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Post by baboinsky on Aug 27, 2007 20:46:48 GMT 8
As of this writing, my 6 year old Golden retriever is being treated in an animal hospital. The initial diagnosis is not good as the Vet said that it's most likely to be canine cancer. Her body doesn't seem to respond to the medicine and her fever won't go away. If she doesn't regain her strength, the doctor won't be able to operate on her to remove her ovary. We remain hopeful that she will recover, but jointly have agreed to put her to sleep in case her condition worsens. I don't like the feeling of losing a pet. Right now, I'm having a hard time concentrating on work and other things. Have you gone through the same experience?
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Post by Alphabolt on Aug 27, 2007 22:35:55 GMT 8
Im so sorry for your dog's sickness, PA ...hope she comes out ok brad
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Post by allegra on Aug 27, 2007 23:47:28 GMT 8
Yup , my 2 year old GS Watz Not only did I love him very much , but that mutt was #$%^& expensive
Never had a dog again
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Post by rocky on Aug 28, 2007 1:09:47 GMT 8
Yes Baboinsky. I am going through this same ordeal with you. Last August 2, my 8 yr old 50 kgs German Shepherd Bentley passed away due to malignant cancer of the spleen. The sad thing was Bentley up to the last two days of his life hid from me that he was suffering from malignant cancer. When I bought him to the vet for check up why he didn't touch his food the night before of July 31, I was told the painful truth that his spleen was enlarged. It needed to be surgically removed less it burst. But Bentley died of cardiac arrest before being operated on. What was so painful was one day he was so ever faithful, loving, and fine, next two days he was gone! He suffered in silence just so I will always be pleased.
Two weeks ago, Bentley's 10 yr old mother Casey was diagnosed to be suffering from liver disease. Casey responded well with medication and has regained her strength due to special diet of lugaw. But vet warned me just the same to be ready because she is on her golden years. And jointly agreed moment Casey is in pain for her to be put to sleep na.
So here I am unburdening my grief to you peepz. It is only thru mtbiking raw trails and open fields do I kill my pain and mask my sorrow. What hurts even more is whenever you park your suv's in front of my house to bike montalban trails nearby, Bentley is not around anymore to guard your vehicles. Casey is not as alert and is not up to the job of watching your cars. Sigh.
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Post by xctofi on Aug 28, 2007 6:43:41 GMT 8
so sorry to hear about your beloved pets.
its really tough losing one. when i was a kid we had a dog (not sure what breed she was. i think she's a kubrador.hehehe) as well named "Buchay". she was really a part of the family and was really loved by the whole family. th night before she died my mom saw her outside the house,it was raining that time and she was looking back at my mom. mom says she saw tears flowing down her eyes. she called Buchay to come inside but she didnt. so my mom went back to bed. past midnight she heard Buchay going upstairs then lied down next to us. when we woke up that morning she's already gone. my sisters didnt go to work that day. we were crying all day. we lost a member of the family.
its really like losing a family.
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Post by whoopi on Aug 28, 2007 10:36:41 GMT 8
i cried buckets over pets when i was younger. seriously, i had chickens then, they used to come inside the house and watch TV. i bawled when my grandma cooked one. the last one was barely past chick stage when, perched on my brother's arm as we all rode in a pedicab, she was startled and flew down. she was run over by the wheel. i never had chickens for pets since then. now we have the usual cats and dogs but they are my family's, not my own, so i'm not over attached to them. sorry about your dogs, BABOINSKY and PAPIROCK
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Post by am_i_evil? on Aug 28, 2007 11:31:49 GMT 8
As of this writing, my 6 year old Golden retriever is being treated in an animal hospital. The initial diagnosis is not good as the Vet said that it's most likely to be canine cancer. Her body doesn't seem to respond to the medicine and her fever won't go away. If she doesn't regain her strength, the doctor won't be able to operate on her to remove her ovary. We remain hopeful that she will recover, but jointly have agreed to put her to sleep in case her condition worsens. I don't like the feeling of losing a pet. Right now, I'm having a hard time concentrating on work and other things. Have you gone through the same experience? baboinsky...i know the feeling...the dog or any other pet is part of u...a part of the fam....hope everything will be just fine for u and ur dog
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Post by sabretooth on Aug 28, 2007 12:52:29 GMT 8
I'm also a pet lover. And losing a pet is one of the saddest moments of being a pet owner. All our pets were once a part of our small family of five--my current pets are Polgas, a part straydog and Chickenjoy, an ordinary 45-day chicken who is now turning 4years old. Deceased pets were Tuti, Bimbo, and Simba (all part straydogs), Mingming1 (ten years old when he died), Mingming2, and 4 other unnamed cats. 2 river turtles, Pong and Dong, 2 Chickens (Chikito and Chikie), 1 lovebird, 2 African lovebirds (who bolted out of their cage just a month ago), and Quackie and Quickie the Duck. Every pet's death/disapperance was a painful experience. For example, my pet duck mysteriously disappeared after one of our neighbors said that his child fell ill because of my duck--the local magtatawas said so. It was one of my saddest moments as a kid. Also, I did not go to school the day Mingming1 died. He was the first pet to die on me, and he was ten years old then.
