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Amdro is the poo poo for killing fire ants and the chemical is ant-specific and pretty safe to mammals. I mean don't go using the blocks of it as chews or anything but the granules wouldn't be a problem if they were incidentally ingested. Downside: it takes a week or more for the nest to die. Upside: the ants will retrieve the bait themselves so you don't even have to apply it directly to the nest and could hide it under something like an overturned bucket with some ant-sized holes in the edge if you want to be super-sure of no ingestion.
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Ugh, PI, Ham just straight up tried to eat a possum. I took him out for his nightly pee and he jerked away from me, and latched onto a big possum that was just hanging out like 6 feet from our back door.  He immediately started shaking it like a maniac, and of course the possum was hissing. I was yelling 'leave it' like a psycho and woke up the neighbor, but his prey drive is so insane of course it did jack all. I finally just grabbed the base of Ham's tail and that gave me a split second to yank him (by the leash) back and away.Now the possum is out there playing dead, but breathing. There's no blood to be seen, so hopefully it doesn't need to be put down. I checked Ham over, and he doesn't have a mark on him, which was my main worry. He's up to date on his rabies. Anything else I should worry about? That was nuts, and my adrenaline is pumping. I've just never had a dog quite so drivey toward small creatures. I don't know what his life was like before I rescued him- maybe he was a stray and just survived on helpless woodland animals.
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Apr 17, 2013 04:09
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The problem is, the nest isn't on my property. It's on the neighbors' and they won't let pest control do anything. Will diatomaceous earth do anything if I sprinkle it down? (goddamn that word)
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Apr 17, 2013 04:12
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Ishkibibble_Fish posted:Ugh, PI, Ham just straight up tried to eat a possum. I took him out for his nightly pee and he jerked away from me, and latched onto a big possum that was just hanging out like 6 feet from our back door. With the shaking there's a big potential for neck/back injuries even if you don't see blood. I guess don't be surprised if it dies.
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Apr 17, 2013 04:16
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Dr. Chaco posted:With the shaking there's a big potential for neck/back injuries even if you don't see blood. I guess don't be surprised if it dies. Good point. Well, I just went out and looked, and the possum has vanished, so hopefully it's OK...or will go die in the bushes somewhere. 
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Apr 17, 2013 04:21
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Artie has been clean through the night since a few days after we got him, until at the weekend my partner decided to fix him a water bowl up in his crate. I wasn't too keen on the idea but was told I was being cruel. 2 mornings ago he pissed a Niagra falls amount of liquid everywhere in his crate and it soaked right through his water durable bed. It also soaked into his undercarriage fur so I gave him a bath. Now he's done it again at 2/3am in front of my partner as well so I'm allowed to stop water in the crate except on the hottest nights.
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Apr 17, 2013 09:02
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I'm pretty sure my mum's insistence on providing Lola with water in her crate contributed to how goddamn long it took to housetrain her. Is Artie bigger than the cats yet?
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Apr 17, 2013 09:08
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Artie's going to be bigger than me at this rate, and I'm a big girl... There were 4 days between these pictures being taken  
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Apr 17, 2013 10:04
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Zenithbliss posted:Yeti Dog Artie is so ridiculously, over the top cute. Nothing you own will ever be free of white hair again. Do you rub your face in his side and go "BRRRRRRRRRRRRR"? Because I think that is what I would do for at least five minutes every day. We had a couple up the road from us with a Samoyed. They'd take the dog on walks and every time I saw them the dog was prancing along going "I AM ON A WALK IT IS THE BEST THING EVER TODAY IS MY FAVOURITE DAY!" and doing big swishswishswishes with it's huge poofy tail.
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Apr 17, 2013 10:29
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My friend's old dog was having a blast at the park. It's hard to tell
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Apr 17, 2013 12:17
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Zenithbliss posted:Artie has been clean through the night since a few days after we got him, until at the weekend my partner decided to fix him a water bowl up in his crate. I wasn't too keen on the idea but was told I was being cruel. 2 mornings ago he pissed a Niagra falls amount of liquid everywhere in his crate and it soaked right through his water durable bed. It also soaked into his undercarriage fur so I gave him See, he really is a cloud! 
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Apr 17, 2013 14:01
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Zenithbliss posted:Artie's going to be bigger than me at this rate, and I'm a big girl... There were 4 days between these pictures being taken Jeez. How old is he now? And how many times a day do you have to bath him? 
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Apr 17, 2013 14:28
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It's finally hitting me that tomorrow I take Shadow to stay with my mom while I go visit a friend in VT for a month, and then I'm moving back home to Arkansas to live with my sister and help her with rent, but her apartment doesn't allow dogs, so Shadow will still have to stay with mom for a while... I'm going to miss my dog, you guys.
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Apr 17, 2013 16:19
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Skizzles posted:It's finally hitting me that tomorrow I take Shadow to stay with my mom while I go visit a friend in VT for a month, and then I'm moving back home to Arkansas to live with my sister and help her with rent, but her apartment doesn't allow dogs, so Shadow will still have to stay with mom for a while... Oh  that sucks Skizzles. Shadow is such an awesome dog.
