Pet Store and Pet Ownership Horrors -

[Pinkamena Diane Pie]

Our Labradors will consume vast amounts of horse shit from our fields or if they can get it the manure heap where it's nice and rotten. You can always tell if that's been puked up anywhere in the house by the suicide inducing stench that pervades the entire property.

Should I feel glad that my dogs are too picky to eat shit. But they DO drink pee.

I had a dog eat a rabbit whole, and throw it up on my rug. We didn't even try and clean it, we just rolled the rug up and threw it out

My dog grabbed bunnies but didn't hurt them. He grabbed two babies one time and not a scratch on them. The other time he grabbed a bigger one with fur. It was small. It screamed and he got scared so he put it down and licked it.

His brother, however...he got it, broke it's back by mistake (he has a bigger jaw and he can't control is as well) and dropped it trying to fix it. He didn't eat it, but he started honking for DAYS because the rabbit haunted him. Rabbit fur irritated him apparently.

 

[Ido]

Sorry to necro the thread but shit fucking blew up. I have a headache and I'm very emotional but I need to just get it out.

I took ^him off my relatives hands. The poor baby has really bad metabolic bone disease, he just started being able to move maybe a millimeter every few hours (if that, but it's something) and the only way I can get him to eat is to shove a bit of food into his mouth as he twitches. I let him soak a bit in the morning and at night, and I've been trying my best to make sure he's as comfortable as possible. I've taken him to two pet stores and a vet to get their opinions on him (I trust all the people involved), it's unlikely he'll be able to walk normally but he's improving. He's been getting better and I'm proud of the little guy, he's such a little trooper... but the relative I took him from doesn't think he's that bad, that I'm doing anything special, that she can do it better than I can, and has even told me. Multiple. Fucking. Times.

I was gonna stop at that, I had it all typed up yesterday, I got scared off of posting but then shit hit the fan.

I'd almost lost him about five days in, I'm pretty sure the MBD and the stress of a new environment just got the best of him. I told her this, she said "Maybe it's because you took him out of my house", her house is disgusting, she has emphysema and can't even breathe in the damn thing because she never fucking cleans. She's said that she can do shit just as well as I can, when all she's done is pinch at his (by a vet's own admission) "atrophying" legs instead of working them and making him stand up on them, as well as hanging him by his front feet at the top of his cage.

She's been trying to tell me that he's been doing so well for her, he was standing and everything was fine, trying to rub it in my face that she can do what I've been doing, even though she's had him for 3 years, he's had to go in for two different rounds of calcium shots btw (and it was only after my insistence that she even took him to the vet).

My family is going through a war, everyone's fighting with each other over the stupidest of shit (this relative is in the middle of it, instigating it all) and today she texted me, called me insensitive for taking him "under the guise that she was gonna get him back" and it hurt her, he's been in her family for three years now. She claimed it not to be a money thing but when I got on the phone with her she threatened to sue me, I told her to go ahead. I told her I'd pay her for him, she said $800, I said what ever it took, she then refused. We struck up an agreement after we calmed down a bit (I was crying), I'd get to keep him for two weeks and we'd take him to the vet to let them decide.

A few hours later I decided I couldn't do, I was way too stressed, if he was just going to relapse it would be better to not have to suffer for much longer, so I called her up and told her to come get him. She brought her neighbor (who's father just passed away two days ago and shouldn't be dealing with this shit) and blamed me, "I was just starting to find a positive him being with you, but you couldn't even give me a day."

I feel like shit, but I'm done with her.

My heart was just in pieces yesterday so I texted her about him this morning... and she told me that she was sorry, that I was right and he'd be better off with me. She's taking him to the vet tomorrow to get him checked out, I wanna hope it's just for a check up after mean-ol' Ido had him rather than something else. I assume he's stressed out again, going all the way back to her house and what not, I just hope he can hold on a little while longer. I've been texting her everything I can think of to make sure he's eating and comfortable. It's not a definite but it sounds highly likely that I might get him back, fingers crossed guys.

 

[Lackadaisy]

Our Golden Retriever ate an entire bag of Hershey's Kisses, foil and all. Other than shitting the foil for the next couple of days, she was fine. She also ate an entire gingerbread house once, with the only evidence being an M&M stuck to her nose. She lived a long life too -- 15 years.

