My question is, is it worth my friend taking this dog to the vet for the leg if she doesn’t seem to be in pain? We discussed it and we weren’t sure what they could possibly do beyond an x-ray that would cost hundreds of dollars and maybe turn up nothing useful. The leg clearly isn’t broken so what else can we do? My friend is a student and can barely cover rent and food so she’s just not sure she can afford this (we’re in Australia, but I don’t think we’re in the same state as you, if that helps.
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If the dog is not putting any weight on the leg, it’s becausd it hurts to do so. Guarantee it.
Go to the vet. A vet can perform a trained physical exam and confirm whether or not the dog has torn its cruciate ligament, which is top of my list of suspicions. They can also prescribe pain relief at an absolute minimum.
Dogs dont limp for ‘fun’, they do it because there is a problem. I also see about three cases a year that the owner thinks is ‘clearly not broken’ which turn out, in actual fact, to be broken.
A dog not reacting to touches doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt, it means they’re trying to behave for you. Dogs do that sometimes.
A gun which consists of a brass knuckle and also a knife, 1939.
you fuckers don’t know about my punch stab gun
The lack of a barrel makes me think this is intended to be used by stabbing your target and then shooting them. And apparently you can also punch them if you want.
The fact that the location of the world’s oldest tree has to be kept secret encapsulates everything that’s bad about humanity.
There’s a story about that, actually.
According to the smithsonianmag.com, the world’s oldest bristlecone pine was a nearly 5,000 year old tree later named Prometheus. In 1964, a man named Donald Rusk Currey decided to use an increment borer to determine its age (a process that cuts a small hole into the center of the tree trunk, and is not intended to kill the tree). Unfortunately, the borer got stuck. He and a park ranger cut the tree down to remove the equipment, and when they counted the tree rings, they realized their mistake. Oops. This incident lead to better protection of the remaining bristlecone pines.
There’s some wiggle room about what can be called “the world’s oldest living tree.” The world’s oldest living single tree is the tree that the OP is referring to. Its name is Methuselah,and it is also around 5,000 years old. Since its location is unknown, nobody knows what it looks like. But it might be this tree here:
But technically, it isn’t the oldest living tree. Let me explain.
It turns out that root systems of trees can send up genetically identical saplings (aka clones) via their root systems. Like so:
Which means the original trunk can die, but since the root system is attached to other trees which give it nutrients, it lives on. The root system can theoretically do this indefinitely. So the tree trunks could be fairly young, but the roots could be large and very, very, very old. So the oldest “tree” isn’t a small grove, it’s a logic-defyingforest.
I’d like you to meet Pando.
This male quaking aspen covers 106 acres and is ancient. I’m talking an estimate of 80,000 years. The trees you can see are just “shoots” he sent up, and their average age is 130 years old. He is his own forest. If trees could talk, I’d love to hear what he had to say.
He might be dying, due to insects and drought (hmm, wonder what could have happened to cause that). A section of Pando is being studied in an attempt to find a solution. But in the meantime, we can enjoy him for his beauty.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again since no-one has yet given me a valid reason as to why James Potter, lacking a wand, didn’t just transform into Prongs when Voldy turned up and like… fucking spear him. Why didn’t he do that? Like I don’t care how astonishingly powerful a dark wizard he was, no-one could ever be prepared for walking into a house and there’s just… a massive fuck off stag staring you down? How could you possibly react to that?
You couldn’t, giving said stag the opportunity to put an antler through his eye and save the day. Not to mention, can you imagine the Prophet headlines if that was how it’d gone down?
VOLDEMORT DEFEATED AT POTTER RESIDENCE DUE TO MYSTERIOUSLY SHAPED STAB WOUNDS
Witnesses say the so-called “Dark Lord” was surprisingly non-intimidating as he lay there full of holes, lacking a nose, and reeking of dog piss. James Potter was witnessed high-fiving best friend Sirius Black while wife Lily kicked the corpse.
THIS JUST IN: VOLDEMORT STAGGED IN THE FUCKING FACE
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