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Comments (8)Yes, the whole situation is unfortunate, and yet repeated over and over and over in every corner of our country... BUT, you are doing the right thing! Rabies is fatal. And you CANNOT assume it won't happen to you, or in your area. So as bad as it is to quarantine a stray dog on your porch for 2 weeks - HANG IN THERE. The ONLY alternative is to euthanize it and send it's head in for testing, which indeed you will probably have to pay for. Think about the farm family thats 6 month old lab puppy was found playing with an almost dead bat in the yard. The bat was tested - positive for Rabies. The puppy was euthanized...it had never been vaccinated against Rabies...but they couldn't take a chance with their childrens lives. It was negative. But the kids lost their puppy for lack of a $15 vaccination. Or the family that brought a sickly barn kitten into the kitchen to warm it up and feed it. I bit one of their toddlers in the heel. The next morning it had died...they had it tested and it was positive for Rabies. The child was treated and survived due to the quick action of her parents. Or the teenager that awoke in the night to find a bat mixed up in the sheets in his bed...it tested positive for Rabies...he never knew if he'd been bitten - the bite wound can be so tiny. But he was treated for Rabies. Or the Farmer and his 2 sons that bought a few small steers to feed out on their farm. A week later the vet was called out to treat one that wouldn't eat. Well it couldn't eat, or swallow...it tested positive for Rabies. All 3 had to be treated for Rabies...but THEY'RE ALIVE. True stories from our vet clinic in the past couple years. We process and send in 6 or 8 samples (read dead animals) to the state lab every year. Most are negative. Most are wild/feral bats or cats. But the saddest are the beloved pets...all for the lack of a cheap vaccine. VACCINATE YOUR PETS AGAINST RABIES! Even if they never go outside! In most states it's the law! Can you imagine having YOUR Kitty killed and tested for Rabies 'cause the neighbors 5-year-old brat grabbed her by the tail and Kitty lashed out with a "nip"? Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now...And Cath, I wish you and DH and your stray a clean bill of health. Then you can find a home for...ah, what's her name now? :) Sarah...See MoreStray dog has had her puppies
Comments (31)in our housing colony, a stray dog gave birth to 3 small, cute pups. till 3-4 weeks they were in the temporary shelter made by their mum. when they opened their eyes and started walking, i was very happy and thought that they would come to our quarter and play. after a week or so, one pup(out of 3) came to our house in evening. He sat in the verandah, slept for a few minutes. at that time i was sleeping. my sister told that he slept for a few minutes and then she and my mom came back and they also felt like sleeping and slept for half an hour. When we returned, we saw he wasn't there. we thought he must have snuggled through the openings of the main iron door. At that very night, that pup,(whose shelter had been transferred to a public garage) started weeping. my dad and i put him on a cardboard piece near his siblings and mother and came back. this continued for 2 more days. after that he stopped weeping. i noticed he couldnot drink his mother's milk too.he had become very weak. we did everything for him that we could do, put him with his mother and siblings, covered him with a cloth too. but, even after that, on 14th jan2014, when it was 12:30 PM , I went to check him and found he was not breathing, i shaked him and even put him to another place by hand. he didnot react which he usually did while being placed by hand.then i sadly realised that he had left us... my heart is broken.what to do....See MoreSweet pea and her pups(stray dog)
Comments (7)Thanks for the compliments.Its been mentioned that she looks like she is part lab.I do think there is multiple dads.I know she was with a weimaraner for sure.I guess his might be the brown ones that are turning a gray color.There are 7 males and 2 females....See MoreAnother stray dog...sigh...
Comments (18)Jane, thanks for the article. All I can say is there are a lot of weird people out there. I sent you an email, lmk if you didn't get it. I've never been a dog person, cat person instead (didn't hate them but didn't relate) until I met someone's standard poodle and really liked that dog, and of course now that we have our own dog I won't ever be without a dog again. People who don't know our collie (he is a sable/white smoothie so they aren't sure what type of dog he is, they are thinking Lassie with the long hair for collies) are also afraid of him because he is big. Hah, he gets along great with our cats and they have no problem with swatting his nose if he does something they don't like and he just backs away. Jen, Jane has offered to help me already - I live in north central NC about 15 miles from the VA border...I would love all the help I could get but don't know if you two would be stepping on each other toes and duplicating effort. So I will wait until I hear from Jane since I'm not sure where she is located. Thank you for your caring both of you. I will say however I am willing to drive this guy pretty far to find him a home. I just need detailed info on what to do from experts and I'll do it. The lab is energetic. He leaps straight up in the air when we first get him out of his fenced in area with dog house in the am. Too bad people don't realize that their dog can help them with their exercise program...my dog exercises first with my husband with his bike ride (my husband shattered one leg a few years ago and has pain with walking but can ride a bike) and then after that I walk with the dog at a fast pace. Helps us both with our hearts (my husband has high BP and I have high cholesterol, nearing menopause), hopefully avoiding osteoporosis for me also, and just feels good. We are lucky to be in the country and have woods to walk in near our house. Karen...See Morebulldinkie
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