Scottiemom
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Enjoyed your pictures. Great sounding trip!
Dale
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MetalGator
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Good Afternoon FOOFs
Still trying to get caught up at work after taking a week off. Almost not worth taking the time off since I came home to so much work. I have two more trips planned before the end of the year. One is local and one is an 800 mile trip to Kentucky. I think I might have to take out a loan for fuel. The Kentucky trip is going to be a quick trip. Drive up one day, spend two days there, and then drive home. Wish I could take more time but I have to get back to work. I am going to Kentucky to bring back my 83 year old aunt to see my mom. My aunt can't fly anymore (last time she did she got a collapsed lung) and my mom is having back problems and is in a lot of discomfort. I told them that they weren't spring chickens anymore and they needed to see each other again before it was too late. I volunteered to go get my aunt if one of the family would come to Florida in the spring and get her to take her back to KY. They called my bluff (I wasn't bluffing) so now I have to go get her! ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile") . I am taking a friend of mine with me who is taking care of his elderly parents (93 and 88) as he lives with them and needs to get out of the house for awhile. I will enjoy spending time with him. We have know each other since the 6th grade.
The doggies are doing well. They are getting old now. The Papillons are 12 and the Chihuahua is 11. I wish their ages were more spread out. There are all in good health and get around just fine. I sure do love them.
It's been quiet lately. If you have time, post and let us know how your fur babies are.
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3 fur kids (Monty, ZuZu and Pinto)
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SGTJOE
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Back on April Fools Day I held my Rocky Road Shih Tzu in my arms as he took his last breath. He was the last of my babies. In Sept my Daughter calls me about a dog that needs a loving home. She sent me a picture of him and then brought him down from SLC area to our home in St. George, Utah. The picture didn't show how big he was, he stands 25" to the top of his back. The last dog I had this big was when I was a little kid. He is a white curly LabraDoddle and his name in Noddles. I have never had such a loving dog in all the years I have had one. As big as he is he loves to climb up and cuddle. He even shares my pillow at night. He turned 1 year old on 27 Sept. He minds so good. Right now he is curled around my feet as I type this. Each afternoon we go for a walk in our neighborhood and I always carry treats for all the dogs. He greets all of them as a happy guy and he loves all my neighbors. He has never growled at any of the other dogs and they all like to play with him.
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Scottiemom
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Hello FOOF's! My Brendon is doing great. Went through a scare thinking he might have bladder cancer. Scotties are 20% more likely to develop it than other breed and I have lost one to it. So when he started peeing blood I went into helicopter mom mode. I ended up changing vets and am much happier where we doctor now. They have a new urine test called a BRAF test and it is quite accurate for detecting bladder cancer. He tested negative, but it took a month and adding stronger meds to rid him of the infection.
I boarded him for the first time last weekend while I went on a 3 day cruise with my son and his family. Son boarded his dog at the same place, so I paid for Brendon and Lily to have a playdate every day they were there so they would know they weren't alone. He did very well and wasn't agitated or showing any stress when I picked him up.
We are getting hammered right now with Hurricane Nicole. I had everything put up and have the bathtub full of water. LOL
My biggest news is that I am in the process of purchasing a new to me motorhome. It's a 2021 Coach House and is exactly what I wanted. And it is just about 3 miles down the road. I won't have it here for about a month as they are finishing up the remodel on their home and living in it, but it is in very good condition and very clean. More about that later.
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Scottiemom
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SGTJOE,
Sounds like you have found a really special new friend. My son has a labradoodle and she is the sweetest. She also loves everyone and everything and gets along with my Scottie when we visit. They are wonderful dogs.
I forgot to wish Burch a safe trip to Kentucky and back. Be careful and stay safe.
Dale
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MetalGator
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What a horrible day. I just lost Lola and I don't know what happened. I noticed she had been panting a lot earlier today. When I got home from work, she was still panting and my wife picked her up and was holding her for awhile. All of a sudden my wife started yelling for me saying Lola is in trouble
I ran into the other room and Lola had watery blood coming out of her nose. By the time I grabbed my wallet and keys to run to the vet, she was gone. I have no idea what happened and we are both devastated. She had a clean bill of health on her checkup back in July. I don't know what happened...
Dr Doug, I know this isn't much to go on but do you have any idea what could have happened? I want to make sure she didn't get into something outside but if she had eaten something I would think the blood would have come our her mouth.
She was my little girl and I will miss her so much.
Burch
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Scottiemom
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I am so sorry about Lola, Burch. Sounds really mysterious. Perhaps Dr. Doug will have some insight.
Bless you and your wife for loving your dogs beyond measure. We are entrusted with their lives and do what we can to make it a loved one.
Praying for you both and your other dogs.
Dale
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So sorry Burch. Acute issues like this are often related to the heart. One of the more common tumors in dogs is hemangiosarcoma. They can easily go undiagnosed and one major place they metastasize is to the right atrium in the heart. If that tumor ruptures, they can go into heart failure or acute death with a big bleed. This actually happened to one of our goldens and I never had a clue that she had the tumors until she died. This would be the first place I'd look.
Again, so sorry for your loss.
Doug
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MetalGator
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dturm wrote:So sorry Burch. Acute issues like this are often related to the heart. One of the more common tumors in dogs is hemangiosarcoma. They can easily go undiagnosed and one major place they metastasize is to the right atrium in the heart. If that tumor ruptures, they can go into heart failure or acute death with a big bleed. This actually happened to one of our goldens and I never had a clue that she had the tumors until she died. This would be the first place I'd look.
Again, so sorry for your loss.
Doug
Thank you Dr Doug. I am still in shock because she was fine this time yesterday morning. However, I know a couple of nights ago she was panting all night long. She normally is really quiet at night. Then the panting yesterday before she passed. She was an older dog (12 years old) but she didn't look it or act like it. She was always full of energy. I am so going to miss her. My wife and I are just devastated because she was are little girl. We still have her brother Monty. He is just looking confused this morning.
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riah
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So sorry to hear about your pup Lola! It’s so hard when they leave us, especially so suddenly! Hugs!
(We still have no idea what happened to our Raven kitty… she was in the yard at 7 pm and we went to bring her in not even a half hour later and she wasn’t responding to calling her nor was she in any of her usual spots. We just expected she’d come in the dog/cat door as she so often did, but that was Aug 21st and she’s still missing. )
Again, sincere sympathy and condolences, so very sorry for you all!
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