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Naja
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06-28-2003

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 11:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
C.J. for short? :-)

Nancy
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08-01-2000

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 11:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancy a private message Print Post    
lol ..and of course the J. could stand for juju as well(as i'm sure juju2bigdog will be along :-)

Naja
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06-28-2003

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
CeeeJaaaaay! is truly a cool name to yell out to the yard. :-)

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
Ok sounds like we settled on a name C.J. it is.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 5:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Please say a prayer for my dear Bomba. He's currently going through a bout of what is most likely Geriatric Vestribular Syndrome. I've been on the phone with the vet, and while of course she can't guarantee a diagnosis over the phone, he pretty much matches the symptoms (and we've had dogs before with the same thing).

There's no known treatment, and since getting him anywhere when he's healthy requires two people, the logistics (difficulty of transporting him all by myself) say to give him a day or two, monitor him, keep him comfortable, and (as I've read up on), he'll likely gradually improve over the next few days.

So please just keep him in your thoughts, and pray for an improvement in symptoms. Plan is, once he's more mobile, I'll get him in to the vet for a good checkup.

In the meantime, if I seem to be a bit scarce here in the next few days, its cause he gets pretty panicked if left in the room by himself (his Gramma is in there now, so I can sneak away for a bit). I'll be sleeping on the couch for the next few days until he's up and around. No way I'm gonna leave him in the front room alone.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
((((((((Whoami and Bomba))))))))))

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 5:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Prayers for a quick recovery for Bomba and strength to get his mom through this stressful episode.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 5:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
((((( Prayers for Bomba )))))

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 6:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Awwww Who, I'm so sorry to hear about Bomba. You know I'll be saying lots of prayers for him and you.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I hope Bomba feels better soon.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
(((Who)))

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
((((Whoami, Mom, and Bomba))))

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 9:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
((((Who, Bomba & family))))


Nancy
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08-01-2000

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 8:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancy a private message Print Post    
ok--funny thing is she named him "crispy jack" c.j. for short and i hadn't even given her your suggestions yet :-)

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 8:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Who, I'm not that far away! If you need help, just holler!!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 12:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Thanks Kar!! And thanks for the prayers from everyone!

Bomba is improved a bit today. He can raise his head and track me with his eyes as I walk by, which he couldn't (or wouldn't) do yesterday. He's drinking water regularly, which is fantastic. He wasn't interested in his dog food, but very eagerly lapped up chicken chunks bathed in chicken broth (he loves chicken!). He's pretty spoiled anyway, so I imagine he's gonna milk this a bit so he can get his favorite stuff. That's quite fine by me!

He still hasn't stood up, which concerns me, since his back legs/hip are weak anyway. I don't want them to atrophy. And of course if this ends up being something other than Geriatric Vestribular Syndrome, I worry about his back legs being paralyzed. But when he gets up on his front legs to scoot around and reposition himself, I see his back legs moving, so I hope that means they're ok. Once in a while I go and rub down his back legs, just to keep them from getting too stiff.

I do worry about him not peeing/pooping yet. I think he's trying to be a good boy and hold it. But there's no way I can carry him outside by myself, and not even sure a group of us could do so without him freaking out. So I just try to keep a pad under him (which he scrambles up every time he moves), and keep telling him its okay if he needs to just let his bladder/bowel go. Its only carpet, and we can move him out of it so he doesn't have to lay in it, and clean it up.

He also seems to be less upset if I'm not in the room with him (like right now). He's also able to lay his head down and rest/nap (which he pretty much didn't do during the first 24 hours after this first hit).

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 12:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Who, don't forget the towel under the the belly to help him lift his backside off the ground. I've see this frequently done to help dogs who have less that perfect abilities in their back legs. And since he can use his front legs it shouldn't be too hard for you to help him take care of his business this way.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 1:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Thanks OG. The towel under the belly has freaked him out before, so I usually (when he's needed it), just sort of reached under him and supported him as he got up. I've tried a few times (since this thing hit on Wed) with the towel to get him up on his back legs, and he just panics. So I leave him alone and just wait it out. I have to just keep trying every now and then until we can get him to stand up.

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 1:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Who, I am so glad you see improvement in Bomba, our doggies are our beloved fur-babies and I know the concern and worry you are going through. Eating and drinking is always a great sign and the pee/poop will eventually come. Sounds like he is trying to be a good boy for his Mom by not having an "accident" in the house.

I pray for continued improvements, for his legs to be strong, and for him to be able to go outside and take care of his business. He is so lucky to have such loving owners as you and WhoMom!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 2:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Big hugs and prayers to Who & Bomba! a

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
Thinking about you both and keeping you in my prayers. ((Who & Bomba))

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Monday, September 22, 2008 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Bomba's still hanging in there.

He's still not standing up. But at least he gave it a try yesterday (with my help). He actually tried to push off with his hind legs, but then he lost his balance and splayed his front legs out in front of him. I think he's still too dizzy and disoriented to be comfortable with it. So I need to just gently keep him trying.

He's eating and drinking pretty good. I ran out of the cooked chicken, so he's consented to dog food for now. But I took some more chicken out of the freezer, and plan on making our favorite chicken and rice dish tomorrow, which I'm sure he'll get a portion of.

He's peed a few times now, and even finally did a poo this morning.

He whines a lot, but it doesn't seem to be a pain whine. I think he's just frustrated. He raises his head and looks at me and just vocalizes. I think he's saying, "Mare, DO SOMETHING and make this go away!" God I wish I could. He comes to me for comfort when it storms, when there's fireworks, etc. I think he's waiting for me to make it better, and I feel like I'm failing him cause I can't. I think I have figured out that he starts whining most a while before he pees. If I can just figure out how to keep a pad under him (he scrambles off of it every time). Oh well. I found some old adult diapers Mom didn't like, and I use them to quickly soak up the pee before it seeps into the carpet. They work pretty well! So I don't have to corner the market on paper towels at least.

At least my worry of stopped up bladder/bowel seems to be put to rest. I still worry about his hind legs. But I do massage them when I can. And he moves them a little when he gets up on his front legs to reposition himself. And he's sleeping deep enough now to dream, and his back legs do their traditional twitching as he dreams. So the legs must be ok.

Oh, and as if that's not enough. Mom fell pretty hard in the bathroom last night. She's ok but her tailbone is sore. Now she'sa little apprehensive about standing up on her own. I told her I'll stand by and spot her, but she needs to do it on her own to make sure she doesn't succumb to the fear of falling again. At least she agrees with that. I told her she also needs to pick some more wide open spaces to fall, cause tiny bathrooms and the narrow space by her bed just ain't cutting it! We're quite the comedy of fools trying to get the leverage to get her back on her feet in such a confined space.

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Monday, September 22, 2008 - 9:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Whomum, is there any way that you could get a vet to come to your home to check on Bomba? I understand the difficulty of getting him to the vet's office.

Sorry to hear about Whomom's fall. Tell her to stop that!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Monday, September 22, 2008 - 10:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
((Who, Bomba & family))

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, September 22, 2008 - 10:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
For Mom: No more falling, please.