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Squaredsc

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 10:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
lol kstme, 4-legged or 2?

Kstme

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 11:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP

Kaili

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 11:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thnak you, Theowl and I totally understand. Non-pet people sometimes have a hard time understanding how much a part of the family and how important pets are to the family. I'm so emotional of a person anyway that I was just pathetic yesterday :) But I appreciate the thoughts and I'm more than happy to be happy about everyone else's happy little animals :)

Spygirl

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 09:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
As you all know, I'm an absolute dog lover, so I hope no one takes offense. I got this in an email just now and just couldn't resist posting it. My apologies for any offense.


A woman was leaving a convenience store with her morning coffee when she noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery.

A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse about 50 feet behind the first one. Behind the second hearse was a solitary woman walking a pit bull on a leash. Behind her, a short distance back, were about 200 women walking single file.

The woman couldn't stand her curiosity. She respectfully approached the woman walking the dog and said, "I am so sorry for your loss, and I know now is a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like this. Whose funeral is it?"

"My husband's."

"What happened to him?"

The woman replied, "My dog attacked and killed him."

She inquired further, "Well, who is in the second hearse?"

The woman answered, "My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my husband when the dog turned on her."

A poignant and thoughtful moment of silence passed between the two women.

"Can I borrow the dog?"

"Get in line."

Kstme

Friday, October 03, 2003 - 02:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ms. Spy, I am SHOCKED! TOTALLY SHOCKED, I tell you! <that's a funny story!!)

Neko

Friday, October 03, 2003 - 03:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP


BWHAHAHAHAHA..that's funny...

Lucy

Friday, October 03, 2003 - 03:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Spy, Great joke/story you posted!! Thanks for the laugh!

Sage

Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 08:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Spy, that was hilarious, thanks for sharing!

Nightcrawler

Sunday, October 05, 2003 - 08:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I NEED SOME HELP
WELL BUDY needs some help.:(

here the story. it's sad:(

3 week ago he was really losseing weight fast.
I took him to the vet and she found that he had wip worm. she said it was uncomen for Iowa.
she gave me some pills and a week later he was better

this last thursday
when I went to work Budy was fine licking my hand as I went to the truck.

when I came home he was over on the gokart track.
he didn't come to the house. no big deal.

when Bookie came home with the kids he was still on the gokart track and didn't come up to the house.
so we went to check on him. he couldn't use his back legs at all. we thought he had been hit by a car. when I felt his legs and hips they felt fine
and he didn't mind me pushing and pull on them.
it was like he was paralyzed but his tale was waging.

I took him to the dog pin were he could lay on some straw for the night
next day he was the same so I called the vet she looked over his xrays from 3 weeks ago.
she said they look fine no old bracks no hip displasia no arthratis. he looked fine.

we got some doggie biscet ibuprotion. she was hoping it was just some swelling back there.

saterday
when I went and checked on him he could only pick his head up it was like the rest was paralyzed. he had stoped eating.

we called the vet again and she said she could look at him but she would just have to send us to a aniamal hospital. and it would be a lot of money.

so to sum this up
has any one ever had a dog go throu this?
and what should we do for Budy.
if he does get better I'm thinking we might have to put him to sleep:(
I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. if I can help it.
he is going to go see are vet again mounday.
she dos not think she can do much for him thrugh:(
it's a small town vet.
any one have ideas?
I'm out of them:(
NC

Yankee_In_Ca

Sunday, October 05, 2003 - 09:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
No, I have never had a dog go through this, BUT --

NC, if it were my dog, I would take him to an animal hospital IMMEDIATELY, before even thinking about the possibility of having to put him to sleep.

To be honest, I'm a little surprised that your vet isn't more concerned -- this does NOT sound normal and definitely sounds like something much more than "swelling." Maybe something happened since his x-rays of 3 weeks ago -- there are all kinds of things that I would like the vet or an animal hospital to check out if it were my dog.

I realize cost may be an issue, but if there is anywhere you can take Budy -- to an animal hospital or at least back to your vet, I'd do it -- right away.

Kstme

Sunday, October 05, 2003 - 09:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nightcrawler, I am SO SORRY to hear Buddy is so sick. I wish, so hard, I had some words to help you. It certainly sounds like some kind of damage to his central nerve system. From what, though?

The only similar thing I've experienced was when one of our cockers had a disc blow a few years ago. We couldn't save him.

