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Yellowstone warns against approaching animals after video shows men getting dangerously close to bison
"Dude, that thing will kill you!" That’s what an emergency room nurse can be heard yelling as two men were caught on video approaching a pair of wild bison inside Yellowstone National Park earlier this month.
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Yellowstone warns against approaching animals after video shows men getting dangerously close to bison
"Dude, that thing will kill you!" That’s what an emergency room nurse can be heard yelling as two men were caught on video approaching a pair of wild bison inside Yellowstone National Park earlier this month.www.foxweather.com
Darwin was right....
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Some of the bigger boars have shoulder armour. And their genitals stink. Bad. You need to cut out and remove the genitals in one chunk to preserve the taste of the rest of the animal. I doubt you could get a decent ham from a real old boar, but likely good chops. The rest can be sausage.
I hunted a lot of elk, and deer in Alberta, and caribou in Iqaluit.
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Diesel has lost about 8 pounds so we decide between an endoscopy or a full laparotomy for a biopsy. All his tests are normal except for swollen lymph nodes and thickened small intestinal walls around his gut. My wife just wants to put him down and get another cat but I am thinking biopsy. My heart just breaks when we leave him at the vet
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Miller Park Zoo looking for a sanctuary for ‘King Julian’
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The lemur found in a Bloomington garage this past January has been taken care of at Miller Park Zoo the past few months, but they are looking for a sanctuary to sen…
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Illinois House Passes Legislation Making it a Class B Misdemeanor To Pet a Bear or Non-Human Primate
The Illinois House on Monday passed legislation to make it a Class B misdemeanor to pet a bear or non-human primate.
Damn!!!
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Have you taken to other vets to get their diagnosis/opinion?
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This emu has been living in the woods near us for a few weeks. Many places to hide, food and fresh water. Could be here for quite a long time unless it gets hit. The search for the emu continues in Urbana
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Think Rango could catch it?
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I'm out of bed now but I'm guessing he's not running that far.
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No. Any more stupid interwebz trolling pretend world type questions from you, interwebz trolling shit for brains maggot?
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This would seem like a good thread to voice my disdain not only for interwebz trolling maggots but for veterinarians. I've never liked them. Never trusted them. Have always thought the majority of them were in it to prey on crazy pet lovers and take advantage of them so I pretty much just think of them as lowlifes. We've had many pets throughout the years and never really had too much problem with the vet hospital close to us. Overpriced for sure, but no major problem. Still, my mistrust and general dislike of vets never diminished. Have heard plenty of vet horror stories from others.
Now, here comes the recent vet horror story in my fam. My oldest was living off campus while in her 4th year of college. Her and a friend got a puppy, a very energetic, never run out of gas type puppy. He did run out of gas a few months after getting him though so it was quite obvious he was ill. So she took him to a vet, Vet told her he was really sick and close to death. Said he had swallowed that squeeky part of a dog toy (he'd always rip his toys apart so it was believable). Vet then told her he'd have to cut him open and it would cost 5K. My daughter said she's a college student and asked about a payment plan. He said no to that but offered to put the dog down for a couple of hundred bucks, saying he was going to die soon anyway and you don't want him to suffer. My daughter didn't like that option either so she left with the sick dog.
Since she is a student, with only a part time job, living on her own in the big city, she called the ASPCA hospital to see if they could help her and her dog out. They said they would and set up an appointment. She went to leave the dog there before going to classes. They took a look at him and said he had pneumonia with a lot of fluid in his lungs. Told her she should say good bye to him before leaving cause he was very sick and there was a good chance he wouldn't make it.
It's a happy ending though cause the dog is with me now as I type. He made a full recovery about a week after being checked in to that hospital. Ended up costing about the same amount that the vet, who misdiagnosed him, was going to charge to put him down. My daughter's schedule changed, she asked us to take him shortly after all that. He's always chewing at stuff, playing rough with our other dog, has to be watched constantly. Can be a real pain in the ass and is, very likely, the most lovable dog you'll ever meet.
Now, here comes the recent vet horror story in my fam. My oldest was living off campus while in her 4th year of college. Her and a friend got a puppy, a very energetic, never run out of gas type puppy. He did run out of gas a few months after getting him though so it was quite obvious he was ill. So she took him to a vet, Vet told her he was really sick and close to death. Said he had swallowed that squeeky part of a dog toy (he'd always rip his toys apart so it was believable). Vet then told her he'd have to cut him open and it would cost 5K. My daughter said she's a college student and asked about a payment plan. He said no to that but offered to put the dog down for a couple of hundred bucks, saying he was going to die soon anyway and you don't want him to suffer. My daughter didn't like that option either so she left with the sick dog.
Since she is a student, with only a part time job, living on her own in the big city, she called the ASPCA hospital to see if they could help her and her dog out. They said they would and set up an appointment. She went to leave the dog there before going to classes. They took a look at him and said he had pneumonia with a lot of fluid in his lungs. Told her she should say good bye to him before leaving cause he was very sick and there was a good chance he wouldn't make it.
It's a happy ending though cause the dog is with me now as I type. He made a full recovery about a week after being checked in to that hospital. Ended up costing about the same amount that the vet, who misdiagnosed him, was going to charge to put him down. My daughter's schedule changed, she asked us to take him shortly after all that. He's always chewing at stuff, playing rough with our other dog, has to be watched constantly. Can be a real pain in the ass and is, very likely, the most lovable dog you'll ever meet.
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@Chief Walking Stick let me know if you read all that
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