Pet Peeves

[The Heretic]

Getting to an age where you realise that you're no longer "indestructible" health wise, it takes a while to realise it but when you do it's sobering.

I've been on the downhill slope for 5 or 6 years. Despite keeping fit and being reasonably in shape I still find myself a bit creaky in the joints and I've had one injury after another. Usually work related. Usually repetitive strain sort of stuff. And as for the hair situation? Thank God I've  a beautiful fivehead.

Same here, I've always been a very strong person but for the last 3-4 years its been a case of sore joints and hurts that just take ages to heal up, on top of more established longer term issues, its a often bandied about term but "health is wealth" you don't realise it sometime until it starts to go.

[Carnage]

Just back from bringing the dog to the vets, it was his time. That's four in two years now. Never again.

He was my favourite too, poor little fucker.

[The Heretic]

Just back from bringing the dog to the vets, it was his time. That's four in two years now. Never again.

He was my favourite too, poor little fucker.

Ahh man I'm really sorry to hear that, it's soul destroying, I'm still in mourning after my last dog passed away last Jan, perhaps someday I'll give an abandoned dog a home, but I'm not in the mind for it yet...

[astfgyl]

Just back from bringing the dog to the vets, it was his time. That's four in two years now. Never again.

He was my favourite too, poor little fucker.

Jaysus lad tough one. The loss of a friend like that is not something you would get over too handy. RIP

[open face surgery]

4 in 2 years!? Jesus, that's horrible. Sorry to hear that, man.

[Carnage]

Thanks lads. No more pets now, can't go through that again.

[astfgyl]

Thanks lads. No more pets now, can't go through that again.

If I didn't have kids looking for dogs and cats, I'd have given up the ghost after the cat I had for 14 years. People think it is supposed to be grand because it's an animal etc but it's your friend you've lost there and I can see why you wouldn't be up for that again. Again, tough one man and having to make the decision to end the suffering is absolutely heartbreaking. Heart goes out to you

[Carnage]

Yeah, he was coming up on 14 and he was the youngest, the others were his parents and brother. He was in perfect health up to a couple of weeks ago, and the real decline was just in the last 4 or 5 days. We could see he was going the same way as the other 2 lads (his mother had cancer) so the thinking was that it would be cruel to drag it out and keep him going with no quality of life. Not a tough decision in that regard but heartbreaking to see it through.

[Ducky]

Yeah my first (and last) dog was 17. Gutted, 100% couldn't sign up for that again.

Sorry for your losses, Carnage.

[astfgyl]

I've seen the back of many a human that was less upsetting than my pets and I'm not even one of those mad pet people

[Maggot Colony]

Just back from bringing the dog to the vets, it was his time. That's four in two years now. Never again.

He was my favourite too, poor little fucker.

Sorry for your loss, lad. I've no dogs myself, but have had to say goodbye to a good few cats over the years. It's devastating.

[Jward]

May he/she/them rest in peace

I have 2 dogs; 1 cat

The Border Collie, who is 14, is slow to get up onto all 4s
One of her hind legs/hip is banjaxed
Once she's up she will walk & even run away fine
Just getting up quickly is an issue

She's also incontinent the last few months
We put a nappy on her when she's in the house (& give her medication)

She's also losing her hearing
Bit like myself

She's a pure battler in fairness

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Sorry to hear that Carnage. Seems like only a couple of weeks since last one, tough going!

[Carnage]

Aye, tough enough. Cheers lads.

[Eoin McLove]

Aphids! The garden is plagued lately with the warm, humid weather we have been having. I've never seen anything like these like cunts, though. They are like little balls of white cotton or mould but when you touch them they jump off the plant. Then they jump all around the ground. The fact that they are sucking the life out of my plants is bad enough but the little leaping
cunts give me the willies as well. I've been spraying them but really, I think I just have to hope the plants survive until the weather properly heats up and kills them off. Skin crawling fucks.