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dancingleaf) wrote2009-05-27 01:27 pm
dancingleaf) wrote2009-05-27 01:27 pm
not a bird bath...
I have two water dishes for the dogs.
One is inside - duh.
And I keep a second one outside on the deck. Mason likes to stay outside as much as possible and he *prefers* to drink water outside. Whatever - I humour him.
I suspect, however, that the new birds are using it as a bird bath - which is bad.
new birds as in the ones that are hatchlings and just learning to fly. - because the dogs can catch & eat them (cuts back on dog food)
but really - birds do carry their own parasites etc. and some of that can make your dog very ill. Especially bird feces. You should not have a bird feeder if you have a dog for this reason.
One is inside - duh.
And I keep a second one outside on the deck. Mason likes to stay outside as much as possible and he *prefers* to drink water outside. Whatever - I humour him.
I suspect, however, that the new birds are using it as a bird bath - which is bad.
new birds as in the ones that are hatchlings and just learning to fly. - because the dogs can catch & eat them (cuts back on dog food)
but really - birds do carry their own parasites etc. and some of that can make your dog very ill. Especially bird feces. You should not have a bird feeder if you have a dog for this reason.
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What about cats?
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Just something my vet told me when Pandora was ill. Dogs & bird feeders do not mix.