Removing something like a pinball from dog’s intestines and xrays would probably be around $1500 to $3000 in my area.
Removing something like a pinball from dog’s intestines and xrays would probably be around $1500 to $3000 in my area.
Vid, when are you going to post these pics in this thread...
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/weirdest-place-youve-had-a-ball-stuck/
That's crazy... If that little dog can swallow a metal pinball, there is probably not much that he will not eat. Probably need to keep small plastic objects and such out of "dog reach". Tasting the object must not be necessary either. And it doesn't have to be hot. That leaves a lot of inanimate objects up for lunch or dinner. Probably need to be extra careful or he will be eating couch pillows and shoe leather.
Most of our dudes are cats, but this thread has me on high alert. I’ll do it, but I’d rather spend the next $5k on a game, not a surgery. Took my second most favorite organ and she stomped it with her high heels.
I hate to see what might happen if that little dog finds something small, furry, alive and moving...
Probably most anything small, alive and moving, to be honest.
Whatever it is, will rapidly become a chew toy for consumption.
Snakes, lizards, frogs, bugs, small cats, squirrels, will all be fair game...
Most anything that it can catch and fit in his mouth.
Quoted from vid1900:The more languages you speak, and the more experience you have in assuring outcomes, the more high paying work you are offered.
Your assumptions are correct, lol
The pup I can bring without too much trouble, my ~11 year old orphaned housekeeper will be more of a problem.
You truly are a renaissance man, and I am one of the many who have appreciated your sharing of your vast pin knowledge.
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:Took my second most favorite organ and she stomped it with her high heels.
I've got friends who gladly pay 500€ for that service, every time we hit Amsterdam
My dog ate something bad once... But that belongs in that thread that "TheDudeAbides" created. He literally peed his pants, had he been wearing them at the time... At the end of the day a story to tell and can laugh about it now.
Quoted from Dent00:I hate to see what might happen if that little dog finds something small, furry, alive and moving...
That's kinda what dogs are for.
Muslims generally frown upon dogs as pets
"Angels do not enter a house which has a dog or a picture of one" (rough translation)
but the Quran allows it if they are used for protection or hunting.
So in port cities where there are tons of rats, you do commonly see agile terrier breeds.
The way I figure it, if Hornet keeps angels out of my apartment, he's earned his keep.
Awesome thread! I’m guessing those surgeons were giddy and ecstatic to open up this pup to see what a real life pinball looked like.
Vid do you need anything like De-wormer in that part of the world? Anything to get him back to the states a bit easier? Let us know
Or myself of course. Happy to return some of the efforts you’ve put into the site
Quoted from Eskaybee:I’m guessing those surgeons were giddy and ecstatic to open up this pup to see what a real life pinball looked like.
To be honest, they were very, very reluctant.
Vid if you can get to Mexico, they are still allowing flights from Mexico inbound to the US. Not from Canada though.
Quoted from Mogg:Vid do you need anything like De-wormer in that part of the world?
Sugar Hornet got his Coronavirus vaccine before the rest of us...
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Quoted from Mogg:Have you eaten puppy?
In Austria we ate a Rottweiler
They eat them on special occasions
It was good, believe it or not.
I worked in an arab/muslim country for a while and what I really missed was bacon...
and hamburgers...
The arabs said that the pig was an unclean animal and it was not suitable for human consumption... Period...
However, I did eat camel, goat and some other things that I could not recognize, which could have been dog.
You have to eat to stay alive.
Sliced tomato and cucumbers for breakfast is not something that I will ever miss getting every day.
First thing I did when I got home was to get a bacon double cheeseburger.
I still refuse to eat any foreign food, as long as I can get normal American stuff that I am familiar with.
Quoted from TractorDoc:Two view digital x-rays -- $200.
Surgery to remove foreign body -- $700-900. Believe it or not removing a pinball would be rather easy and straightforward. . . its when dogs/cats eat fabric and string that causes real problems as it gets caught in the intestines in multiple areas.
Of course these prices are at my little clinic in a rural setting. Prices in the big city are likely 2-3 times as much.
Vid, I might suggest wiping the pizza sauce from your fingers before touching/setting down the pinballs next time!
