Pets

[Arch]

I'm afraid decent taxidermy might be quite expensive. It's not a simple process and a decent taxidermist takes great pride in making their work look natural.

Mr Pig, your remark about the intelligence of animals is a bit wide of the mark. The average horse has about the same IQ as a three year old human child. If you regard that as 'vastly lower', I hope you don't deal with children at all...

 

[Tetedelacourse]

Is that an average 3 yr old horse? Can they talk? Or write?

 

[Arch]

Is that an average 3 yr old horse? Can they talk? Or write?

An average grown up horse, and three year old human. Horses can't talk, no, because only humans have the larynx arrangement that allows it. And hooves make it tricky to hold a pen. But in terms of general level of intelligence, that are about the same. Hence a horse has enough wit to know it's own will sometimes and be an awkward sod, but not enough wit to be immune to irrational fears. Once you've dealt with a horse, the similarity to a toddler makes sense...

 

[Stan]

I'm afraid decent taxidermy might be quite expensive. It's not a simple process and a decent taxidermist takes great pride in making their work look natural.

Just like this one did.........

 

[Arch]

Just like this one did.........

That clip must be fairly old though. Or that person wasn't a member of the Guild. Yes, they have a Guild, I know, because I went to their conference a couple of years back, and all the work there was really top stuff.... The trouble they took over getting feather to lie right, or posture correct, was amazing.

 

[Mr Pig]

The trouble they took over getting feather to lie right, or posture correct, was amazing.

I've seen their work and it is stunning, so perfect it's hard to believe it's possible.

 

[MarkF]

Picked up cat Friday and the good news is it wasn't £645..........it was £698 It didn't look right, back to the vet Saturday morning, he had cat flue.

The insurers said it was a "related" illness, probably brought on by the stress of the operation, which was related to the first operation so.....you can guess the rest

Picked him up tonight after paying another £315, money doesn't matter anymore

 

[Tetedelacourse]

I feel sick just reading that. MarkF you have my deepest sympathies.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Picked up cat Friday and the good news is it wasn't £645..........it was £698 It didn't look right, back to the vet Saturday morning, he had cat flue.

The insurers said it was a "related" illness, probably brought on by the stress of the operation, which was related to the first operation so.....you can guess the rest

Picked him up tonight after paying another £315, money doesn't matter anymore

Is your veterinary surgeon Corgi registered then?

Ouch, you have to have really deep pockets sometimes when you've got pets.

 

[Kempstonian]

I had to laugh...

 

[Kempstonian]

Anyone want a FREE bird?

 

[smokeysmoo]

Not insuring a pet is fine if you have the disposable mullah to deal with anything that happens, and without grumbling about it.

If insurance doesn't appeal a savings plan to cover future bills is another option, but you know all this already.

Our dogs insured, and like any insurance policy it's like placing a bet, and after 2 cruciate ligament ops we certainly feel like winners with our lad.