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yorkietalkjilly · 02-28-2013, 08:53 AM

Yes, Ann, that was the thread I looked at and one kind of shuts down when seeing it. I wanted to see something in bold fonts for frightened owners that listed what to do and what not to do and a number to call and then a little more detail and links for more reading for information. I love that it said to take the any possible ingested substance with you to the vet! A panicked owner might not even think of that. But there just didn't seem to be a single website that had all of that on one page but I'll admit due to my computer and eyes, I only looked at 4 sites. One had to click around quite a bit on each site to get all the info you really need, so I copied and pasted and really didn't even make a good sentence at the start of the page as trying to get that hyperlink in with the formatting I'd copied was giving me huge problems(it just wouldn't copy from the Google search page - only link me to it - and after fighting with it for so long, it finally copied as a hyperlink that wasn't 1/2 an inch tall and I was so grateful I'd gotten that part done, I didn't even properly edit that first sentence. But you can reword and rework it however you want to in order to make it correct grammatically and more user-friendly for the panicked dog owner who can't get the vet on the phone and doesn't yet know how to get to the ER Vet Clinic.

I do like all of that information on that "Important Links for Pet Poisoning & Dangerous Foods" thread. It is all good and vital info - just probably needs a bit of modernizing, streamlining, artful editing, etc. To me, I would probably prefer to see more information listed by subject matter on more Stickies than one long thread that seems to go on forever. If I want to see poisonous plants listed, I'd rather click on a separate sticky entitled "Poisonous Plants" containing that info rather than have to skip-read through yards of paragraphs on poisons to find it. But that is just me. Others probably would like to read through and skip to get their info in one place.

I'm hoping our Library here will serve as a first resort and often-used resource, easy to access and often read for ready help after any necessary vet consultation. It is so good to have all of that vital information on one website!

02-28-2013, 08:53 AM	#13
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Yes, Ann, that was the thread I looked at and one kind of shuts down when seeing it. I wanted to see something in bold fonts for frightened owners that listed what to do and what not to do and a number to call and then a little more detail and links for more reading for information. I love that it said to take the any possible ingested substance with you to the vet! A panicked owner might not even think of that. But there just didn't seem to be a single website that had all of that on one page but I'll admit due to my computer and eyes, I only looked at 4 sites. One had to click around quite a bit on each site to get all the info you really need, so I copied and pasted and really didn't even make a good sentence at the start of the page as trying to get that hyperlink in with the formatting I'd copied was giving me huge problems(it just wouldn't copy from the Google search page - only link me to it - and after fighting with it for so long, it finally copied as a hyperlink that wasn't 1/2 an inch tall and I was so grateful I'd gotten that part done, I didn't even properly edit that first sentence. But you can reword and rework it however you want to in order to make it correct grammatically and more user-friendly for the panicked dog owner who can't get the vet on the phone and doesn't yet know how to get to the ER Vet Clinic. I do like all of that information on that "Important Links for Pet Poisoning & Dangerous Foods" thread. It is all good and vital info - just probably needs a bit of modernizing, streamlining, artful editing, etc. To me, I would probably prefer to see more information listed by subject matter on more Stickies than one long thread that seems to go on forever. If I want to see poisonous plants listed, I'd rather click on a separate sticky entitled "Poisonous Plants" containing that info rather than have to skip-read through yards of paragraphs on poisons to find it. But that is just me. Others probably would like to read through and skip to get their info in one place. I'm hoping our Library here will serve as a first resort and often-used resource, easy to access and often read for ready help after any necessary vet consultation. It is so good to have all of that vital information on one website! __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis Last edited by yorkietalkjilly; 02-28-2013 at 08:54 AM.