You are lucky. My small dog ate some chocolate covered raisins which can be toxic the bill was $400 at the animal hospital.
I really thought Vid was going to Macgyver an electromagnet from a pinball machine to carefully ease out the pinball the reverse of entry. The magnet externally of course. Good story and best wishes to full recovery of the pup. Animal lovers are some of the kindest people in the world. As a child I remember swallowing a metal ball probably nearly the size of a pinball by semi accident (how can that be) . It passed through on it's own.
Quoted from vid1900:Excellent idea!!!
I'm going to bore a hole in it and thread in an eye-bolt.
Pics or it didn't happen...
Quoted from Caucasian2Step:Pics or it didn't happen...
Quoted from vid1900:That's kinda what dogs are for.
My 15lbs, 1 year old miniature schnauzer caught a mouse last week from beside my garage. I caught her playing with the corpse so I took from her and disposed of it over the fence into a forested area.
She’s a good pup.
In France they use schnauzers to dig for truffles. Mine digs for peanuts that the neighbours feed to the squirrels, hidden all over my yard. She’s getting closer to catching a squirrel too.
Quoted from o-din:Freedom of speech has become like every pet I ever had. Long dead, but lovingly remembered.
Only for certain people.
Quoted from Luckydogg420:My 15lbs, 1 year old miniature schnauzer caught a mouse last week from beside my garage. I caught her playing with the corpse so I took from her and disposed of it over the fence into a forested area.
She’s a good pup.
In France they use schnauzers to dig for truffles. Mine digs for peanuts that the neighbours feed to the squirrels, hidden all over my yard. She’s getting closer to catching a squirrel too.
I have two retired racing greyhounds.
Now keep in mind that these dogs were trained to chase rabbits from a very early age. Both of my dogs were class A race dogs and both ran over 200 races each before they were retired and we adopted them.
We’re on 5 acres and it’s rather rural here with deer, rabbits, quail etc.
Shortly after we adopted them 4 or so years ago I let them out in the morning and went to get my morning coffee.
A few minutes later my wife came up to me and says “Hopper is chewing on something furry”. So, I grabbed my coffee and went outside to look. Sure enough, he had caught himself a rabbit.
My wife said “take it away from him before he eats it. I replied “I can’t do that”. She said why not? I said “listen, this guy has raced his entire life and ran in 100s of races trying to catch a rabbit”. You can’t just take it away from him when he spent his entire life leading up to this moment. Who knows what kind of message that would send him or the Psychological repercussions.
He was soooooo proud of himself and I let him bask in his glory for a bit while I pet him telling him what a great dog he is.
After about 10 or so minutes of that I took him inside, gave him a bunch of treats and laid down on the floor with him petting him telling him what a good dog he is.
About a half hour later I went outside and chucked the rabbit over the fence for the coyotes. He went out there about 20 minutes later looking for it and was bummed he couldn’t find it. I wound up taking the day off work and hung out with him the rest of the day.
Quoted from Coindork:I have two retired racing greyhounds.
Now keep in mind that these dogs were trained to chase rabbits from a very early age. Both of my dogs were class A race dogs and both ran over 200 races each before they were retired and we adopted them.
We’re on 5 acres and it’s rather rural here with deer, rabbits, quail etc.
Shortly after we adopted them 4 or so years ago I let them out in the morning and went to get my morning coffee.
A few minutes later my wife came up to me and says “Hopper is chewing on something furry”. So, I grabbed my coffee and went outside to look. Sure enough, he had caught himself a rabbit.
My wife said “take it away from him before he eats it. I replied “I can’t do that”. She said why not? I said “listed, this guy has raced his entire life and ran in 100s of races trying to catch a rabbit”. You can’t just take it away from him when he spent his entire life leading up to this moment. Who knows what kind of message that would send him or the Psychological repercussions.
He was soooooo proud of himself and I let him bask in his glory for a bit while I pet him telling him what a great dog he is.
After about 10 or so minutes of that I took him inside, gave him a bunch of treats and laid down on the floor with him petting him telling him what a good dog he is.
About a half hour later I went outside and chucked the rabbit over the fence for the coyotes. He went out there about 20 minutes later looking for it and was bummed he couldn’t find it. I wound up taking the day off work and hung out with him the rest of the day.
