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Dear KQ Snowy:
I'm having problems with a "cat" who stands outside my window and MARKS MY BUSHES when my mom and dad bean are not home. It makes me so mad that I mark dad bean's chair and then I get in trouble. This "cat" does not own any beans and even bit my mom bean once. Thank goodness for that, because I think she might have offered him a place to stay if he was nice to her.
He hates my housemates and me and swears at us. Both my brother and I have had to go to the vetty bean when this "cat" bit us. The only one who can chase him off is our sister who has fur too thick to bite through, and that's only when our mom and dad beans are home and have the door open.
Do you think he's a drooler in disguise? What should we do?
Seething in San Jose
Mr. Silky
Dear Seething in San Jose,
Hmm ....relations with your neighbor have seemed to have degenerated into the proverbial pissing contest. I do not think he is a drooler in diguise otherwise he'd be pising on fire hydrants (a dead drooler giveaway every time:)
You have 3 major tactics to try. First, I would suggest a show of force to confront this interloper. When it comes to screeching and wailing, a group howl could have a chilling effect (practice your harmonies first to get the full range of discordant notes). That should encourage him to leave your bushes alone. If that doesn't work, a barking drooler alarm might. Leave an old bone and a chewed up dog toy as further clues that a viscious drooler might be in residence. On a more defensive posture, you can also sabotage the bush with cans and a sprinkler. He'll never know what to expect when he heads for the bush. You can also try bribery by offering a peace treaty whereby he will get free food (you know that swill your bean trys to pass off as food that you were refusing to eat anyway) in exchange for peaceful coexistence. Don't forget if you need the ultimate solution, if the price is right, Snowy's the man.Good Luck.
regal paw salutes,
Kq Snowy
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Dear KQ Snowy:
Ashley who is 13 is one of my home providers. She loves me all the time and takes me out on my leash in the back yard. She just dosen't leave me there....she plays and loves me all the time.
In the mornings I know my owners routine and a hide somewhere so he can't give me my needle, so Ashley's dad asks Ashley to give me my needle when she wakes up.
Well Ashley has a problem getting the air bubbles out and I feel I have to keep playing with her while she is flicking the needle. Do you have any suggestions for my Ashley?
Agent Simoe xo
Agent Simoe
Dear Agent Simoe,
Never forget you own the beans. Of course you need to play with her since distraction and diversion are required for all Special Agents. Hiding is plain sight is also required. However if you wish to make it easy on your little, bean girl, Ashley there is a simple solution to getting rid of air bubbles. Basically you invert the bottle, fill the solution slowly into the syringe with more than you need and inject the excess back into the bottle. Most air bubble should go back into the bottle. Here are some detailed tips below from the vet website at the Univ of Auburn:
Insert the needle into the rubber port of the insulin vial while the mixed vial is held inverted. Withdraw gently, applying constant, even suction until a volume greater than the actual dose required is aspirated into the syringe. Still maintaining the vial in its inverted position, depress plunger of syringe to expel any bubbles or excess insulin back into the vial until the proper dose remains in the syringe.
If large bubbles are present in the syringe, depress the plunger and evacuate the contents gently back into the vial and re-initiate withdrawal as above, but being more gentle and aspirating more than previously. DO NOT RIGOROUSLY AGITATE OR CONCUSS THE SYRINGE (Coming soon - a hyperlink to video clip #2) IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE BUBBLES “RISE TO THE TOP” TO EVACUATE. Instead, a very gentle tap may be sufficient. If not, depress the contents of the syringe back into the vial and begin again. It is not essential to evacuate every tiny bubble, particularly if the dose is greater than 10 units.
regal paw salutes,
KQ Snowy
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Remember, for the right price, any problem can be solved permanently.
Until next time
KQ Snowy
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