In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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Quote:I'm so sorry to hear that Signy.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Hi back!
Not been feeling well, so haven't been posting much.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
I hope you're feeling better soon.
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Over the weekend I was visiting some people, and we saw a dog standing in the middle of the street acting very, very oddly. It was a knee-high white dog with a brown patch on its side that looked like it might have had some terrier in it, it had that short semi-curly scruffy-looking coat. They told me that when they drove by it didn't move in the least though the car passed by very closely, albeit slowly and carefully.
When I went out to look - at about a 30' distance I might add - I clapped my hands and called 'hey pooch' loudly. And it turned its head ever so slightly (it moved its nose maybe 2") to look but otherwise stood stock still. It didn't even move the tip of its tail to wag, or alternately curl it under, or cock its ears, or lift one paw or... anything. We all thought 'rabies'. (There are 2 forms of rabies, 'furious' rabies that happens 80-90% of the time, and 'dumb' rabies, also called 'paralytic' rabies that happens the rest of the time.)
I did call Animal Control (thank goodness for the country government, but it seems woefully underfunded and understaffed), and was on hold for 45 MINUTES! before I could tell anyone about it. Yeah, it was on the weekend, and way outside of anything like normal business hours. But I'd sure hate to imagine if it had been a real emergency.
Anyway, while I was waiting on hold, I did look up rabies transmission and environmental contamination. It is NOT spread through urine, feces, or blood. And once the saliva dries out the virus dries out and becomes non-infectious. The rule of thumb is one hour out in the environment.
So when I got home I went online to look for dog behavior with rabies. And found this video. It's not for the faint of heart, so I posted the link to be visible but to not autoload.
https:/ /www. youtube. com/watch?v=keeigDzDf34
After watching it I still think it's a possibility the dog could have had rabies.
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Originally posted by 1KIKI:Quote:
Originally posted by 1KIKI:
Slow Sundays are good!
Other than that, how're doing Brenda?
Quote:Hey, absolutely nothing to do with anything, but how is your brother doing?
Originally posted by Brenda:
I'm not doing too bad. Just trying to get organized for Christmas which is mostly Christmas presents. I've got a couple and hoping to get one more in the next couple of days but it is a birthday present that has to be sent to Alberta. But other than that not much. Just mah jong.
Oh, and while I'm asking, how are the mah jong ladies?
My brother's doing okay. He still needs a cane sometimes when he goes out for a walk but that's not bad.
Mah jong ladies are all good as are the two gentlemen that play with us.
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Back from my walk and no luck on the nesting dolls or even jeans. Oh well. Got a bit of groceries though and that was good.
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Out for my walk on another nice sunny day. Have to see if the rain arrives by this evening or tomorrow morning.
Also got ambitious last afternoon and cleaned the stove top and changed sheets.
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No rain here, but NoCal is scheduled to get some. I'll be checking the US Drought Monitor to see if their situation improves. However, this is still a la Niña year, so the drought may continue through the normally rainy/(snowy) season.
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That could happen Kiki.
Right now still dry and bright out but the clouds could start rolling any time and then the rain.
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Out for my walk in the rain.
Also hate films that just can't include CC.
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Off to mah jong in the morning then a couple of things to do after that. So, I will see everyone in the afternoon.
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