Your Questions About Dog’s Life Ending
Paul asks…
How do you shorten overgrown toenails on dogs?
My boyfriend didn’t cut his dog’s toenails very often and the vein grew in far. Even if I cut it as short as I can without hitting the vein, they are still long. How do you reverse this? Is there a way? Or is this poor little dog doomed to have excessively long toenails for the rest of her life?
admin answers:
Keep on cutting them little by little, every chance you get. As soon as you see that there’s nail that you can cut without quicking the dog, then by all means, cut it. Buy some styptic powder (also called quik stop), in case you do end up cutting too far. The quik (or vein) will retract little by little as you cut.
If the nails are too overgrown and causing the dog pain or making the dog unable to walk right – or even if you think that the process will take more than a year, then head for the vet. They are able to cut a dog’s nails comfortably short – for a price (remember, if you can’t afford it it’s okay, keep on cutting the dog’s nails whenever possible).
The procedure is pretty simple. They’ll anesthesize the dog and cut the nails, including the quik and quickly laser the quik shut to prevent bleeding.
Good luck!
Richard asks…
Why do people say suicide is never right?
They say it’s never right to kill yourself, nothing is worth it. Really? Any amount of suffering is worth living for? Any atrocity imaginable should be lived through just for the sake of having a life, regardless of it’s quality or conditions? If it’s selfish for me to die just to end my own suffering than isn’t it selfish for others to ask me to continue it just for them? We put dog’s we can’t help out of their misery and call it humane.. but it’s not humane for humans?
admin answers:
It’s quitting. Plain and simple. Personally, I have no respect for a quitter. Life is a roller coaster and it is constantly going to go up and down and from side to side. If a person feels they are unable to handle it, then they are weak and not trying hard enough. Yes, it is selfish for someone to take their life because of the emotional scarring they leave behind for their loved ones.
Some religions believe it is a sin. Personally, I don’t give a rat’s A** about religion. Not into fairy tales that destroy humanity. But that’s a diff subject.
Putting a dog down is not the dog’s choice, so it is incomparable. Sometimes, when an animal is put down, it’s not out of mercy for the animal, but rather because of a financial burden to nurse that animal back to health. I worked at a veterinary hospital for years. People let go of their pet’s lives because they cannot afford to keep them going. Sad, but true.
Helen asks…
How do I clean my Dog’s poop out of the ground, even after it’s been sitting there for several months.?
This is my first dog ever in my entire life! So I’ve had her since October 1, 2012. So anyway, I haven’t been cleaning my Dog’s poop up everytime she poops regularly for awhile, due to migraines, it hurts to bend over. Then when it was time to clean it up, it snowed and that happened a few times before I cleaned it all up a few days ago. When it snowed and it froze to the ground, I tried shoveling it up, but it kept hitting my face! Eeeew! So I had to wait for it to thaw enough to pick it up. My question is: Even though the dog poop has been there for a couple of weeks, frozen and what not, are the worms that dogs have automatically in their poop, is there a chance to get them out of the ground so it’s safe for my kids to play when it’s nice out? Or do I have to buy this special stuff to kill them so my kids can be safe in the yard. I didn’t know that the worms in their poop could be contracted by bare feet! So now that I know that, how do I fix this problem? I ONLY WANT “PROFESSIONAL HELP” OR “FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE” not lectures!! It was a “Lack of knowledge” thing not a stupid thing.
admin answers:
It would depend upon what type of ground we are speaking of. IF it is dirt…then the worms would have gone into the dirt in the beginning…and so, yes they could still be there. Only worms that go thru the soles of the feet are hook worms. Did your dog have hook worm? Have you had him wormed yet? A place where a dog has defecated over and over is NOT a good place for kids to play. Maybe you could use the hose when weather permits…..Bleach will kill hookworm larvae. You need to find out what kind of worm your dog had or has. IF he still has them, get him wormed, but still the fecal matter needs to be in another place other than where your children play.
If the dog has tapeworms, they can be picked up by the kid’s hands….and put in their mouth. BIG problem. So, get the dog checked, bleach the area w/a garden sprayer on the end of your hose, let that sit for a few days, then hose the area down well. Don’t let the dog use the area where your kids will be playing for his toilet.
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