COYOTES

[Eagle1]

Sure there are large "coyotes" around. Here is one from MO a few years ago. 104 pound coyote shot in Missouri !!
Will say I'm pretty sure they said it was a wolf well after the fact

And something more recent. Littleton animal hospital issues warning after 100-pound dog attacked by coyote

 

[Jstpssng]

Sure there are large "coyotes" around. Here is one from MO a few years ago. 104 pound coyote shot in Missouri !!
Will say I'm pretty sure they said it was a wolf well after the fact

And something more recent. Littleton animal hospital issues warning after 100-pound dog attacked by coyote

Just from the headline, my first thought was rabies. Either that or a very hungry animal. Glad to see that the dog is OK.

 

[sd455dan]

She lost count at over 40 shots...

North Idaho skier fights off coyote attack at Schweizter, shares experience

The Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game says coyote sightings have increased at Schweitzer, with one woman being attacked.

www.krem.com

 

[MossRoad]

She lost count at over 40 shots...

North Idaho skier fights off coyote attack at Schweizter, shares experience

The Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game says coyote sightings have increased at Schweitzer, with one woman being attacked.

www.krem.com

Having had rabies shots, tetanus shots, and human immunoglobulin shots, for me, at 235#, it was 4 human immunoglobulin shots (one in each thigh and one in each butt cheek), one tetanus shot in the arm, and a series of 5 rabies shots in the arm spaced out several days apart. So 10 total over 3 weeks.

Unless they were spreading the human immunoglobulin shots around the bites, which I was told they do. Since mine were precautionary with no visible bite marks, they just shot my legs and butt.

The immunoglobulin stuff is really thick, and they used a huge needle. And the dosage was based on body weight. So big guy got the big dosage. Ouch!

 

[GeneV]

Sure there are large "coyotes" around. Here is one from MO a few years ago. 104 pound coyote shot in Missouri !!
Will say I'm pretty sure they said it was a wolf well after the fact

And something more recent. Littleton animal hospital issues warning after 100-pound dog attacked by coyote

It says dna test showed it as pure coyote. That's surprising, I would think at least it would be a mix with a husky or something.

 

[Thomas]

It's one of those dang if you do or dang if you don't calls.

 

[sd455dan]

Having had rabies shots, tetanus shots, and human immunoglobulin shots, for me, at 235#, it was 4 human immunoglobulin shots (one in each thigh and one in each butt cheek), one tetanus shot in the arm, and a series of 5 rabies shots in the arm spaced out several days apart. So 10 total over 3 weeks.

Unless they were spreading the human immunoglobulin shots around the bites, which I was told they do. Since mine were precautionary with no visible bite marks, they just shot my legs and butt.

The immunoglobulin stuff is really thick, and they used a huge needle. And the dosage was based on body weight. So big guy got the big dosage. Ouch!

Ouch is right.

The rabies shots maybe? changed since the old days I guess.
Didn't they have to inject into the stomach area repeatedly.? Heard that was a very painful process.

 

[deserteagle71]

There is a Basque fellow about fifty miles south of me. He has thousands of sheep and several Great Pyrenees dogs. I guess this is his way of protecting his sheep.

Several years ago - down his way - searching for a Geocache in a blinding snow storm. Crawled under a barbed wire fence - following my hand held GPS. Walked smack dab into one of his Great Pyrenees dogs. Damn near crapped myself. Thank God - the dog was friendly and not aggressive.

You lucked out. Not all Great Pyrenees are that friendly.

Most of northern Nevada is wide open high desert, public (BLM administered) and is used for grazing by huge bands of sheep. Used to be a Basque sheepherder with each flock, but now they seem to all be from Peru. The herders follow along with the flock of sheep - and even though they do have Great Pyrenees with the flock, they still pack a rifle on the horse or mule they ride. Some years ago I was traveling a rough two-track through the desert when I found myself in a huge flock of sheep. Out of the sage came two of the Great Pyrenees and attacked my Jeep. Each one grabbed a rear plastic fender and began tearing at it. I couldn't just speed up to get away from them - the road was too rough. At the time I was really pissed about the damage - but afterwards I laughed about it when I showed my "trail damage" to other Jeepers. Mangled those fenders really good.

These herders are a lot tougher than me. Can't even imagine living outdoors all year, taking care of a flock of sheep. But he ain't packing that rifle on his shoulder just because he like to carry extra weight around. A lot of coyotes follow each flock of sheep.

 

[Cougsfan]

For several years I mowed a neighbor's 11 acre lot for weed control twice a year. There was one particular coyote I got to know rather well. I am sure it was always the same coyote because of a peculiar triangular shaped hair discoloration on her left hip. The first year she would shyly sneak out of the woods adjacent to the field and pounce on field mice that were exposed as I mowed. Each year she got braver and braver until finally she would walk within a few feet behind the mower and prance and jump on mice that became exposed. She would get her belly full on mowing day. I know that it was a she because one year she had a couple of pups following her once, learning how to pounce on mice.

 

[MossRoad]

Ouch is right.

The rabies shots maybe? changed since the old days I guess.
Didn't they have to inject into the stomach area repeatedly.? Heard that was a very painful process.

Yes, things have changed. Now, the actual rabies shot is just a small needle like a flu shot and it's given in the arm in a series of 4 or 5 shots(depending on the medicine and locales), spaced X days apart.

They shoot the immunoglobulin around the wound(s) if visible. And that one hurts a bit. If no visible wounds, then thighs and butt cheeks.

I used to know a priest (now passed away) that grew up on a farm in Iowa. He got bit by a rabid bat on his ankle when he was a teenager. Back then, he said they gave the rabies shots in a circular pattern around his belly button, very deep, and it hurt like heck! There were bunch of them, and the entire area around his belly button turned black for weeks! He'd heard our family had rabies exposure and was concerned we'd all get the same treatment. Thank goodness for advances in medicine.