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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:22 am
Post subject: my beloved buddy has a bleeding wart below his lower lip...
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hi all, i've owned a lot of dogs over the years but now that my
Buddy (original name, I know) is 4 I really understand why the
people who live with Aussies wouldn't have any other dog buddies.
he is so much smarter than the shepherd-wolf cross i had to put
down a couple of years ago it is amazing. and he talks... but
y'all know about that stuff.
I can't afford health care for myself, much less for him, unless
of course it looked serious. i would eat beans for weeks if i
thought he had a serious medical problem. anyway, over the last
few weeks he has had what looks like a wart appear right below
the center of his lower lip. it started black and turned red and
then a couple of days ago it bled a little. it has stopped now
and looks like it is settling down...
is this something i need to take my buddy to the vet for?
thanks to all and thanks for having this forum here..
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:29 am
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:00 am
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Rocky wrote:
> bob mcree said in
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>>is this something i need to take my buddy to the vet for?
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> It would be forty dollars well spent, I think, just to get an
> idea. After an initial exam, you and the vet can decide what to
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if i didn't need to go to the doctor myself and can't afford it
i wouldn't be asking you guys. it looks like it is resolving
itself and i have a lump in my own neck i need worked on if i
could afford to go, and it ain't $40 in my part of California
by quite a bit. so thanks... -bob >> Stay informed about: my beloved buddy has a bleeding wart below his lower lip... |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:09 am
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bob mcree said in
alt.pets.dogs.aussies:
>> It would be forty dollars well spent, I think, just to get
>> an idea. After an initial exam, you and the vet can
>> decide what to do next.
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> if i didn't need to go to the doctor myself and can't
> afford it i wouldn't be asking you guys.
Are you posting from a library or a friend's computer?
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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog. >> Stay informed about: my beloved buddy has a bleeding wart below his lower lip... |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:01 am
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Rocky wrote:
> bob mcree said in
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>>>It would be forty dollars well spent, I think, just to get
>>>an idea. After an initial exam, you and the vet can
>>>decide what to do next.
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>>if i didn't need to go to the doctor myself and can't
>>afford it i wouldn't be asking you guys.
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> Are you posting from a library or a friend's computer?
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i resent the implied financial undertone. i didn't come here for a
lecture. i am on social security and my health is not good. Buddy is my
best friend but if he has a serious medical problem paying to go to
the vet is really not an option this week.
please don't lecture me on having a pet i can't afford. he
is the one spark of joy in my life...when i got him i could
afford him but my health has gone downhill and i can't live
without the medication that takes most of my extra income.
-bob >> Stay informed about: my beloved buddy has a bleeding wart below his lower lip... |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:55 pm
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bob mcree said in
alt.pets.dogs.aussies:
> please don't lecture me on having a pet i can't afford.
Offering alternatives is not lecturing. While I may be abrupt
to the human when it comes to a dog's health, you'll find that
most people on the dog groups consider the well-being of the dog
before they consider that they may be inadvertently offending
the poster.
In my area, a vet check--which would at least give you an idea
as to what you're dealing with--is about the same cost as one
month of internet access.
And please don't email me privately again.
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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog. >> Stay informed about: my beloved buddy has a bleeding wart below his lower lip... |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:12 pm
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> In my area, a vet check--which would at least give you an idea
> as to what you're dealing with--is about the same cost as one
> month of internet access.
if your vet will see you for $10 i'm moving there...it's $50 here.
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> And please don't email me privately again.
in my experience people who don't want email don't make their email
addresses public. don't worry, i won't bother you again.
i'm going to cut back on my blood pressure medicine and see if
the vet will let me make payments...of course my Buddy is more
important to me than internet service, but giving that up
wouldn't do it i'm afraid... i know you are only concerned for
the dog and i apologize for getting too emotional about him...
-bob
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:47 pm
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:23 pm
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Rocky wrote:
> bob mcree said in
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>>in my experience people who don't want email don't make
>>their email addresses public.
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> I use a valid email address because I get a large number of
> personal questions regarding canine epilepsy, a subject of which
> I (unfortunately) am knowledgeable.
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sorry, i had no way of knowing you only wanted email on that
subject. again i apologize for becoming overly emotional about
my dog's problem but i expect you can understand that and i hope
you will forgive me...
the breeder says the problem is probably just an inflamed follicle
and will likely resolve with a little hydrogen peroxide and carmex.
i CAN make payments to the vet so if it doesn't clear up in a few
days i will take him in. if it is a tumor i will have no real option
but to let him live out his life and love him while i have him...
i hope none of you has to deal with trying to live on Social Security
and Medicare. Put some money away just in case you live longer than
you might have expected. Your retirement pension might not be there
when you need it. The retirement system in the U.S. is a joke; if you
get sick they will take your house and anything else you
own, then hound you for more forever.....
-bob >> Stay informed about: my beloved buddy has a bleeding wart below his lower lip... |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:11 pm
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bob mcree said in
alt.pets.dogs.aussies:
>> I use a valid email address because I get a large number
>> of personal questions regarding canine epilepsy, a subject
>> of which I (unfortunately) am knowledgeable.
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> sorry, i had no way of knowing you only wanted email on
> that subject.
That is certainly not what I wrote. I'm done with you. Good
luck with your dog, though.
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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog. >> Stay informed about: my beloved buddy has a bleeding wart below his lower lip... |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:36 pm
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:09 am
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bob mcree wrote:
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>> That is certainly not what I wrote. I'm done with you. Good luck
>> with your dog, though.
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> then maybe i can get a response from someone else. a newsgroup
> with one person replying to posts isn't much use to me...
is this newsgroup a one man show or are there any other aussie
owners here? Rocky's owner has said he's done with me so i don't
expect him to respond and that's fine with me. is there anybody
else listening or is this just HIS newsgroup?
and i don't WANT a response from you, Rocky('s owner)
-bob >> Stay informed about: my beloved buddy has a bleeding wart below his lower lip... |
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