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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, May 09, 2005 - 7:20 pm
((jagger))) thanks everyone!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, May 09, 2005 - 8:23 pm
Yay Vacanick for adopting a rescue dog!!! ((Jagger and pup))
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 9:04 am
I came home to a very sick Toby Monday night. The dogsitter asked me all weekend if Toby had been feeling okay because she didn't think he felt good. When I left on Friday morning, he was 150% fine, so I chalked it up to him missing me (though he adores the dogsitter and has never missed me before). Anyway, I rushed him to the vet ER Monday night and it seems he injured his back. They gave him a shot of anti-inflammatory and some muscle relaxants, and then we went to the vet first thing Tuesday morning. He has, in fact, injured a disk in his back that is causing him significant pain and mild neurological problems. He got an injection of prednisone and a script for it for the next 14 days. He has to remain nearly immobile for that time and we'll evaluate his progress. It was devastated when I got home to see the condition he was in. I'm dealing with the guilt of leaving him in pain for 4 days while I enjoyed the beach and sun in Florida. My heart broke into a billion pieces when he couldn't even get up to greet me when I got home. He is showing signs of feeling better, but he is obviously impaired. I'm just praying he isn't suffering too much as he heals.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 9:07 am
(((Toby))) Spy, don't beat yourself up, no dog has a better mom than Toby does!!!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 2:25 pm
Spy, I'm thinking positive thoughts for Toby. He's going to be fine, honey, I just know it.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 6:28 pm
(((spy and Toby)))
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-22-2004
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 7:46 pm
oh poor Toby! Spy, I agree with Julie - it's not your fault and these things happen. At least the sitter wasn't totally blind to how he was feeling - my ferret sitter actually brought my girl ferret out in the middle of a seizure when I went to pick her up one time. Why was she having a seizure? Because the sitter obviously didn't give her the injections she was supposed to be getting for her diabetes the entire week she was there. . . you left Toby with someone you trusted who told you she thought something was wrong and you took care of him asap. You are a great mom 
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 7:51 pm
{{{{Spy and Toby}}}}
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 11:42 pm
(((Spy & Toby))) Spy, I feel so bad for you and especially for Toby, poor little guy. I'm wondering if he was at the dogsitter's house while you were away? If so, do you think he tried to jump up onto something too high and then injured his disc? This really scares me because Oscar is just as vunerable to a back injury just like Toby's. I'll keep Toby in my thoughts and hope that he heals up and feels better soon.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 3:31 am
Poor Toby, hoping he is up and around soon.
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 5:53 am
Thank you everyone for your support. Eggie, no, he was home. I expect that he did jump off the couch, though, in his excitement to greet the sitter. She said immediately she was concerned about his behavior. Since he was fine 45 minutes earlier when I left him, I suspect he jumped off the couch wrong in his haste to be petted. Poor little guy. He doesn't appear to be worse today, and some of his vitality has returned. But I have to remember that he is on a high dose of steroid, so his change would be expected at this point.
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 2:57 pm
Spy, you and Toby were on my mind last night when I went to bed and then this morning when my radio came on, the song playing was "Strawberry Wine" and of course, you instantly came to mind. I do hope and pray our little fellow gets better really fast and that the healing will be complete. Love you and Flyboy !!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 6:30 pm
Happy Birthday to Maggie May.. Jagger, hope your sweet dog is feeling better. Pamy, those are cuties and the cutest one is holding them.. and of course he's a big part in sending them to their new owners all socialized, too. Spy, many good thoughts for you and Toby!! I think you and Eggie both need to get little pools so they can swim and strengthen their backs.. and maybe big enough so you can also use the pool, too. Sounds like a good enough excuse to me!
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:20 pm
Spy, how's our little guy doing today??
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 6:20 pm
Granny, you are so sweet! Sea, I think a pool would be perfect Eggie, he still behaves the same since he has Tuesday morning...somewhat lethargic and slow moving. I am not having a lot of trouble limiting his movement since he is so slow going. But, he is sleeping okay and I continue the medicine. Maybe after a couple of weeks he'll be back to his old self, but I'm skeptical at this point.
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Snoopsmom
Member
02-19-2003
| Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 5:27 pm
Many of you were so kind in posting your kind thoughts and sympathy on the In Memorium thread when I lost my beloved Snoopy back in February. At that time I didn't plan to get another dog, but as my second dog, Haley, was lonely I got back into doing foster care for a rescue I work with (I had stopped fostering as Snoopy got older, pups were just too much for him. Well, as chance would have it my first foster was a 5 month old puppy who had been saved from a high kill shelter in Ohio just as his time was about up and transported here to MA. At the time, he was about as unattractive a puppy as I had ever seen. He had just been treated for mange, and was not easily placeable as he is a Chow/something mix. After having him for a month without a single inquiry from anyone interested in adopting him, my DH and I came to the conclusion that he was destined to be the next life we saved. I think Snoopy may have even guided him to us, knowing that all of furry family members have chosen us, rather than us choosing them. We named him Mugsy and he's a great dog. Today he graduated from puppy school. I figured it was time to post a picture of him and announce his joining our family. Thank you all again for your support when I really needed it.

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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 6:01 pm
Mugsy, welcome to the Clubhouse! We need more bright-eyed, bushy-tailed members such as yourself.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 7:22 pm
Hahahaha, Mugsy is adorable. He even has a part chow tongue.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 9:09 pm
Awwww, Mugsy looks like a very happy boy! Congrats Snoops! And, as OG said, welcome to TVCH Mugs! Bomba shaved a few years off my life today. I woke up with him laying on the bed with me, all stretched out along my left side (sort of pinning me into the bed). Usually when I start stirring awake, he gets up and starts getting in my face, telling me how its high time I get up and feed him. Today, I woke up, laid there a few seconds, then reached down and patted his butt (my own signal of "ok, lets get up now). He didn't move.....I shot up into a sitting position with my heart in my throat, and he raised his head up and looked at me with one of those, "uh, I'm comfortable here, and you're disturbing me" looks. I literally had to collapse back down onto my pillow and wait for my heart to slide back down into my chest and return to a normal rhythm. I even had to catch my breath. I guess I'll never quite get over finding Boomer in a similar position on his Grandma's bed. *sigh*
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 9:33 pm
Congrats Snoops. He is a sweetie.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 9:41 pm
Welcome Mugsy!! (woof) (((((((((((WHOAMI))))))))))

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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 9:53 pm
Yay, Mugsy!! You found a great family, you smart doggie! Who.. hmm.. maybe Bomba is thinking about a new playmate, hmm? I know he'll wait until you are ready, of course.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 9:54 pm
Congratulations Snoopsmom on your new, beautiful Mugsy! What a wonderful thing you've done giving him a second chance! I just love his tongue!
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 5:37 am
Spy, I just read about Toby. I don't know if you remember but Sophie had an injured disc in her back too. I don't know how she did it, but one day she was hiding under the couch, something she never had done before, and when I coaxed her out she was shaking and panting so hard I thought she was going to die on the spot. She could barely walk and it was heartbreaking. We took her to the vet and xrays confirmed that a disc was the problem. Like Toby, we were to limit her activity and give her pain meds. She was never given the prednisone. It took about 7 days and she was back to her old self. There has been one reacurrence since then, but for an 11 year old lady, she can run with the best of em. Good luck with Toby, I know he'll be fine!
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 10:05 am
Congrats to Snoopsmom and Mugsy!! He's gorgeous!
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