Idiot of the day

sarahp

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At the shelter yesterday, I was answering phones, and we had a lady ring up.

She says "My dog get seizures from Advantage, and has fleas, so I sprayed him with hairspray."

Me: "Sorry, you did what??"

Her: "I sprayed him with hairspray, that way the fleas stick to the hairspray and they are easy to remove. I'm just wondering if the hairspray could be bad for him."

Me: "Well, I can't imagine it would be good for him, given that dogs lick themselves, and ingesting hairspray can't be good! Why don't you just try Frontline which has a different active ingredient to the Advantage. Dogs that don't tolerate Advantage often tolerate Frontline fine."

Her: "Oh, I never thought of that."

 

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That is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard of..What was she thinking!
 

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She "never thought of that" -- I wonder if she ever thought, period
if she did, it probably hurt.
 

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Well, I wouldn't say that she is the sharpest tool in the shed. In fact, I am not sure she would even know where the shed is.
 

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Originally Posted by butzie

Well, I wouldn't say that she is the sharpest tool in the shed. In fact, I am not sure she would even know where the shed is.
Shed? Could you spell that for me please?
 

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I rather get the idea of 'the dog is allergic to anti-flea stuff, I can't use anti-flea stuff!' Some people don't realize they are different medicines.

However...

Hairspray???
 

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Originally Posted by butzie

Well, I wouldn't say that she is the sharpest tool in the shed.
Ah, one of my favourite sayings, that I need to use far too often
 
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