Dogs are pretty tough...

[silverdoctor]

My pup got rolled hard at an off-leash park last night. Large black lab pup got a little rambunctious, kept at him and hurt him. I should have stepped in earlier but it is what it is. The lab wasn't aggressive, just a large pup that wanted to play.

Had to carry the bugger back to the car, he was limping, front leg hurt. Carried him to the condo, gave a small bit of aspirin last night and again this morning, he's still got a slight limp but doing much better.

Not a whimper out of him at all. Seen so many times where dogs get hurt, and never complain.

[coastalhunter]

Newest pup ran full tilt into a b-wire fence, cut his legs pretty bad, I cleaned them with rubbing alcohol and bandaged them up and he just sat there on the tailgate, no ****s given.

[bobtodrick]

I'm always amazed at animals...dogs, cats, you name it.
They get hurt you might get a little whimper out them but then they're up and about.
Half the humans I know are off work and in bed for two days when they get a cold.

[Redfrog]

When I saw the heading, I thought you were looking for a marinade.

I've hunted dogs my whole life. They are amazing. I seen some horrendous wrecks. mostly with hounds. They only know go or blow!!
Lots of stitches and glue and antibiotics over the years.

Glad he's on the mend!!

[Talking moose]

One would think dogs have less nerve endings/pain receptors than humans or something. do they?

[silverdoctor]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

When I saw the heading, I thought you were looking for a marinade.

Nobody woks my dog but me Red

[Talking moose]

Originally Posted by Talking moose

One would think dogs have less nerve endings/pain receptors than humans or something. do they?

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[silverdoctor]

Originally Posted by Talking moose

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In the wild, if you can't hide injury or pain, you're a target for predators. It's always fascinated me how animals can hide pain - where humans need sympathy.

[Redfrog]

Originally Posted by silverdoctor

Nobody woks my dog but me Red

[sjemac]

My old dog, Poacher, and I were on a pheasant hunt 10 years ago and he was busting brush like a champ for several hours. Driving back home, he was in the back seat happily panting at the world and I noticed a black spot at the juncture of his neck and shoulder. I reached back and tried to bush it away and it wouldn't go. I grabbed it and pulled and it was stuck fast. I pulled over and turned around and latched on with both hands and pulled about 4 inches of broken stick out of the Lab's flesh. Poacher never flinched or whimpered and only licked the area briefly. Even when I irrigated the wound with an iodine solution at home he didn't care.

If he felt pain the way I do then he was a stone cold "pain don't hurt" type of mutt.

[^v^Tinda wolf^v^]

Sure is a cute little bugger. Glad to hear he wasn't seriously injured.

[boonedocks]

My healerX broke his canine off just above the gum this spring, it was easy to see the root and nerve and he didn't seem to care. I winched at the vet bill when we had it extracted though!!

[HalfBreed]

Originally Posted by boonedocks

My healerX broke his canine off just above the gum this spring, it was easy to see the root and nerve and he didn't seem to care. I winched at the vet bill when we had it extracted though!!

That's one heavy bill.

[boonedocks]

Originally Posted by HalfBreed

That's one heavy bill.

Haha! Winced? I'm still not sure that's the proper spelling!

[silverdoctor]

Just got back from a good run through a park, seems to be fine now. Funny how they recover so fast.

I spent a couple of hours crawling over concrete to change the starter on my car on Saturday, I'm still complaining about the aches

[brslk]

Originally Posted by silverdoctor

Just got back from a good run through a park, seems to be fine now. Funny how they recover so fast.

I spent a couple of hours crawling over concrete to change the starter on my car on Saturday, I'm still complaining about the aches

Glad they're both up and running again.

[slough shark]

My lab has had a few injuries (nothing too major luckily) got pushed out of a truck as a pup and was back at it in a couple days. Another time caught on some barb wire out hunting, cut up his leg some, you should have heard the whining and moaning when I put him in the kennel and we went back out for a bit, he couldn't stand not being back out hunting

[Short Round]

My last lab retrieved a grouse with a mouthful of porcupine quills, then hunted the whole way back to the truck.

[fish_e_o]

i'm surprised your dog is alive.


never give your dog nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories. you very very easily could have killed it.

[silverdoctor]

Originally Posted by fish_e_o

i'm surprised your dog is alive.


never give your dog nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories. you very very easily could have killed it.

Thank you Dr. Google.

[sjemac]

Originally Posted by fish_e_o

i'm surprised your dog is alive.


never give your dog nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories. you very very easily could have killed it.

Not true.

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by sjemac

Not true.

well why don't you just ask Dr. google is liver failure is bad then....

Originally Posted by silverdoctor

Thank you Dr. Google.

[silverdoctor]

Originally Posted by fish_e_o

well why don't you just ask Dr. google is liver failure is bad then....

Oy vey! So vets that prescribed it in the past for my dogs' pain are wrong eh? 2 light doses over 12 hours, and you think my dog is going to die.

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by silverdoctor

Oy vey! So vets that prescribed it in the past for my dogs' pain are wrong eh? 2 light doses over 12 hours, and you think my dog is going to die.

the fact that you say "light" doses means yes you should change vets.

also there are specific pain killers for dogs. even aspirin has one

[silverdoctor]

Originally Posted by fish_e_o

the fact that you say "light" doses means yes you should change vets.

also there are specific pain killers for dogs. even aspirin has one

And how many vets do you think told me that feeding raw will kill my dog.

I'm out. not getting drawn into an argument with you over aspirin.

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by silverdoctor

And how many vets do you think told me that feeding raw will kill my dog.

I'm out. not getting drawn into an argument with you over aspirin.

probably none, if they did you should change vets. that or you're doing raw food very wrong.

[sjemac]

Originally Posted by fish_e_o

well why don't you just ask Dr. google is liver failure is bad then....

Aspirin will cause liver failure in humans as well given large doses over a long time as will nearly every pain medication. It's not the poison, it's the dose.

[fish_e_o]

Originally Posted by sjemac

It's not the poison, it's the dose.

i guess that's true for arsenic too..

wow guys you're really striking out today. long story short use dog medications on dogs and people meds on people.

[sjemac]

Originally Posted by fish_e_o

i guess that's true for arsenic too..

wow guys you're really striking out today. long story short use dog medications on dogs and people meds on people.

No. Arsenic is not the same. Small amounts of arsenic over time build up and reside in body tissues until they reach toxic levels. Aspirin and cyanide for that matter are processed by the body and passed out through waste products.

That is why you can legally have WAY more cyanide in your drinking water than arsenic.

That you don't know this makes you uniquely unqualified to look down your nose at anyone providing treatment for their dogs.

[fish_e_o]

next time you think dogs and people are the same give your dog a handful of raisins


some people shouldn't own dogs