Oh btw, one of my cousins tricked me into believing that a jolens (them tiny glass balls we grew up playing with) will become bigger if kept soaked in kerosene. And so, unofficially, i had a Jolens for a pet. Poor me realized only after a year, the darn thing never increased in size.
_________________ It's a sad thing, but us humans having a longer life span will have to cope up with the experience of having our pets die on us. Hope your pet dog fights it out sir baboinsky and fafarock.
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Post by whoopi on Aug 28, 2007 13:02:57 GMT 8
SABRETOOTH! i soaked jolens in kerosene too! seems that hoax went around the provinces during our childhood huh? ;D we recently had a pet duck too, named Totoy Bibe. but he pooed everywhere, and learned to chase and peck everyone's toes (masakit ha!), so we eventually gave him away to relatives in Pampanga who have a wider bukid more suited to his disposition ;D
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Post by Ben Dover on Aug 28, 2007 13:34:32 GMT 8
when i was small, i cried a river when after three days, the lizard that used to stalk the insects in the area around the light bulb outside our house almost every night showed up no more...we used to talk about a lot of things...i missed him. ;D PA, may your dog regain her health.
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Post by Taba® on Aug 28, 2007 13:53:29 GMT 8
When I was staying in Pasay long ago, I was breeding dogs - German Shepperds, Chow chow and American Cocker Spaniels - all bitches. These are all show types and they were actually winning at PCCI dog shows. I was spending a fortune for their food, training, vets, etc...
When they gave birth to beautiful pups, I have difficulty disposing them when they reach 2 months old as I am already attached to them. I do not know whether I will sell them or not.
I was always with friends attending to parties and night outs and I leave my dogs with my maids. One early morning on a Sunday when I came home drunk and my maids went on leave the night before (they are off on Sundays). I came home to find out that several of my dogs died and a few survived when my neighbor sprayed insecticides on their garden.
Eventually all my dogs died after bringing them to the vet. I was so depressed and I do not really know what to do. For weeks...months...I suffered...and no one can talk to me about dogs...I never bred any dog since then. I love dogs, even the straydogS...I can remember how my German Shepperd would obey my command simply by pointing my fingers and sign language - no words. How Uzzi can follow me when I go out of our door. She can open our door by merely using her mouth to twist the knobs (that's why we have two knobs on our door) and follow me when I go out. I do not need to put the medicines or vitamins on my thumb and force push it inside her mouth as she will take the vitamins on my left palm. She will only eat food served by my maids or myself and she will take food only from a left hand. She knows which is left and right and even if you cross your hands to hand her the food for a trick - she knows. She can drink a bottle of beer with me and sleep below my bed. I ride a bike in the early hours of the morning while she guides me around Roxas Blvd. always infront of me and wonders of all wonders - she stops on red signals and at corners. She doen't know what is green though. One of my Chow chows and my Coolie was featured as a model for a vet. supply calendar, I forgot the brand name already.
I would love to own and have dogs as pet specially when I finally come home for good.
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Post by enzo on Aug 28, 2007 14:36:11 GMT 8
It looks like most of us here or anywhere, at one point or even now in our lives, have pets. All of our stories are the same and it only shows our kindness to animals. Baboinsky,Rocky, I hope your dogs will respond to the medication. Jess, OMG I didnt know you have a soft spot. My wife loves dogs, Beagle,Daschund, Collies, American Pitbull, Pug, Spitz and etc. straydogs also ;D I gave her a Mini Pinscher pup and sinagot agad ako (answered prayers) My in-laws house is a virtual zoo before. Salamander, cuckatoo, mynahs, doves, parrot, love birds, Iguana, hamster, turtles, duck, chicken(bantam, midget) ???what did I miss? Ahh! snakes! I remember our neighbor saying that Godzilla is only the pet we dont have. Aquariums is my thing before leaving for Dubai.
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Post by whoopi on Aug 28, 2007 15:04:45 GMT 8
first time i heard of a LAMOK crying over its natural predator, a lizard....
