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ResidentSadist -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/10/2017 2:23:31 PM)

I am so sorry to hear about your dog... that must have been absolutely awful.

I've never had to deal with the problem personally, but in reference to other replies, I can tell you cable track would a good way to go. I have used it several times in my life for different installations. It is easy to use. Good luck.



Drakvampire -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/10/2017 2:30:27 PM)

Did any of you call it?



ThatDizzyChick -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/10/2017 5:16:16 PM)

Oh fuck off psycho.



LadyPact -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/10/2017 9:57:42 PM)

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ORIGINAL: ThatDizzyChick
I am glad she is doing better and am glad our ideas helped.

Thank you (and to everyone else, too) for the ideas. The tracks even match the color of the walls and baseboards of the areas where we have a lot of cords, so that's a bonus. They don't stand out, which is great. It might even look a little neater now than before.




ThatDizzyChick -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/11/2017 5:17:27 AM)

BONUS!! :)



LadyPact -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/12/2017 10:18:41 PM)

Definitely! It's especially good because there is so much work related to this. I don't want to sound gross, but a dog with an oral infection makes a lot of mess. It's draining well, which is really good for Brandi. Still, you have to think about the 'where does it go' factor. I'm cleaning as we go, but we'll be doing major overhaul this weekend.

(I'm really glad there are certain areas of the house that are no animal zones. I'm looking at roughly half of the house, instead of the whole house, thank goodness. Even so, I'm going to have a lot of hours spent with the steam cleaner and the washing machine. I plan on the entire weekend being dedicated to the task.)

Technically, this is day six. Brandi is doing really well. She can open her mouth to full range and her energy level is improving. It's not great, but it's better. She has another follow up on Monday. Our regular vet has been awesome about the whole experience.




LadyPact -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/14/2017 12:02:15 PM)

Just another update.

I've kind of canned the idea that the three of us were going to do the carpets, steam clean the furniture, etc. today. Brandi is still, ummmm... Drippy. In addition to the yuck that's coming out of her mouth, she's also regurgitating some of the infection that she's swallowing, so that's additional gross stuff.

(Come to think of it, this might be the most disgusting thread I've ever written on this site.)

On the plus side, she is starting to get her playfulness back. She was bounding around earlier this morning (before the ick). It was short lived but she was having fun. At this point, any improvement is an improvement.





Lucylastic -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/14/2017 12:13:51 PM)

I hope the infection clears up soon:(
but shes getting better:) thats brilliant.



LadyPact -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/14/2017 12:43:29 PM)

Thank you. [:)]

We're kind of wondering if her mouth (meaning her lip on the outside) will also remain damaged. It's not really healed enough to know just yet. Scar isn't the right word and neither is hole.

I know you know what Brandi looks like. It's funny because I was going to mention my 'best friend' the spot cleaner, with a link to the wonderful little machine. (Don't care, it's one of the best models I've ever had.) Low and behold, the dog at the bottom of the ad looks quite a bit like Brandi. Not the body so much because Brandi has more black on her frame, but the head is very similar. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003Y3AA2S/



MercTech -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/15/2017 12:42:22 PM)

My first thought was "get bitter apple spray". And apple cider vinegar will not work as the acetic acid that stinks so much to animals goes away in a day or so.

Bitter apple is made from apple cores and peels and tastes very bitter and has a repugnant odor to sensitive dog and cat noses (but parrots seem to like the stuff).

Another thing, in case the dog does it again, is to get a GFCI or the outlet going to the surge protector. (No, not all surge protectors have a built in GFCI. Surge protectors are to protect electronis. A GFCI is to protect living beings.)

I use this type for my TV and VCR with a power strip plugged into it.
https://www.amazon.com/TRC-90265-6-012-Shockshield-Portable-Protection/dp/B000XU5MEG/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1508096469&sr=8-10&keywords=GFCI



MAINEiacMISTRESS -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/15/2017 1:07:55 PM)

I have a cat that chews every fucking cord in the entire house. I have tried everything, bitter apple sprays, bitter apple paste, repellent sprays, even scat mats (the mats work but are expensive, so not feasible to put them all through the house). The only solution I've found for a cat is to get those cord organizers that look like a trachea, and cover every exposed cord in the house. It won't work for a dog, but perhaps you can upgrade to conduit pipe. Decorative boxes work well for hiding cords, just drill a hole through both sides and coil the cord inside, with just the tips emerging from either end.

