Allan Dozier
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Aaron, I can’t help you much with different breeds hunting ability or hunting style, i.e. flushing, pointing, retrieving, but as far as health and maintenance issues I can make some generalizations.
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I was just getting back from my Belize trip when this thread was started so I just came across it.
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I use the slim beauty a good bit but I still tie a bimini on each end of the class tippet.
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Hey Aaron, I’ll be down there fishing New Years weekend with a guide.
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Scott, you are right about the 3 year Rabies vaccines, it is up to the state as to how frequently the vaccine is required.
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That is terrible news Eric. As a veterinarian myself maybe I can help you get through it. For me the most devastating thing that can happen is to unexpectantly lose a young healthy patient during a routine procedure. I have never had a dog die from a vaccine reaction in my 35 years of practice but it did happen in my practice to one of my employed vets two years ago. That dog also was leaving the building when it collapsed and we couldn’t save it even with all the drugs and IVs we gave it. I have had dogs and cats die during a routine anesthetic procedure, thankfully I can count on my fingers the few times it has happened in all these years but that is a hard phone call to make. Sounds like the practice owner handled things like I do, I don’t accept payment on such incidents even though we didn’t do anything wrong. The employed vet that day probably didn’t feel he had the authority to refund the charges or was just in shock. I have always disagreed with some of the advice from our malpractice insurance companies and their lawyers. I have attended talks where they tell us not to refund because it may be interpreted as admission of wrongdoing. Hogwash. As to what happened to your dog, we will never know for sure. The timing is typical of a vaccine reaction but that usually doesn’t cause seizures. The heart disease that was mentioned is probably cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle and can cause sudden arrhythmia and collapse. Vaccine reactions can occur in animals or people, most are the type where we see hives and facial swelling. The anaphylactic shock type is much more rare, similar to what can happen to people with allergy to bee stings. The vaccine manufacturer typically will cover any treatment fees etc. but we don’t charge for that anyway. If your dog was about a year old I would assume this was his first rabies booster since he received his first rabies shot at 3 to 4 months old. That would be typical since we have to be exposed to something first (actually our immune system exposed to it) to become allergic to it, so her immune system reacted inappropriately on the next exposure. Mercifully, the owners I have had this happen to were feeling almost as sorry for us as the patient, they were really saints. An autopsy would have been able to diagnose heart muscle disease but wouldn’t have confirmed vaccine reactions or other vaccine issues. Sounds like the owner is a caring, responsible doctor, I hope if you get another dog your will let them take care of it.
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One dilemma I run into is when floating a tailwater river and come up on a boat that is not anchored but fishing an area or a run slowly.
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Brought a 9 wt. TCR/Bauer and 10 wt. Loomis Crosscurrent/Abel.
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This is great question, I was also wondering about the differences between the TCX and the XI3.
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Thanks Jack, we did finally hit it right and got into them both Friday and Saturday.
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I have a copy of “The Off-season Angler” by Gary Saindon,which has some plans for a desk top tying station, drawer set, complete desk, etc.
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