Hi Everyone,
Normally I try to focus on the funnier and positive stuff that happens around here. However, the last few days we’ve set a record for the number of people wanting to dump their pets: Our give up email had 47 messages in just over 24 hours. The phone rang so much yesterday the phone battery died after 6 hours! We counted: 64 distinct phone numbers called to “get rid” of an animal. Someone felt obligated to start calling at 6:27 in the morning. While we realize that there are some situations that can not be avoided, such as a serious illness, or the death of the pet’s owner, some of the excuses were priceless:
We’re moving to California and can’t take a cat into the state. Last time I checked it was still legal to have a cat in California.
My baby is starting to crawl and might get into the litter box. I’m pretty sure that is not the grossest thing your kid will do.
Won’t play with my 3 year old. If your 3 year old was pulling my ears and tugging my tail I wouldn’t play either.
I didn’t realize a bull mastiff would get so big: DUH!!!
I didn’t want to spend the money to get my cat fixed now I have 12. See above comment
My new girlfriend/boyfriend /significant other is allergic. Chances are the relationship with the cat/dog/hamster(insert pet here) will last longer.
The dogs here at Rude Ranch have suffered a couple of injuries. Boomer the miniature pinscher suffered sudden onset glaucoma in his right eye. When this happens the eye suddenly starts producing excess fluid far faster than it can drain off. The pressure inside the eye starts to rise and in addition to becoming increasingly painful, if not remedied quickly the eye itself can burst. (Talk about gross!) Unfortunately, Boomers age (18 years) made him a bad anesthesia risk, meaning the eye could not be repaired surgically. As he had already lost sight in that eye, it was chemically enucliated…. a fancy way of saying the eye was removed. As most people know Boomer isn’t the best patient. Once again, he lived up to his reputation and was asked to leave the vet clinic as soon as medically feasible. (He has a habit of driving vet techs insane)
Scruffy, the little black terrier also had an incident. While running across the yard he managed to step into a hole and tear the anterior cruciate ligament in both hind legs. He will have double knee replacement surgery tomorrow. In the meantime Scruf’s been busy trying to figure out how to pee with someone holding his back end up.