 

[on a serious note]

Our Golden Retriever ate an entire bag of Hershey's Kisses, foil and all. Other than shitting the foil for the next couple of days, she was fine. She also ate an entire gingerbread house once, with the only evidence being an M&M stuck to her nose. She lived a long life too -- 15 years.

A few days ago, one of the bully coated antlers I gave my dog splintered, which he inhaled of course before I could take it away from him. After a trip to the vet confirming no obstruction, they just gave him some pills and said that he would poop the shards out. (The shards...)

His mouth keeps writing checks that his ass can't cash.

 

[SpacePanther]

My mother-in-law's dog, when she and my father-in-law were still together, brought a baby bunny in and dropped it on the arm of a chair my father-in-law was sitting on. She has also just brought in a pair of bunny ears...she likes bunnies.

 

[RV 229]

I'm frustrated with my mom for not taking her dog in to get euthanized. She keeps checking every day when the dog naps to see if she's "still breathing". The dog is deaf, has cataracts, walks like she's got bad arthritis, and spends most of her time asleep. Like, damn if you think a dog has health problems that severe, take them to a vet rather than apathetically letting them suffer to death.

 

[Forever Sunrise]

My dog grabbed bunnies but didn't hurt them. He grabbed two babies one time and not a scratch on them. The other time he grabbed a bigger one with fur. It was small. It screamed and he got scared so he put it down and licked it.

His brother, however...he got it, broke it's back by mistake (he has a bigger jaw and he can't control is as well) and dropped it trying to fix it. He didn't eat it, but he started honking for DAYS because the rabbit haunted him. Rabbit fur irritated him apparently.

Huge dogs can have surprisingly gentle jaws. We keep chickens and have two large dogs, an Alsatian-type and a Newfoundland cross. The former ignores roosters, but is utterly fascinated by hens. He quite frequently tries to sniff or lick them, with no apparent malice. Fortunately they're also an incredibly laid back breed, and thus don't panic when a giant dog tries to put a paw on them.

We also had a Rottweiler years ago who once decided to grab a three-week-old chick in her mouth. And by 'grab' I mean 'completely engulf to the point we were certain she'd swallowed it'. Then we yelled at her, and she opened her mouth and it just fell out again, completely unharmed. This same dog used to hoard eggs as well, and could easily carry two in her mouth at once from one place to another, without so much as cracking their shells.

 

[Rabbit Bones]

Mars was massive... she was some kind of chow mix and she weighed about 120 pounds. Apart from the time she ate a dead rabbit and yacked it up, she was so gentle. She'd try and catch birds and squirrels, but once she had them she had no idea what to do with them. She got a squirrel one night, and just stood there whimpering while it scratched her mouth up and freaked out. I had to pry her mouth open to make her drop the squirrel, and she was so happy it was gone. I miss her.

 

[ActualKiwi]

Mars was massive... she was some kind of chow mix and she weighed about 120 pounds. Apart from the time she ate a dead rabbit and yacked it up, she was so gentle. She'd try and catch birds and squirrels, but once she had them she had no idea what to do with them. She got a squirrel one night, and just stood there whimpering while it scratched her mouth up and freaked out. I had to pry her mouth open to make her drop the squirrel, and she was so happy it was gone. I miss her.

Yeah, with a lot of dogs they just love the whole chasing-things bit, and have zero idea of what they're supposed to do once they've actually caught what they're chasing, because then the fun stops.

 

[Pinkamena Diane Pie]

Huge dogs can have surprisingly gentle jaws. We keep chickens and have two large dogs, an Alsatian-type and a Newfoundland cross. The former ignores roosters, but is utterly fascinated by hens. He quite frequently tries to sniff or lick them, with no apparent malice. Fortunately they're also an incredibly laid back breed, and thus don't panic when a giant dog tries to put a paw on them.

We also had a Rottweiler years ago who once decided to grab a three-week-old chick in her mouth. And by 'grab' I mean 'completely engulf to the point we were certain she'd swallowed it'. Then we yelled at her, and she opened her mouth and it just fell out again, completely unharmed. This same dog used to hoard eggs as well, and could easily carry two in her mouth at once from one place to another, without so much as cracking their shells.

^^
The more retriever of the two has actually been able to carry things without cracking or harming the animal. (Like the bunnies) Meanwhile, the other, despite killing animals a lot by mistake, he's pretty much controlled in every other aspect unless you ignore him, then he'll paw you hard on purpose. He can take food from people so gently and he doesn't try using his claws. He just does cause he's a little (fat). The other can't control his paws or teeth for anything but animals.

