No, Matty, you're an a******, because you won't properly care for your dog.
"My dog is hurt, but instead of taking him to the vet, I'm going to blog about it and ignore what everybody tells me to do."
Whatever. I took him to the vet, paid the bill, and am happy to have my dog back in order. I didn't ignore anything, other than the snide remarks about how I don't like dogs and I am bad dog owner. In my opinion, dogs are just dogs. I take good care of mine, maybe I don't treat him like a would a child, but he lives a pretty good life. All I was asking for initially was a little advice about whether or not I could give the dog some pain medicine before I was able to get him to the vet. Some people understood what I was asking and others, including you, decided to take another opportunity to rip on me.
I'm sure some of you think that I am an a****** for believing that dogs and actually any animal, are not on the same level as humans. My friend tried to save her Malamute a few months ago after it was diagnosed with a huge tumor that had wrapped itself around the dogs liver. It was an extremely difficult time for my friend, and I totally understood why she was willing to drain her bank account and go several thousands of dollars in debt in the process. That was her choice, it didn't save the dog though, it died right after the first surgery. I would not have done that. I would have euthanized my dog in that situation. I know it's harsh, but the reality is that dogs don't live as long as we do and that is that.
I treat my dog with respect, but all of his injuries have been due to his own reckless behavior. He is how he is, that's part of why I love him, but he does this s*** to himself. I try to control him, but things happen. He got hit by the train across the street from my old house because someone left the gate to the fence open, and before I knew it, he was out on the tracks getting mowed over by the train. I watched it happen. I felt terrible about it, but it happened. Sure, I could have checked the gate, but it was early in the morning and my normal routine was to let him out and go about getting ready for the day. There were 7 people living in the house, and they all knew that the gate was supposed to be latched at all times. Someone forgot. In five years, all it took was one time.
He got the worms and fleas when I left him in what I thought were good hands with my ex-girlfriend on the farm she lived on. When I got back from vacation, he was full of fleas that he had picked up from the other dogs and horses. I was pissed, but what was done was done, I dealt with it by taking him to the vet and getting the problem taken care of.
I don't see how that makes me a bad dog owner. If everyone was perfect and pets didn't get themselves into trouble, then there would be little need for vets.
I don't even take myself to the doctor every time I get a little owee, why should the dog go every time he gets a little dinged up? I would be in the poorhouse if I ran my dog off to the vet every time he gets a scratch, or breaks a nail, or gets his snout layed open by a cat. I took him this time, because I thought there might be something seriously wrong with his ankle. Turns out it was just a sprain. I am glad I know, but I also wonder if he would have been fine the next day, which is what happened, without taking him to the vet.
is there really baby chewable aspirin?
