My pup means the world to me, I can see how troubling something like this is. Spoiler Wife left me about 2 years ago, I kept the dog as she wouldn't be able to take care of her. Dog is the only reason I come home everyday, I'm the whole world to her and her to me, I probably tell her I love her 20 times a day. She'll wait by the door for 8 hours plus just for me to get home, won't eat unless she sees me eating, won't sleep until I'm ready so she can "protect" me. I can understand how attached to a dog you can get, I totally understand how rough it can be.
Hope he recovers, they seem like an awesome duo. Would be sad if one loses the other. Get well Buford.
Sorry to hear, good luck Harrisment! Hopefully you can try Stacy's Knee's advice, maybe it will help, then this thread was already worth it.
I'm dog owner and dog lover myself, and can only imagine the stress, and pain this type of thing causes. I'm sending out prayers. Buford looks like a super cool dog. I'm hoping for the best.
Bark bark, arf, bark, bow wow, grrr-arf! Translation: Get well soon, Buford! Mr. harrisment, please describe "strange"... I would want to know the signs.
I had a dog who had a stroke. It wasn't a happy ending as she couldn't move anything from the chest area down (including going to the bathroom). I hope your ending is happy.
Bo and I are sending positive thoughts for Buford! What a cute beagle! Hang in there and he will be okay with your TLC. I freaking love dogs. Amazing what dogs can do to you. I just hugged Bo. He's the other love of my life besides my hubby!
First, thank you all for the replies. I seriously appreciate the encouraging words. We don't have any kids yet, so our dogs are everything to us. Yesterday was really tough. I got a call from the doctor this morning, and got what I think is good news. He said that while he's still hobbled somewhat, he is walking much better today than he was yesterday. He's encouraged that he's showing improvement, so we're hopeful he'll continue to get better from the symptoms of the stroke. He also went ahead and did the scan, and luckily did not find any large masses or anything that would indicate cancer. What he did find is that both of his adrenal glands are enlarged, and he had a high amount of protein in his urine. He said now he's suspecting something called Cushing's Disease, which sounds somewhat treatable. They'll be testing for that this afternoon, along with some kidney function tests. We won't have those results for a few days, but we should be able to bring him home tonight . His blood pressure is still really high, as the meds haven't had long enough to bring it down. Hopefully they kick in soon, but the doc did say there's always risk of additional stroke with bp this high. As for how the series of events went down, it's almost kind of funny. On Wednesday my wife opened the back door, and Buford darted out the door because he saw a mouse. I guess his hound instincts kicked in . He was able to run down the mouse and was walking around the yard looking proud as can be holding it in his mouth. I went out there and he let go of it, and the mouse got away with his life. Almost immediately after that he just started acting really depressed. We thought he was just upset because the mouse got away, but that same behavior continued and he didn't seem to want to eat or get up for anything. The next morning he only stood up once to go outside, and he was having some trouble walking. He was able to move, but he was leaning over to the right side pretty noticeably. It was soon after that we decided to take him in. Initially we were worried about some kind of poisoning, if the mouse had picked something up and Buford bit him, but the doctor ruled that out yesterday. Looking back on it, we think what happened is that his blood pressure was already dangerously high, and the excitement of chasing after the mouse pushed it over the edge and caused the stroke . Hoping he's doing alright tonight when we're able to bring him home. I'll definitely ask the doctor about the aspirin thing. Thanks again everyone, I'll keep you updated.
YOU #$*&^#$( a-hole!!! You didn't celebrate his hunting success and that's why he got depressed!!! I kid, man. I hope he gets well. I will share your story with MAX (beagle/mutt mix), Buford.
Go Buford! I have a boston terrier that i absolutley adore. I know how tough it is to see your dog in pain. I think the phrase, "a dog is a mans best friend" is so beyond true.
I'm sorry I haven't been around to respond earlier as everyone probably knows I'm the guy with the Rhodesian Ridgeback dog (Zoe) who died from cancer and then lost my second Ridgeback dog (Chloe) six months later to whatever it was (couldn't walk). I got a lot of support from the great people here during those times. I still get upset thinking about those times. The worst part is no longer having dogs and not wanting to go through "it all" again to have dogs. I hope your dog Buford recovers and is able to continue living a productive life. I don't have any experience in the subject matter involving dogs and strokes. All my knowledge is on failed cancer chemo treatments and stage 4 lymphoma. And, I sucked at helping my cancer dog live. So, you don't want my advice anyway because my stories ended badly with a lot of heartbreak and tears. I think your dog has a better shot than mine did at recovering and I hope he does. I know how caught up in the emotion one can get during these trying times. It's not easy...so hang in there. I hope your dog has a few more good years left in him. Good luck and best wishes! Surf
We've got him back home and resting now. He's still a little wobbly, but he does seem noticeably better than yesterday. He got sent home with a couple of scripts that will hopefully get his bp in check. We should know more once we get the latest test results back in a few days. Here he is getting some much deserved rest on his favorite blanket. He'll be extremely spoiled this weekend
for some reason that picture reminds my of the Dog Fort series you introduced us to in the picture v2.0 thread.
