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[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by Leon

I don't either, in general, but there can be a time and place for it. Thinning the herd is not a bad alternative to starvation. The hunting should be done as humanely as possible. Animals shouldn't suffer...... I have an appt in 1 hour at the vet with our oldest of 5 dogs. She is sick and I feel really bad for her. There isn't a bigger animal lover on the board. Mainly, I don't like it when animals suffer.

I hope your dog is okay, Leon.

We had to take our dog to the vet at 2AM two weeks ago and after having to leave him their overnight for a battery of tests, we discovered he has a leaky heart valve.

He's stable now, but will be on meds for the rest of his life.

Again, Leon, I hope you dog is okay.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

I hope your dog is okay, Leon.

We had to take our dog to the vet at 2AM two weeks ago and after having to leave him their overnight for a battery of tests, we discovered he has a leaky heart valve.

He's stable now, but will be on meds for the rest of his life.

Again, Leon, I hope you dog is okay.

Thanks Chris and David
We have had Trixie since she was a few months old and she is about 13 yrs now. I hope it's just a stomach virus. The worst thing about owning pets is when they get old and have to leave us. Very, very sad.....But I think Trixie should have a few good years left in her. We'll see what the vet says....Trixie should be being evaluated in just about 30 minutes now....

[Klrdds]

As for the deer hunting post and picture he should post it where somebody cares about hunting.. Maybe on the Field and Stream magazine website or some other site/blog dedicated to hunting. While I respect hunting and its purposes I personally find it terribly appalling.
Additionally, I will say that I am surprised that a respected collector and contributor to this forum would post something so Off Thread and appalling as what he did....Come On Man !!!

PS Leon I hope your dog is OK .There is always special bond between dogs and their owners.

[GrayGhost]

im a cat lover, more than people. Pets are awesome, best of luck to you Leon from Callie

[Maddog]

While a 16pt'er is quite an accomplishment to a hunter, it's not something you can really share with non-hunters.

Shooting a defenseless animal? Now, take on a full grown Grizzly with just a Bowie knife and I'll REALLY be impressed

Leon, best of luck with Trixie. It sucks when our pets are ill because they can't tell us what's wrong

Personally, I just can't like people who don't like animals.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

im a cat lover, more than people. Pets are awesome, best of luck to you Leon from Callie

I love cats also, Scott.

Our dog Drake and two cats (Callie and Lily...both rescued by us from the outdoors).



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[Leon]

Trixie is staying at the vet for now. She is dehydrated and had some bacteria in her stool. But the vet isn't sure that is what it is. She didn't have a temperature and no blockage in the xray taken so far. She feels really bad though. The doctor (actually a pretty hot Vet ) said she would call with an update later. Thanks for the warm wishes for her, guys.

[david_l]

Sorry to hear that. Leaving your pet behind at the vet is really hard. Hopefully your vet will quickly figure out what's wrong and Trixie will be home and feeling better soon.

Cute pets everyone!

[Runscott]

Good luck with your dog, Leon. The geriatric pet years are painful but also very wonderful and different from the 'pet in their prime' years.

Mike is just very passionate about everything and wasn't thinking it would offend anyone. Big mistake, but still the truth. That is much better than the many on the internet who intentionally horrify people. Mike is definitely an above-average internet guy.

The wild hog hunt post was timely for me. I was watching a football game at the local pub the other night, when I noticed they were showing a helicopter boar hunt on the other television. I understand all the reasons that it's okay to do what they were doing, but after watching the celebration as they tossed the bodies in their pickup trucks while the show's celebratory music played in the background, I would be okay with a hunting helicopter malfunction.