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Caring for an abandoned dog
Hi everyone,
I came home yesterday and found an old siberian husky who really looks like she is in need of a hug or something. I have some fliers out around the neighborhood but I'm not sure I want to give her up if the owner comes to claim her. She's extremely dirty, no tags, looks malnourished and her right front paw is slashed so I have her at the vet. The thing is, is she is really sweet but she looks horible. I mean her ears might have a bit of infection (smelly ears) so how much effort should I put in on looking her owner?? I know that's a bad question to ask but from the condition of the poor thing I might not have to really worry about it. Cymbaline |
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Cymbaline wrote: The thing is, is she is really sweet but she looks horible. I mean her ears might have a bit of infection (smelly ears) so how much effort should I put in on looking her owner?? A lot. When I was about 11 or so our Kerry Blue Terrier disappeared. We were distraught - put ads in the local papers, repeatedly called the local shelter and the local vets, etc. She showed up a month later looking like crap, including an infected eye, skinny, and so on. We were thrilled to get her back. You don't know how she got got loose or how long she's been missing (Siberian Huskies roam for 10s of miles - sometimes more). Think how you'd feel if she were your dog. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - I'm walking the dog, all day and all night |
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Cymbaline wrote: The thing is, is she is really sweet but she looks horible. I mean her ears might have a bit of infection (smelly ears) so how much effort should I put in on looking her owner?? A lot. When I was about 11 or so our Kerry Blue Terrier disappeared. We were distraught - put ads in the local papers, repeatedly called the local shelter and the local vets, etc. She showed up a month later looking like crap, including an infected eye, skinny, and so on. We were thrilled to get her back. You don't know how she got got loose or how long she's been missing (Siberian Huskies roam for 10s of miles - sometimes more). Think how you'd feel if she were your dog. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - I'm walking the dog, all day and all night |
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Cymbaline wrote: The thing is, is she is really sweet but she looks horible. I mean her ears might have a bit of infection (smelly ears) so how much effort should I put in on looking her owner?? A lot. When I was about 11 or so our Kerry Blue Terrier disappeared. We were distraught - put ads in the local papers, repeatedly called the local shelter and the local vets, etc. She showed up a month later looking like crap, including an infected eye, skinny, and so on. We were thrilled to get her back. You don't know how she got got loose or how long she's been missing (Siberian Huskies roam for 10s of miles - sometimes more). Think how you'd feel if she were your dog. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - I'm walking the dog, all day and all night |
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Cymbaline" wrote in message
m... Hi everyone, I came home yesterday and found an old siberian husky who really looks like she is in need of a hug or something. I have some fliers out around the neighborhood but I'm not sure I want to give her up if the owner comes to claim her. She's extremely dirty, no tags, looks malnourished and her right front paw is slashed so I have her at the vet. The thing is, is she is really sweet but she looks horible. I mean her ears might have a bit of infection (smelly ears) so how much effort should I put in on looking her owner?? I know that's a bad question to ask but from the condition of the poor thing I might not have to really worry about it. 1. You need to take her to animal control, or the shelter, and register her there so you have powerful witnesses to the condition she's in. The opinions of you and your vet will hold little sway with AC officials if the owners decided to lodge a complaint. Ask AC to allow you to keep her in your possession and continue her vet care but at least let them see her and know you found her. 2. Its natural to assume that a dog in that condition wasn't well cared for but not necessarily a correct assumption. For all you know she could have gotten out (any number of ways, accidents do happen), lost and has been missing for days. She could have been a very pretty dog just a week ago but due to her traveling is now looking pretty rough. Its also not abnormal for a dog to get lost and travel at least one county away. Her owners may be looking for her, but not in your area. Anyway, do the AC thing. That way if the owner shows up, AC can rightfully question the owner about the dog's condition and judge for themselves whether they should get their dog back. If AC says to give her back then that's what you have to do but you can make the offer to the owners that should she ever need a new home, to call you. AC may talk with the owners and decide that they aren't suitable to get their dog back...or demand that they first reimburse you for her vet expenses (that's the test of a good dog owner, those who quibble about it don't really want the dog and are likely to say "just keep her") before they can have her back. Either way, they have legal standing and you don't. -- Tara |
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Cymbaline" wrote in message
m... Hi everyone, I came home yesterday and found an old siberian husky who really looks like she is in need of a hug or something. I have some fliers out around the neighborhood but I'm not sure I want to give her up if the owner comes to claim her. She's extremely dirty, no tags, looks malnourished and her right front paw is slashed so I have her at the vet. The thing is, is she is really sweet but she looks horible. I mean her ears might have a bit of infection (smelly ears) so how much effort should I put in on looking her owner?? I know that's a bad question to ask but from the condition of the poor thing I might not have to really worry about it. 1. You need to take her to animal control, or the shelter, and register her there so you have powerful witnesses to the condition she's in. The opinions of you and your vet will hold little sway with AC officials if the owners decided to lodge a complaint. Ask AC to allow you to keep her in your possession and continue her vet care but at least let them see her and know you found her. 2. Its natural to assume that a dog in that condition wasn't well cared for but not necessarily a correct assumption. For all you know she could have gotten out (any number of ways, accidents do happen), lost and has been missing for days. She could have been a very pretty dog just a week ago but due to her traveling is now looking pretty rough. Its also not abnormal for a dog to get lost and travel at least one county away. Her owners may be looking for her, but not in your area. Anyway, do the AC thing. That way if the owner shows up, AC can rightfully question the owner about the dog's condition and judge for themselves whether they should get their dog back. If AC says to give her back then that's what you have to do but you can make the offer to the owners that should she ever need a new home, to call you. AC may talk with the owners and decide that they aren't suitable to get their dog back...or demand that they first reimburse you for her vet expenses (that's the test of a good dog owner, those who quibble about it don't really want the dog and are likely to say "just keep her") before they can have her back. Either way, they have legal standing and you don't. -- Tara |
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Cymbaline" wrote in message
m... Hi everyone, I came home yesterday and found an old siberian husky who really looks like she is in need of a hug or something. I have some fliers out around the neighborhood but I'm not sure I want to give her up if the owner comes to claim her. She's extremely dirty, no tags, looks malnourished and her right front paw is slashed so I have her at the vet. The thing is, is she is really sweet but she looks horible. I mean her ears might have a bit of infection (smelly ears) so how much effort should I put in on looking her owner?? I know that's a bad question to ask but from the condition of the poor thing I might not have to really worry about it. 1. You need to take her to animal control, or the shelter, and register her there so you have powerful witnesses to the condition she's in. The opinions of you and your vet will hold little sway with AC officials if the owners decided to lodge a complaint. Ask AC to allow you to keep her in your possession and continue her vet care but at least let them see her and know you found her. 2. Its natural to assume that a dog in that condition wasn't well cared for but not necessarily a correct assumption. For all you know she could have gotten out (any number of ways, accidents do happen), lost and has been missing for days. She could have been a very pretty dog just a week ago but due to her traveling is now looking pretty rough. Its also not abnormal for a dog to get lost and travel at least one county away. Her owners may be looking for her, but not in your area. Anyway, do the AC thing. That way if the owner shows up, AC can rightfully question the owner about the dog's condition and judge for themselves whether they should get their dog back. If AC says to give her back then that's what you have to do but you can make the offer to the owners that should she ever need a new home, to call you. AC may talk with the owners and decide that they aren't suitable to get their dog back...or demand that they first reimburse you for her vet expenses (that's the test of a good dog owner, those who quibble about it don't really want the dog and are likely to say "just keep her") before they can have her back. Either way, they have legal standing and you don't. -- Tara |
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