The DOG thread

[NutmegCarrera]

Everyone-
Meet Hank.
Hank is a 5 year old Bassett beagle who has been with us for the last 4 years or so.
Rescued from Atlanta Pet Rescue, and moved back to Wisconsin with us.
Hank is not a big fan of the cold weather. But, that’s beside the point.
He’s a great dog and friendly toward everyone.
Great companion for wife, kids and me.
That is why we made the (financially) difficult decision to go ahead with back surgery on Monday after he somehow herniated a disc over the weekend.
He’s pretty stressed out right now. My wife and kids just brought him home from a very expensive week at the vet.
Please keep Hank in your thoughts over the coming weeks - as we are hoping for a speedy recovery.

Thanks, and lots of wags given to all you dog people.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by NutmegCarrera

Everyone-
Meet Hank.
Hank is a 5 year old Bassett beagle who has been with us for the last 4 years or so.
Rescued from Atlanta Pet Rescue, and moved back to Wisconsin with us.
Hank is not a big fan of the cold weather. But, that’s beside the point.
He’s a great dog and friendly toward everyone.
Great companion for wife, kids and me.
That is why we made the (financially) difficult decision to go ahead with back surgery on Monday after he somehow herniated a disc over the weekend.
He’s pretty stressed out right now. My wife and kids just brought him home from a very expensive week at the vet.
Please keep Hank in your thoughts over the coming weeks - as we are hoping for a speedy recovery.

Thanks, and lots of wags given to all you dog people.

Hoping for the best, good luck to you all, he’s a good looking guy.

[NutmegCarrera]

Thank you.
He’s a good boy. Needs to be a couch potato for a while.
...but on the floor!

[vash]

Originally Posted by NutmegCarrera

Thank you.
He’s a good boy. Needs to be a couch potato for a while.
...but on the floor!

rest up HANK!!

here is my HANK. i kinda regret giving my wife such a hard time ambushing me with HANK. he is coming along nicely. i am gonna try to win a dog trophy this summer. dock diving!! we essentially adopted a missile. keeping him exercised has been pretty awesome.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by NutmegCarrera

Everyone-
Meet Hank.
Hank is a 5 year old Bassett beagle who has been with us for the last 4 years or so.
Rescued from Atlanta Pet Rescue, and moved back to Wisconsin with us.
Hank is not a big fan of the cold weather. But, that’s beside the point.
He’s a great dog and friendly toward everyone.
Great companion for wife, kids and me.
That is why we made the (financially) difficult decision to go ahead with back surgery on Monday after he somehow herniated a disc over the weekend.
He’s pretty stressed out right now. My wife and kids just brought him home from a very expensive week at the vet.
Please keep Hank in your thoughts over the coming weeks - as we are hoping for a speedy recovery.

Thanks, and lots of wags given to all you dog people.

Our dachshund had back surgery about 8-9 years ago. He had some nerve damage, but is about 97-98%. For Dachshunds, back problems are really common. I wonder if the Basset in Hank contributed to his issue. Anyway, Sherlock wanted me to tell you to tell Hank, not to worry, the drugs are good and he'd be back up and at 'em in no time.

Originally Posted by vash

rest up HANK!!

here is my HANK. i kinda regret giving my wife such a hard time ambushing me with HANK. he is coming along nicely. i am gonna try to win a dog trophy this summer. dock diving!! we essentially adopted a missile. keeping him exercised has been pretty awesome.

Two great looking dogs in these two posts.

[NutmegCarrera]

Thanks guys.
Our previous were full-on bassets (two of em). No problems ever.
This guy is going to have to relax for a while.
I have heard that doxies are pretty prone to the same thing.
Wouldn’t wish this on anyone!!!

[NutmegCarrera]

And Cliff -
Your guy looks like a hoot.
Always fun to watch dogs do what they love!!!

[NutmegCarrera]

Hank is home and doing pretty well.
LOTS of drugs. Steroids, anxiety, pain, and a bunch of other stuff.
Going “outside” is fun. I read his discharge packet and saw “support his weight by holding at the base of the tail. This also stimulates and encourages defecation”. I was going through all this, and my daughter says “yeah - we got to watch that one a couple of this means already!” I said “oh”.
He is moving pretty well - but it’ll be a long 4-6 weeks.

[varmint]

Dog freak out this morning.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by varmint

Dog freak out this morning.

Man, I hate to say it, but that's a real ugly dog you've got there.

[varmint]

I think she’s adorable.

Won’t let me pet her damnit.

[Baz]

Taking Winkipop in for a Rhinoscopy tomorrow.

She's had some nasal issues for the past 6 months as well as some periodic hacking.

Her vet and I have been trying a few things and yesterday made the decision to go forward with this procedure, which we hope will reveal what's causing her problems.

Going to take some chest xrays too while she's out.

Fingers, toes, and paws crossed for a treatable diagnosis!

[billybek]

Originally Posted by Baz

Taking Winkipop in for a Rhinoscopy tomorrow.

She's had some nasal issues for the past 6 months as well as some periodic hacking.

Her vet and I have been trying a few things and yesterday made the decision to go forward with this procedure, which we hope will reveal what's causing her problems.

Going to take some chest xrays too while she's out.

Fingers, toes, and paws crossed for a treatable diagnosis!

Hope everything is ok....

[Eric at Pelican Parts]

I've wanted a shepherd breed for a long time... A friend sent this picture over and I want one!

Can any dog experts tell me if this is a Dutch Shepherd, Belgian Malinois, or another breed?

[varmint]

Looks like a Malinois.

[Tobra]

tough to tell much from that picture

[Eric at Pelican Parts]

Does this help? These are the only other photos I have of the dog!







It's the one on the right with just the tail showing here:

[Baz]

Originally Posted by billybek

Hope everything is ok....

Thanks, Bill! Will post the results.....

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by Baz

Taking Winkipop in for a Rhinoscopy tomorrow.

She's had some nasal issues for the past 6 months as well as some periodic hacking.

Her vet and I have been trying a few things and yesterday made the decision to go forward with this procedure, which we hope will reveal what's causing her problems.

Going to take some chest xrays too while she's out.

Fingers, toes, and paws crossed for a treatable diagnosis!

Prayers from the 3 of us.
All will be well.

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by Baz

Taking Winkipop in for a Rhinoscopy tomorrow.

She's had some nasal issues for the past 6 months as well as some periodic hacking.

Her vet and I have been trying a few things and yesterday made the decision to go forward with this procedure, which we hope will reveal what's causing her problems.

Going to take some chest xrays too while she's out.

Fingers, toes, and paws crossed for a treatable diagnosis!

Good luck Baz. Give Winki my best. I'm sure they'll find the issue.