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  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    edited October 2014
    4 hours to go....my eyes are already getting heavy and my walk got cancelled when they came by to tell us that a pack (herd?) (group?) of feral hogs are running loose in the streets.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    LadyRN76 wrote: »
    That's rough....Lasix for heart failure in canines?

    In this case, it was Lasix, Pimobendan and Enalapril. Radiographs show a cancer in the chest.
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    Had to look up pimobendan.
    Vasotec and lasix...we use them quite a bit.
  • catb58
    catb58 Posts: 239 Member
    How sad about the dog. :(
  • catb58
    catb58 Posts: 239 Member
    Feral hogs? Never heard of them running loose in a town. Is that a normal thing in your area?
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    Yes ma'am. They are a huge problem in our part of the state.
  • catb58
    catb58 Posts: 239 Member
    Truly, that's fascinating. :smile: They had coyotes running wild by my sister's place in AZ and I've lived places where there were wild dogs, but never thought of hogs running feral.
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    edited October 2014
    They are dangerous and destroy lands, crops, and will kill. They don't care. They're beyond a nuisance at this point. We actually have "hog hunts" in several towns/counties where people travel in to kill them. We have coyotes and wild dogs as well.

    That's what happens when you live in the middle of nowhere.. :laugh:
  • catb58
    catb58 Posts: 239 Member
    I live in the sticks, but the main thing I see is herds of deer grazing in my back yard. One of the neighbors has a tree stand in the woods out behind my house where he can use his bow. We have a few opossums, skunks, foxes...but nothing like the hogs. I like the idea of the hog hunts. Do they give the meat to orphanages and such? That's what they do when the cull the herds of deer in the city where I work.
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    Most of the meat is inedible; unfortunately. I am grateful to hear there are areas still that have not been infested by them. We actually have businesses and and outfitters that all they do for a living is go to ranches and kill hogs.
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    Y'all have a great one! See ya on the flip side!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Welcome to another weird night in the veterinary ER. A gal calls in who breeds Samoyeds. One of her neighbors brought her a dog that she found and said, "I think I found one of your dogs." The only problem is, it's not a Samoyed. It's a Bernese Mountain dog. They are only about 100 lbs different and don't even have the same color scheme. Oh well. The breeder was wondering if we could find the owner from the rabies tag but it was from a clinic who doesn't share their rabies info with us.
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    LoL....nice...hope you find the owners, though. Can you not just call them and they contact them?
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    No phone number or microchip. Just the rabies tag number and a clinic name.
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    No, can you call the clinic and tell them what you have and they call the owners? Surely they will work with you!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    They are closed until tomorrow. The dog is going to have to spend the night at the neighbors house.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Love the eyes photo by the way. :smiley:
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    wow...all of the vets here have on call personnel for things like that; but I guess it's not technically an emergency and the pet has somewhere to go.

    How is the rest of your night?
    And ahem ahem...it's your turn.
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    sufferlandrian wrote: »
    Love the eyes photo by the way. :smiley:

    Thank you. I got called creepy on a different thread..it was funny. That wasn't exactly what I was going for; but hey, whatever floats your boat.

  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Really? They are gorgeous eyes.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    The problem with treating pets is they can't tell you what they just ate to make them throw up. The advantage to treating pets is they can't lie so you don't have to worry about telling you something that leads you astray. Working on a Yorkie now that is a magnificent dog. He is 12.3 pounds and has a very level personality. I wish they were all like this. I wish he could tell me what he ate, but I'll get him turned around anyway.
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    I know breesie is coming later tonight...looks like it is just you and me for awhile, though. I think we work too much...lol

    And thank you.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    If we keep this up people with think we created the thread just for us. LOL :laugh:
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    I'm good with that...

    oh oh oh... Did you know the latest medical emergency is to come screaming through the ER doors..because you cut your thumb...wait for it ...wait for it...on a Coors pop top can and you can't get it to stop bleeding.. ***sigh***
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    ROFL!!!!!
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    I keep telling myself...one more night after tonight...lol...

    I'm not sure what he was more worried about in the end...his beer or his finger.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    I'm pretty sure by the time you guys were done, it was his beer. :smile:
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    Yeah, I think he was more mad over the tetanus shot. LoL...
    I'm sure he's wherever enjoying his cold beverages...and opening them just a little more carefully now.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    I'm sure he is telling his buddies that he is drinking for medicinal purposes as a pain killer.
  • LadyRN76
    LadyRN76 Posts: 4,275 Member
    LMAO...so true. Now maybe I can get...wait for it...wait for it...reports done! BOO :s

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