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
what is the treatment if the vets sees what she thinks she will on the ultrasound?
Prednisone. She thinks it's some inflammatory bowel something, but I guess it's good to make sure he's not riddled with tumors or something.
brenda m - Jul 13, 2012 9:23:54 am PDT #13642 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Prednisone sounds not too terribly bad. Go infammatory bowel something!
Also, Homer, take your pill.
Jesse - Jul 13, 2012 9:24:36 am PDT #13643 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
brenda, I have definitely gotten into fights on the internet defending kill shelters. Oh, even worse! It was defending adopting pets from kill shelters! I realize everyone does what works for them, but it just seems like such an obvious call to get a pet from the pound.
Jesse - Jul 13, 2012 9:25:29 am PDT #13644 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Prednisone sounds not too terribly bad. Go infammatory bowel something!
Yeah, that would be fine! And apparently you can get prednisone as an injectable. I am currently laughing thinking about my cat with 'roid rage.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 13, 2012 9:28:05 am PDT #13645 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The thing is, there are kill shelters, and I doubt people who work in them are all gung ho "kill the animals". It sounds like Diane does all she can to love the animals, even if she knows they will be euthanised, and to make their last days good ones, and that takes a strong person, as I imagine it hurts her heart every time, but she still does it so the animals can have a few days of love.
msbelle - Jul 13, 2012 9:45:12 am PDT #13646 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
When I am an empty nester I will adopt old ugly dogs so they will have a decent last few years.
Anne W. - Jul 13, 2012 9:47:04 am PDT #13647 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
When I am an empty nester I will adopt old ugly dogs so they will have a decent last few years.
The local stray rescue group here has a fostering program for geriatric and terminally ill animals so that they can have just that - a final year or two in a comfortable, loving home.
ChiKat - Jul 13, 2012 9:50:06 am PDT #13648 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
it just seems like such an obvious call to get a pet from the pound.
I got my previous cat from a kill shelter. It made me very happy thinking I saved one. Current cat came from a no kill shelter. Honestly, I don't really care as long as people adopt from shelters.