[nfbwatlk] A warm embrace from a slithery pal, The Olympian, September 24 2009

[Kay Burrows]

When I was a kid we had a pet skunk for a while.  It was descented.  It bit
my dad on the thumb and he had to choke it until it passed out to get his
them free.  When he wednt to the hospital to get the wound cleaned and
dressed at first they did not want to admit him for fear of the odor.  He
had to point out to them that he had no skunk odor emitting from himself.
So the use of a skunk might cause the service animal user to get bit or  be
refused care based on the nature of the service animal.  As to pet tigers I
have no experience and I am sure you are greatful for that.

KB
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From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Olympian,September 24 2009

How about a tiger?  Or skunk?  Or man eating ant?

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Behalf Of Kaye Kipp
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September 24 2009

Anybody for guide mice?  Oh, but they'd have to come in threes wouldn't
they?

Kaye
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>I agree.
>
> Paul use to know a gal  in college who had a tarantula and I guess she
> would let it crawl around in her hair.
>
> I would take a snake any day!
>
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> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Jedi
> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:40 PM
> To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] A warm embrace from a slithery pal, The
> Olympian, September 24 2009
>
> Well, personally, I had no problem with the snake. I don't know the
> science behind it, but if the snake helps him and is out of the way,
> so be it. I rather like snakes, so perhaps I'm prejudiced in a
> positive direction.
>
> Respectfully,
> Jedi
>
>
> Original message:
>> Gad!  What next?  I hope they _do limit service animals to dogs.
>> That's enough!
>
>> Alco
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nightingale, Noel <Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:32 AM
>> To: 'nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org' <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [nfbwatlk] A warm embrace from a slithery pal, The Olympian,
>> September 24 2009
>
>> And a slippery slope about which some of us have cautioned is
>> represented by this article
>
>
>> Link:
>> http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/980930.html
>
>> Text:
>> A warm embrace from a slithery pal
>> Service: Shelton man gets a hug from his boa constrictor to warn him
>> when a seizure is coming CHRISTIAN HILL; The Olympian Published
>> September 24, 2009
>
>> SHELTON - Most people would panic if a 4-foot boa constrictor draped
>> around their neck gave them a squeeze.
>
>> Daniel Greene, 46, credits the snake's embrace for helping him live a
>> fuller life. So much so, in fact, that he has vowed to fight a tabled
>> proposal by the federal government that would prevent him and many
>> others from taking what they consider their service animals into
>> stores and restaurants.
>
>> He said use of his reptilian aide gives him greater confidence when
>> he leaves home.
>
>> "I was walking around playing Russian roulette a lot of the time," he
>> said of the period before he began using the snake, named Redrock, as
>> a service animal.
>
>> Greene, who lives outside Shelton, suffers from epilepsy, a
>> neurological disorder characterized by unprovoked and reoccurring
>> seizures. He said the snake, its reddish-brown body draped around him
>> like a necktie when he's out in public, senses when a seizure is
>> imminent and gives him a light squeeze. The warning gives him enough
>> time to take medication to head off the attack, alert someone it's
>> coming or move to an area where the thrashing is not disruptive.
>
>> Greene blacks out during these episodes, but his wife, Karen, said
>> the snake's warning has headed off about a half-dozen seizures in
>> Redrock's five months with Greene. This month, Greene has had four
>> seizures at night - she refuses to let the boa constrictor share
>> their bed - but none during the day
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