Dogs

slym2none said:

Tyler is at the vet, my brother (finally!) took him around noon. Something is definitely wrong, as they are keeping him until at least 6:45 this evening. I'll update as I know more.

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I am glad as well. I understand the wait and see approach but no eating and no pooping and tenderness is normally not a good sign. Any one of them...I understand wait and see. Two, I tend to go in but am judicious about what I approve for tests. All three...different matter.

KumaJoe and I are pulling for ya Tyler!

Well, he was poked & prodded, x-rayed, and hydrated through an IV drip. He has to go back tomorrow to consult with a specialist.



One bit of good news is that he came home, ate, & pooped.

Hey, That is good news. Hope it turns out that it was nothing serious.

When a dog does not eat, it is a good sign that something is wrong. Hell, my dogs just about knock me over when I feed them trying to get at the food faster. When they are not interested in food, I know something is wrong.

Poop is good!

beergolf said:

Hey, That is good news. Hope it turns out that it was nothing serious.

When a dog does not eat, it is a good sign that something is wrong. Hell, my dogs just about knock me over when I feed them trying to get at the food faster. When they are not interested in food, I know something is wrong.

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I have two dogs that do not always eat...and one has NO food drive at all. I mean she cannot be bribed, trained, or in anyway positively influenced by food. She is 112 #'s and it took me 6 months to get her there from 95 #. She needs to be 118# per the vet. Even friggin bacon does not work!

Roxy does not eat when you interrupt he routine. She could be the happiest dog on the planet (playing with strange dogs, holding court to make sure all love her, etc) and she will not eat for 24-48 hours if her routine was interrupted.

Hence why I have to use more than one metric for "sick".

Congrats on the poop...better metric in my world.

Even friggin bacon does not work!

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Wow, my dog would be drooling if I gave her bacon. Just making dog treats from spent grains, she sits in fron of the oven for hours expecting a treat,

beergolf said:

Wow, my dog would be drooling if I gave her bacon. Just making dog treats from spent grains, she sits in fron of the oven for hours expecting a treat,

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Oh, do not get me wrong...most of mine have been chow hounds. these two are by FAR the outliers.

Here is my Maggie. A pound rescue. So ugly she is cute.

And here is my new free hand me down couch from a friend the day after I left Maggie on it while I went to work.

TheFlatLander said:

Here is my Maggie. A pound rescue. So ugly she is cute.

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Awww she's not ugly! Although I gotta wonder about the toenails

TheFlatLander said:

And here is my new free hand me down couch from a friend the day after I left Maggie on it while I went to work.

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That was her response to:
A - ya painted my feckin toenails, then
B - ya left me all alone, and you know I've got serious separation anxiety!

woops wrong therad

beernbourbon said:

Awww she's not ugly! Although I gotta wonder about the toenails

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The girlfriend says they make her feel pretty

TheFlatLander said:

The girlfriend says they make her feel pretty

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Haha... They make the GF feel pretty or the dog? lol

TheFlatLander said:

And here is my new free hand me down couch from a friend the day after I left Maggie on it while I went to work.

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I have come home to that same scene.

beergolf said:

I have come home to that same scene.

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As have I

ChefRex said:

As have I

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Then the same little terrorist goes into OFF mode and looks like this..

beergolf said:

I have come home to that same scene.

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Me too! But mine was leather.

beergolf said:

Then the same little terrorist goes into OFF mode and looks like this..

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Be careful, that's not OFF mode. That's RECHARGING mode!

Inkleg said:

Be careful, that's not OFF mode. That's RECHARGING mode!

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So true. Now if we could harness this energy our power problems would be over. One crazy dude when he gets energy.

Rocky on a walk in the woods

Any good vet will tell you, "A tired dog is a happy dog." If you run them until they quit running on their own, they don't have the energy to tear stuff up.

1977Brewer said:

All the lazy dog pics the past few days, I just had to. Bowser, on his end of the couch.

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You dog is almost identical to my Dylan. Part Basset, part pony. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1458317444.063367.jpg

1977Brewer said:

All the lazy dog pics the past few days, I just had to. Bowser, on his end of the couch.

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You dog is almost identical to my Dylan. Part Basset, part pony.

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Siggi killed this last night and a Kindle Fire this morning.

OH! Damn. Looks like someone needs a time out and some chewing aggression redirection.
Also maybe time to move her antics to the a$$hole dog, oh I mean @TXCrash Dog thread. Cuz THAT certainly qualifies her.

fourfarthing said:

You dog is almost identical to my Dylan. Part Basset, part pony. View attachment 345219

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Bowser has family all over the place. Red Heeler/beagle mix. Possum hunting killing machine by night, furniture warmer by day.

TheCADJockey said:

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Siggi killed this last night and a Kindle Fire this morning.

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Tovey got an 8gb sandisk pro flash card and a Samsung Galaxy charger cable before I properly learnt what "puppy proofing your house" meant. Lol

All of my dogs are mainly furniture warmer mixes, with some hound and terrier mixed in for good luck.

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Update: Tyler seems to be doing much better. At least 4 vet visits & probably $1000 or so later, he acts almost completely normal now. I am still not sure exactly what was wrong with him, though. I love being kept out of the loop.

Regardless, he seems to be fine.

that's good, likely the iv has fixed his trouble, dehydration is always a worry with sick dogs.

slym2none said:

Update: Tyler seems to be doing much better. At least 4 vet visits & probably $1000 or so later, he acts almost completely normal now. I am still not sure exactly what was wrong with him, though. I love being kept out of the loop.

Regardless, he seems to be fine.

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Best waves for Tyler for sure. We don't like being out of the loop either.

slym2none said:

Update: Tyler seems to be doing much better. At least 4 vet visits & probably $1000 or so later, he acts almost completely normal now. I am still not sure exactly what was wrong with him, though. I love being kept out of the loop.

Regardless, he seems to be fine.

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View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1458431840.565645.jpg don't try and tell me that's not a good looking dog lol

Those are some handsome flews.

slym2none said:

Those are some handsome flews.

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I just learnt a new word. Learning is fun!

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View attachment 345585 don't try and tell me that's not a good looking dog lol

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That is my Saint Bernard...and lets you play with the floppy lips as long as you occasionally occasionally pet her belly.

So, puppy Landshark McScouter has peed every time he meets someone new. We buy a Labradoodle and get a cocker spaniel.

mmb said:

So, puppy Landshark McScouter has peed every time he meets someone new. We buy a Labradoodle and get a cocker spaniel.

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Our Amy is part Labrador, part Australian Shepherd. Took her almost two years to outgrow that.

But you did get a dog with doodle in the name . . .