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Kali

(54,990 posts)
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 06:20 PM Apr 2015

The insane neighbor thinks we are losing a cow a day to a chupacabra,

but there is real danger in Texas Canyon.

Lupe the Paint Coyote, the illegal alien from Chihuahua, was attacked by a javelina on Friday night.

It got her under the chin in the throat area. She is a very lucky muttly. Those things have tusks that are bigger and sharper than bear teeth.

(pic from a while back)


She is going to be alright, but there was a bit of blood loss and a fair amount of drainage the last 24 hours. I guess the compost pile is going to have to be moved or abandoned. That is what they were after. I knew it attracted skunks but didn't think about bigger critters coming in the yard with three dogs around.


(crazy neighbor story - http://www.democraticunderground.com/12141123)

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The insane neighbor thinks we are losing a cow a day to a chupacabra, (Original Post) Kali Apr 2015 OP
Oh no! Phentex Apr 2015 #1
! i-NSA-ne Kali Apr 2015 #2
The guys on my block crew, several Mexicans among them, would tease about the chupacabra. panader0 Apr 2015 #3
they come to the corral at night but I have never seen them in the yard before Kali Apr 2015 #4
What's a javelina? cwydro Apr 2015 #5
yeah, kind of - aka as a peccary Kali Apr 2015 #6
Oh, I have seen pics of those. cwydro Apr 2015 #7
yep Kali Apr 2015 #10
This is going to sound strange because I'm a vegetarian wildlife activist and fairly anti-gun... Chan790 Apr 2015 #8
Poor baby! Texasgal Apr 2015 #9
yeah she will be fine Kali Apr 2015 #16
Europe and dangerous: A few years ago my mom and I did a D-Day tour LibertyLover Apr 2015 #26
I am glad Lupe is okay. GoCubsGo Apr 2015 #11
yeah she is a good pup Kali Apr 2015 #18
Woof shenmue Apr 2015 #12
javelina make a woof sound too! Kali Apr 2015 #19
Glad she's OK sharp_stick Apr 2015 #13
oh yeah, sometimes you get this really musky cat smell - it is them Kali Apr 2015 #20
Gives me hope (or something) knowing I'm not alone with INSANE NEIGHBORS n/t UTUSN Apr 2015 #14
heh, the circle around me Kali Apr 2015 #15
The worst for me have been slum lords and flippers. A decade of battles. nt UTUSN Apr 2015 #17
the developer guy is new and he worries me Kali Apr 2015 #21
It is OK. Viking kittens are coming to save you alphafemale Apr 2015 #22
!!! Kali Apr 2015 #23
Lupe.... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #24
all better Kali May 2015 #28
Play this for your neighbor: kentauros Apr 2015 #25
OMG! Kali May 2015 #29
boring update (thank goodness) Kali May 2015 #27
At least she has fewer cows to keep at bay thanks to the chupacabra pinboy3niner May 2015 #30
oh man Kali May 2015 #31

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
1. Oh no!
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 06:27 PM
Apr 2015

Well, I am glad she is going to be okay!

For some reason, I could see this thread on the main page but not when I looked for it in the lounge. I checked my trash can and realized I trashed the letters NSA. This means I may have missed many INSANE posts!

Hope your doggies keep the critters away.

Kali

(54,990 posts)
2. ! i-NSA-ne
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 06:32 PM
Apr 2015

that is funny

yeah she will be OK (the little dog brown side-dog will protect us all )


panader0

(25,816 posts)
3. The guys on my block crew, several Mexicans among them, would tease about the chupacabra.
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 07:51 PM
Apr 2015

"Mario es chupacabra." dice Nacho. "Nacho es chupa chupa."
Some good laughs for a while. Cabra=goat, chupa=sucker
The javelina visit me often. Some years ago I came home to find my neighbor's Rhodesian Ridgeback, a 120 lb male,
unable to move, under a mesquite. Both rear legs and back were badly sliced. I hauled ass to the vet, and 125 stitches and a
couple of months later he was sort of okay again. I've chased 'em off my porch, late at night in my underwear, with my Louisville Slugger in my hand. Once a large male didn't run away, but ran at me. I was in the house quick.
I hope Lupe heals quickly.

Kali

(54,990 posts)
4. they come to the corral at night but I have never seen them in the yard before
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 08:05 PM
Apr 2015

the husband was out hiking around one day and got in the way of a bunch of them. he said he levitated to a big rock and was yelling to make them back off. and of course no gun, OR camera that day. they scare the shit out of me - if you are on a horse and have dogs along, the damn dogs will invariably lead them right under your horse's legs.

the neighbor is driving me nuts, calls every couple of days with this crap. I am not sure what to do about him. yesterday my sons were THERE when he started. he swore the creature had a bull and was killing it. the boys saw a cow bawling for her calf. like normal in the evening.

he also said it was strange because the two deer that are usually with it weren't around.


