[Rhodes22-list] Doggie update

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Lee,
My experience with sick animals was cats. They became sick with failing  
kidneys because of the chinese crap that was put into our supposedly very  
expensive and healthy cat food. We had three from the same litter that all  
became sick at the same time. Weekly trips to the vet with all three to give  
fluids went on for about a year and a half before they all succumbed. I just  
left my check book with the vets and told them to write a check as they 
needed  it.
 
Rummy  
 
 
In a message dated 1/4/2011 8:35:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:


Elle,

I love animals and especially dogs but there's a  limit (so I thought) to 
the
extreme measures I'm willing to take to keep  one alive.  A few months ago 
we
discovered that our "free" rescue dog  had cancer.  He truly is part of the
family and the most loving dog  we've had, so my wife was able to talk me
into a medical budget that could  have purchased a large litter of 
purebreds. 
We spent over twice the  budget.  We had the staples and stitches removed
yesterday and the  final biopsy was negative so I guess it was worth it. 
He's a great dog but  not a great citizen--he's over 90 pounds and likes to
great visitors by  jumping up on them.  His name is Jack and the command is
"off."   Visit our home and we're bound to scream Jack!--Off! at  you.


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I can't think of it this way, but I could have almost upgraded my  recycled
boat for a new one with the money we spent on that  dog.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
Kent Island,  MD




Hi, all,
I'm sure the quiet on the list is due to the  revelry in full swing from
Auckland soon to arrive here....I've rec'd a  number of inquiries about
paralyzed pup & his progress..thought you'd  like to see...we have come to
the conclusion that jackie has been afflicted  with Coonhound Paralysis, not
botulism, from a number of factors we have  observed and been made aware of.
the only real difference between the two  is that the Coonhound variety has 
a
longer recovery period.
Here are two  photos ..the first was taken a week afteer we'd discovered him
paralyzed in  the bushes (Nov. 16). Barely holding up the head & ability to
wag the  tip of the tail were the only movements he had ...and holding up 
his
head  for more than a few seconds was a monumental effort.
The second photo was  taken just a day or so ago....it's amazing what a bit
of food held above  his head inspired. 
You can see he is diapered (helps half the  problem...;^) and you can see 
the
corral my BF made as he can scooch  himself all over the place now....and I
needed to keep him on the tile in  the kitchen & not on the carpet..he just
can't climb over the rail.  
To get him to exercise & move around, we would toss a piece of cookie  to 
the
far corner of his enclosure & he'd work & work to get to  it...rolling,
pulling the papers with his mouth to get the cookie, etc...no  dummy here! 
so we'd work him out every day, several times a day. Then we  put a large
piece of carpet down so he would work his front legs pulling  himself. After
a week or so of that I started to hold him up (60 + lbs!) so  that his front
feet were extended & could get a grip on the carpet. It  took a few days
before he could stand for a few seconds and now he's good  for maybe 15-20
secs before he goes down...all this in the last week! so  now I'm working on
the hind legs...he;s strong enough to stand on the front  legs while I hold
up his rear & let a bit of weight rest on his rear  legs. After a few days I
think things will 'click.' If you look at the  second photo you'll see how
his rear legs just 'fold' back behind him  nowbut the right leg comes
around properly when he sits high to get that  piece of food above his
head!.
as my BF seriously reinjured his back  picking Jackie up(anyone know 
anything
about the injections into the disk  to shrink the disk? ) I rigged up a 
sling
that enables me to carry jackie  w/o injuring myself...I try to take him
outside on nice days..the other  dogs 'protect' him & also play gently with
him, It is a thing to marvel  about.
Happy Hplidays & more to come on Jackie !
elle

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