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Killing Off A Rival
Dr Sing Kong Yuen,
BVMS (Glasgow), MRCVS
First written: Nov 23, 2009. |
AN INCREDIBLE BUT TRUE STORY - KILLING OFF A RIVAL IN LOVE
Recently, I read in the Straits Times an article about a
scorned mistress who poured hot oil onto the wife's face and body. I
feel really sad for the disfigured wife. Crime of passion?
Do females of the canine species behave similarly to get rid of a
rival so as to gain the attention and love of family members?
Especially if they are spayed? Well, I have an incredible but
true story to tell readers.
Tyrex is a female Jack Russell living in a good family. She has a
sibling who is 70% smaller in size than her and garnered extra
attention and love from family members.
"Tyrex is an alpha female, always running in front when we exercise
both dogs at the Botanic Gardens" the lady owner in her late 40s
said to me when she presented Tyrex's sibling with a swollen left
face. Bite wounds punctured the chin. Blood trickled from below left
side of the face and eye and the chin was swollen.
"What happened?" I asked.
"We were exercising the 2 dogs in Botanic Gardens as we do
frequently. Tyrex went ahead and barked at the squirrels up the trees.
One little girl passed by and pointed to her sibling. The little
girl said, "Cute dog." The next moment, Tyrex lunged at her sibling
causing a big commotion. We went home. In the garden at home, Tyrex
attacked her sibling. I had to lift the sibling with my hands with
Tyrex grasping the sibling. Eventually the gravity pulled Tyrex down to
earth."
I could not believe my ears. I mean, does Tyrex react to the word
"cute" and went whacko? She lunged for the jugular vein of her
sibling. An animal instinct to kill by bleeding the prey. No mercy.
"Is Tyrex spayed?" I asked several times as I thought that spayed dogs
are more docile and much less aggressive. "Yes, she was spayed by
another vet." On my medical records, Tyrex was written as "spayed, 2
years old". Yet, I had to ask again her reproductive status as I
just could not believe this case of canine jealousy and scorned dog.
"Does Tyrex bite people?" I asked as Tyrex is being let go, due to a
majority family vote. I think the husband was her only supporter.
"She growls," the lady said. I introduced Tyrex to Jenny's husband
whose 11-year-old Chihuahua just passed away last week. Jenny
is the lady who did not want to work as a vet technician anymore and
wanted to be a business woman. The reputation of Tyrex preceded her.
No adoption.
So, Tyrex was kept in the Surgery for a while as I advised the owner
to post a picture of Tyrex for adoption on the websites. "Sending
Tyrex
to the SPCA means a death sentence," the owner knew about the
outcome. "It can't be helped," I said. "There is just insufficient
kennel space for the overwhelming number of dogs given up. All
animal shelters do put dogs to sleep in 3 days if they can't find a
home and Tyrex has a bad reputation."
After 2 days in the Surgery, my client walked in with his sumo-Jack
Russell. He agreed to adopt Tyrex. So far, so good. I recommended
Tyrex
because the sumo-Jack Russell has a very thick neck. If Tyrex lunged
for his jugular, he will not get killed as his thick neck would
protect him. In any case, I know Tyrex would not be starved. There
would be two sumo-wrestler Jack Russells in addition to the one
belonging to my air-conditioning shop neighbour. |
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