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[Xenalyte]

Holy crap! Poor Buster . . . he could have lost an eye! I'm glad he'll be okay.

A few months back, the Dread Boston Salty tangled with the possum under our deck. Thing had to be 12 pounds, and it scratched hell out of Salty's head and bit him on the chin. He had a puncture and quite a few scratches, so we rinsed him off in the tub and Bactined him up.

We were most worried about his left eye, which had gotten scratched, but it was a very minor scratch and was mostly gone by the time we got to the vet.

[dirtboy]

A raccoon once bit my sister.

[COEXERJ145]

Hmm, I give this a 6 for originality.

[isthisnickcool]

Could my first wife come over and play in your yard? I'll supply the 4 stakes and the rope.

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[steveo]

Raccoons are mean. Back in the day when I raised chickens, I had a raccoon that would kill one bird a night. It ripped the chicken open to get to the oviduct. Shotgun took care of the problem.

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[caver]

Wow, you signed up today, just to tell us this story.

[BikerGold]

Coons ain't sweet little cute dolls. Nor stupid. Get to know one and no one will believe what you've discovered about coons.

[linn37]

Call your local coonhound club and ask them to trap that critter for you.

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[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

I don't care!

[Sam Cree]

Your point about misjudging nature is a good one. I believe it actually ought to be applied to life in general. It pays to be alert, but sometimes we tend to relax a little.

We've got foxes in the neighborhood, some of the ladies around here are scared of 'em, but I like having them around. They've been trying to trap them, but the things seem to be too smart for that. In any case, I have no doubt that my chihuahua mix, who thinks he can kill them, would be in great danger if he ever catches one.

[mtbopfuyn]

Glad Buster will be pretty much ok. There's a reason wildlife is called wildlife.

Be careful of those water mocassins. Mr. M stepped on one a couple weeks ago in our yard and was bitten.

I worry with our pets too. Our dog is hyper about anything coming anywhere near her yard. A few nights ago she woke us all up tearing up an armadillo. But we had to laugh at her yesterday when she was laying on the porch as a squirrel was telling her off and stomping around on it's hind feet at her. She didn't do a thing until she noticed us watching her out the window and then swoosh!

[Doogle]

.."quick Rocky, hand me dat wrench I almost got dis car started"

Doogle

[auto power]

So sorry to hear about Buster and your terrifying experience...we too had a couple of Yorkies who are notorious for showing no fear...the female is generally the more sensible while the male is the most protective....Yorkies have to be very guarded outdoors not only for racoons but for owls.....they look like rabbits to them.....

[nuconvert]

Scary. I have raccoons here and always try to keep a safe distance, but they're not very afraid of people. I know several people who've had coons enter their dog-doors and help themselves to dinner.

[BadAndy]

"My point is this; don't misjudge nature. "

Tell that to your dog. He needed to learn the difference between a rabbit and a racoon.