~:~:~:The Doggie Thread!!:~:~:~

norm

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

who me

love this

Who Princess

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

Any pictures of Sophie?

who me

Love her expression!

LloydXmas

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Wobbie

LloydXmas wrote:

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lucky dog

Wobbie

I took the day off, so gracie finally got to see her best friend sasha

"hmmmm....looks like a good stick"



"hey, come smell this"



dashing sasha at the end of the playdate:



gracie plays a little harder

LloydXmas

Oysters!!!

Who Princess

imalive wrote:

dashing sasha at the end of the playdate:

Sasha is so foofy! :P

imalive wrote:

gracie plays a little harder

"Gimme a break, Dad! I've been under a lot of stress!"

Enkidu

On Wednesday I thought I'd be writing an obituary for Brian on here. Oh man, what a hell of a week.

On Sunday night Brian didn't eat much. In the middle of the night he threw up, by Monday morning he couldn't walk. We took him to the vet, he had a super high fever. He didn't get better, he started to have serious seizures and they thought his organs were failing. On Tuesday my husband and I went to see him - me to say goodbye because the prognosis was so awful. And he looked terrible. Almost in a coma, unable to eat or walk. He was having a seizure while we were there. They couldn't figure out what it was - said maybe a specialist would know. But maybe not.

My husband called the doctor later and asked the doctor what he would do and the doctor basically said he'd let nature take its course. He said the seizures were so bad they most likely impacted his brain. So we prepared to euthanize Brian on Wednesday. Told the kids, we all cried. He's only three years old and nobody could figure out what was wrong.

Wednesday morning my husband called the doctor to make plans to come in and the doctor said they'd tried a "Hail Mary" drug that night and Brian was up and walking and had just finished breakfast. John went to see him and he was woozy, but knew his name and commands like sit and shake - it really was some kind of miracle.

He's still had some seizures, but they're milder and he came home last night. He's walking and running around and remembers everything (like wants to chase the cats and play with tennis balls). They say there's some kind of "fever of unknown origin" that happens sometimes - sometimes dogs have eaten snail bait or other bad stuff. We have no idea what happened with Brian. We'll take him to a specialist soon.

Please say a prayer for him and think good thoughts. I'm still in a daze about all this. It was like we lost our wonderful sweet dog and then we got him back. Wow.

Hug your dogs. We are so lucky to have them.

norm

oh my god, ann i'm so sorry to hear this...poor brian...glad that he's doing better and i hope he fully recovers from whatever made him sick

Who Princess

Enkidu wrote:

On Wednesday I thought I'd be writing an obituary for Brian on here. Oh man, what a hell of a week.

On Sunday night Brian didn't eat much. In the middle of the night he threw up, by Monday morning he couldn't walk. We took him to the vet, he had a super high fever. He didn't get better, he started to have serious seizures and they thought his organs were failing. On Tuesday my husband and I went to see him - me to say goodbye because the prognosis was so awful. And he looked terrible. Almost in a coma, unable to eat or walk. He was having a seizure while we were there. They couldn't figure out what it was - said maybe a specialist would know. But maybe not.

My husband called the doctor later and asked the doctor what he would do and the doctor basically said he'd let nature take its course. He said the seizures were so bad they most likely impacted his brain. So we prepared to euthanize Brian on Wednesday. Told the kids, we all cried. He's only three years old and nobody could figure out what was wrong.

Wednesday morning my husband called the doctor to make plans to come in and the doctor said they'd tried a "Hail Mary" drug that night and Brian was up and walking and had just finished breakfast. John went to see him and he was woozy, but knew his name and commands like sit and shake - it really was some kind of miracle.

He's still had some seizures, but they're milder and he came home last night. He's walking and running around and remembers everything (like wants to chase the cats and play with tennis balls). They say there's some kind of "fever of unknown origin" that happens sometimes - sometimes dogs have eaten snail bait or other bad stuff. We have no idea what happened with Brian. We'll take him to a specialist soon.

Please say a prayer for him and think good thoughts. I'm still in a daze about all this. It was like we lost our wonderful sweet dog and then we got him back. Wow.

Hug your dogs. We are so lucky to have them.

OMG! Reading this makes me want to cry!

I'm so thankful for all of you that Brian made it through! We all know the difference our dogs make in our lives, how they give us so much and ask so little of us. I've enjoyed watching Brian since he was a puppy (growing into his big ears ) and he seems to be such a sweetheart.

It's awful watching our dogs suffer. AWFUL. Seeing them in pain when they can't tell us what's wrong. Watching them have seizures and not knowing what to do. One of our dogs had epilepsy and it was always so frightening to watch when he had a seizure.

