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Sportsfan
Member
09-03-2007
| Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 7:53 pm
had to post a pic of our 'baby boy' Jackson. He is such a joy. A friend found him underneath her trailer late October 3 yrs ago when she was building her cottage. No one ever claimed him and we were thrilled to have him.

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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 8:11 pm
Jackson sure looks like a keeper. I love his white moustache and beard. Someone threw or Cali jumped out of a van at Cal Expo (that's where she got the name Cali). My son brought her home and the happy gal has been ours for five years now. Triple yay for Carter!
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Sportsfan
Member
09-03-2007
| Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 8:19 pm
He sure is Debra, he is the happiest dog around, everyone on my street loves him. whenever we go out and come back he pulls his upper and lower lips back and smiles at us while doing the whole body wag. Never fails to make us smile in return. Your Cali looks like a sweetie too. There are some sick uncaring people out there, Their loss is our gain
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Sisalou
Member
07-12-2002
| Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 8:50 pm
I am loving all of these puppy pictures. They are all beautiful!! Makes me smile.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 12:49 am
Those "smiles" run in families.. I knew whole lines of labs who were smilers and of course they wiggle their butts or body wag too... I had a couple from a line of teeth clackers.. same body wag but they'd go clack clack clak when all excited.. Pure joy, but sometimes it works to scare off bad people.. LOL!
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 2:00 pm
I have a Jackson too but he is in bad shape and even though I was hoping 08 would be a good year for a change, it doesn't look like it's starting out that way anyhow. On Christmas day while out running he began to suddenly hobble on three legs and did not improve so we took him to the vet yesterday and were told he's blown his cruciate ligament in the right knee. Apparently this will require expensive surgery and extensive rehab, up to a year someone said. I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience with this and if so if they can share with us. There are apparently three different surgical options and he as a whippet is built for speed and will probably never be the same. 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 4:42 pm
Dahli, I am sorry you little boy got hurt. I know what ever you decide will be the right decision.
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Sisalou
Member
07-12-2002
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 6:25 pm
I am sorry Dahli. ((( Dahli & Jackson )))
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 6:59 pm
I am so sorry to hear about Jackson. Is amputation an option? We did that for our cat and he runs and plays just as if he had 4 legs.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 7:06 pm
That is what I was going to suggest. I don't think amputation is as bad for a creature with 4 legs, than for us 2-leggers!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 8:00 pm
if it is an option..I will give you more info on our experience...to help you decide
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 8:16 pm
Thanks guys, we meet with the surgeon/vet tomorrow to discuss our options and perhaps that will come up.... we'll see and then Pamy I'll perhaps ask you for more detail. poor little guy - he's in so much pain and it's tough in the ice and snow to get around without slipping and landing on his bad leg, I flinch every time I see him hurt like that.
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Sportsfan
Member
09-03-2007
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 8:23 pm
Dahli, So sorry for Jackson! I read up on his injury and most options are expensive. One person reported their dog was given a soft cast which was a good deal less expensive, you might want to inquire about that. Hope it all turns out good.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 10:21 pm
Dahli...I will give ya a bit now just in case it helps ya before ya go to vet...I am just going to do a little fast version Cat hit by car, bone out of back leg...took to vet, the vet told us we could amputate or try and save it....we tried to save it and still ended up amputating.....the trying to save cost 1000.00....the amp cost under 500.00.....I was so scared to amputate feeling like cat wont understand.....cat was in more pain and more miserable during the trying to save phase....amp was so much easier on him.....today you wouldnt even know he has 3 legs, he runs and plays, he can still jump on bed, and is still mean to the girl cat LOL if i had it to do over I would amputate right away. only thing that I would do different is make sure we go home with pain med for when surgery meds wear off.....we forgot and had to go back next morning and get them...not a biggie but i worried he might go into pain before we got them. good luck!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, December 31, 2007 - 12:25 am
He even goes upstairs, doesn't he, Pamy? Seems like he and Dopey and Pumpkin Pie all made it up just in case you'd slip up and let them into the Barbie room.. {{{Jackson}}}
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, December 31, 2007 - 12:28 am
Dahli, is it a back leg or front leg?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, December 31, 2007 - 12:31 am
Here's the story of a three legged whippet, Nula. http://www.freerangewhippets.com/Nula.htm
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, December 31, 2007 - 11:58 am
Sea, yes he goes upstairs. The cat IS Pumpkin Pie. There isnt anything he cant do with only 3 legs. <waiting to hear from Dahli>
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, December 31, 2007 - 12:36 pm
I loved reading about Nula. Thanks for showing it to us, SM.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, December 31, 2007 - 4:17 pm
Oh, had the wrong cat.. I just remember being so amused when the three legged cat and Dopey who wasn't real steady, definitely followed us upstairs (one might have been up there already.. they were just so darned CUTE!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, December 31, 2007 - 4:23 pm
Dahli, way back when I was breeding Labs, so it would have been before 1982 or so, there was a very famous stud dog up in San Luis Obispo (I had a daughter of his and others from his lines) and he ruptured his cruciate a couple of times.. he liked to jump straight up.. all four legs boink boink boink.. in fact after his first surgery he re injured it because of the jumping. The day I met him in person he was in the back of their station wagon in the shade just so he couldn't jump because he'd just had surgery and we came from a dog show and had a female with us and that would have made him all the more likely to jump. Anyway I think his leg did pretty well after that and it was a rear leg. But he wasn't real angulated.. I mean he was more of a square standing dog, even compared to other labs and certainly didn't have the extreme rear angulation of a german shepherd or one of the sight hounds.. but he was also heavier than a whippet. Lots of factors of course. And certainly the surgical methods have improved since then for canines.. I know when I had MY ACL replacement, etc. surgery in 2004, there were some new techniques that I benefitted from.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, December 31, 2007 - 8:01 pm
Dahli, my rottie/lab did in both his back legs (at different times) He was an older, overweight dog. I did the surgery both times, and it was expensive (check around, every place has different pricing I found) but it was so worth it. He came thru with flying colours both times...and recovery wasn't as bad as I was thinking either. The first week was hard but as long as I was ahead of the pain with his meds he did fine. His recovery was a few months..no jumping in and out of cars, no chasing cats, after a few weeks we were able to take him on very short walks and gradually increased.. The vet was surprised he did so well for his age and shape.. I would do it again
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, December 31, 2007 - 8:04 pm
Sportsfan, your baby boy is so incredibly cute. LOVE his face!! reminds me of my no-longer-with-me furbaby... Hes lucky to have you 
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, December 31, 2007 - 8:48 pm
Sea, yes all the cats follow me when I go to the Barbie room. Dopey, Pumpkin, and Casper were with us that day. I think because they know they arent allowed in that room they always follow me there in hopes of seeing what is in the mystery room LOL
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