One thing that really make me worry about your situation is, WHY DIDN'T YOUR BREAKER TRIP? That's what a breaker switch is designed for, they trip when a short occurs and that cuts the power so people don't get electrocuted, etc. It sounds like you need to have an electrician inspect.

Good luck with the dog. Hopefully she LEARNED from the experience.



MercTech -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/15/2017 11:00:09 PM)


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ORIGINAL: MAINEiacMISTRESS

One thing that really make me worry about your situation is, WHY DIDN'T YOUR BREAKER TRIP? That's what a breaker switch is designed for, they trip when a short occurs and that cuts the power so people don't get electrocuted, etc. It sounds like you need to have an electrician inspect.



Actually, NO! Breakers trip on over-current to prevent damage to the wiring and starting a fire. A living being would be totally fried before that point occurs.
A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) will trip at a few micro-amps between hot and ground such as when a living thing touches a live wire.
Breakers protect equipment and prevent fires. A GFCI protects people.

Putting my industrial safety hat away now.



LadyPact -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/23/2017 10:33:49 PM)

Update.

Brandi was at the vet again today. She's healing nicely. She's going to do another seven day course of antibiotics. She's allowed to have crunchy food again, as long as we watched what side of her mouth that she's chewing on. She's also allowed to have her 'soft' toys back. No ropes or things like that. She's happy with what was returned, so that's good enough.

Bissel is my new best friend. Amazing line of cleaners! The apple (bitter) spray is working like a charm for the areas that we couldn't use the tracks. (Stuff like cords to the vacuum, etc. No chances!) So glad there were three of us for cleaning!



Cell -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/23/2017 10:49:55 PM)

I'm not going to touch most of that... but you need to replace your fuses with circuit breakers if you haven't already.....

Oh Merc seems to suggest a breaker wouldn't trigger from that kinda thing... seems weird that it wouldn't but I'm not an expert.



Real0ne -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/24/2017 5:51:00 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyPact

quote:

ORIGINAL: ThatDizzyChick
I am glad she is doing better and am glad our ideas helped.

Thank you (and to everyone else, too) for the ideas. The tracks even match the color of the walls and baseboards of the areas where we have a lot of cords, so that's a bonus. They don't stand out, which is great. It might even look a little neater now than before.




Come on you guys have to get creative. First off that would be one dumb mf dog to keep chewing on wires once it got sat on its ass, but for those animals with zero brains a really good way to train them safely is the same way you train your slave. Use a tens unit turned up all the way. hook it to several different kinds of cords so it can choose its favorite snack and leave them lay in the middle of the floor, even the dumbest 4 legger will get a clue after getting zapped with an open tens running full out. That way they can see exactly what happens to them when they chew a cord, (safely).



Real0ne -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/24/2017 5:56:34 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Cell

I'm not going to touch most of that... but you need to replace your fuses with circuit breakers if you haven't already.....

Oh Merc seems to suggest a breaker wouldn't trigger from that kinda thing... seems weird that it wouldn't but I'm not an expert.


merc is right if thats what merc said, and neither will fuses as they are first off outdated and secondly slow blow, and even if you change to the fastest blow time its unlikely it will blow, gfi is the only way and that wont even work if the animal is not grounded, say on a carpet or linoleum floor.



LadyPact -> RE: Question for dog owners/Those experienced with dogs (10/25/2017 12:17:55 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Real0ne
Come on you guys have to get creative. First off that would be one dumb mf dog to keep chewing on wires once it got sat on its ass, but for those animals with zero brains a really good way to train them safely is the same way you train your slave. Use a tens unit turned up all the way. hook it to several different kinds of cords so it can choose its favorite snack and leave them lay in the middle of the floor, even the dumbest 4 legger will get a clue after getting zapped with an open tens running full out. That way they can see exactly what happens to them when they chew a cord, (safely).


I never said it was the most intelligent thing the dog ever did. [8|]

(She's loving, loyal, and protective. I never said she was the smartest dog in the world.)

Personally, I think it's crap to attempt to use the higher intelligence of a human in comparison to a four-legged species. Unless you're trying to tell people that the higher functioning thought patterns for the human are the same as the dog, I'm probably not going for this. It's not the same. The dog doesn't have any idea of how electricity flow works or any idea of higher comprehension. Obviously, it wasn't like a quick zap so the animal could figure out, "wow, that hurts." She didn't get a jolt and think to herself that she should let the cord go. She managed to establish a conduit, and once that happened, it shouldn't be compared to 'that hurts, let go.

I was wondering how long it would take for somebody to be a jackass about this. Thanks for giving me a definitive answer. [:D]




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