tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post3787466786232979783..comments2024-02-19T08:50:26.221-08:00Comments on Terlingua Dreams: A Prickly Problem - UPDATEDMsBelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-70048823028589978002016-11-27T19:34:07.512-08:002016-11-27T19:34:07.512-08:00Thank you for your concern about my little strays....Thank you for your concern about my little strays. You make a good point.<br /><br />I am going to do a short post on what the lady at the animal rescue told me.<br /><br />Thank you for being such a caring person.MsBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-28489263071612590842016-11-27T09:02:42.630-08:002016-11-27T09:02:42.630-08:00If you could get them to take something that works...If you could get them to take something that works like a sedative, such as a sleeping pill, it might help. All those "Don't", such as "Don't try to pull the quills yourself", and "Don't give them aspirin" apply to people with pets who can control them and get them to a vet. Your situation is a little more difficult because for one thing, these dogs aren't your resposibility and you really can't control where they go, or what they do. You can stick a pill into a hot dog and they shouldn't be able to tell. I'd give them the strongest thing I had on hand. If you can get them fairly sedated you might be able to get them into your car. Do you have someone to help you? Those are both good sized dogs. Good luck.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-72610659238747241342016-11-27T00:14:46.984-08:002016-11-27T00:14:46.984-08:00Today I called a vet in Ciudad Acuna that I used t...Today I called a vet in Ciudad Acuna that I used to take my late cat to. He also provides pro bono or reduced rate services to animal shelters.<br /><br />His assistant said that if Mexican Customs would not let me bring in the strays because they do not have their shots, they would go to Customs and vaccinate them.<br /><br />Being that this is the Black Friday weekend and despite the dollar to mexican peso rate being so high...people from Mexico are flocking to the stores and buying up a storm.<br /><br />The lines to cross both sides of the border are very long. How am I going to control two dogs that do not pay any mind to me?<br /><br />Anyway, he told me not to give them anything because the aspirin might do more harm than good.That is easy for him to say as he is not the one experiencing pain.<br /><br />Tammie being a woman is a lot tougher than Oscar. She is sleeping sitting down and tilting her head to one side. Oscar is puting his head down on the ground and driving in those quills even more into his skin.<br /><br />Tomorrow they are both getting aspirin!MsBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-36644925972825362282016-11-26T20:12:27.788-08:002016-11-26T20:12:27.788-08:00Under the circumstances an aspirin probably wouldn...Under the circumstances an aspirin probably wouldn't hurt either one of them. I'd worry about giving it often but in their situation they probably really need something for pain. Maybe a vet would sell you some safe pain killers, as well as a sedative so you could get them to some help.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-43577412183161339342016-11-26T13:17:00.964-08:002016-11-26T13:17:00.964-08:00I hate to see them suffering myself. Considered gi...I hate to see them suffering myself. Considered giving them aspirin but online sites say that could cause gastrointestinal problems.MsBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-89280575368366811392016-11-26T13:14:21.795-08:002016-11-26T13:14:21.795-08:00I certainly hope they can help me and I will be ca...I certainly hope they can help me and I will be calling them first thing on Monday morning.<br /><br />I so want to get Tammie spayed even if I have to pay for it but again the problem is getting her to trust me and getting her in a pet taxi or crate...that is going to be hard to do.MsBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-92056875689559929292016-11-26T12:50:26.752-08:002016-11-26T12:50:26.752-08:00Oh dang!! I hate to hear of any animal in pain an...Oh dang!! I hate to hear of any animal in pain and suffering. Hope all will be well soon.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-27321106840103682142016-11-26T09:53:36.984-08:002016-11-26T09:53:36.984-08:00If nothing happens before then, I would try the lo...If nothing happens before then, I would try the local non-profit shelter again on Monday morning It shouldn't be your responsibility to pay for removal of quills, although whose it is, I don't know. If some organization does pick them up and pulls the quills, I hope they make sure to spay/neuter them at the same time, if it hasn't already been done. It's the only way to stop the procreation of more strays who don't have a very good life when you think about it. Good luck.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-51177768865160060232016-11-26T09:41:34.259-08:002016-11-26T09:41:34.259-08:00Thank you Rob, I will definitively need it.Thank you Rob, I will definitively need it.MsBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538104263023802022.post-65274461477325642752016-11-26T08:05:41.572-08:002016-11-26T08:05:41.572-08:00I've no answers or suggestions Ms Belinda :-(
...I've no answers or suggestions Ms Belinda :-(<br />Good luck with this one...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.com