Posted: 5/28/2008 2:01:14 PM EDT
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http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/05/vet_charged_in_animal_clinic_b.html What is with people???? |
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Once again: This Is Not Me. I got the lowdown about 2 weeks after it happened that this was fishy because of other things that had happened around this guy recently. Looks like the rumor mill was correct... A black mark on the profession, for sure. Word is that guy was either in trouble with somebody (like owed money), on drugs, or something else similarly bad. I don't know what the truth is myself, and hope that it's not the way it looks right now. As an interesting side note, there's a journal article this month about the suicide rate for veterinarians being 4 times the national average... -Hobbit |
| Hey Hobbit, since you are here......... I have been wondering about shooting unsupressed pistol and rifle around dogs and if it might damage thier hearing as it does humans. I have a new pup, 14 week old GSD, and want to expose her to the noise so she is not frighten by my hobby. I have done this in the past with other family dogs with good results. As I notice my hearing being affected with age, I am concerned it might damage her hearing if I expose to it or to it too early/too often. Since you are an expert on animals and also enjoy firearms do you have an oppinion or thoughts on this subject. Thanks Stuart |
Sure........ Just kidding. While we're on the animal questions............ Will anything bad happen if I feed my dog a shot glass of beer? Its a 30lb cocker mix. Don't worry It only licked beer off of my finger so far. Oh, and the floor. |
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Re: dogs and hearing- Yes, they do accrue hearing loss over time. A few years ago, there was a minor PR mess when the NRA showed a father/daughter shooting in full safety gear, and a dog in the immediate background with no hearing protection on. Of course, it was just grandstanding by people with nothing productive to add to society, but there it is... Re: dogs and beer- Why am I afraid that if I say no harm will come to your animal, the next GS Hometown thread topic is going to be "Hobbit made my dog an alcoholic!"? -Hobbit (Who does not not condone mixing guns, alcohol, and dogs in any way. I swear on my internet liability insurance.) |
