From: mlhb@mammoth.dr.att.com (Sky Warrior)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Kill Files and a request ;-) was: Re: Netiquette
Date: 23 Dec 92 20:36:22 GMT
Reply-To: mlhb@drutx!att.com
Organization: Bell Labs, DCTT, Denver, Co.

In article <1992Dec23.154530.27053@inel.gov>, kte@INEL.GOV (Kathryn L Cook) writes:
|> |> obey simple netiquette.  You're in my author kill file from now on.
|>  
|> Sky :-),
|> 
|> I hope you don't really do this.  What worries me about putting people
|> who are very free with advice in your kill file, is you don't see what
|> advice they may be giving someone who could really use your advice. I know
|> that it is sometimes hard to read what others might have to say, but so
|> many of you folks on r.p.d have good advice and it needs to be shared.
|> 
|> Let's take a hypothetical situation, shall we: Suppose that this very
|> out spoken, sure of themselves, never wrong, very one way about things person
|> falls to sleep with a dog book in their hands. Then just suppose they sleep
|> for 100 years and wake up. The dog book is dusty and moldy, but they have access to a computer network. Hey, they can save the rest of the doggy owners
|> from all sorts of problems. They've read the book, they've had years (100?)
|> of experience, and they've also been dreaming up great ideas for how to
|> handle dog problems (shoot the dog?). And I ain't talk'n Rip Van Winkle ;-).
|> 
|> I think people like you need to be around for balance and comfort when someone
|> gets a message like "kill your dog" for the slightest problem. If one person
|> on r.p.d does this without any balancing opinions, what will the world think
|> of us and what will happen to the dogs.
|> 
|> Please Think about it,
|> 
|> -Kayti


I appreciate your advice, but Elaine's posts are infuriating me.  Rather
than deal with the aggravation of reading them, I decided to put her in my
kill file.  

Now, reading your post, has changed my mind.  The problem is I can't help
getting mad when I read obnoxious flames sent to someone who was just asking 
for advice.  What usually happens is a flaming contest like the one Elaine
and I were in (and yes, I did fan the fires, although not altogether 
unjustified IMNSHO ;-).  

Anyway, I've got an interesting problem that I haven't altogether cured, so
I'd appreciate a little advice.  (This is r.p.d, isn't it?)  I have six
Alaskan Huskies, five who are voracious eaters.  The sixth, Skye, is the
pickiest eater I've ever seen.  I've tried various concoctions including
Adult Ebsilac (sp?) and a dog weight gaining paste.  I've picked up her 
food, five minutes after I put it down, hoping she'll become a quicker eater.
I've tried putting her food in a bowl, on the ground, etc.  She just doesn't
eat or won't eat much.  If I pick up her food, she will starve herself to
rail thin (and I *DO* mean rail thin).  I've tried Brewers yeast at my vet's
request, I've spiked the food with all sorts or goodies.  The only thing that
seems to appeal to her are hardcooked eggs (but not mixed in with the food).

My vet has mentioned putting her on steroids (which I don't want to do because
it is against ISDRA rules) to increase her appetite.  Usually you want to
keep weight off, but with her she desperately needs to put it on.

As far as I know, she has had problems eatting as long as her former owner
can remember and it may be partially genetic (though I doubt it) because
all her litter exhibits the same tendancies.  She has been tested for 
heartworm and other such nasties and I have wormed her for roundworms.  

Anyway, I will accept any constructive suggestions as to how to get her
to eat.  I am not about to get rid of her because she is an excellent lead
dog.

Thanks in advance and happy holidays! 


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