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Apr 17, 2013 16:21
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So far Artie is shedding far less than I expected but he is only a puppy, and we have 7 cats at home right now of who 6 are long haired beasts. Artie is 14 weeks old today  and only had two baths in that time. Weirdly once the mud dries it does brush out
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Apr 17, 2013 18:00
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Zenithbliss posted:Artie has been clean through the night since a few days after we got him, until at the weekend my partner decided to fix him a water bowl up in his crate. I wasn't too keen on the idea but was told I was being cruel. 2 mornings ago he pissed a Niagra falls amount of liquid everywhere in his crate and it soaked right through his water durable bed. It also soaked into his undercarriage fur so I gave him Whoever told you its cruel is dumb. People do the same thing with children who are being potty trained, no water x hours before bedtime or during the night to prevent accidents. Next time someone says this again, remind them that basically all parents do it with their children during this stage of development. My boyfriend's dog only gets water once a day, though she will get extra after walks and such. If she gets more, she pees in the crate during the day, drinks it to hide the evidence, and then has awful diarrhea from drinking pee. Its less cruel our way, really.
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Apr 17, 2013 20:42
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First bagle litter of the year is on the ground 
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Apr 17, 2013 21:41
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Do we get puppy pics??? I'm a terrible goony dog lady and I want this creepy as hell shirt kind of a lot 
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Apr 18, 2013 00:18
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If I saw that shirt on a person walking towards me I would be unable to hold back the tears of laughter. I would also probably point.
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Apr 18, 2013 00:28
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Try and act surprised when I tell you I wore a lot of wolf shirts as a kid, tia
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Apr 18, 2013 00:31
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Captain Foxy posted:If I saw that shirt on a person walking towards me I would be unable to hold back the tears of laughter. I would also probably point. I wanna get a dane one for balen.
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Apr 18, 2013 01:29
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I love those horrible shirts and every similar design. Never seen one in real life, but I don't think I'd be able to stop myself laughing. Hard enough when there's someone with a wolf shirt, but those are just unfairly ridiculous. Mind you, I used to wear some pretty terrible shirts as a kid myself. And yeah, we wanna see bagel puppies. Please?
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Apr 18, 2013 01:33
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Puppy pics will have to wait because I am broooke for the next month or so, unless PI wants to crowdsource my tickets to go visit my family Realtalk; we have another bitch due in about 4 weeks so I'll probably go over for the whelping and take pup pix while I'm there. Puppies don't get interesting until they hit 4 weeks anyway. Potatoes are dumb and boring and not even that cute 
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Apr 18, 2013 03:31
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You silly people and your dog agility. Cats are where it's at. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbvqSCs-FoE
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Apr 18, 2013 04:53
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hhgtrillian posted:You silly people and your dog agility. Cats are where it's at. Anything dogs can do sheep can do better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GybS_fZeaBg This one is more agility but less cute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NKK53dInzw
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Apr 18, 2013 05:07
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hhgtrillian posted:You silly people and your dog agility. Cats are where it's at. That cat looks just like my childhood cat. I know some PI goon owns Emilio (aka Business Cat), and he's now immortalized on a shirt:  http://shirt.woot.com/offers/inspired-by-katamari-damacy
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Apr 18, 2013 06:12
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It's done. Jess is gone.
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Apr 18, 2013 09:43
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Oh Fraction, I'm so sorry.
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Apr 18, 2013 10:04
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I'm so sorry Fraction
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Apr 18, 2013 10:56
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I'm sorry Fraction, it's always a hard call to make. I hope you're okay.
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Apr 18, 2013 11:03
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So sorry to hear that Fraction.
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Apr 18, 2013 11:27
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 Jess was a pain in the rear end to the end. She puked on the vet's table and then they couldn't find her veins. Lola heard a noise and ran upstairs earlier. I think she was looking for Jess, but I don't think she's quite realised Jess isn't coming back. I'm not sure how to make anything easier for her? They sleep together and used to play together quite a lot. The vet seemed to agree our decision was best for her. He said if it was his dog with this issue, he'd likely do the same thing. It's still hard. We should get her ashes next week.
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Apr 18, 2013 11:50
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Fraction posted:It's done. Jess is gone. Awe poo poo Fraction. That really sucks Its a tough decision, but its the right one. Take Lola for lots of play and walks today, poor girl will need it.
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Apr 18, 2013 11:54
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 I'm so so sorry to hear about Jess, Fraction.
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Apr 18, 2013 13:42
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sorry Fraction
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Apr 18, 2013 13:48
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Sorry to hear that, Fraction.
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Apr 18, 2013 13:54
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I'm so so sorry
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Apr 18, 2013 14:06
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Losing a pet is never easy, I'm so sorry.
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Apr 18, 2013 14:15
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Thank you everyone. I keep bursting into tears, and bawled nearly the entire time I walked Lola. Anything and everything reminds me of her. I've had her nearly half of my life; I can't remember ever not having her. She's also the first pet I've lost that I've been attached to.
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Poor Jess. You may not be able to make it easier on Lola, but at least you guys have each other.
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