HI Bob,

On Tue 2038-Apr-06 05:51, Bob Ackley (1:300/3) wrote to Richard Webb:

BA> Replying to a message of Richard Webb to Bob Ackley:

 BA>> Stormy, a black lab mix and mother of most of the dogs
 BA>> still here, used to grab my hand and pull me over to the
 BA>> driver's side door of the car.


 BA>> enough). The night after the surgery she chewed out the
 BA>> stitches and gave herself a massive infection we couldn't
 BA>> control.  2 weeks (and nearly $700) later she died.

BA> She's buried out in what is now my orchard ... under a dogwood tree,
BA> really (I planted the tree there after I buried her).

SOunds fitting .

 RW> YEp, sounds like you needed one of those cone shaped things
 RW> they put on a dog to keep them from worrying at such a
 RW> wound, but I've only seem them used on the little lap dog
 RW> breeds at vet's offices.

BA> Those cone-shaped things are called 'Elizabethan collars' (after
BA> collars popular a couple of centuries ago in England) and cost about
BA> $15 a pop. I recently had my newest arrival spayed and she destroyed
BA> one and I had to have it replaced.

Thanks, always wondered what they called those things.

Btw, a friend of mine does dog rescues in FLorida, she uses
a formulation of vitamins and something else she makes up
from components bought in bulk, so she doesn't use the
traditional heart guard, etc. thing.  sHe's going to ask
some people she knows if anybody else is hearing about this, or if my vet
just read the slick brochure and apssed along
all the buzzwords and bs trying to sell me something.  GOt
ot call her later on this morning to see waht she learned.


Regards,
           Richard
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