Yes that's true but he put that poison out for rat's to eat, not your dog.
Therefore there was no "mala en se" on your friends part - meaning that your friend wasn't intending your animal to be harmed.
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Yes that's true but he put that poison out for rat's to eat, not your dog.
Therefore there was no "mala en se" on your friends part - meaning that your friend wasn't intending your animal to be harmed.
Personally, I think the timing of the text to pay a bill is odd and maybe the oddity sort of sent your friends into confusion.
And, just shooting straight here, at best your friend might own half the bill. If he knew you was coming over, he should have dealt with the tuna o'death. On the other hand, it's your dog and you're responsible for its care as well as what and where it eats.
So...I have a German Shorthair Pointer, and we go to friends house with dog and they come here, with their dog all the time. Yesterday we stopped by to see their new furniture...with our dog. We left him in the fenced in back yard, like a hundred other times. We walk out ten minutes later and the guy starts telling me he put out rat poison for critters getting in his garbage. He shows me his tuna and rat poison cocktail, in a bowl hooked to wooden fence and it is empty. Long story short, MY dog ate it!! We rush to Purdue animal hospital and during our 5 hour stay there, they text us worried about our dog. My girlfiend text back that maybe we could turn this in to their home owners to pay bill. (This was suggested by hospital)
The reply we got was "Are you f***ing kidding me!" WE have heard nothing from them since, no calls about health of our dog...nothing. Vet says he will be fine after a month of vitimin K. We got lucky.
I feel they should man up and pay bill, and I am more than unhappy with their response, and lack of human compasion here!
I am trying to figure out how to approach this short of a nuke strike.
Am I wrong here?????????
On the other hand, it's your dog and you're responsible for its care as well as what and where it eats.
Well that's sort of true, I personally train my dog's to never accept food or treats from strangers without my approval
I feel for you man I really do, I'd be heartbroken & very upset, but I think that I would be more upset with my dog than I would be with my neighbor.
Anyone else think it's odd that the animal hospital suggested others should pay the bill? Is this normal?
If they OP told them exactly what happened, they probably see the friend as being responsible for having poisoned meat out where a dog could get it. IMO, the responsible party should be at least responsible enough to offer to share the costs, being that he was bragging about having poisoned food out where animals could get to it.
I hear what you are saying, but in the OP's case I disagree...His friend should have known better than to leave an enticing (poisonous) treat out if he knew his friend + dog was coming over.
If he knew you was coming over, he should have dealt with the tuna o'death.
I completely agree with your disagreement with me, which is why I wrote this earlier, showing that we actually agree
I get the "being stupid should hurt," thinking. I just wonder if this is a standard practice considering the emotions and timing involved. Maybe if the vet had not brought this up, everyone would still be friends?
Then again, maybe the bill was so high the vet was worried about getting paid?
no you are not wrong, he is resposible for people on his property.. and if he is with in the city limits mixing meat with poison of any kind is against the law..so it would be in his best interests to pay the vet bill..
If you ever have the time, please tell me how you train your dog to do this...I think it's a fantastic idea and my GSD is certainly smart enough to learn, but I haven't the slightest clue on where to start.
Is this true? If so, is it different outside of city limits?
Yeah, off topic but, where does somebody get off putting out poison?
You may kill the coon or possum getting into your trash, but you might end up killing the neighborhood cats, your best friends dog, or the slow kid that took the dare. That's the risk you take with poisoned meat. I'd be nuclear if I was in your spot.