Meds for a lil squirrel...

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

Emma Purnell — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:26:04 GMT

I do struggle with trying to stop people in our place putting down anything that needs any care and time spent on it, to the point where I now seem to adopt anything that comes in that has a chance! Currently have a hedgehog living in my spare bedroom... and stinking the house out

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

A Little TLC — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:46:09 GMT

Humans are the worst in the world.

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

leannne — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:01:02 GMT

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, ok lets kill all pigeons, all stray cats and dogs, as i guess they can be considerd a pest alwell nowadays, not to mention the human species

(ps do agree ith pts if medical needed)

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

Emma Purnell — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:20:39 GMT

[quote user="Diane Westwood"]

Emma is exactly right.

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And this I shall treasure for ever more

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

sarah Hall — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:06:33 GMT

I do kinda agree with the panda debate but the whole pts every squiffle that comes in is a bit extream. Cats and dogs are considred vermin in some countrys but i would not agree putting them all down!

mabey we should castrate and spay all squiffles that are relesed lol

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Sal the 1st — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:43:06 GMT

I am afraid I also agree that pandas should be allowed to die out. For me it isnt just the amount of money and effort spent on saving animal that is so interbred it is wide open to disaster it is also the lack of natural habitat and food. Is it right to save an animal that in all probability will spend its life in captivity? - the whole thing to me smacks of a freak show. Realisticaly what kind of a life is that animal going to have? And I know there are some good zoos and conservation programmes - and I know equally there are some very bad ones

Maybe a little off the subject but it doesnt sit very well with me that a country that allows the disgrace that is bear farms is spending so much effort in preserving an animal that has no future

I agree with conservation of species that have a reasonable chance of survival but not at the cost of other species sharing the same environment.

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

Diane Westwood — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:00:02 GMT

I totally agree.

Look at the millions that have been spent conserving 'flagship' species. Sadly, despite that cost we are going to lose the panda, the tiger and the orang u tan.

We have to be sensible and save what habitat we can and thereby save the species, however small, living in it.

Emma is exactly right.

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Emma Purnell — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:17:31 GMT

I do see where he is coming from though, as bad as it comes across.

Panda's are in such low numbers, pumping in all the money in the world will be unlikely to save them. Even if we keep the numbers up, the genetics will be so similar any serious disease will be likely to kill them all. Cheetahs are in a similar situation.

It sounds hard, but if you study Ecology it starts to make you think, would the money be better spent on animals we have a better chance of saving?

Just playing devils advocate

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A Little TLC — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:51:18 GMT

i have to say i heard that and thought what a tw*t!!!!

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Claire Cameron — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:39:10 GMT

[quote user="Diane Westwood"]Do any of you watch Autumnwatch? Ever heard of Chris Packham[/quote]

He also said this though

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6216775/Chris-Packham-Giant-pandas-should-be-allowed-to-die-out.html

"Let them go, wave goodbye, maybe have a party, or a wake, whatever, just stop wasting money trying to ‘save' them from extinction. I know, a bit controversial to question conservation"

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A Little TLC — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:19:07 GMT

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

Diane Westwood — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:13:15 GMT

Do any of you watch Autumnwatch? Ever heard of Chris Packham? He gives a great viewpoint on tolerance. He says "

48% land mammal species in UK are non-native
Pity that, because it immediately makes forty eight percent of our terrestrial mammal fauna non-natives, and so presumably if the Grey squirrels have to go then so do all the rabbits, hares, four of our six deer species and so on. That's going to be a bit expensive then, better put the helicopter gun-ships on standby, and of course it will leave us with a lot less mammals and completely balls up the communities of other creatures which have adapted to live with these ‘incomers' since they arrived. Mr Buzzard will miss those rabbits and I can't see Mrs Public being too happy about the extermination of Fallow deer and all their little Bambi's.

But I'm being silly of course we make exceptions for nice animals, it's only the horrible ones we want to ecologically cleanse"

We are supposed to be a caring profession.

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

Emma Forde RVN — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:39:50 GMT

We had a grey squirrel in 2 days ago, an impressive little thing. I was really saddened when it has to be PTS due to not being an indiginous species, I mean its not the squirrels fault is it?!

Perhaps I'm just a wee bit too soft! Never think twice about it when its a seagull!

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A Little TLC — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:51:18 GMT

Keeping my mouth zipped!!!!

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:13:24 GMT

Funnily enough Nick, we had said squirrel in just 2 days ago, and he,it was def a He, got the blue juice.....except it was actually yellow juice.

Quite handsome to look at, and impressive tails, but vermin just the same.

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Nick Shackleton — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:06:15 GMT

yes you are correct steph and if we had a squirrel come in that was non weight bearing on a leg it would be bye bye for little fluff ball

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

Cat Woman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:59:59 GMT

[quote user="StephB"]vermin?[/quote]

See - officially a dobbin!

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

Claire Cameron — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:58:25 GMT

Id suggesId suggest Blue juice?

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Anonymous — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:52:03 GMT

vermin?

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Cat Woman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:50:24 GMT

[quote user="Nick Shackleton"]

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Whats the benefit to the little squirrel if he now has to live in a cage? Lets start THAT debate again shall we!!

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There goes that can of worms! I best not mention the V word!

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Spent the last hour or so mulling over what the V word could be! I give up! Ok, I admit it - I am officially a dobbin!

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

Nick Shackleton — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:17:48 GMT

[quote user="Cat Woman"]

Whats the benefit to the little squirrel if he now has to live in a cage? Lets start THAT debate again shall we!!

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There goes that can of worms! I best not mention the V word!

Re: Meds for a lil squirrel...

Cat Woman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:16:07 GMT

Whats the benefit to the little squirrel if he now has to live in a cage? Lets start THAT debate again shall we!!

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Royalsuper_fairy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:03:09 GMT

taking it to a wildlife rescue centre tomorrow as they can treat him and have people who can have him in a large aviary.

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Anonymous — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:57:01 GMT

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What kind of squirrel is it? red or grey?If it's a grey squirrel, it should be PTS, we are not supposed to treat them.

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Are we note suppose to treat them? I thought we were allowed to treat but not release so either PTS or keep them as pets.

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Nick Shackleton — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:52:24 GMT

[quote user="STRVN"]

What kind of squirrel is it? red or grey?If it's a grey squirrel, it should be PTS, we are not supposed to treat them.

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Totally agree! You kno in some states of Oz it is illegal to own/keep rabbits because of the amount of devastation caused by them (much like grey squirrels)