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"Meghan Noecker" wrote : I'm expecting to go on strike in May, and I'm stocking up on food and supplies just in case. Green beans, dog food, cat food, and kitty litter are all on my special list. Wow, a strike! So few vocations are unionized now, more should be. I'm sorry you will have to go through some hardship, but happy that you and your colleagues have a voice. It may get very tight this summer, but I plan to have them fully stocked for at least 3 months worth by the time May arrives. If they need vet care during that time, I will have to borrow. No other way around it. Sometimes it really is hard. I was so lucky Gnarly was so tough and healthy. Had she gotten sick and needed surgery, things were so tight in my college days I don't know what I could have done. I know I would have found a way, but I do sympathize for those who have trouble with vet bills. You can't do your cat a lot of good if BOTH of you are homeless, after all. Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com |
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"Pet lover" wrote Then if you can't afford to care for your cat maybe you should rehome it with someone who can? My opinion of you might be a notch higher if you had the balls to post normally. One of Mary L.'s posts frustrated me so I called her an "idiot." (Sorry, Mary. Short fuse that day, I guess.) But I did it with my IP hanging out. Have the courage of your convictions, woman! Lose the pussified anonymizer! This isn't alt.hackers.malicious, after all. |
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"Pet lover" wrote Then if you can't afford to care for your cat maybe you should rehome it with someone who can? My opinion of you might be a notch higher if you had the balls to post normally. One of Mary L.'s posts frustrated me so I called her an "idiot." (Sorry, Mary. Short fuse that day, I guess.) But I did it with my IP hanging out. Have the courage of your convictions, woman! Lose the pussified anonymizer! This isn't alt.hackers.malicious, after all. |
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"Diane L. Schirf" wrote I know I have asked for advice online. Not because I was avoiding vet care, but because I couldn't go right away (I get home from work at 11pm, so when I discover a problem, I usually have to wait until morning to go to the vet). Just a side note -- does everyone have an emergency animal hospital in their area? We have a great all-night one around the corner. It opens at 6 when the vets close, and stays open until they open in the morning. AND-- if you use a participating vet, if you have taken your animal to the vet that day, there is no fee for the night emergency. (The usual fee is $72.) When Cheeks slipped and hurt her leg, I took her to the vet where her symptoms disappears. She showed signs of limping that night and I rushed her in to the after hours clinic. Her symptoms disappeared again (don't you LOVE it when they do this? ) but I was so distraught over her being in pain, I asked for kitty narcotics and they gave them to me. Something to put under her tongue. I never used it, but it made me feel better to have it in case she started crying and limping again. She's fine now. |
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"Diane L. Schirf" wrote I know I have asked for advice online. Not because I was avoiding vet care, but because I couldn't go right away (I get home from work at 11pm, so when I discover a problem, I usually have to wait until morning to go to the vet). Just a side note -- does everyone have an emergency animal hospital in their area? We have a great all-night one around the corner. It opens at 6 when the vets close, and stays open until they open in the morning. AND-- if you use a participating vet, if you have taken your animal to the vet that day, there is no fee for the night emergency. (The usual fee is $72.) When Cheeks slipped and hurt her leg, I took her to the vet where her symptoms disappears. She showed signs of limping that night and I rushed her in to the after hours clinic. Her symptoms disappeared again (don't you LOVE it when they do this? ) but I was so distraught over her being in pain, I asked for kitty narcotics and they gave them to me. Something to put under her tongue. I never used it, but it made me feel better to have it in case she started crying and limping again. She's fine now. |
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Mary(rosefan) wrote:
One of Mary L.'s posts frustrated me so I called her an "idiot." The MaryL that started this thread is not the same MaryL that posts here regularly. The MaryL that posts here regularly is an extremely responsible cat owner that would not sit on her hands watching Duffy or Holly vomit *several times a day for several days* and then, instead of at the very least calling a vet for advice, post to a newsgroup about it looking for someone to justify her not going to the vet and wanting to save money. She wouldn't wait *several days* and would take them to the vet immediately. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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Mary(rosefan) wrote:
One of Mary L.'s posts frustrated me so I called her an "idiot." The MaryL that started this thread is not the same MaryL that posts here regularly. The MaryL that posts here regularly is an extremely responsible cat owner that would not sit on her hands watching Duffy or Holly vomit *several times a day for several days* and then, instead of at the very least calling a vet for advice, post to a newsgroup about it looking for someone to justify her not going to the vet and wanting to save money. She wouldn't wait *several days* and would take them to the vet immediately. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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"Pet lover" wrote in message ...
(...) I wonder why it is seen to be acceptable by some to allow their pets to suffer illness and seek free advice from a newsgroup rather than take them to a vet??? It isn't, mostly. Asking for advice via Usenet and taking your pet to the vet are not mutually exclusive, and it can be useful to have some info to be armed with when you hit the doc's office. Steve. |
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"Pet lover" wrote in message ...
(...) I wonder why it is seen to be acceptable by some to allow their pets to suffer illness and seek free advice from a newsgroup rather than take them to a vet??? It isn't, mostly. Asking for advice via Usenet and taking your pet to the vet are not mutually exclusive, and it can be useful to have some info to be armed with when you hit the doc's office. Steve. |
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I wonder why it is seen to be acceptable by some to allow their pets to
suffer illness and seek free advice from a newsgroup rather than take them to a vet??? It isn't, mostly. Asking for advice via Usenet and taking your pet to the vet are not mutually exclusive, and it can be useful to have some info to be armed with when you hit the doc's office. Steve. I agree. I may ask questions on the group, but it doesn't mean I'm going to blindly follow advice. I just use the group to get perspectives for later research, and to arm myself with questions when I do go to the vet. Sherry |
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