 

[LazarusOwenhart]

Yeah, with a lot of dogs they just love the whole chasing-things bit, and have zero idea of what they're supposed to do once they've actually caught what they're chasing, because then the fun stops.

We used to have a pair of Jack Russell Terriers. One could hunt and chase and catch like a real pro but would instantly drop anything she caught and run away at the speed of light. The other couldn't hunt or chase but she was a motherfucking stone cold killer. This dog would disembowel rats alive then swing them by their entrails just to hear them shriek with pain. You put the two of them in a rat infested barn together and it looked like somebody was feeding rats through a woodchipper.

 

[ActualKiwi]

We used to have a pair of Jack Russell Terriers. One could hunt and chase and catch like a real pro but would instantly drop anything she caught and run away at the speed of light. The other couldn't hunt or chase but she was a motherfucking stone cold killer. This dog would disembowel rats alive then swing them by their entrails just to hear them shriek with pain. You put the two of them in a rat infested barn together and it looked like somebody was feeding rats through a woodchipper.

Understandable really, given they were one of the big ratter breeds

 

[LazarusOwenhart]

Understandable really, given they were one of the big ratter breeds

Still are, the guy we bought our latest from runs a rat-pack.

 

[Ido]

My heart was just in pieces yesterday so I texted her about him this morning... and she told me that she was sorry, that I was right and he'd be better off with me. She's taking him to the vet tomorrow to get him checked out, I wanna hope it's just for a check up after mean-ol' Ido had him rather than something else. I assume he's stressed out again, going all the way back to her house and what not, I just hope he can hold on a little while longer. I've been texting her everything I can think of to make sure he's eating and comfortable. It's not a definite but it sounds highly likely that I might get him back, fingers crossed guys.

I still don't know if I'm getting him back but she is considering it and knows that the only way I'll take him is if she relinquishes him to me. I really don't want to go through that shit again. I do know that he is going to be getting calcium shots over the course of the next few weeks. She said the vet sounded positive, I'm still worried because I'm a worrywart but I'm just glad his vet is involved. Also, the two vets he's been to have said he still has a few years left in him, he hasn't given up yet.

I probably won't post about this again until it's decided if I get him back or not, or shit hits the fan again. Only time will tell.

 

[on a serious note]

Huge dogs can have surprisingly gentle jaws. We keep chickens and have two large dogs, an Alsatian-type and a Newfoundland cross. The former ignores roosters, but is utterly fascinated by hens. He quite frequently tries to sniff or lick them, with no apparent malice. Fortunately they're also an incredibly laid back breed, and thus don't panic when a giant dog tries to put a paw on them.

We also had a Rottweiler years ago who once decided to grab a three-week-old chick in her mouth. And by 'grab' I mean 'completely engulf to the point we were certain she'd swallowed it'. Then we yelled at her, and she opened her mouth and it just fell out again, completely unharmed. This same dog used to hoard eggs as well, and could easily carry two in her mouth at once from one place to another, without so much as cracking their shells.

A good retriever should be able to carry an egg in its mouth and not break it.

 

[Funnybone]

when I was a kid a massive eel-like fish (possibly an eel) jumped out of it's tank at PetSmart and started flapping around. The flapping was so fucking loud and violent
none of the workers did anything and were like running the fuck away from it
My dad grabbed it and put it back in the tank-- we got a free goldfish because of that lol
traumatized me tho

 

[AnOminous]

Huge dogs can have surprisingly gentle jaws.

Dogs use jaws like we use hands.

 

[Lasoona]

My old-ass 14 year old dog eats her own poop and then vomits it. A fight to the death is then initated between her and my other dog for the rights to eat the poop-vomit.

 

[LazarusOwenhart]

My old-ass 14 year old dog eats her own poop and then vomits it. A fight to the death is then initated between her and my other dog for the rights to eat the poop-vomit.

General rule with dogs is that their definition of deliciousness directly correlates with our level of disgust.

 

[Goofy Logic]

Years ago, our four schipperkes had a attraction to chicken shit. Thier breath was horrible.

One time when a chicken got out, they chased it down, pinned it to the ground and sniffed it's butt. When they realized it wasn't going to shit for them, they let it go.

Then when we adopted a cat, one of the skips found out about the litterbox...