It's especially strange since Brian is so young. I'm glad he's doing better after the roller coaster you've all been on. I hope the specialist can find a cause. When we first adopted Penny, she had a couple of seizures and scared me to death. I thought she would be epileptic too but after several tests they concluded she'd eaten or chewed on some toxic plant in the yard. Thankfully, she hasn't had any more seizures.

{{{HUGS}}} to all of you. Stay well, Brian. I will be hugging my fur-kids when I get home.

Wobbie

Enkidu wrote:

Please say a prayer for him and think good thoughts. I'm still in a daze about all this. It was like we lost our wonderful sweet dog and then we got him back. Wow.

Hug your dogs. We are so lucky to have them.

all good vibes to you guys and Brian. Wow :shock: . I'm so happy whatever it was seems to have passed.

P.S. I love that picture ^^^^^

he.who.forgets

Enkidu wrote:

On Wednesday I thought I'd be writing an obituary for Brian on here. Oh man, what a hell of a week.

On Sunday night Brian didn't eat much. In the middle of the night he threw up, by Monday morning he couldn't walk. We took him to the vet, he had a super high fever. He didn't get better, he started to have serious seizures and they thought his organs were failing. On Tuesday my husband and I went to see him - me to say goodbye because the prognosis was so awful. And he looked terrible. Almost in a coma, unable to eat or walk. He was having a seizure while we were there. They couldn't figure out what it was - said maybe a specialist would know. But maybe not.

My husband called the doctor later and asked the doctor what he would do and the doctor basically said he'd let nature take its course. He said the seizures were so bad they most likely impacted his brain. So we prepared to euthanize Brian on Wednesday. Told the kids, we all cried. He's only three years old and nobody could figure out what was wrong.

Wednesday morning my husband called the doctor to make plans to come in and the doctor said they'd tried a "Hail Mary" drug that night and Brian was up and walking and had just finished breakfast. John went to see him and he was woozy, but knew his name and commands like sit and shake - it really was some kind of miracle.

He's still had some seizures, but they're milder and he came home last night. He's walking and running around and remembers everything (like wants to chase the cats and play with tennis balls). They say there's some kind of "fever of unknown origin" that happens sometimes - sometimes dogs have eaten snail bait or other bad stuff. We have no idea what happened with Brian. We'll take him to a specialist soon.

Please say a prayer for him and think good thoughts. I'm still in a daze about all this. It was like we lost our wonderful sweet dog and then we got him back. Wow.

Hug your dogs. We are so lucky to have them.

Oh my! So glad to read there was a happy ending. Hope he's back to his normal self. Sending good vibes your way.

Enkidu

Thank you all for the good vibes. Last night after Brian came home I was on the treadmill and he came into the room and curled up on a chair. And he farted. And I thought - wow, did I miss those dog farts. So I will never complain about them again.

PJ_ROCKS

Enkidu wrote:

Thank you all for the good vibes. Last night after Brian came home I was on the treadmill and he came into the room and curled up on a chair. And he farted. And I thought - wow, did I miss those dog farts. So I will never complain about them again.

I just read the story, sure hope Brian is over that crap!

sending some good (((vibes))) your way.

PJ_ROCKS

norm wrote:

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

norm wrote:

more norm and fallen timber :P

what is he looking at? intence!

he was trying to negotiate the wood...the rear legs are still a little weak...i stopped him after i took the pic

good idea, no need for him to tear something and get hurt...

Wobbie

imalive wrote:

see how she's losing the hair on her nose? a pretty classic thyroid problem sign. she is also shedding like crazy....we keep the vacuum out at all times . she's also gained some weight...another thyroid problem indicator. we'll find out when she goes in for chemo on wednesday.

both literally and figuratively, a thyroid problem would be nickle/dime. coupled with her goopy eyes, gracie is one big mess. still happy and goofy, tho.

unlost dogs

So glad to see that Brian is feeling better, and that Gracie continues to face her challenges with typical Gracie good nature.

(((hugs))) to all of you! And kisses on the snouts for Brian and Gracie...

PJ_ROCKS

imalive wrote:

imalive wrote:

see how she's losing the hair on her nose? a pretty classic thyroid problem sign. she is also shedding like crazy....we keep the vacuum out at all times . she's also gained some weight...another thyroid problem indicator. we'll find out when she goes in for chemo on wednesday.

both literally and figuratively, a thyroid problem would be nickle/dime. coupled with her goopy eyes, gracie is one big mess. still happy and goofy, tho.

Hi Gracie!

she is still too cute!

Wobbie

the best friends:

Who Princess

imalive wrote:

the best friends:

Everybody needs a best friend. Looks like they've been playing hard.