Terrible indeed so so sad. Our thoughts are with you....

It's not bugstrider's pup/story, folks. It's a story that his wife showed him. He's asking if there are any folks that can comment on what may have happened.

It's a horrible story for sure, for anyone that has a pet.

I've also seen people post on faceplant about Trifexis killing their dog and many other things. I don't doubt that bad stuff can happen in seemingly innocuous circumstances. I also take anything that I read on the net with a grain of salt.

If it's true (and I have no reason to doubt it) then it's a very sad story.

Oooops... thank you for setting the thing straight Steve, still is terrible and our thoughts will be with the owners of the dog in question then. We would certainly be inconsolable. Down here in the St .Johns River, Florida we are experiencing the blue-green algae bloom so those waters are off limits for our four legged crew.

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Sorry about the confusion on the story guys. It was a very sad story if it happened like they say. I was more curious on what actually cause the condition. It is something we haven’t seen in CA with the exception of “red tide” which occurs off of the coast from time to time. We have heard of bacteria causing serious issues to people, but not animals in that manner.

I would think that if it affected the pup they way it did, the owners would have felt some ill effect since they were in the same water. Not sure if they would have if, they had an open cut or something. I would just hate to see this happen to any pet, so if folks can be alerted to the potential risk, the better.

Again, sorry about the confusion.

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Good news indeed on Sherlock! I am sure he will feel so much better with the bad toofas removed. His name is even better. When we adopted Henry, his name was Sherlock. My wife thought he just looked like a “ Henry” and the interesting part was that he immediately responded to the name. We incorporated his shelter name anyway.
“Sir Henry Winston Sherlock”
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Have we seen this before?

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I haven't.

Dude, you're killing me here.

My vet told me that there are people that do not stay with their dog when they make their last trip to the vet. Beyond my comprehension.

I know...I get it, we all know how hard that is but if you are there with them they relax...it is ok. If not they are nervous...where is my buddy?
My vet lives down our street...a good vet and caring.
Last time, with Sammy, he came by our house on his way home...so Sammy was in his favorite place.
Hell, the vet started crying....he didn't get into this business for that...but it is part of the cycle.

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Tim, you're killing me. I've been through that 3 times. It would have been a comfort to have seen that at the time. Now - it's a reminder.

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Madison was snoozing on top of her favorite ratty old pillow. She got so into it she fell off.

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It wasn't TOO traumatic, she went right back to sleep, with her butt hanging off the sofa.

I'm a little worried about her. The vet said she has a small heart valve leak. She snuggled up close to my ear last night and I could hear it. Instead of Thump Thump, Thump Thump her heart goes Thump Thsheee, Thump Thsheee. I'm concerned, but the vet says she's ok for now.

Patrick, ask the vet about low dose aspirin

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Just to get the mood a little brighter in the thread.

This is one of my favourite pelican threads, but damn it makes me cry sometimes.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-dog-returned-groomer-neon-green-eyebrows-pink-hair
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The before. (woof)
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Gracie Mae is headed for the beach!

Very stylish!!!! Is there a “Gracie_Mae” Cam, like Walter Cam???
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Double post....

This is good for a few minutes entertainment: Dog Scanner app. Yes, scan a dog with your phone and it tells the breed or mixed breed. Our purebred Schnauzer was not much of a test. But my daughter scanned her mixed breed and results were shockingly close to a DNA test she had done.

https://siwalusoftware.com/dog-scanner/

Curt, I think my wife is going to love that. We have a striped pony of undetermined parentage that she has wanted to do the 23 and me for dogs on him.

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BTW - anybody know of a robot vacuum that works for more than 8 months on Golden Retriever hair?

2 deebots died; Samsung roller brush picks up hair and melts the frickin' housing

* that's with cleaning it every time it runs too

None! Get a Sebo with the dog kit.

Or brush outside with treats?

The kitty leaves behind a slug trail of hair.
Hacking up hairballs. What a mess. Freaking me out. Changing foods regularly and watching for changes.
A little brushing made quite the difference.

I brush him outside every day. But I am talking about a Golden Retriever - lotsa fur! And he's 105 lbs. - lotsa, lotsa fur.

Had an Aussie years back that likes to get vacuumed. I attached a home made brush head and would brush/vacuum at the same time.

Worked in our case but all depends how the puppers reacts to noise.


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Owen Walter was feeling a little urpy this morning - vomited three times and was very lethargic. It didn't stop him from going on our morning walk out to feed the chickens, but something wasn't right. He has had pancreatitis, so we weren't talking any chances - off to the vet on Saturday morning.

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The check-in desk has this electric candle and sign. I always get a little weepy when I see it, thinking of what it signifies for people and their pets

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Owen is OK, no bad pancreas enzymes so it's probably some piece of crap he's eaten. Maybe too many cherry tomatoes and acorns or something.
As I was paying the bill I saw the candle and I guess I got little weepy again. The receptionist asked if I was OK, is Owen OK?. I told her yes everything's fine, I always cry when I get out the Amex card.

It is National Dog Day....
 

... In case your dog forgets to remind you.


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DogTV
 

So DirecTV is giving us a free preview of the DogTV Channel.

I tune in with great anticipation thinking "wow, finally a channel just for dog lovers!!!".

I was wrong.

This is actually a TV Channel FOR DOGS TO WATCH.

A little disappointed, but after a few minutes, I did get the urge to run out to the back yard and pee on a tree...

Every day is Dog Day

............caught that yesterday and immediately my collie races to the TV and barks. Apparently there is a lot of different background noises, whistles, door bell ringing all at random while the video images play out. FYI - it is a pay extra channel...:rolleyes:

It is Pepper's 9th birthday today.
Didn't know that it was International Dog Day. Cool!

Happy Birthday Pepper!!!!!!!


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To follow up with a story I shared where a couple lost their Aussie after spending a hot day in a local body of water. I believe it was back east.

Well, I guess the cause has reared its ugly head again, but locally.
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Got this for Ricky. I call it the "Roswell Simulator". I now have dead aliens all over the house.

I forgot how much fun a new puppy is!

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Sunday night our senior rescue beagle, Jack, woke up screaming bloody murder and limping around like his left front leg was broken. Didn't know what was going on. Suddenly he was fine. Cramp? Pinched nerve? Nightmare? He got back in bed and went to sleep.

30 minutes later the same thing happened. Now we noticed a head tilt and circling. Stroke?!

We ran him down to the local after-hours pet ER. He was back to normal but they did blood work. No problem. She starts pointing at things on an X-ray of his body cavity, saying words like "tumors," "cancer" and "euthanize."

What?!

We left him in their care for overnight monitoring, fluids and further x-rays until they closed at 7am and the only local internal medicine specialist/oncologist opened up (in the same building) so he could do an ultrasound. If we slept at all that night, we were having nightmares about it.

The next morning the specialist walks in and was like, "nah, he doesn't have cancer, he's got a slipped disc in his neck." What?!

He also discovered (by chance, via the x-ray) that he has Pneumothorax (small hole or leak in a lung lobe.) He isn't showing any symptoms so we're just going to keep an eye on him for now. He may require surgery down the road if it gets worse.

Here is the kicker. We were supposed to leave Friday morning to go to Colorado for a week (Cayenne Turbo and an Airstream, realizing a dream.) Turns out, if we had taken Jack up Pikes Peak like we planned, his lung would've collapsed!!

Providence? I'm almost grateful for the slipped disc now, which we are managing with medication. We completely cancelled our trip. Pretty bummed about our fall vacation falling to pieces but our (four-legged) kids are more important.

Last year's trip to Banff
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