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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Few adopters knowingly adopt problem animals. My concern is that too many people simply know nothing about animals when they adopt, and have totally unrealistic notions about having a pet.
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We're on our second rescue Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and this guy "Sparky", really doesn't have any serious problems. OTOH, the preview one, Trey, had substantial structural problems caused by a combination of vet incompetence and vet abuse. His life was shortened by many years, but he was a constant joy to us while we had him. Even IF he was nicknamed Sir Barksalot. We knew what we were getting and he ate every meal for the first 2 years we had him in his Bailey Chair. After a while, though, he recovered enough he could eat without it. (He also learned how to work around his metasophigous (sp?) a bit himself, which helped. )
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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
My rescue dog is laying beside me sleeping. We got him when he was 6 months old and teething. The people that had him couldn't afford rawhides for him so he was chewing on whatever was handy. He is now almost 14. The other problem is he was being fed spicy foods so he will NOT eat dog food. He usually has rotisserie chicken. Tonight he will have tacos with everything but onion.
Now he did eat wet cat food once. Mom was doing her feeding frenzy and since he was in there with the cats she gave him a bowl.
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Our current rescue Cavalier cuddles with my DW, leaving the older Cavalier (my current avatar) to curl up on my lap. Or, more accurately, to over-flow my lap. Sadly, we won't have him much longer. He's clearly a very senior citizen, but he still enjoys a lap, so we'll stick with him. (He's now stone deaf, has cataracts, and his hips are very iffy, along with a worsening heart murmur. But his nose still works!)