What is WRONG with people?!

    • Gold Top Dog

    What is WRONG with people?!

    Many of you may remember some of my posts describing my neighbors Siberian Husky mix they keep tied to a tree 24/7.

    Well I woke this morning to my sisters screaming "Bekka, come get this dog. OMG its INSIDE!" Everyone in teh house in complete panic and I am stumbling out of my room putting on pants still half-asleep. I find the poor husky mix standing INSIDE my house in my hall way wagging her tail at me and looking scared. I grabbed her collar and started to lead her outside.(She knows me so I wasnt worried about her biting) Aparently my sisters were outside smoking(they are both adults, btw) and saw the dog and started to go inside but teh dog squeezed in the open door past them and got in.

    When I got her outside I was horrified to see a VERY large tumor looking growth on her rear underneath her tail. Her tail was wet with some stuff and she looked awful. I thought she might have been pregnant but she is so underweight her nipples were not distended or swollen at all. She has a thick husky coat but you can easily see her ribs and hib bones. I gave her some food and posted a note on her woners door, they came home shortly and I took the dog back to them.

    Get this, the owner said the poor dog, maybe not even a year old yet had a puppy two days ago that died. They never took her to the vet or any thing, just tied her to her dog house and hoped for best. WTF?! The dog was obviously not well, she kept straining (dead puppies still inside, perhaps?) and pawing up leaves as if searching for a den. When waiting for her owners to come home I had put Ham and JAx inside and put her in my back yard then took her back home as soon as I saw the truck in their driveway. I held the dog as her owner re-tied her to her chain and hinted SEVERAL times that the humain society will gladly take the dog and give her medical treament, no questions asked. I also kept telling her that animal control might also come out and pick up the dog. The owner kinda smirked and said "Yeah, well I'll take her to a vet monday." Seriously. These people have a giant pool in their back yard with a hug slide and their poor dog is starving todeath behind their house! I really hope they get medical treatment for that poor dog.

    Seriously WTF is wrong with people? I took pics of the puppy when she came over but I dont know if Animal Control would do anything about it. Perhaps I should wait till tomorrow to see if they get treatment for her, if not then I will call the AC. Oh did I mention they have a 4-wheeler? They have enough money for a 4-wheeler but not to get their dog medical treatment. *face palm* *end rant*

    • Gold Top Dog

     I so would not have given her back to them. I would have called or taken her to AC instead.

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    kle1986

     I so would not have given her back to them. I would have called or taken her to AC instead.

    I agree....honestly, if she comes back again, tell them you'll keep the dog and take her off htere hands(if your parents will let you).

    Then maybe try AC or humane society..?

    • Gold Top Dog

    These people are not going to take her to the vet. If they wont even feed her... there's no way they're getting in the car to go to an apt. that costs money for her. It's unfortunate the burden of reporting this as cruelty has to fall to you and possibly start a "war" with the neighbors, but calling first thing tomorrow morning and reporting them for animal cruelty is the morally correct thing to do. Bless you for caring and fingers crossed for the poor dog. Grr, people like your neighbors make me sick to my stomach. What awful excuses for human beings.

    • Bronze

    Please call animal control first thing tomarrow morning. These people arent going to take her to a vet. In the condition she is in it would "hurt their image" and I'm sure thats what they will think about more than the dog.

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     Oh god, I think I'm going to cry.  Those horrible, horrible people.  Crying

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    Could you call a non-emergency police number and report them? I think AC would come take her tonight if she's as sick as she seems! If she had dead pups inside, or placentas (now, I know nothing about this, just thinking 'out loud';) couldn't she develop an infection? I'd be worried tomorrow morning would be too late.
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    call AC now. She's in big trouble. That "tumor"? is it possibly a prolapsed uterus?

    • Bronze

      I don't know about you, but I think I would have took the poor dog to the vet myself.  They might not even take it to the vet.  And you would think that if they got 4 wheelers, pools, and all that fancy stuff they could at least take their dog to the vet!!!

                                                                                        Harley

    • Gold Top Dog

     Dear Christ that dog needs a vet N O W!  Please call someone.  Anyone.  You will kick yourself if you don't!

    P.S.  Can you take pictures?  If her condition is that poor, photo evidence might help to get these people prosecuted.  

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    I called local AC, they are closed on weekends but I left them a message saying she was in urgent need of pickup.

    Chuffy- I took pics of her and her whole rearend when she was over earlier.

    Mudpuppy- I called my mother and she said it sounded alot like a prolapsed uterus, too.

    If I had known sooner she was in such bad trouble I could have called but since they keep her chained behind their house I could only have seen when she got loose today. Would the police come and pick her up if I called them?

    I dont think sneaking onto their land and stealing the dog would help, they would just get another dog and it would be the same situation all over again. I feel so bad for teh dog, named Cocoa, shes sucha sweet girl who never deserved this!

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    Kyda
    I called local AC, they are closed on weekends but I left them a message saying she was in urgent need of pickup.

    Chuffy- I took pics of her and her whole rearend when she was over earlier.

    Mudpuppy- I called my mother and she said it sounded alot like a prolapsed uterus, too.

    If I had known sooner she was in such bad trouble I could have called but since they keep her chained behind their house I could only have seen when she got loose today. Would the police come and pick her up if I called them?

    I dont think sneaking onto their land and stealing the dog would help, they would just get another dog and it would be the same situation all over again. I feel so bad for teh dog, named Cocoa, shes sucha sweet girl who never deserved this!

     

     

    Don't worry about them getting another dog right now. That's an 'if' that might never happen.

    What you need to do is go over there and take her. If there's an emergency vet in your area, please, please, please take her. If not, please call AC again and tell them that it can't wait until Monday. Or call the police and ask them to contact AC. The poor dog could be dead by tomorrow.

     

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    noblewoman
    If there's an emergency vet in your area, please, please, please take her.

    I agree 110%. I'm sure I will get some heat for this, but I feel that it's horrible for people to abuse animals and it's just as bad to know about it and do nothing. I couldn't live with myself knowing that poor dog could be out there suffering and dying while I'm in my house doing nothing. JMO.

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    I don't think I could have given her back in that condition.  I would have to have done something for her, however I've never been in that situation so who knows.

    Please keep us updated on her!  I hope everything works out for the best.

    • Gold Top Dog

    So I totally understand at 51 I am REALLLLLLY old...got it.... our kids make sure we know this on a regular basis.....  and reading your post I found myself thinking a couple of things "WTF"   hmmmmm yep that really applies.    Truly What the Fiddlefaddle can these folks be thinking??

     Next I thought My momma raised us to tell the truth , to honor our higher power and try not to judge....

    she also told us there are cretins in the world that we must stand up to.. from the Nazi extreame to the creep who borrows your tools and never, NEVER returns them. The neighbors you have.... easily a POS.     My best suggestion?? As badly as they care for this poor dog calling AC is a good Idea... and ya know as hard as we try to protect the dogs supposedly under another's care they seem to get off lead or tue out... gee I hate it when that happens..........

    It is amazing how often I find dogs loose in the road. I wish I could find all of the owners. Really I do but dang nab it  sometimes I have to do what I can with the limited time I have.  Then I locate the closest breed rescue and turn the dog over,,, Once in a while I have found dog's without a breed rescue in my area... Funny how often they can get me a name,

    I am the Awful sort of person who would turn a crappy owner into the AC folks...I admit it.   I can't sleep at noght with out  making sure the gentle , desperate eyes that meet mine will be okay.... chance are good it she only delivered one she could be gone by the time this response comes up. When they say stuoid oeiole shouldn;t breed THIS is a good example of what they meant...

    Bonita of Bwana