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mechrist
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South of Heaven
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 13, 2013 - 11:07pm PT
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It was a close one, couldn't walk more than 10' for about a day, but he pulled through! Discussing it with the vet, it sounded like either organ failure, an obstruction, or an infection of some sort.
Xray showed no obstruction.
Treatment for organ failure at his age sounded like eternal rest. (Any other opinions? Set me straight if I'm wrong)
Treatment for an infection was antibionics. That appears to be working!
Only problem is I don't think he will go back to his regular food now that he has had grass fed ground beef for the last 3 days.
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Ricky D
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Sierra Westside
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Apr 13, 2013 - 11:11pm PT
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Only problem is I don't think he will go back to his regular food now that he has had grass fed ground beef for the last 3 day
Easy - teach him how to attack free range cows!
My Aussie does it all the time!
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mechrist
Gym climber
South of Heaven
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 13, 2013 - 11:11pm PT
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He's a magical Uniwoodhorn dog.
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happiegrrrl
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www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Apr 13, 2013 - 11:16pm PT
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He's a great looking dog! Teddy was almost taken down too and it turned out to be an infection which antibiotics fixed.
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rincon
Trad climber
SoCal
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Apr 13, 2013 - 11:28pm PT
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Go Willie!
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bentelbow
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spud state
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Apr 13, 2013 - 11:40pm PT
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matlinb
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Albuquerque
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Apr 13, 2013 - 11:56pm PT
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Glad you dogs got a few more days. I read a book once Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog. A great read.
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RyanD
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Squamish
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Apr 14, 2013 - 12:21am PT
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Good stuff Wes, glad ur pooch is ok. That second photo is awesome.
I've been feeding my dog raw food for about 3 years & it really makes a difference in her coat, energy level & size of her dumps(much smaller with no kibble). I'm sure your local pet stores got a freezer in the back & the cost isn't much higher, the tricky part is just getting a rotation going. I feed my dog 1/2 lb per meal & buy 1 lb packs so it is easy to always have one thawing in the fridge & one she is eating that day. Good luck.
Edit- costwise it's a bit more $$ but not much & ur dog stays around longer which u can't really put a price tag on.
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mouse from merced
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The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Apr 14, 2013 - 02:13am PT
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Oooh, yer such a good little mutt, ye fertilizing coyote!
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splitter
Trad climber
Cali Hodad, surfing the galactic plane ~:~
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Apr 14, 2013 - 02:46am PT
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Good to hear that Willie is doing much better. Cragman's dog had a similar reaction to something a while back, didn't (or couldn't) move for a day or two, and came back strong the next day. Dogs are tough.
any other opinions? just to continue loving him and keeping a close eye on him. :)
edit: Cragman's thread is called "Dog's and strokes??? We're holding vigil with our boy...." (Jan 22, 2013) Perhaps it has some useful info!!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Apr 14, 2013 - 03:12am PT
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Apr 14, 2013 - 10:15am PT
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hey there say, weschrist/mechrist... whewww...
glad to here that the ol' pupdog is going well now...
some of us can't feed our dogs this way, but glad you can...
prayers for many more happy days for you, and all adventures...
:)
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couchmaster
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pdx
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Apr 14, 2013 - 11:48am PT
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Good looking dog. I'd say any dog that would stick with you Wes deserves free range fair trade beef daily. LOL
Seriously, a good dog is one of the greatest things on this planet, glad Wilie is feeling better.
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mechrist
Gym climber
South of Heaven
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2013 - 01:40pm PT
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I'd say any dog that would stick with you Wes deserves free range fair trade beef daily.
Actually, he would rarely stick with me. He would more often disappear for 3-16 hours on expeditions, usually in the middle of the desert. There were occasional sighting, but only from great distances. I'm actually shocked he made it this long... after disappearing towards a pack of howling coyotes at 11pm in the middle of NV, only to return happy as could be at 3am. Or getting bit by a rattle snake at 10 months old in Sinks. Or moving at the last second to catch a 40 lb rock in the ass rather than the head. Or.........
We established an agreement early on... he could live his life to the fullest, as long as he didn't hold me responsible for his poor choices... and he had to help carry some of my field gear on occasion (which meant ONCE).
And help me sample stream water
It was a tough job, but he managed
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FRUMY
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SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Apr 14, 2013 - 01:51pm PT
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You might try AvoDerm or Pinnacle. One of my dogs would rather starve than eat something she doesn't like. The other one will starve if he doesn't eat NOW, at least that's what he says. They both like Avoderm & Pinnacle.
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mechrist
Gym climber
South of Heaven
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2013 - 02:01pm PT
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Dan, your dog had issues recently as I recall. Hope it turned out okay. My sister's Rotty died from an autoimmune disease. It was really sad. We felt helpless.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Apr 14, 2013 - 02:59pm PT
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Glad your Willie is standing strong!
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mechrist
Gym climber
South of Heaven
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2013 - 03:03pm PT
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It is tough. You never really know how bad it hurts or where it hurts! He was so miserable the other night he would not come in the house. After not eating for 48 hours (including pork, grass fed beef, chicken, rice, cottage cheese, anything and everything) and not being able to stand on his own we thought it might be time to put him down. I hooked him up with some doggy narcotics and slept next to him... almost called for the injection he seemed so pathetic... thank god I didn't.
When I was caring for my dad he begged several times to be "put down" and you could see it in his eyes, he was serious. Part of me thought I owed it to my old man. Ironic eh... we do it with pets, sometimes without really knowing if it is right, but we can't legally do it with humans when they are 90lbs of skin and bones and begging for it. Hey coz, how's that for a daddy issue? ;)
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Captain...or Skully
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Apr 14, 2013 - 03:53pm PT
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That's just balance Ron.
I'm more interested in the "antibionics". We could've used those on Steve Austin.
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