Guest guest Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 At 09:08 PM 3/16/2010, you wrote: Marilyn: what beagle? I know you as Mom to Dachsunds! sorry to hear about your glasses/ lack thereof. On the night after my Mom's memorial service, the family went out to eat. Right. Seafood restaurant. On Friday. In New Orleans. Equals hurry up and wait. We got in late. I got out of the car and walked up the ramp, set my cane down and unlocked the door. I started to step into the house and tripped over something that hadn't been there when I walked up: a seven month old beagle puppy, shivering with the cold and scared half to death. I brought her in; Harry released Shadow and Sunny one at a time so they could sniff her. She was introduced to raw food and concluded that this was food as she wished to know it. She is... a beagle. " Here it is... here it is! Come get it, and me! " she bays. She shrieks like murder if left alone, even if the other dogs are with her. (We believe she was abandoned in our neighborhood, and that may be why.) She's tried to turn my CPAP mask into a dog toy. (And won herself some discipline from Shadow, who informed her that making Missy scream was Bad.) She's driven my poor Sunny to distraction. And somehow, she got my glasses off the nightstand, and chewed the temple pieces off. $110 for new frames. We have had to install 41 " high gates in the hall (to keep her out of the bedroom) and in the living room to keep her out of a number of books. The 36 " high ones we had for the dachshunds were too low for a dog with flubber on her paws. She's just finished her first season, and may settle down a bit. She will be neutered as soon as the vet thinks it advisable. (Vet recommended, because of her age, waiting until after the season, so we wouldn't have an eternal teenager.) She's cute, and she's very needy, and she's having to be trained NOT to get in my lap unless invited. And no, she doesn't sleep on the bed with us. She sleeps in a crate. The one time I didn't put her in the crate was when she got my glasses. Her name is Babette. I told Harry he should have dubbed her Nanette, since I spend all my time saying, " No, No! " She hates that N word. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 I brought her in; Harry released Shadow and Sunny one at a time so they could sniff her. She was introduced to raw food and concluded that this was food as she wished to know it.Lol, it's true that animals seem to know what doorstep to show up on =) That's how we got our kitty Onyx. And remember how I was asking about raw food for cats a while back? My parents are finally on board, and we're gradually weaning her onto raw food! YAY!!!! I am SO super excited. Mom's scared of salmonella, which I can understand, since she's been on kibble her whole life, so we're very gradually increasing the amount of raw chicken we give her. Luckily, I think she also has concluded that this is food as she wishes to know it =) Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 At 06:44 AM 3/17/2010, you wrote: She must be a very smart dog---she knew just what house to go to find warm hearts and the best food in town ! I maintain that there's a psychic neon sign on the roof which reads S-U-C-K-E-R. My husband shakes his head and says, no, it reads S-U-C-C-O-R. But yeah, we've had various felines on the door (like our Maine Coon who was with us for 19 years) and the lost greyhound (luckily, we found HIS mom!) and the cocker spaniel whose people moved away (he got out of the house while the movers were packing, and they couldn't find him -- they were so glad we traced him through his rabies tag). And now the Beaglette. My Dad's considering adopting her after she's neutered. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 > > > At 08:31 AM 3/17/2010, you wrote: >> Lol, it's true that animals seem to know what doorstep to show up on =) That's how we got our kitty Onyx. And remember how I was asking about raw food for cats a while back? My parents are finally on board, and we're gradually weaning her onto raw food! YAY!!!! I am SO super excited. Mom's scared of salmonella, which I can understand, since she's been on kibble her whole life, so we're very gradually increasing the amount of raw chicken we give her. Luckily, I think she also has concluded that this is food as she wishes to know it =) > > I'm glad your folks are on board with the raw food for your Catlady! It's so much better for them than kibble! You can remind your folks what my vet said: animal's stomachs are more acid than human stomachs, so they don't need to worry about salmonella. Really? Because the variety of raw food I bought for my cat (nature's variety - the only commercial one he'll eat so far) just sent around a voluntary recall for possible samonella contamination. I've got to remember to bring that stuff back this week - the cat actually did get really sick, so I was thinking maybe that was it - but it may have been more chronic liver ailment, or possibly die off from some stuff I was giving him at the time. Mara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 If your Dad decides he'd like Babette I'll bet it would be an ideal partnership for both. My SIL lost her DH a few years ago and for her next birthday her daughter gave her a bichon frise puppy. I must say, this has been a truly wonderful thing for her -- and of course for one pampered dog, too! And now the Beaglette. My Dad's considering adopting her after she's neutered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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