tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post4298949847541895827..comments2024-03-28T12:31:11.055-07:00Comments on Adventures In Keeping House: Some Advice For Pet OwnersSannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-7991293844282053042018-05-25T01:12:55.489-07:002018-05-25T01:12:55.489-07:00Thanks, C.C., I'm glad you like my blog!
Mode...Thanks, C.C., I'm glad you like my blog!<br /><br />Modern anti-seizure medication sure works better but as far as I know, it has lots of very unpleasant side effects. <br /><br />We don't do cat vaccinations outside of the first two (or three, I forget) mandatory shots. It seems to be working. They would need all this for staying in a pet hotel, plus they should be free of fleas which is virtually impossible for any cat walking outside who is also so fluffy. Luckily, we have a sitter, and the neighbours help, too. With dogs, is more difficult. I know a lady who is a dog-sitter for her working neighbour. As the dog got older, he couldn't stay alone any more while she worked.<br /><br />I mean, even pets suffer when the lady leaves her home...<br /><br />Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-80134754001001520042018-05-24T12:29:58.076-07:002018-05-24T12:29:58.076-07:00Hello! I don't know if it would work for peop...Hello! I don't know if it would work for people; Potassium Bromide (again, is it the Potassium that makes it work?) was used in the 1800s to treat seizures in people, but I guess they have better things now with fewer side effects. I sure would try sweet potatoes if I had seizures as I prefer trying natural, God-made things first!<br /><br />One time I took our dogs to get their shots so I could leave them in a kennel while we went on vacation. I had to argue myself out of the $40.00 per-dog "getting to know your pet fee!" I was aghast! I got out of the fee because they hadn't mentioned it on the phone. <br /><br />Enjoy your blog! I enjoyed the comment you made on your article on day care abuse when you said, "I agree, children don't belong in day care" or something to that effect. I agree, too!<br />C. C. CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734527075753413251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-23981583072408875312018-05-23T12:30:11.332-07:002018-05-23T12:30:11.332-07:00CC, thank you very much for this interesting comme...CC, thank you very much for this interesting comment! I hope that some dog owners will find information in it valuable. <br /><br />Here you pay depending on the sort of animal you have. Cats are cheaper than dogs. Hamsters are cheaper than cats:)<br /><br />This part about sweet potatoes, I wonder if it would work for seizures in people?Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-12780913455346594712018-05-23T12:15:39.893-07:002018-05-23T12:15:39.893-07:00Hello! I wanted to throw in my 2-cents on home an...Hello! I wanted to throw in my 2-cents on home animal care. For years we couldn't afford to take the dogs (in our case) to the vet: children and their needs come way above animals to us. I did call the vet's office for a chicken one time and was told there was a $35.00 office visit charge for all animals! WOW! The chicken didn't go the vet, needless to say!<br /><br />Well, last year our schnauzer started having seizures. He was six years old and we were in the process of moving. The Lord brought to mind a conversation I had awhile before that of a lady's dog having seizures and a ranch vet told her to give him a slice of cooked sweet potato everyday. I looked up on the internet what the treatment for animal seizures were, and potassium bromide was suggested. Along with that treatment (by prescription, by the way), were blood tests every so often; all that added up to a lot of vet bills! Well, sweet potatoes are high in potassium so maybe that is the ticket? I gave "Sherlock" the schnauzer a slice and cleared his seizures up immediately. Whenever I get complacent and forget for a few months, back comes his irritable behavior and then the seizures. I also gave a lab we once had penicillin shots (purchased the penicillin from a farm supply store) when he got bit by another dog and it got infected (advice for giving a shot: when you have the needle in the muscle do not let them shift to sitting/standing or they will be sore for a long time!) Cruelty to learn this stuff on your pet? Well, I can't afford the vet bills and he recovered beautifully from his infection even though I didn't give the shot professionally! Just because it is en vogue to take your animal in for EVERYTHING, doesn't mean you have to buy into the modern philosophy. There are countless things you can do at home at negligible cost! CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734527075753413251noreply@blogger.com