N. writes: >My only concern is that after reading it, heartworm
infestation of a dog sounds like an almost impossibly unlikely event
even during periods of sustained warm temps.<
Well, down here in Texas, whenever a dog comes into rescue, the first thing we test for is heartworms -- you can just about assume that a dog that's been out and about, no matter the weather, is going to be infested, some of them just horribly. Way too few people know or care about protecting their dogs (and outdoor cats). Even when we get a good freeze, you can bet that, when the next warm day comes around, we'll be plagued by skeeters again. There are just too many hidey-holes for them to be killed off. The times I've spent in upstate NY, I didn't notice any marked lack of skeeters either, despite the harsh winters ... Heartworm treatment often just has to be part of the foster/rescue process, and one of the reasons we work so hard to raise money ... believe me, prevention is a lot cheaper, and a LOT less hard on the dog!
My depreciated $.02 ...
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Thursday, January 03, 2008
"furry buzzsaws"
F. writes:
"Face it. What we have are "furry buzzsaws." The answer is to try and
anticipate items that may be destroyed and protect them. This
generally means crating unsupervised house dogs until you know
(or think you know) the dog is truly house safe."
LOL! Who would anticipate that Mr Rowan would be so taken with my fuzzy leopard-print slipper that he would pull it into his crate, totally mangling it in the process?? My dogs aren't even CRATE-safe!
Both boys have discovered that they can drive me completely batty by rearing up and "digging" at the storm door from the back yard. With Ghost, that includes ripping up the siding and wood and concrete step. I inevitably capitulate and let the miscreant in. Putting Ghost in the pen in the yard results only in huge holes in the chain-link. Yummy delicious!
Miss Congeniality is much more civilized -- when she wants in, she sits outside the window nearest me and "howls." Since her howl sounds like a grizzly bear about to disembowel its prey, she can be pretty persuasive.
She has turned out to be an enthusiastic counter-surfer, but has not yet joined Ghost or the cats at the top of the refrigerator. Her specialty is more subtle - hypnotizing me with her soft, angelic eyes to leave a full plate unattended for just a quick moment ...
Never a dull moment!
"Face it. What we have are "furry buzzsaws." The answer is to try and
anticipate items that may be destroyed and protect them. This
generally means crating unsupervised house dogs until you know
(or think you know) the dog is truly house safe."
LOL! Who would anticipate that Mr Rowan would be so taken with my fuzzy leopard-print slipper that he would pull it into his crate, totally mangling it in the process?? My dogs aren't even CRATE-safe!
Both boys have discovered that they can drive me completely batty by rearing up and "digging" at the storm door from the back yard. With Ghost, that includes ripping up the siding and wood and concrete step. I inevitably capitulate and let the miscreant in. Putting Ghost in the pen in the yard results only in huge holes in the chain-link. Yummy delicious!
Miss Congeniality is much more civilized -- when she wants in, she sits outside the window nearest me and "howls." Since her howl sounds like a grizzly bear about to disembowel its prey, she can be pretty persuasive.
She has turned out to be an enthusiastic counter-surfer, but has not yet joined Ghost or the cats at the top of the refrigerator. Her specialty is more subtle - hypnotizing me with her soft, angelic eyes to leave a full plate unattended for just a quick moment ...
Never a dull moment!
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