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In reply to the discussion: This screwworm shit is not funny! Another rant from an angry Texan!!!! [View all]
TBF
(37,441 posts)48. Thank you for posting -
not that it was ok when I just was aware of cattle, but I am grateful to have this knowledge. I took my dog in for an ear infection a couple weeks ago, and he seems better but I'll be taking him soon for a re-check anyway and will ask them about this worm thing.
He's an indoor pet, but he's also a gsp who plays outdoors and we go on long walks (the areas are all in our neighborhood - but along retention ponds and the like). We've already had to deal with west nile in our park this year, and I do have him on monthly Trifexis (it doesn't upset him thankfully).
Thank you again for informing us.
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This screwworm shit is not funny! Another rant from an angry Texan!!!! [View all]
hamsterjill
8 hrs ago
OP
No. It is not. It can affect pets, other livestock and HUMANS TOO. We had it controlled 60 years ago
hlthe2b
8 hrs ago
#1
Yes. I get it, though Elanco does work with groups such as yours (and offers rebates for general public)
hlthe2b
8 hrs ago
#6
i only wanted to help. I don't deserve your anger & wrath nor does anyone else who responds.
hlthe2b
8 hrs ago
#10
I mentioned spot-on treatments which may well work and could be administered to a trapped
hlthe2b
8 hrs ago
#11
I so wanted to address this because of my family's business but figured I'd just get the usual "jump in the lake Texan"
efhmc
6 hrs ago
#29
Measles, Whooping Cough, etc. Under him, I think the near extinct Guinea Worm and extinct smallpox
AZLD4Candidate
7 hrs ago
#20
Both my parents believe the "assassination attempts" were all false flags.
AZLD4Candidate
6 hrs ago
#47
Yeah, I was just reading that these efforts wouldn't be fully (note that word) operational until early 2028.
hamsterjill
6 hrs ago
#43
I'm pretty sure they were also doing this in Mexico. USDA was working with Mexico. To the best of my knowledge.
LeftInTX
2 hrs ago
#69
Sociopaths like Trump, Thiel, Musk, the DOGE shitheads etc don't care about anything that doesn't affect them personally
ChicagoTeamster
7 hrs ago
#19
Psychopaths exists in various degrees in a variety of professions.
littlemissmartypants
6 hrs ago
#28
I was told by an older gentleman that a man born rich could never understand what it's like to be poor.
harumph
6 hrs ago
#32
Occasionally someone like a JFK or an FDR breaks that rule but, in general, yes
ChicagoTeamster
6 hrs ago
#36
Righteous rant, hamsterjill. I felt every inhalation and exhalation of it.
littlemissmartypants
7 hrs ago
#25
As a Republic (If We Can Keep It), "We" Obviously Failed Even More Bigly Than He Did When He Showed
The Roux Comes First
6 hrs ago
#35
I'm sure your dog will be just fine, but you're right to ask at the re-check. You're being sane and responsible.
hamsterjill
5 hrs ago
#53
Yet another inevitable consequence of all this insane deregulation. Completely on the heads of the GQP.
Karasu
4 hrs ago
#64
The idiocy of the DOGE bros (who probably thought "screwworm" was a hilarious joke) will haunt us for years to come.
LetMyPeopleVote
29 min ago
#71