No new toys for me for a while :o(

[G'day Mate]

My idiot dog ate two of my socks. He tried to throw them up, but one went one way and one went the other so he's currently having the one that went the wrong way surgically removed at great expense.

Dumb-arse!

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14517553_10154670817278054_7621511080469535303_n.j pg?oh=3bd579e613fb8e0cc79c2601e40f898f&oe=59A01095

[drew]

Rough. That's some scary shit mate, hope he's ok.

[G'day Mate]

Yeah he's had his surgery and is on the mend now. I feel like I'm mad at him but I'm pretty sure I'm actually mad at myself, and that actually I'm the idiot in the equation too.

[Cam]

:(

[Rare White Ape]

A friend of mine once told me about how a cat of their's ate some ribbon.

No need for a vet. They just waited, then pulled it out of it's bum. It produced about a meter of shitty ribbon.

[G'day Mate]

Max pooed out one of Jonah's bibs once, but today he was sick and completely miserable so obviously something was really wrong.

[balki]

Did you help him throw the other one up?
Had a similar (but lesser) issue and gave him something it lube up his linings (boiled, slimey flaxseeds with pumpkin sauce) and the h2o2. He threw up what I was looking for plus a heap of other things.

Good to hear that he's on the mend.
Surgeries like that in the states are about $4k, hope you feel better as well

[GB]

Hope it all turns out well. Sucks when our furry family members cost us so much, but that's the risk we take when we agree to be their 'parents'.

Usually it's well worth it.

[drew]

A friend of mine once told me about how a cat of their's ate some ribbon.

No need for a vet. They just waited, then pulled it out of it's bum. It produced about a meter of shitty ribbon.

They were very lucky then. My sister's cat (small 4-5 pounds) ate about a yard/meter (commies) of yarn, and didn't survive.

Our cat ate about 1/2 a yard/meter of elastic string in November. The vet said that it would likely pass it, given his size (relative to the 4 pound cat of my sister's), and it I should see it come out, or start to come out, under no circumstance pull it out the rest of the way. Just cut it off as close as I can. Pulling the string/etc is a good way to disembowel your cat.


Luckily, I didn't have to go through any of that. He had a shit the next day and it was all in a marble-sized ball in the tootsie roll.

Fucking cats.

[Godson]

Yeah he's had his surgery and is on the mend now. I feel like I'm mad at him but I'm pretty sure I'm actually mad at myself, and that actually I'm the idiot in the equation too.

This is usually how I feel with my resident idiot.

[G'day Mate]

$1,300 later ... that's about as cheap as it comes judging by what they told us, so that's a bit of a relief.

Just did some rough numbers on insurance ... they would have paid $880 (after excess and given they only cover 80% of the cost) but would cost about $650 for the whole year. As long as Max doesn't eat any more socks for the next 15 months we're still financially better off without it. Might start putting a few bucks per week into a "never touch this account" account for this sort of thing though.

[Rare White Ape]

It's always a good idea to have that sort of an account, for many sorts of unplanned emergency things.

[drew]

It's always nice to have (if you can) an emergency fund. Had we not had that last year, we'd have been on the street. Being unemployed (both of us) for almost 8 months, shit was starting to get really, really thin.

It wasn't exactly what I'd have liked to have spent it on, but I'm glad it was there.

[G'day Mate]

Oh I've got the money, but I didn't like having to use it for an emergency, so now I'll have separate emergency money

[George]

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14517553_10154670817278054_7621511080469535303_n.j pg?oh=3bd579e613fb8e0cc79c2601e40f898f&oe=59A01095

What a handsome lad! Glad he's okay.

[Crazed_Insanity]

$1,300 later ... that's about as cheap as it comes judging by what they told us, so that's a bit of a relief.

Just did some rough numbers on insurance ... they would have paid $880 (after excess and given they only cover 80% of the cost) but would cost about $650 for the whole year. As long as Max doesn't eat any more socks for the next 15 months we're still financially better off without it. Might start putting a few bucks per week into a "never touch this account" account for this sort of thing though.

