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draggonlaady) wrote2006-08-03 06:52 pm
draggonlaady) wrote2006-08-03 06:52 pm
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Crazy Question Collection
Time for more :)
1: Can you declaw my dog?
Technically, yes. But since it would require cutting off the last digit of all his toes to make sure they didn't grow back, it would not make you, your dog, or me happy to do so. You'll be much better served by teaching the dog not to jump on you and/or wearing pants. (Concept: train your dog--surgery won't fix all your problems)
2: I've got a litter of 9 puppies, and one is about half the size of the others. What do you think's wrong with it? oh, and one of them (but I'm not sure which one) has diarrhea. I already wormed them, do you think I should treat the whole litter? And what should I treat them with?
Um--what? Maybe you should figure out WHICH dog has diarrhea so we can figure out WHY before we start throwing drugs at the whole litter to treat something we don't know the cause of.
C'mon here people, TRY to think a little! And while we're at it, why are you even breeding?!
3: I've got a pregnant Jack Russell Terror. er, Terrier--not my fault; she's a rescue. But that means I don't know what breed the father is. If she has trouble whelping, you know, if the pups are too big or something, would you make a house call for that?
No. Really, really no. If the pups are too big, what exactly do you think I'm going to do about it at your house? C-section the poor bitch on your kitchen table with no anesthetic and no assistant?! If the dog has problems, you bring her to the clinic. And I'd suggest laying aside a few hundred dollars now just in case this happens. Yay on you for rescuing her, but I do not do at-home surgeries.
4: I've got a pony mare and a quarterhorse stud colt, and I want to know if it's ok to breed them. Will the mare have problems with that? The stud's not that much bigger than her.
This one got long, and I'm not gonna repeat the whole thing. But turns out that the mare is 15 years old already and has never been bred, and the stud's not much bigger than her because he's only 2. She's not particularly fond of the stud, just wants to breed him because he's convenient (she hasn't gotten around to gelding him yet is all). Woman has heard that Quarter horse-pony mixes are good kid's horses and she wants me to tell her that it's fine and she won't have any problems with this.
She wasn't particularly happy to learn that I thought it was a bad plan for the following reasons: Older maiden mares tend to have problems. The stud's size when he's only 2 is not indicative of his grown size or of the size of foals he'll throw. Breeding to a larger stud always includes the risk of a foal too large. Breeding to a horse you don't really thing is breeding quality anyway is never a good plan--really should look for a stud you actually like.
Sure, there's a good chance you can do this, have a happy mare and healthy foal. But I'm not recommending it because there're too many potentials for problems, and if you have a problem in a situation like this it's almost certain to be a huge wreck. There's NEVER a guarantee on breeding, I certainly won't promise you that if you pull this stunt, no matter how many friends you have with similar mix-breeds, that your mare and her foal will live happily ever after. If you're so damn fond of the mare that you want a younger horse just like her, go find another pony with a similar personality!
5: Not exactly a question, just a general point. It is exceedingly rude to call and ask for advice and then ARGUE ABOUT IT. If you want my opinion, great. If you're going to do whatever the hell you've already made up your mind to do no matter what I say, why are you wasting my time asking about it?!
1: Can you declaw my dog?
Technically, yes. But since it would require cutting off the last digit of all his toes to make sure they didn't grow back, it would not make you, your dog, or me happy to do so. You'll be much better served by teaching the dog not to jump on you and/or wearing pants. (Concept: train your dog--surgery won't fix all your problems)
2: I've got a litter of 9 puppies, and one is about half the size of the others. What do you think's wrong with it? oh, and one of them (but I'm not sure which one) has diarrhea. I already wormed them, do you think I should treat the whole litter? And what should I treat them with?
Um--what? Maybe you should figure out WHICH dog has diarrhea so we can figure out WHY before we start throwing drugs at the whole litter to treat something we don't know the cause of.
C'mon here people, TRY to think a little! And while we're at it, why are you even breeding?!
3: I've got a pregnant Jack Russell Terror. er, Terrier--not my fault; she's a rescue. But that means I don't know what breed the father is. If she has trouble whelping, you know, if the pups are too big or something, would you make a house call for that?
No. Really, really no. If the pups are too big, what exactly do you think I'm going to do about it at your house? C-section the poor bitch on your kitchen table with no anesthetic and no assistant?! If the dog has problems, you bring her to the clinic. And I'd suggest laying aside a few hundred dollars now just in case this happens. Yay on you for rescuing her, but I do not do at-home surgeries.
4: I've got a pony mare and a quarterhorse stud colt, and I want to know if it's ok to breed them. Will the mare have problems with that? The stud's not that much bigger than her.
This one got long, and I'm not gonna repeat the whole thing. But turns out that the mare is 15 years old already and has never been bred, and the stud's not much bigger than her because he's only 2. She's not particularly fond of the stud, just wants to breed him because he's convenient (she hasn't gotten around to gelding him yet is all). Woman has heard that Quarter horse-pony mixes are good kid's horses and she wants me to tell her that it's fine and she won't have any problems with this.
She wasn't particularly happy to learn that I thought it was a bad plan for the following reasons: Older maiden mares tend to have problems. The stud's size when he's only 2 is not indicative of his grown size or of the size of foals he'll throw. Breeding to a larger stud always includes the risk of a foal too large. Breeding to a horse you don't really thing is breeding quality anyway is never a good plan--really should look for a stud you actually like.
Sure, there's a good chance you can do this, have a happy mare and healthy foal. But I'm not recommending it because there're too many potentials for problems, and if you have a problem in a situation like this it's almost certain to be a huge wreck. There's NEVER a guarantee on breeding, I certainly won't promise you that if you pull this stunt, no matter how many friends you have with similar mix-breeds, that your mare and her foal will live happily ever after. If you're so damn fond of the mare that you want a younger horse just like her, go find another pony with a similar personality!
5: Not exactly a question, just a general point. It is exceedingly rude to call and ask for advice and then ARGUE ABOUT IT. If you want my opinion, great. If you're going to do whatever the hell you've already made up your mind to do no matter what I say, why are you wasting my time asking about it?!
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At least there's the nice ones to make it livable. :)
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