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10-26-12, 06:00 PM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
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Yikes, that's scary!
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I hate that dog. -___- The rabies thing was freaky though, because it takes ten days from exposure for it to reach the brain. And even though he never bit me, I spent all my time with him; he was basically another pet. So it was very possible I was exposed anytime in that month and a half I had him. Then they made me wait four days before giving me the vaccines (he went in for testing on a Friday and the results didn't come back til Tuesday since they couldn't be bothered to work on them over the weekend), only making the situation potentially worse. And symptoms can take up to six months to appear, so it was a while before we knew for sure I wasn't infected. It's fun waiting six months to see if you're gonna die a horrible, painful death. X)
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10-26-12, 08:51 PM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
Oh wow, that sounds pretty scary. And I respect you for having a raccoon, I hear they're demolition masters. XD
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10-26-12, 09:02 PM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
Damn its a pity the poor coon died of rabies of all things  that must have been scary. I hear raccoons can have the most wonderful personalities when they are worked with thoroughly.
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10-26-12, 09:17 PM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
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Oh wow, that sounds pretty scary. And I respect you for having a raccoon, I hear they're demolition masters. XD
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He actually wasn't too bad. No worse than my horrid cats. XD
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Damn its a pity the poor coon died of rabies of all things that must have been scary. I hear raccoons can have the most wonderful personalities when they are worked with thoroughly. |
He was the coolest thing with the most awesome personality. I loved having him as a pet.
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10-27-12, 10:14 AM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
No wonder you're extra cautious about those things now. I would be, too. Rabies is one of the things I fear most in life.
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10-28-12, 06:58 AM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
I had a dog many years ago that had rabies. I was never bitten but ended up taking the 21 shots that they gave back then anyway. The doctor said that I could get it from a scratch, a bite or from saliva that entered any tiny prick on my skin. They were painful but I guess they were needed.
Young raccoons are fun little creatures but as they get older they can be a handful and can get quite mean.
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10-28-12, 08:53 AM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
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No wonder you're extra cautious about those things now. I would be, too. Rabies is one of the things I fear most in life.
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I don't wanna see anything else die the way he did. Thankfully it took only a few days, and by the time we realised it was something deadly, he was almost gone. But it was still awful to watch.
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I had a dog many years ago that had rabies. I was never bitten but ended up taking the 21 shots that they gave back then anyway. The doctor said that I could get it from a scratch, a bite or from saliva that entered any tiny prick on my skin. They were painful but I guess they were needed.
Young raccoons are fun little creatures but as they get older they can be a handful and can get quite mean.
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That's why pets should get rabies shots.
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10-28-12, 09:45 AM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
I understand completely.
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10-28-12, 11:31 AM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
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This was in the late 50's, you didn't see much in the way of shots back then. You had a pet, if something went wrong you simply took care of it if you know what I mean. Then you went to the doctor and he took care of you.
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10-28-12, 12:57 PM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
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This was in the late 50's, you didn't see much in the way of shots back then. You had a pet, if something went wrong you simply took care of it if you know what I mean. Then you went to the doctor and he took care of you.
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That's really terrible and completely inexcusable.
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10-28-12, 02:07 PM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
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That's really terrible and completely inexcusable.
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Which bit was inexcusable? I am confused by your comment?
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10-28-12, 02:15 PM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
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That's really terrible and completely inexcusable.
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Really? Now a days, depending on the animal and the issue I would still take care of it myself rather than let an animal suffer. Back in the 50's and 60's that was just what you did. Unless you lived during that time don't judge it.
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10-28-12, 02:20 PM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
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Really? Now a days, depending on the animal and the issue I would still take care of it myself rather than let an animal suffer. Back in the 50's and 60's that was just what you did. Unless you lived during that time don't judge it.
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This was why i questioned the comment, i have ended the suffering of many mammals and birds (not had to deal with reptiles yet, thankfully).
I dont see it as terrible or inexcusable to save an animal from a lengthy trip to a vet when it is already past being saved?
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10-28-12, 02:23 PM
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
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Really? Now a days, depending on the animal and the issue I would still take care of it myself rather than let an animal suffer. Back in the 50's and 60's that was just what you did. Unless you lived during that time don't judge it.
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That's not at all what I said. Read it in context. The person said that their dog had rabies, and I said that's what rabies shots are for, and they said that back then people didn't provide shots to their pets. They just let it get sick and then went "oh well" and went to get shots for themselves. Now I don't know how long they've been around, so maybe they didn't exist back then, but if they did, then such things happening are terrible and inexcusable.
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10-28-12, 02:26 PM
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Diesel the pumpkin killer
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Re: General Wildlife Thread
I think you took what they wrote wrong too..
I agree with them...
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