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So Elaine Gallant = Elaine Gallegos? I thought there messages sounded very similar. Elaine frequents the parenting newsgroup I read. Though she has no children. Tries to give her not so great advice most of the time. I suspect she has no dogs either, correct??? Lisa & Yoda the Basset
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Yes, Lisa. One in the same. I suspected, like you did, that Elaine had no dogs as well….but I am pretty sure she has one GSD. (whom she would shoot if it didn’t live up to her expectations of chasing minorities off her property) CHeers, Cin & Sid (the king boss doberboyX, 3 yo–waiting for a sister) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > So Elaine Gallant = Elaine Gallegos? I thought there messages sounded very > similar. Elaine frequents the parenting newsgroup I read. Though she has > no children. Tries to give her not so great advice most of the time. I > suspect she has no dogs either, correct??? > Lisa & Yoda the Basset
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>So Elaine Gallant = Elaine Gallegos? I thought there messages sounded very >similar. Elaine frequents the parenting newsgroup I read. Though she has >no children. Tries to give her not so great advice most of the time. I >suspect she has no dogs either, correct???
You bet, that’s the one and only. But if she did ever have any dogs, Lisa, you can probably bet the farm that they’re now DEAD. Ain’t that sumthin’ — she has no kids, yet gives "advice" on the parenting groups? That’s a gas! — Dogman Dogman’s *New* Web Site http://www.i1.net/~dogman Dogman’s Book Recommendations http://www.i1.net/~dogman/books.htm Jerry "The Shyster" Howe’s REAL Web Site http://www.i1.net/~dogman/scam.htm "If I had a dog that HID when strangers got onto my property, or threatened it, I’d cut to the chase and shoot the damn thing myself." Elaine "The Executioner" Gallegos-Gallant-Goofball "The Wits’ End Dog Training Method manual states right up front that it will not make sense to you." Jerry "The Shyster" Howe
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[...] >My point with this >somewhat long story is that our lives were touched by so many wonderful vets >who truly cared about Katrina. This tragic occurence cost us over $2000.00. >My vet sacrificed all of that to do what was best for Katrina. He sent her to >a closer vet to save her life and sent her to a specialist for her surgery >because even though he could have done it, he wanted a specialist to do it >because it was rather complicated.
Actually, Tylee, had your vet done otherwise, he might have been found guilty of malpractice. Don’t take that as a dig against vets. Most vets are absolutely wonderful people who do the very best they can. On the other hand, though, some vets refuse to keep their minds open and to respect the wishes of their customers. The same thing can be said of many medical doctors. >This is why I take my dogs 30minutes away to see these vets.
It’s worth traveling virtually any distance to find the "right" vet. > Just to clarify, Tyler was put to sleep >because she was old and she was tired. She had arthritis in her right hip >and cataracts had left her with little vision, which we think was a factor in >her attack on Katrina. She was not put to sleep because she attacked >Katrina. We had been preparing to let her go for several weeks and our only >fault was not being strong enough to do it before something bad happened.
That’s understandable, Katrina. Please don’t feel guilty about your decision, eh? I only know of one person who really RELISHES any opportunity to put a dog down, and that is our very own Elaine "Dr. Death" Gallegos-Gallant-Goofball. Anyway, I’m really glad your little dog pulled through! It sounded like a really, really close call. But keep her away from Elaine, eh? Otherwise you might never see Katrina again, either. — Dogman Dogman’s *New* Web Site http://www.i1.net/~dogman Dogman’s Book Recommendations http://www.i1.net/~dogman/books.htm Jerry "The Shyster" Howe’s REAL Web Site http://www.i1.net/~dogman/scam.htm "If I had a dog that HID when strangers got onto my property, or threatened it, I’d cut to the chase and shoot the damn thing myself." Elaine "The Executioner" Gallegos-Gallant-Goofball "The Wits’ End Dog Training Method manual states right up front that it will not make sense to you." Jerry "The Shyster" Howe
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I had a horrible situation occur at my house two weekends ago. My Malamute, Tyler, attacked my oldest but littlest Schiperke, Katrina, almost killing her.My husband called our vet immediately as Katrina had blood coming from her mouth and her gums were completely white. Our vet is about a 20-30 minute drive from our house. We drive to take our dogs to him because he is a wonderful vet and we trust him completely with the care of our dogs. The vet tech said to take Katrina to the closest vet immediately because she would probably not live through the drive. My husband took her to the local vet who worked on her and put a pressure bandage around her neck to attempt to prevent air from seeping into her body through the hole in her trachea. He told my husband that if she puffed up to take her to an emergency animal clinic immediately. This all happened on a Saturday. That evening when I returned from work I went to take a look at Katrina. I was devastated. Tyler had really tore into her leaving her with all kinds of wounds and not alot of fur after they got done shaving her. She had also started to fill up with air so I took her to the emergency animal hospital. They told me that Katrina had a whole in her trachea that did not appear that it would fix itself. The vet there was wonderful. She explained everything to me. I told her to do whatever was necessary to save Katrina. This little dog means the world to my husband. I love her very much also but she and my husband have a special bond. I explained this to her and she said that they would do everything they could to save her but that there was the very real possibility that Katrina might die. I left her there until Monday morning when we then took her to our vet. The EAC vet had contacted a surgeon already because we felt that surgery was going to be the only way to fix her trachea and save her life. My vet almost cried when he saw her. He said that she definitely needed the surgery and that we needed to have the surgical specialist do it, not them. He called the surgeon to arrange everything and the EAC vet had already called and told them to expect us. This was great since it would have been two days before they had an opening had she not already done this for us. We took Katrina to the surgeon and he did the surgery that late afternoon. He called us at home after 8:00p.m. to let us know she was doing okay. He found that the damage was more extensive than what the xrays showed. We picked Katrina up the next day and he instructed me to call him no matter what time if anything happened. My vet called several times to see how she was doing. We also had to take Katrina to our vet to have the drain removed one week and the stitches removed the next week. On neither one of these visits did he charge us for anything, even though he was not the one who performed the surgery. My point with this somewhat long story is that our lives were touched by so many wonderful vets who truly cared about Katrina. This tragic occurence cost us over $2000.00. My vet sacrificed all of that to do what was best for Katrina. He sent her to a closer vet to save her life and sent her to a specialist for her surgery because even though he could have done it, he wanted a specialist to do it because it was rather complicated. This is why I take my dogs 30minutes away to see these vets. There are two of them: Dr. Stephen Kastner and Dr. Weinaker (whose first name escapes me for some reason). Their first priority is the health and well-being of the dogs, not the money. Yes, it is a business but when you deal with animals it can’t just be about the money. My vets are about the animals and their families. I absolutely love them. Unfortunately, my Malamute Tyler was put to sleep the Monday that we picked Katrina up from the hospital. Just to clarify, Tyler was put to sleep because she was old and she was tired. She had arthritis in her right hip and cataracts had left her with little vision, which we think was a factor in her attack on Katrina. She was not put to sleep because she attacked Katrina. We had been preparing to let her go for several weeks and our only fault was not being strong enough to do it before something bad happened. I just thought everyone would like to hear about a few vets who were in it because they truly loved the animals. And my vets do truly love them. I know this because of the tear that they wipe away when my dogs have taken their last breath with me holding each one in my arms. My wish is for you and your animals to have as wonderful vets as I have been blessed with. Bonnie
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