Please keep us posted. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, your family and Buddy!

Squaredsc

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 06:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
im soo sorry nc. i haven't been thru this but im a relatively new dog owner so all i can say is that i would take buddy to the animal hospital as soon as i could. i will also keep my fingers crossed for buddy and your family.

Maris

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 07:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I would ask the vet to do a blood test. I had a similar experience with a dog where her hind legs were giving out on her and she couldnt walk. My dog was seven when this happened to her. I dont want to alarm you because it probably is not the same thing.

Lucy

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Nightcrawler and Bookie-Sorry to hear that Budy is sick. I hope his situation improves soon.

Juju2bigdog

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
{{{NC, Buddy, and worm family}}}

Lostintheglades

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 11:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I haven't ever heard of this. My oldest dog is now 13 and she does get stiff at times due to arthritis. She wasn't paralysed although she acted like it. Our Vet suggested Sea Jerky and since then she's been doing pretty well but we'll see what happens this winter.

I also had a doberman who at about 15 started getting a condition of the spine where it started drawing up to where her back feet were almost curled under. I carried her in and out of the house to go to relieve herself for about 4 months before I finally had her put down. It's such a hard thing to do but 15 years is a long time for a dobie and I finally realized it really wasn't fair to her.

I would ask for some second opinions very quickly. (((((NC and Budy ))))))

Cinnamongirl

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 11:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Poor Buddy :(

Do you live in an area that has ticks....they can cause paralysis

Calamity

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 12:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
((((Buddy and family))))

Maris

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 04:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
How is the dog?

Strawberry

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 06:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Any news NC? I hope Buddy is doing better. You guys are in my thoughts! Check in when ya can

Nightcrawler

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 08:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
it's not a good day on the worm farm:(

if you are one of thouse people that cry easy you might want to stop reading now.


we took budy to the vet today she is a really good vet. we just live in a small farm town of 5,000 so the vet clinnic is small to.

when I checked on budy this am he seemed the same.
are femail dog Jet was Budys girl friend she was useing her nouse trying to get him up. that was sad to see:(.
as I was peting him he started to have some small convulsions.
I took him in to the vet she looked him over and like you all were thinking. she said it had to be neurological,or spin,or his brain.
she took some blood and found nothing that would do this to him. the wip worm was gone.
I asked about ticks,west nile,his age.(he was a stray so we did not know his age)she said none of that would do all of this.
she couldn't find any thing with the tested that she could do there.
It's like his body was shuting down.

she said we would have to go to an animal hospital.
she said they might be abale to help him but she douted it. and it would cost a lot of money.
Bookie and I are not rich.
he had more convulsions at the vet.
so I called some of the people at work to ask them what we should do.

ok here is Budys back round.
3 years ago he started hanging around my work.
I work with the handicapped.
some of them started feeding Budy some of there lunch.
and befor long he became the work dog. we bulit him a dog house and a pin at work. on weekends he would go stay with some of are client that lived in an apartments.
after 3 years he got to be more then some of are client could haddal and some of the new ones were scared of dogs.
so I took him to are farm were he could run with are other 4 dogs.
thats why I had to call work.

any way we all talked it over and he was in pain now. in his eyes you could tell he would look at you but did not know you were there.:(

so with LOTS of tears I had the vet put him to sleep.:(:(:(:(
I was with him as he went to sleep.
I wish we had the money to do more for him but we just didn't

the last 3 years of his life he made a VERY big differance in are client life and the staff allso.

he was very well traind we think he got away from some one passing throu town and found us.
I-35 goes throu are town.

sorry I didn't get back to you all sonner.
I brought him back home to the farm.
were he belong and loved.
the clients at work are going to make him a tomstone to mark his grave.

thanks for your kind words and advise.
I wish my post was good news.
NC

Kstme

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 08:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nightcrawler, Bookworm and the rest of your family, I am sooooooooo sorry to hear this news. Please know, you did all you could for Buddy and he gave so much to you. It's so hard. He'll always be with you! Thank you for update. (((((HUGS)))))

Spygirl

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 09:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP


I'm so sorry for your loss....so very sorry :(

Whoami

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
{{{{Worm Family}}}}

You said the last three years he made a big difference in the client's lives. Well, I'm betting you all made a big difference in his life as well.

Gotta go hug my boys now.

Juju2bigdog

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's to Buddy, a good dog!