Pancho puppy post

Mike, my neighbors had a rescue dog with an attitude problem. It could jump their chain-link fence and get into the neighborhood, and would then growl at people. He and I were about to build a big, hopefully dog-jump-over-proof privacy fence when the dog got out the back and attacked the back door neighbor's cat. Unfortunately he didn't kill the cat all the way before they chased him off, and my neighbor (who had to pay the vet bill) said they spent many times the cost of the privacy fence trying to save the cat.

Pets can wind up costing big bucks, its just the nature of the deal. Good luck.
 
steingar said:
Mike, my neighbors had a rescue dog with an attitude problem. It could jump their chain-link fence and get into the neighborhood, and would then growl at people. He and I were about to build a big, hopefully dog-jump-over-proof privacy fence when the dog got out the back and attacked the back door neighbor's cat. Unfortunately he didn't kill the cat all the way before they chased him off, and my neighbor (who had to pay the vet bill) said they spent many times the cost of the privacy fence trying to save the cat.

Pets can wind up costing big bucks, its just the nature of the deal. Good luck.
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Er, I'd say "fortunately" he didn't kill the cat. Did he have the dog destroyed?
 
Update: Pancharino is doing OK this morning. Just a little bit of gurgling. I think she slept better. (When she can't breathe she tries to stay awake.)

I'm keeping up the meds on a regular schedule for a while.

Another sign she doesn't feel good is she left actual food in her bowl last night. :frown3:
 
My new puppy went through a bout of bloody stools last weekend. Well, worse than that, but I'll spare you the details. Umpteen tests, IVs, x rays ... nothing showed up. A week on antibiotics and he appears better. Go figure.

They trust in us so completely.
 
mikea said:
:smile: You know the classic, "Rover went to live on a farm" is just a story they tell the kids, right?
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No he really did go live on a farm with a set of grandparents. They were running some sort of business, and he crossed paths with customers. Things went south, and so did he, in a manner of speaking.

That is really the problem with rescue dogs. You could be trying to fix someone else's mistreatment, and some problems are less tractable than others. The family did their best with this dog, but it was too much for them. And if a dog hurts someone, the liability is tremendous.
 
steingar said:
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That is really the problem with rescue dogs. You could be trying to fix someone else's mistreatment, and some problems are less tractable than others. The family did their best with this dog, but it was too much for them. And if a dog hurts someone, the liability is tremendous.
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I know. You reminded me that I had the same issue when I adopted a boxer. He bit three kids, including my landlord's son on the face, with no provocation in the few days I had him. Luckily I didn't get sued.

I euthanized him even though that is a violation of the adoption contract. You're supposed to bring the dog back. Then I notice that they have dogs labeled "biter." They knew full well but never told me.

The last hour on the way to the vet I took him to the forest preserve for a last run and felt like I had a bomb in my hands. Then a little girl came up and asked if she could pet my dog. No! Stay away. :nonod:

In Pancho's case where she was turned in by a woman who said she found her as a stray on the road, we can guess the lady couldn't handle the vet bills. :frown3: It would have been nice if I knew her health history if only to save the money I blew while we figured it out. I panicked one day and had a $400 emergency vet bill for what turned out to be pointless service.
 
mikea said:
In Pancho's case where she was turned in by a woman who said she found her as a stray on the road, we can guess the lady couldn't handle the vet bills. :frown3: It would have been nice if I knew her health history if only to save the money I blew while we figured it out. I panicked one day and had a $400 emergency vet bill for what turned out to be pointless service.
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We adopted a cat that no one wanted. We actually felt like we were rescuing her form the adoption place as it was so horrible. The county finally shut them down. But they told us all kinds of stuff we to not be true, we could see the cat had some issues and was far older than they were portraying her to be. But she was a sweety and got her. We spent lots of money on her for her three years with us. She appreciated every bit of too! But in the end it was not enough and she died while under going surgery to remove a tumor on her heart.
 
Heh... Valentine the Wonder Rat Dog was represented to be just past puppyhood when we adopted her, and her snoot fur turned grey in about a week after we got her- they had dyed it! But, I wouldn't take for her anyway, so that's OK.

Mile, I hope Pancho gets better, for you and for her. There's a particularly special kind of satisfaction that comes from getting rescue dogs, and my hat's off to all who help with them, and adopt them.
 
mikea said:
I know. You reminded me that I had the same issue when I adopted a boxer. He bit three kids, including my landlord's son on the face, with no provocation in the few days I had him. Luckily I didn't get sued.

I euthanized him even though that is a violation of the adoption contract. You're supposed to bring the dog back. Then I notice that they have dogs labeled "biter." They knew full well but never told me.

The last hour on the way to the vet I took him to the forest preserve for a last run and felt like I had a bomb in my hands. Then a little girl came up and asked if she could pet my dog. No! Stay away. :nonod:

In Pancho's case where she was turned in by a woman who said she found her as a stray on the road, we can guess the lady couldn't handle the vet bills. :frown3: It would have been nice if I knew her health history if only to save the money I blew while we figured it out. I panicked one day and had a $400 emergency vet bill for what turned out to be pointless service.
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It is an unfortunate fact that rescue dogs can come with issues. Fortunately, as a society we are quite tolerant of dog on human violence, indeed dogs bite people tens of thousands of times a year in this country. However, if your dog bites the wrong person it can be financially catastrophic.

I went the breeder route with my #1 dog to avoid many of these issues and truly cannot be happier. Many dogs suffer parisitemia as puppies; they pick stuff up from other dogs at the vet, kennel, or park. Both of mine did, but these were minor (albeit expensive!) issues quickly resolved. Other that that my Moogie has been an ideal dog. Many rescue dogs follow this pattern, but you always take a risk.
 
mikea said:
In Pancho's case where she was turned in by a woman who said she found her as a stray on the road, we can guess the lady couldn't handle the vet bills. :frown3:
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Too bad she couldn't have found another solution other than leaving Pancho by the side of the road. On the other hand I sometimes wonder how people who are just getting by handle a sick pet. Recently I'm sure I've spent more in vet bills than I have for my own medical care, granted I don't pay for the bulk of my health insurance myself.
 
Everskyward said:
Too bad she couldn't have found another solution other than leaving Pancho by the side of the road. On the other hand I sometimes wonder how people who are just getting by handle a sick pet. Recently I'm sure I've spent more in vet bills than I have for my own medical care, granted I don't pay for the bulk of my health insurance myself.
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What I'm saying is "found her on the side of the road" claim is bogus. It was her dog. She was in good shape - fatter than I keep her, although I don't know how much fattening she got thanks to the breeder who was fostering her.

Although I once saw that Pancho is perfectly capable of taking care of herself if I were to snuff it. When I was punishing her by keeping her in the sun room, at breakfast time she went out into the back yard and began eating weeds. :)
 
Our last Golden Retriever was a rescue dog. About 6 months old when we got her. They claimed she was half golden, half lab. Never saw any lab in her. Typical bird brained sweet lovable Golden Retriever. Had to put her down last December when she was 2 months short of 15 years old. We do miss her (but not the hair all over the house).

Best of luck with Pancho.
 
Update; She's getting better.

I guess one of the many things I need to remember is whatever this crap is, it gets beat down eventually.
 
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