Comments on: One Way NOT to Save Money During Hard Times

By: One Way Not To Save Money During Hard Times : No Quarter

One Way Not To Save Money During Hard Times : No Quarter — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:52:08 +0000

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By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:32:45 +0000

Hope your baby dog will be just fine!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:30:14 +0000

I love all you No Quarter animal lovers! Whether I am employed, underemployed, or unemployed, my cats get Wellness cat food. Good stuff, and wasn’t part of that recall awhile back.

By: miriam

miriam — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:43:56 +0000

I raised Westies for a number of years, so I’m aware of their susceptability to dry skin problems. My dogs responded beautifully to a daily half teaspoon of olive oil in their kibble. You might try it.

By: Tricia Spiegel

Tricia Spiegel — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:49:03 +0000

Onions are on the list, Susan. Stuck in the middle there.

Yes, there are many table scraps that are OK. My vet gives her own dogs leftover veggies (if not cooked with onion or garlic), chicken, fish, and rice along with dry food for dinner.

My dogs LOVE squash (steamed). They will do tricks for it.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:51:40 +0000

Please add onions to the list. Also, you can add cooked rice to your dogs diet daily or a few times a week to help save on cost. It’s good for them and they love it.

By: reddragon22

reddragon22 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:51:16 +0000

Best cat and dog food is from Flint River Valley Ranch. Human-grade, baked so at to lose less nutrition. They drop ship right to your house. 9-lb bag of cat food feeds three cats for a month and costs about $25.

http://www.flintriver.com/

By: lorac

lorac — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:03:54 +0000

Dogs are omnivores like we are, so they don’t have to have meat. But definitely give cats meat (even if in cans) because they’re true carnivores. Their digestive tracts are relatively shorter than ours or dogs, so that the meat doesn’t rot in their guts and sicken them!

By: Pat Racimora

Pat Racimora — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:07:14 +0000

Thanks Scout. I have never had occasion to use such a service but I am glad it is there. I HAVE seen it in our phone directory, now that I think of it.

By: Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy

Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:39:06 +0000

I’m sorry to hear abt your loss, too, Just Me – my heart goes out to you.

Pat, thank you so much for this informative article. I hope your little guy has a full recovery as quickly as possible(and could he BE any cuter??).

By: Clara

Clara — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:38:19 +0000

Excellent points, Stodgie. Many don’t even consider the long term cost of having a pet and being financially able to take care of it properly.

One Sunday morning as I was coaching my oldest Golden, Rusty, to swim his laps in an indoor heated pool for dogs, the topic of what we dog owners spend on our pets came up. The owner of the facility gave me the figure of $60 thousand over the dog’s lifetime. That is unconfirmed by me, but having 3 Goldens in the household over the last 13 years makes a believer out of me!

By: stodgie

stodgie — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:18:14 +0000

right now with one of my pets i am shoveling pills and eyes drops to the point she doesn’t much life me right now. herpes infection in the respiratory area and affecting the eyes. throw in the fact she has asthma.

what do you do when a pet is ill? well you do the best you can. fortuanately i can afford a good vet but i feel for those who love their pets and are having a hard time.

i hold my ire for those who take a pet and then treat it like refuse. they are the ones who leave them on the side of a busy freeway or even worse.

pets are work and be prepared to spend money if you need to do so. those are the facts and face them before bringing an animal who depends on your good will into your home please. they are a gift and show love even when we don’t deserve it.

By: Ferd Berfle

Ferd Berfle — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:23:43 +0000

We also inherited a dog when we purchased our home. The former owner left her in a cold, unheated garage during the negotiations (about 20 deg F). When we took possession, we also took the dog, who was in desperate need of grooming and attention. She is a great dog who loves to “smile”. Shame on the former owner and anyone else who would do such a thing to an innocent animal. I have zero tolerance for those who abuse animals.

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:01:38 +0000

Pat, I just saw the LA shelter doing the adopt a pet on the news. She said they’ve had to euthanize a record number of animals for May, June, and July this year. I believe she said it was over 150,000 a month for all three months. They even tried an adopt one pet get another one for free. It’s heartbreaking. I have no idea how many they’ve had to kill in my city, I’m almost afraid to look at the data.

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:51:40 +0000

Thank you all very much. I never thought I’d see him again, but there he was one morning trying to jump into the front windows. He’d have never made it, he’s so tiny. But, bless his heart he was trying and wouldn’t quit barking to get my attention even though he was injured.