Put my animal * up* ???

where would you suggest I put him????  He was an indoor cat but managed to escape.  Ate through 3 or 4 screens to get to the * wild *.  It was in his blood.  He was found in a field and I rescued him. 

That's what some cats do.  They kill birds.  Period.

But you don't need to worry about the birds anymore, because the cat left one day and never returned.  He was completely white.  He left around Halloween and was never seen again.  My daughter worried for months and wrote a story about him to the local newspaper hoping to get him back.  Did not happen.

Maybe a bird ate him.  Would that make you feel better?

• Wild kingdom in my back yard! - Misha
  • Loved all the nature stories! Good stuff. - Misha
    • Yea, Misha.... - Peace
  • Snakes mean one thing to birds...... - baby eaters
  • Neat story! My husband called me last night on my cell to tell me sm - MQer
    • Speaking of cats getting birds...sm - GLF
      • I had a cat who once caught a bird... - Peace
        • My cat Molly jumped out a second story window - MT in MT
          • WOW that is impressive - Peace
        • I have a cat that does that!!!!! Jumps up to 6 feet - and catches them in mid air/
          • And that is ok with you? - Zoe
            • No, we're not out there saying come on - kitty and get that bird......sm
            • Cats eat birds. - MT in MT
            • Put my animal * up* ??? - Peace
              • No, not feeling better- had a dog - Zoe
                • no, not an exotic cat - Peace
                  • My older girl, Emerald, walks around like an old lady but - Zoe
              • Maybe it was a bird - a hawk! - Misha
      • You were surprised she got it? A cat's instincts for birds, especially, are sm - OP
        • I'd want to slap - sm
          • Thank you!! And to top it off, they dug holes to get under the fence onto OUR sm - OP
        • I can't say that's what dogs are suppose to do...... - sm
        • You wanna mess your cat up for good? - Hayseed
          • That's so funny! sm - GLF
            • All the above are why my loving - Gabby
              • I hear you. I feel so guilty...sm - GLF
                • We found a little ferel cat at some dumpster - sm
                • Your heart is in the right spot - Gabby
    • Nest - ER MT
      • Small birds keep nesting in my ferns on the - front porch...so sweet to watch
  • awwwwww - justme

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There is no animal control in many rural areas. 

At least, not if they're like the ones around here. I have called them a couple of times for large dogs roaming loose in the neighborhood and they said they would drive by when they got a chance but if the dogs weren't there at the time there was nothing they could do. Even when I told them, they're here right now and will probably be here a while, I never saw the Animal Control vehicle come by either time.

This is a different situation, of course, but if the dog is receiving food and water I really don't think Animal Control would do much.

I understand that you do not want to bring an animal into your home that would make your cat uncomfortable. If you can keep the dog company in his yard or bring him into your yard (as suggested below) that might be a good alternative.

Maybe you could keep an eye out and try to find out who is feeding the dog and talk to them about some kind of alternative, or at least find out when the owners will be back.

I can't believe people treat their pets this way, just to save a few dollars. For a dog as small as a Sheltie, boarding isn't all that expensive. I did a quick on-line check since it's been a while since we boarded our Pom, and most places listed $12/night for small dogs.  A small price to pay, in my opinion. 

i agree that we needed to know about this.  there are some deceived and warped people that would sacrifice animals in evil ceremonies.  a relative of ours had a puppy turn up missing and later it was found with its heart cut out.  sick, sick, sick,

To those of you speaking about how pits are so evil, I have two things to say...

1.  Any dog is capable of that behavior.  We have two dogs and one is a search and rescue dog and both are very loving... but you should never ever underestimate a dog no matter what.  they are still animals and they still respond according to their instincts in certain situations.  ALL ANIMALS have this capability.

That being said...

2.  So if you outlaw pits, who's next?  What animal species will be evil incarnate after that?

Basically, it all boils down to the owners, the training and the language the animal gives off in certain situations.