That story warmed my heart!
Quoted from mtn-:That story warmed my heart!
That was definitely a huge bonding moment with him. He’s really fast as you can imagine being a retired race dog.
He likes to chase after doves taking off in the yard. At least once he caught one mid flight.
Quoted from vid1900:My posts are already being deleted, we'll see how long it lasts.....lol
Probably because of all the doggy porn pictures you've been posting. Good to see your postings again. I have missed our chats.
Quoted from Coindork:That was definitely a huge bonding moment with him. He’s really fast as you can imagine being a retired race dog.
He likes to chase after doves taking off in the yard. At least once he caught one mid flight.
Loved that story thanks for sharing. Took me back as a long time friend of mine had a rescue greyhound and asked me to watch him. Wonderful dog. On departure she warned what ever you do, do NOT open the front yard gate!! Me thinking, come on, what is he a velosa raptor or something?? Long story short he darted out of that yard at 100 miles an hour and it took me several hours to catch him! Wow they are fast!!!!
Quoted from Yelobird:Loved that story thanks for sharing. Took me back as a long time friend of mine had a rescue greyhound and asked me to watch him. Wonderful dog. On departure she warned what ever you do, do NOT open the front yard gate!! Me thinking, come on, what is he a velosa raptor or something?? Long story short he darted out of that yard at 100 miles an hour and it took me several hours to catch him! Wow they are fast!!!!
Yep, they are trained to run when you open up a gate. They can get up to 45mpr in three strides and are way down the road before you have time to think.
Rule number 1 at our house is not to let the dogs out if the gates are open. Everyone who comes over for the first time gets explained this.
Quoted from Captainhook:There is a vet here in Denver that does low cost surgeries for lower-income people. He has a TV show on Animal Planet called Dr. Jeff Rocky Mountain Vet, he does surgeries like that all the time and he charges like $800. Great show btw.
Haven't seen the show yet, but I've seen ads for it. Is it any good?
Quoted from girloveswaffles:Haven't seen the show yet, but I've seen ads for it. Is it any good?
Check it out.
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Yikes!
I can't imagine how much havoc pinballs like that would do to your Big Bang Bar.
shredder (resized).jpgThis thread is absolutely off-the-wall. Can’t believe I missed it. Well that ball went into the ultimate subway.
Glad to see you back Vid...in true form.
The question is which game did you put the pinball into after it was removed?
How to remove puppy from alligator!
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Quoted from Colsond3:The question is which game did you put the pinball into after it was removed?
It's just sitting on my desk in a ziploc
I'll give it to my gunsmith to drill and thread a hole into, then MurderBee can wear it on his collar .
Today is Staple Removal Day
In MurderHornet's take home kit was a Staple Unbender tool, that came with a tray and a piece of gauze. Pre sterilized, just open and use.
I've taken my own staples out, but usually I snip through the center with diags, and then pluck the 2 ends out with needle-nose pliers.
The tool made it a breeze.
You can see that one was still bent into a "C" that I found on the floor, the rest are kinked from the tool unbending them:
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Hornet did not even know the staples were being removed.
My house-girl sang a song into his ear, in her ultra-high soprano voice and he just wagged his tail in delight.
There was no blood or fluids, the incision was totally healed.
Three more staples to go:
Instead of throwing a stick, Vid uses ball-bearings to play fetch with his dog.
Another Vid1900 legend is born.
Quoted from Mr68:Instead of throwing a stick, Vid uses ball-bearings to play fetch with his dog.
My niece is staying at my house back in the States.
I told her to pick up any pinballs that might be lying around the joint, so my adult dog does not get any big ideas.
Quoted from vid1900:Today is Staple Removal Day
In MurderHornet's take home kit was a Staple Unbender tool, that came with a tray and a piece of gauze. Pre sterilized, just open and use.
I've taken my own staples out, but usually I snip through the center with diags, and then pluck the 2 ends out with needle-nose pliers.
The tool made it a breeze.
You can see that one was still bent into a "C" that I found on the floor, the rest are kinked from the tool unbending them:
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Now that you have a new tool, what can it be used for on pinball machines?
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