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Post by Ben Dover on Aug 28, 2007 16:32:30 GMT 8
okay whoopi here's a true story...our household (parents) has never been without a dog...the most number i believe reached 17 including the pups..non of them was pure breed..my mother would give out the pups but once she sees that the new owner is not takinggood care of it, she would take it back...ergo, the population all in the family are pet lovers...but there was a time that our family went into deep financial trouble...darn! it was really bad..i remember my pops and i went to a vulcanizing shop to sell the old tires of our no longer running taxi cab..tangna binuhat namin ang layo, only to get barya...while on our way home, we couldnt look at each other..it was very embarrassing then we lived off picking wild berries by the side of the road, free taste test in the malls ;D(joke!) in short we cud no longer afford that many dogs..plus we really needed money...my pops decided to sell "seksi" a tall and very good looking btch with tiger like stripes..my pops named her "seksi" coz he thought it would be great in case there's a lady around when he calls her. ;D pops asked me to deliver the dog..he didnt say anything other than that...i walked the dog for about a couple of miles then met the buyers..i was suprized that in their yard was a large "kawa" with already boiling water in it and a blow torch...i was sad but prepared to give away seksi to her new owner but not like this. she's very intelligent and usually a very fierce dog but on that day she just let me hand the man her leash..i will never forget that day..she was looking at me with all bewilderment, as if she was asking "are you joking? are gonna leave me with these people?"..believe you me peeps, dogs are capable of making a nervous laugh..while i was moving away, she's tapping her paw on the ground while making a sound "hmp!" trying to call my attention..still with that half laughing, half crying and inquiring look on her face. we were taught to be tough by our parents so i struggled very hard to control myself, to hold back the tears..i didnt make a crying sound but i just couldnt stop the tears welling from my eyes as i turn away..i was only about 12 then but felt like a broken old man...i was filled with anger..not only for my dad but also for all the things that were happening to us..when i got home, i handed him the money without saying a word coz i understand (trying?)...he didnt ask me anything either..never talked about it anymore until now.
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Post by Alphabolt on Aug 28, 2007 16:57:03 GMT 8
geeez. what a wet thread ! Im at a loss for words
Tolits, that was a kryptonite moment in your life ... so sorry but I guess these "wet" things make us tougher
Rocky, I salute your pet for not letting his proud owner down even in death
I grew up in a hardworking family wherein every peso counted ...we couldnt afford nice pets but the numerous Japanese spitz we had were our entertainment before the Betamax came
We can all still remember their names ...all 4 generations of Japanese Spitz of our fam
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Post by whoopi on Aug 28, 2007 16:57:21 GMT 8
LAMOK, thanks for sharing the story... i'm choking back tears. yes, dogs are uncannily like humans sometimes. darn, they break your heart. do you let your kids keep pets now?
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Post by baboinsky on Aug 28, 2007 23:19:54 GMT 8
Thanks for sharing your stories guys. It's nice that there are a lot of pet lovers here in the forum. As of the moment, Snappy is still weak and her fever is still on and off. Good news is her bloated stomach is slowly decreasing in size. Bad news is that she her vomit and stool has traces of blood in it. My GF cried buckets of tears when we visited her this morning because you can really feel that the dog was in extreme pain. IT got to emotional that the vet was even crying. We are giving her until Sunday, if there is no change in her condition we will put her to rest. For six years, she has helped relieve our stress and gave us companionship. I think it's only right for us to return the favor by not prolonging her suffering. Also, if there's something to be learned in this thread that would be appreciating what we have. Thanks Lamok for sharing your story. Resistance or struggle really makes us inspired and stronger individuals. By the way, I also see where you got your sense of humor. Fafi Rock, our dogs have something in common by not showing us that they are in pain. I did not see anything wrong with snappy until we saw that she couldn't stand anymore.
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Post by Ben Dover on Aug 30, 2007 11:54:33 GMT 8
LAMOK, thanks for sharing the story... i'm choking back tears. yes, dogs are uncannily like humans sometimes. darn, they break your heart. do you let your kids keep pets now? honestly i believe that having pets is good for keeping good emotional health...pain from losing one is part of it..it will teach you about many thing..love, caring, life and death, to respect and appreciate other living things etc...in fact in some countries they use dogs as therapy for special children and old people. we currently have a black male toy poodle named ameca..he doest know a thing but produce zillions of ticks, eat and sleep. ;D
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Post by Taba® on Aug 30, 2007 12:28:00 GMT 8
LAMOK, thanks for sharing the story... i'm choking back tears. yes, dogs are uncannily like humans sometimes. darn, they break your heart. do you let your kids keep pets now? honestly i believe that having pets is good for keeping good emotional health...pain from losing one is part of it..it will teach you about many thing..love, caring, life and death, to respect and appreciate other living things etc...in fact in some countries they use dogs as therapy for special children and old people. we currently have a black male toy poodle named ameca..he doest know a thing but produce zillions of ticks, eat and sleep. ;D Let him take a regular bath of dog soap and shampoo (mild human shampoo is also good). You will see a big difference in him once the tick problem is gone...he will then be able to attend to some other "chores" instead of scratching her body and "counting" the zillion ticks... ;D
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Post by Ben Dover on Aug 30, 2007 13:37:38 GMT 8
if there is such a thing as super tick, he has it..actually, there are two types...the gray round/grape shape ones and the red flat ones..i think we already used a lot of different brands available at sm in both shampoo and soap forms.
owen the fattire recommended a certain brand (i forgot the name) that you pour on the dog's skin from the nape ang along the spine...supposedly effective for months but it didnt work...lately, my sister sent me vials of the same type and a medicated dog collar (both hartz brand)..the collar, according to the literature is effective up to 7 months...until now i havent seen any difference..if everything else fails, am resorting back to longnose pliers and a cup of bleach to drop them ticks into.