For example, my friend recently told me that someone she knows put their golden to sleep because it bit their child.  When they euthanized the dog, a technician made the incidental finding that one of the kids had shoved a pen into the dogs ear.  They came to the realization that this is why the dog had bitten, but no one ever even tried to sit down and figure out what had happened... nope, the dog is just put down.. no questions.  You know, I would have torn that kid in two myself if that had happened to me, so its the kid and not the dog.

Go to a dog language class, take some training and learn some things before condemning an animal to death for "instincts" that supposedly only that breed has.  Its ridiculous and completely ignorant.

We have a Basset hound puppy, around 7-8 weeks old; we've had her a week now and she is going absolutely NOWHERE with her potty training.  We are trying to crate train her, but she just can't get the idea.  We take her out on a regular schedule, feed her on a regular schedule, and make sure she poopies and pees before she comes back in, but it never fails that she will, at least once a day, poopie in her crate...SO DISGUSTING! I'm at my wit's end and ready to give her up, but she's sooo adorable, I really don't want to.

Of note, I am not a huge animal person, can take them or leave them, but she stole my heart and I love her! I seriously am looking for some answers here. 

it is short but so sweet. 

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2008/cat-adopts-bunny-p1.php

All right, I hope you all don't think I'm a sicko, but I have to admit something.  I am attracted to my daughter's boyfriend.  He is only 15.  He is 6 feet 2 inches and about 180 lbs.  No I am not in love with him or anything like that.  I just find him very physically appealing.  I dreamed about him last night.  Maybe it's pheromones.

I can only think of 2 other times in my life that I have had this intense physical attraction to someone, and both times it has hit me completely unexpectedly.  (I've not even felt it with my husband really.)  It never surrounds any suggestive conversation or even flirting, but I just feel an intense physical attraction.  It's not lust, though.  It's very different. 

Don't worry y'all, I would never do anything stupid or immoral and even if I was the type of person who would, there is no opportunity for that. 

Anybody else experience this type of attraction?  Am I describing a reaction to pheromones? 

Oie.  We adopted a very sweet what we think is a lab/retriever approximately 3 years old from Animal control on Thursday.  I think she's way older than 3 and not healthy.  I finally got a good look in her mouth today and her teeth are a mess.  She hasn't eaten more than a handful of food since we got here and I couldn't figure out what the problem was.  I don't think she can eat solid food comfortably.  Also, she was coughing Thursday night.  Friday morning I made an appointment for the vet because I think she either has Kennel cough or pneumonia.  She is coughing until she throws up now and has done so more times than I can count. It is just huge globs of mucous.  She also has a nice itch issue going on.  I called Animal control and they say she wasn't coughing/puking/itching when they had her.  Maybe she's allergic to us. Has anyone had a dog with kennel cough?  Any ideas on making her more comfortable until her vet visit on Monday?  We are going to keep her and make her as healthy and happy as we can but I'm really annoyed that Animal Control didn't notice anything going on with her, especially her poor teeth.

Thanks for letting me vent.  I'm off to clean up the floor, again.  

The best way is to run an ad in a newspaper. I always use the neighboring bigger city newspaper and have had wonderful success.  I also run what we call 'e-mail campaigns' with pictures and information, also with success.  ALWAYS ask for a reasonable fee.  Our adoptions are $90.  There are good people out there looking for older, settled dogs...just got to get the information to them.  If you do go this route please really listen when you are on the phone with them.  If they start talking about having wanted a young dog or puppy, they are not the right choice.  State in your ad the age and temperament.  Also, the prospective adopters come to my house and visit the animal first with the knowledge that it is a meeting only....to see if they like the dog and if the dog likes them.  Again, it has never been a problem.  Good luck.

Why do they keep animal babies in the zoo nursery? Their mothers are in the zoo. It seemed so inhumane to have them alone in an isolette or crib with a warmer.~   :(

turn him in as soon as possible. People like that do not deserve animals.  Someone ought kick him once in awhile. 

Call the Animal Protection Society in your area immediately.  I can't stand people who abuse animals and someone who knows this is being done and not doing anything about it is just as bad

My son forwarded this message to me.  I checked it out and it is legitimate. All it takes is a click - no cost to you at all.  Let's help these animals!

Animal Rescue

Hi, all you animal lovers. This is pretty simple...
Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Animal Rescue Site is
having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their
quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected
animals.

