Deer Food...who woould have thought
 

So, Saturday night I threw a big bash for my wife's birthday and we were
left with a large bowl of lemon and lime quarters which were to be used for
water and drinks. The next morning, I decided instead of keeping them in the
fridge to dry-out and rot, I would just throw them in the yard to naturally
decompose. It wasn't more than 5 minutes and there were two does out in the
yard gobbling them up, peel and all. Thirty minutes later, all were gone. I
would have never guessed that deer (and these are fat & happy deer) would
eat citrus.

Deer Food...who woould have thought
 

Damn varmints will eat anything.

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So, Saturday night I threw a big bash for my wife's birthday and we were
left with a large bowl of lemon and lime quarters which were to be used
for water and drinks. The next morning, I decided instead of keeping them
in the fridge to dry-out and rot, I would just throw them in the yard to
naturally decompose. It wasn't more than 5 minutes and there were two does
out in the yard gobbling them up, peel and all. Thirty minutes later, all
were gone. I would have never guessed that deer (and these are fat & happy
deer) would eat citrus.

Deer Food...who woould have thought
 

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So, Saturday night I threw a big bash for my wife's birthday and we were
left with a large bowl of lemon and lime quarters which were to be used
for water and drinks. The next morning, I decided instead of keeping them
in the fridge to dry-out and rot, I would just throw them in the yard to
naturally decompose. It wasn't more than 5 minutes and there were two does
out in the yard gobbling them up, peel and all. Thirty minutes later, all
were gone. I would have never guessed that deer (and these are fat & happy
deer) would eat citrus.



Stock clerk at local Dollar General said one customer came in and bought 12
22 lb bags of dry dog food (3 bucks a bag, cheapest available there). He
said the customer said they feed it to the deer.
--
Dave

Apathy and denial are close cousins

Deer Food...who woould have thought
 

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So, Saturday night I threw a big bash for my wife's birthday and we were
left with a large bowl of lemon and lime quarters which were to be used
for water and drinks. The next morning, I decided instead of keeping them
in the fridge to dry-out and rot, I would just throw them in the yard to
naturally decompose. It wasn't more than 5 minutes and there were two does
out in the yard gobbling them up, peel and all. Thirty minutes later, all
were gone. I would have never guessed that deer (and these are fat & happy
deer) would eat citrus.



Stock clerk at local Dollar General said one customer came in and bought 12
22 lb bags of dry dog food (3 bucks a bag, cheapest available there). He
said the customer said they feed it to the deer.

Certainly more nutritious than deer corn!
--
Peace, Om

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Deer Food...who woould have thought
 

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So, Saturday night I threw a big bash for my wife's birthday and we
were
left with a large bowl of lemon and lime quarters which were to be used
for water and drinks. The next morning, I decided instead of keeping
them
in the fridge to dry-out and rot, I would just throw them in the yard
to
naturally decompose. It wasn't more than 5 minutes and there were two
does
out in the yard gobbling them up, peel and all. Thirty minutes later,
all
were gone. I would have never guessed that deer (and these are fat &
happy
deer) would eat citrus.



Stock clerk at local Dollar General said one customer came in and bought
12
22 lb bags of dry dog food (3 bucks a bag, cheapest available there).
He
said the customer said they feed it to the deer.

Certainly more nutritious than deer corn!
--
Peace, Om

We had a kitten last year that passed away from the horrible FIP viral
infection and I put our her remaining dry Science Diet kitten food for the
deer -- it was like they couldn't eat it fast enough.

Deer Food...who woould have thought
 

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We had a kitten last year that passed away from the horrible FIP viral
infection and I put our her remaining dry Science Diet kitten food for the
deer -- it was like they couldn't eat it fast enough.

Condolences on the loss of your kitten... :-(

Our vet vaccinates for FIP.
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Peace, Om

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"charliekilo" wrote:

We had a kitten last year that passed away from the horrible FIP viral
infection and I put our her remaining dry Science Diet kitten food for
the
deer -- it was like they couldn't eat it fast enough.

Condolences on the loss of your kitten... :-(

Our vet vaccinates for FIP.
--
Peace, Om

Thanks. It was unbelievable, I always thought of myself as a "dog person" if
*anything* having had a couple Golden Retrievers, Welsh Terrier (Terror),
etc. but that little kitten completely stole my heart. Both my wife and I
completely changed our lives for 3-months to care for her and when we
finally *had* to euthanize her, it was like the death of a child. That was
9-months ago and I still think of her every day. I always thought that
people who spend a lot of money on animals were crazy but in 3 months (she
was only 4.5 months old when she died), we spent $3500! OK, I still think
people who spend that much on a sick animal are crazy...call me crazy! lol

Deer Food...who woould have thought
 

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"charliekilo" wrote:

"Omelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"charliekilo" wrote:

We had a kitten last year that passed away from the horrible FIP viral
infection and I put our her remaining dry Science Diet kitten food for
the
deer -- it was like they couldn't eat it fast enough.

