Death of a K9

I read on the internet today about the death of a K9 in Georgia.  His handler left him in a hot car with the windows up.  He died of a heat stroke.  That was a horrible death for that baby.  That officer should be prosecuted for animal cruelty, negligence, hell I would like to see him prosecuted for manslaughter.  In my book it was manslaughter.  This no different than leaving a child in a hot car.  The temps in that car can very quickly reach 120 degrees.  I can't stop thinking about that baby.

Abby

I had to take Abby to the vet Sunday night.  I am so glad I use this vet.  I can get someone 24/7 and they are reasonable and good.  Well, Abby had an impacted anal gland.  The vet checked her over, said her heart murmur was still with her but her lungs were clear and she was looking good.  She is so used to this procedure, she did not even make a sound while he drained that anal gland. Don said he was going to teach me how to do this.  No, that's ok.  I'll just pay him to do it.  Other than this, we really have a flea problem this year.  Coming off a  couple of really bad years as far as drought and then having a really wet spring has brought out the fleas with a vengence.  I am using Confortis along with Advantage.  Or I had been.  Now I am using Confortis and spraying with Adams weekly.  They are still bad.  I may have to spray the yard and I hate to do that.  However, I do have wildlife in my yard.  I have rabbits, coons, possums and squirrels.  I have not seen any coyotes yet, but I have been told they are in the neighborhood.  We have several wooded lots and plenty of places for them to hide out.

Son's new kitten

My son took the new kitten to the vet this morning.  The vet told him it was only about 5 weeks old, not even old enough for a rabies shot.  He also told my son that he didn't think he needed the rabies shot.  He is keeping the kitten,of course.  I finally got the details.  He was rushing to his ex's house to drop off his son.  The kitten was just sitting in the middle of the street.  He slammed on his brakes, got out to catch the kitten.  It ran under his truck and climbed into the wheel well.  He got scratched and bitten when he dragged it out.  He wrapped it in his shirt and took it with him.  With a kitten that small just sitting in the middle of the street, I figure my son came along immediately after someone just stopped in the street and put it out.  Anyone who does that should be stripped naked, staked out near a fire ant hill and left to suffer.  Sorry.  I have no patience with anyone who mistreats the defenseless ones-animals, children, or old people.  And that kitten will be with my son for the rest of it's life.  I raised a wonderful human being.

Lost Dog

I did not see the dog today.  I was really looking for him.  I so hope the animal control office got him.  He will be taken to the Aggie animal shelter and fostered out until adopted.  My son, however,did do a rescue today.  He came upon a kitten sitting in the middle of the road.  He stopped and the kitten ran under his truck and tried to get in the wheel well.  When he dragged it out, he got bitten and scratched.  He took it home.  Tomorrow vaccinations and de-fleaing.  Now he is deciding if he should get a rabies shot.  I told him it is a good idea because he will not stop picking up animals.  Nor would I want him to.

I saw a dog on the highway today

I was going to work this morning and there was a beautiful brown, short hair dog sitting on the side of the road between the feeder road and the highway.  I was not in a place to stop, so I called it in and went on down the road.  The only place for me to exit was about 3 miles on down then I had to drive 5 miles back to get to him.  I went to work and got the work van and started back.  He was still there.  So I called again.  The animal control officer called me back.  She has been trying to catch this dog for 3 weeks.  Apparently someone has dumped him and he is being fed from some of the restaurants near there.  She has set 3 traps and checks them several times a day.  He won't go in the traps to get the food.  She has even put cat food in them.  No luck.  She says she is not going to give up.  She says she has tried every day to get him to come to her, but he just runs off.  Keep your fingers crossed she gets him and he does not get  run over.  I will try to get him if he is there tomorrow.

Nature at it's best

I was over at a relative's house this morning.  She lives in a wooded area.  As I walked up on her porch, a squirrel was sitting on the banister.  He sat there and fussed at me.  He made no move to leave.  She and all the other condo owners put out cat food for the feral cats.  The squirrels help themselves.  One of her neighbors told us this morning she had had to buy a different brand of cat food.  The squirrel came up on her porch, tried the new cat food, spit it out and fussed for a few minutes and ran to another neighbor.  There are birds everywhere.  They have a colony of feral cats.  They have trapped every one but one and had them spayed and neutered.  The cats live there around the complex.  They keep the area free of rats and mice and also snakes.  And in return, they have warm houses in the winter.  They are given shots every year.  They are caught and defleaed regularly.  Those cats have it good.   A new one has shown up.  He is a young, intact male.  They were talking this morning about how to catch him and take him to the vet to have him fixed and get shots.  They take good care of their colony.  And I am so glad they do.