It takes less than a minute (How about 20 seconds) to go to their site
and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals'
for free. This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate
sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to
abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising.
Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com

On Sunday, I was working when white fur flew by my window.  On further inspection, I see neighbors in front yard observed ~five~ dogs running around the street, from house to house.  I got them into my garage ASAP so none would be hit by a car.  Placed ad in paper fully expected a response by an owner who had left the gate open - but, nothing.

Right now, they are in my backyard.  Three males, two females, all under 10 lbs.  None neutered.  Two of the males are attacking a third, older male.  Separating them has led to one howling in distress in my garage. 

In the meantime, my 2 dogs and 2 cats are in distress from this.  I feel so bad as I am now looking at the call to the SPCA and it is hearbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking.  In fact, I am near tears. 

I had a vision of us all living reasonably well together until I could find homes with them but I am faced with the realization that it is too much for me and I feel like a failure.  There is an animal rescue group but even they are overwhelmed with stray animals.  In fact, one that I have is a stray that I was fostering and kept as she fit right in.

My sister's first dog was an AKC standard American Eskimo she got from a no-kill shelter.  He was supposed to be a show dog, but wasn't *perfect*, so his original owner considered him a worthless mouth to feed and left him at the shelter.  For my sister's family, he was a beautiful and loving pet for many years.  You will pay for the necessary shots and probably to have your pet *fixed* as well as perhaps a bit of a mark-up to support the shelter, but you will have a healthy pet, and you will get the one you see.

My sister's current dog is an AKC Pomeranian she got from a Pomeranian rescue organization.  Again, she got a beautiful and loving dog.  His original owner had decided that he was just too much trouble.  If I remember correctly, the rescue service had pictures of available pets on their Internet website.  Again, there was a good-sized fee to cover having him checked out by a vet and *fixed* with again probably a bit of a mark-up to support the organization.  She had to drive a ways downstate to get him - they would not just ship him.

My sister considered the fees reasonable.  As she says, it's a reminder that this is a living creature whose life has value, not a toy to be played with for awhile and then discarded.  I hope you will be as fortunate as my sister has been in whatever way you find your pet.

to die.  He's a black lab named Maverick.  I just adopted him from the animal shelter in my town a week ago.  We brought him home and he was healthy and happy the first couple of days and then he took a nasty turn vomiting, diarrhea, not eating.  I took him to the vet and the tested him for parvo which was positive.  They gave him some antibiotics and a shot of a antiemesis medication.  I took him home to try to nurse him on my own, but they told me his chances weren't good.  He was basically starving to death right in front of my eyes.  He drink water and vomit it right back up.  He was getting weaker by the hour and had to be carried down off the porch to go into the yard.  Finally, I just couldn't put my kids through it anymore.  So I called the vet this morning and took him back in to them.  They were going to put him on an IV but his prognosis is grave.  He was vomiting up blood and has bloody diarrhea.

The vet just called to tell me he felt it was best to euthanize Maverick and wanted my permission to do it.  I just hate that this happened!  The vet has been trying to console me telling me he hates that this happened to and that he has tried to tell that animal shelter that they have a problem down there with unhealthy animals, but no one will listen.  The kicker is it is run by the city police, it's part of the animal control department!  So who do you report them to in that situation?

Anyway, I just wanted to tell everyone before you adopt from any animal shelter or human society, make sure the animal is healthy.  Make sure the shelter tests for diseases and gives your animal all the necessary immunizations! 

This has been a horrible ordeal for my family.  We lost our family dog five years ago to liver toxicity and liver failure due to bad flea medicine.  I refused to get another dog for a long time.  I finally made the decision to adopt another dog and this happens.  I think for now I'll just stick with the cat we have and leave it at that.  We are just a little emotionally scarred right now and I'm so upset that my kids had to through all of this!

The animal shelter said they would refund my adoption fee that I paid.  That's nice and all, but that doesn't make this past week go away.

Anyway, I just wanted cry a little because I know a lot of you guys are animal lovers/owners and you all know my pain.

Thanks for listening.