Condolences on the loss of your kitten... :-(

Our vet vaccinates for FIP.
--
Peace, Om

Thanks. It was unbelievable, I always thought of myself as a "dog person" if
*anything* having had a couple Golden Retrievers, Welsh Terrier (Terror),
etc. but that little kitten completely stole my heart. Both my wife and I
completely changed our lives for 3-months to care for her and when we
finally *had* to euthanize her, it was like the death of a child. That was
9-months ago and I still think of her every day. I always thought that
people who spend a lot of money on animals were crazy but in 3 months (she
was only 4.5 months old when she died), we spent $3500! OK, I still think
people who spend that much on a sick animal are crazy...call me crazy! lol

Mm, well, I _do_ suggest you change vets. ;-)

But, I have spent a lot on dying pets in the past, so I feel your pain...

Cheers!
--
Peace, Om

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Deer Food...who woould have thought
 

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"charliekilo" wrote:

"Omelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"charliekilo" wrote:

We had a kitten last year that passed away from the horrible FIP viral
infection and I put our her remaining dry Science Diet kitten food for
the
deer -- it was like they couldn't eat it fast enough.

Condolences on the loss of your kitten... :-(

Our vet vaccinates for FIP.
--
Peace, Om

Thanks. It was unbelievable, I always thought of myself as a "dog person"
if
*anything* having had a couple Golden Retrievers, Welsh Terrier
(Terror),
etc. but that little kitten completely stole my heart. Both my wife and I
completely changed our lives for 3-months to care for her and when we
finally *had* to euthanize her, it was like the death of a child. That
was
9-months ago and I still think of her every day. I always thought that
people who spend a lot of money on animals were crazy but in 3 months
(she
was only 4.5 months old when she died), we spent $3500! OK, I still
think
people who spend that much on a sick animal are crazy...call me crazy!
lol

Mm, well, I _do_ suggest you change vets. ;-)

But, I have spent a lot on dying pets in the past, so I feel your pain...

Cheers!
--
Peace, Om

We used 4 different vets, our regular one another for a second opinion and
two specialists. Unfortunately, FIP is one of those diseases, like rabies,
that can only be accurately diagnosed post mortem so we were trying
everything possible.

Deer Food...who woould have thought
 

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"charliekilo" wrote:

Mm, well, I _do_ suggest you change vets. ;-)

But, I have spent a lot on dying pets in the past, so I feel your pain...

Cheers!
--
Peace, Om

We used 4 different vets, our regular one another for a second opinion and
two specialists. Unfortunately, FIP is one of those diseases, like rabies,
that can only be accurately diagnosed post mortem so we were trying
everything possible.

I understand...

While it's not possible to "replace" your kitten, there are thousands
that need homes at the shelters if you are up to adopting another.

Go save a life. It helps. Trust me. :-)
--
Peace, Om

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Deer Food...who woould have thought
 

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"charliekilo" wrote:

Mm, well, I _do_ suggest you change vets. ;-)

But, I have spent a lot on dying pets in the past, so I feel your
pain...

Cheers!
--
Peace, Om

We used 4 different vets, our regular one another for a second opinion
and
two specialists. Unfortunately, FIP is one of those diseases, like
rabies,
that can only be accurately diagnosed post mortem so we were trying
everything possible.

I understand...

While it's not possible to "replace" your kitten, there are thousands
that need homes at the shelters if you are up to adopting another.

Go save a life. It helps. Trust me. :-)

I agree. Our kitten was acquired from Emancipet, my wife's pet (no pun
intended) charity --- even though Emancipet typically doesn't do adoptions,
my wife just *had* to have this cute kitten when she went for a visit. We'd
*only* get a shelter kitty if we decide to get another.

Deer Food...who woould have thought
 

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"charliekilo" wrote:

"Omelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"charliekilo" wrote:

Mm, well, I _do_ suggest you change vets. ;-)

But, I have spent a lot on dying pets in the past, so I feel your
pain...

Cheers!
--
Peace, Om

We used 4 different vets, our regular one another for a second opinion
and
two specialists. Unfortunately, FIP is one of those diseases, like
rabies,
that can only be accurately diagnosed post mortem so we were trying
everything possible.

I understand...

While it's not possible to "replace" your kitten, there are thousands
that need homes at the shelters if you are up to adopting another.

Go save a life. It helps. Trust me. :-)

I agree. Our kitten was acquired from Emancipet, my wife's pet (no pun
intended) charity --- even though Emancipet typically doesn't do adoptions,
my wife just *had* to have this cute kitten when she went for a visit. We'd
*only* get a shelter kitty if we decide to get another.

*hugs* to you both!
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Peace, Om

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