>>>>>>Please explain what this is all about. It's getting as bad here as
>>>>>>"the
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> Charlie
>> My Dear Ms. Websell:
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>side of at least local anaesthetic to amputate a rooster's toe, unlike
>yourself.
"At least" a local, eh? Perhaps a general anesthetic would be better,
with a tiny little beak-shaped respirator and a miniature EKG machine
to monitor the patient's vital signs.
Either you're lying (the most likely answer) or your vet is a complete
quack.
Leaving aside the fact that I was on a remote island with no vets or
ready access to medical supplies, it would be interesting to know how
to administer this anesthetic and what exact medication is to be used.
The problems that have been presented to me are:
1. Anesthetics are risky because of a bird's rapid metabolism. It is
hard to titrate the dose, and the dangers are shock and cardiac
arrest.
2. The stress/discomfort of administering the anesthetic greatly
outweighs that of a quick pruning operation with a clean, sharp
instrument. Which would be consistent with my observation that the
bird didn't really seem to notice when I cut off his toe. It was
already covered with scabrous tissue from the leg mites. The acute
discomfort I ~may~ have caused was momentary and remains hypothetical.
The chronic discomfort he was experiencing was manifest. I had to
act.
>I will not argue with you, Charlie. Unlike yourself, I do not bear malice.
>You should have got some sort of anaesthetic for your chicken before you cut
>off his toe and it's no good to get annoyed with me on *this* group because
>you got slammed for it by several people other than me on the chicken group.
Really??? I remember you and someone named Molly. Everyone else in
that group was understanding, and helpful in providing me with a
diagnosis and a treatment plan until I could get the bird to a vet,
which took place shortly after I started this process.
>You deserved it.
Well, then, if that is your attitude -- that I deserve rebuke for
helping a bird who wandered into my yard, apparently after being
kicked out of a barnyard by other roosters, then I hope you will
understand why I am inclined to give your little cat clique a
sustained ration of sh.t. You think I deserve to be abused, and I
think the same way about you and your friends.
So let's not hold back, eh?
Charlie
>This is my one and only response on this subject.
>Goodbye.
pammyT - 23 Aug 2005 14:29 GMT
> >> My Dear Ms. Websell:
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> Charlie
So speaks a proper Charlie folks.