It's always good to have insurance... unless you're really the type who can easily make a decision to put your pet to sleep...

My wife is certainly not the type. One of our cats (14year old) was probably attacked by some wild animal or just fell hard... broke his hindleg bone in 3 pieces. Surgeries cost us more than $10k! He did recover from that, but we think due to the stress of being caged for so long, he ended up developing some sort of inoperable tumor... so still died at the age of 15...

From one perspective, it was a tremendous waste of money, whether it's out of our own pockets or insurace...

From another perspective, it was worth every penny to save somebody we love...

But anyway, I'd rather not pay out of pocket again for such a huge amount of money!

We also keep our cats strictly indoors and make sure they have nothing to chew on that could hurt them. For example my poor daughter can never bring balloons inside the house because one of our crazy cat goes while with any sort of threads, including the ones hanging off of balloons!

So anyway, unless it's really not affordable, I advise is... get the insurance... and put away your socks!!!!

[balki]

I'm with Dave; insurances have major gaps, and the things that they do cover only go up to a certain % or have a deductible. Even if you break even you have the extra paperwork to deal with.
People insurance is a different story, but hospitals will work with you if you're not making close to 6-figures

What's the dog doing with the PB jar? It's backwards and appears to have plenty of PB to lick.

[G'day Mate]

He's being a dum-dum

[G'day Mate]

https://club.coopers.com.au/static/media/attachments/1496198370_11_813.JPG

[Drachen596]

CONE OF SHAME! CONE OF SHAME!

Good to see he is back home with you and hopefully has learned a lesson.

[G'day Mate]

Not a chance.

[Crazed_Insanity]

:lol:

[Godson]

Not a chance.


Spoken like a true Doberman owner.

You could literally drown these dogs in water and if they didn't want to drink, they wouldn't.

Pain doesn't really teach them anything either. Except to hate whoever brings it on them.

[G'day Mate]

Yet they're actually a very intelligent breed ...

[Drachen596]

Must be book smart.

[Rare White Ape]

There must be a few cries of "ahhhhhhh don't fucken do that ya fuckin dumbarse" when the dog is mucking around in your houses.

[Leon]

I have a cat that gets that yelled at it on a daily basis. Luckily he is too small to eat socks.

[Godson]

Yet they're actually a very intelligent breed ...

They really are, when they want to be. They can derp pretty well though.

[G'day Mate]

Max's contribution to my latest brewing video ... not entirely unexpected to be honest


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMj6YgCmgEA

[George]

:lol:

Suggestion for some new outdoor furniture:

https://www.elisabethjamesantiques.co.uk/stockimages/long-victorian-14ft-dining-table-large-14-foot-victorian-dining-table-of-maples-design-to-seat-up-to-18-people-800-P2.jpg

[G'day Mate]

:lol:

[Godson]

When you had all the glasses set out, I knew that was going to happen. :lol:

[G'day Mate]

So this morning the bloody dog has smashed his cone off and eaten the bandage that was used to tie it to his collar :|

[Phil_SS]

At what point do you just let Darwin take over? :lol:

[George]

Maybe you could trade him in for a more useful model, such as one that could help feed the livestock around your ranch.

http://i.imgur.com/jk41KDQ.gif

[Godson]

So this morning the bloody dog has smashed his cone off and eaten the bandage that was used to tie it to his collar :|

I'm totally laughing at you, but only because I have somehow managed to not have Murphy do something like that.

At least he's cute?

[G'day Mate]

Well the vet made him throw up the bandage - our usual trick of giving him salt didn't work. Apparently Max's reputation precedes him now and he has a reputation there now.

Anyway, they said it was good that we got it because the bandage is designed to absorb stuff and so it definitely would have blocked his intestines again and he would have needed more surgery.

[Jason]

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/and-now-some-incredible-things-your-pets-have-eaten-1796162243

Don't know if this has been posted in here or not.

[George]

No, it hasn't.

I would remember the pain from trying to stifle laughter in a quiet office.

[21Kid]

:lol:

[Leon]

[crying with laughter]