Kali

(54,990 posts)
10. yep
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 08:55 PM
Apr 2015

Arizona. do you have wild pigs? I know they are a real problem in some areas, especially in parts of Texas.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
8. This is going to sound strange because I'm a vegetarian wildlife activist and fairly anti-gun...
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 08:44 PM
Apr 2015

but here people tend to own guns for "I don't want to turn around taking out the trash and find a black bear between me and the front door" reasons. I'd probably start shooting if something that aggressive and well-armed came within 15' of me.

1st shot goes in the trees, the second one in the dirt at its feet. If it's not smart enough to turn tail...or it charges, the food pantry will be getting some wild bacon. At least the bears have the good sense to be terrified of the geese, wild turkeys and the neighbor's pack of Irish Wolfhounds.

Texasgal

(17,029 posts)
9. Poor baby!
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 08:54 PM
Apr 2015

I hope she'll be okay!

We live in the city but have a greenbelt behind us. We have coyotes and wild pigs ALL of the time. I am constantly on the look out for my dogs.

Sweet baby.. :hugs:

Kali

(54,990 posts)
16. yeah she will be fine
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:56 PM
Apr 2015

I am now positive from this injury that she got bit once before - in her crotch when she was young. nobody saw it happen then and we though maybe she had done it on a sharp piece of wood or an agave plant, but I was always suspicious it was javelina

small dogs and cats are not safe around coyotes, that is for sure and I haven't ever been around wild pigs but I have read some horror stories. wild boar in Europe are quite dangerous.

LibertyLover

(4,788 posts)
26. Europe and dangerous: A few years ago my mom and I did a D-Day tour
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 11:44 AM
Apr 2015

of England and the Normandy beaches. We were at the American Cemetary in Normandy just walking around as we had not lost anyone in the family during D-Day so didn't have graves to try and find. One side of the cemetary overlooks the Channel. Over the years the slope down to the beach has become very overgrown. On the fence between the Cemetary and the slope were signs every couple of feet in English and French that read "Beware of wild boar."

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
11. I am glad Lupe is okay.
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:04 PM
Apr 2015

She looks like a little sweetie pie.

Perhaps you can start worm compost bin for the table scraps somewhere where the piggies can't get near it.

Kali

(54,990 posts)
18. yeah she is a good pup
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:59 PM
Apr 2015

eh I call it a compost pile but I never do anything with it. mostly it is a convenient place to toss organic matter that is closer than lugging it all the way to the chicken coop - they go through it pretty well since they are "free range during the day, but I am now thinking it is obviously a little too close to the house

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
13. Glad she's OK
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:40 PM
Apr 2015

Those things can be nasty. They really stink too don't they? I had a friend who mentioned it, I think it was a javalina, and that he knew to bring a gun or at least a shovel because he could smell them out by the barn.

Kali

(54,990 posts)
20. oh yeah, sometimes you get this really musky cat smell - it is them
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 10:01 PM
Apr 2015

used to think it was a lion at this one rock but finally learned it was javelina

Kali

(54,990 posts)
15. heh, the circle around me
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:53 PM
Apr 2015

insane, insane, assholes, sub-development for rich people on conservation easements (so far no issues), thieves, ok, ok so far, really good, and were ok but sold out to a speculator/developer.

Kali

(54,990 posts)
27. boring update (thank goodness)
Fri May 1, 2015, 11:56 PM
May 2015

So, Monday after I got back from my own freaking wound care crap, I washed the nasty goo off of her chest and got a look at the injury - it was a 2 inch cut rather than just a puncture. After that she took care of it herself. she would lie on the floor and do this odd head movement to wipe her chin/neck on her front legs and lick that off. did that for most of the week.

also on Monday she finally ate some of her regular food. She dripped and kept licking for a few days and by yesterday morning it was dry but still a little swollen. She went for a couple short walks during the week but didn't really want to go out much. Today she the swelling was gone and she obviously is back to herself. She was out in the driveway half the day keeping the cows at bay and doing her usual duties. Went in the truck with the husband to check a pipeline.

Close call!

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
30. At least she has fewer cows to keep at bay thanks to the chupacabra
Sat May 2, 2015, 12:50 AM
May 2015


Good to hear she's healing well.
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