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Post by baboinsky on Aug 30, 2007 13:41:47 GMT 8
LAMOK, thanks for sharing the story... i'm choking back tears. yes, dogs are uncannily like humans sometimes. darn, they break your heart. do you let your kids keep pets now? honestly i believe that having pets is good for keeping good emotional health...pain from losing one is part of it..it will teach you about many thing..love, caring, life and death, to respect and appreciate other living things etc...in fact in some countries they use dogs as therapy for special children and old people. we currently have a black male toy poodle named ameca..he doest know a thing but produce zillions of ticks, eat and sleep. ;D Sir Lamok, Try to buy Frontline either in spray or the spot on tube. The 250 ML bottle would cost around 500 bucks. It's very effective in eliminating ticks compared to the anti tick shampoos that doesn't seem to work. Since you have a small dog, the 250 ml bottle would be good enough for 3 applications (application is every 2 months). You'll see ticks dropping after just 10 minutes of application, and the dog doesn't get irritated by the stuff.
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Post by baboinsky on Aug 30, 2007 13:44:22 GMT 8
i owen the fattire recommended a certain brand (i forgot the name) that you pour on the dog's skin from the nape ang along the spine...supposedly effective for months but it didnt work...lately, my sister sent me vials of the same type and a medicated dog collar (both hartz brand)..the collar, according to the literature is affective up to 7 months...until now i havent seen any difference..am resorting to back longnose pliers and a cup of bleach to drop them ticks into. I see you tried the frontline spot on (vials) already. I've had more success using the spray variation of it.
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Post by Ben Dover on Aug 30, 2007 13:49:54 GMT 8
yup PA, frontline i believe was what owen recommended to me...havent tried the spray though.
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Post by whoopi on Aug 30, 2007 15:14:41 GMT 8
our dog has zillions of ticks too! but only lately (baka it's the season?). i thought the gray fat ones are the mature version of the flat red ones, they're different species pala? it's terrible, they're so many they literally fall off him when he moves. i pour alcohol on them when they fall on the ground hehe. my father bathes him regularly, and he's clean for a while, then he becomes infested again. i think he gets it from neighborhood dogs.
i'll look for that frontline spray nga.
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Post by Ben Dover on Aug 30, 2007 18:16:17 GMT 8
our dog has zillions of ticks too! but only lately (baka it's the season?). i thought the gray fat ones are the mature version of the flat red ones, they're different species pala? it's terrible, they're so many they literally fall off him when he moves. i pour alcohol on them when they fall on the ground hehe. my father bathes him regularly, and he's clean for a while, then he becomes infested again. i think he gets it from neighborhood dogs. i'll look for that frontline spray nga. am not sure but i think so coz i've seen almost microscopic round types along with tiny red ones..but the red type can get quite big too...almost the size of raisin...i dont think you can kill them by pouring alcohol on them...pang pamilya at sports lang yata yan ;D...those critters are quite hardy. yup, re-infestation i guess is the real problem...they are everywhere.
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Post by baboinsky on Aug 31, 2007 23:40:20 GMT 8
Snappy passed away today. We decided to put her to sleep because she was in too much pain. She almost regaining her strength the past few days until the renal failure added to the list of her ailments. I couldn't maintain my composure and I cried like a girl at the vet. I couldn't even remember the last time I cried like this. Here's snappy in her prime playing with our neopolitan mastiff with the garbage retriever (straydog) in the background ;D.
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Post by whoopi on Sept 2, 2007 14:02:15 GMT 8
i'm sorry to hear about your loss, BABOINSKY
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Post by enzo on Sept 2, 2007 14:24:16 GMT 8
Baboinsky,
So sad to hear about your dog.
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Post by rocky on Sept 2, 2007 19:44:40 GMT 8
Am sorry Baboinsky. So sad. Just holler if you think you can't hack it ...ok. We are always here for you.
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Post by Alphabolt on Sept 2, 2007 23:06:15 GMT 8
So sorry brad PA...I learned of the sad news from you yesterday at the SS ride
Im glad you re " back in the saddle" and back to smiling after the loss
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