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The Official "Dogs of the DMF" Thread

Started by cyrus buelton, May 09, 2008, 07:40:11 PM

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GAAN

boys get bruises.

Grace is getting to that age now where her brain shuts off. she is a riot.

TiNi


Grampa

that's nothing. try live'n in a house with one of those.... a feline version of the same thing, 1 8yo boy and one 10yo...all with the same amount of energy.


[laugh]
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Stella

 [bang]

Brian went in today to have his right rear leg checked out â€" the one we suspected had an ACL issue after playing so hard over the 4th w/end. 

After talking with the vet a while ago, she said the ACL isn't the issue.  While it may be torn just slightly, they found a bigger problem with both rear knees â€" "clicking".   I don't have all the info. yet but she said it's like having a small pebble floating around in your knee.  Both rear knees have this but the right is considerably worse.  Possibly a combination of genetics and over-extending while playing and running.

Today's visit is pretty costly because he had to be knocked out in order for them to take all the x-rays.  Needless to say, we'll be finding ways to supplement the income so we can continue to afford the little ankle biter, especially if/when we have both his knees fixed.

Anyone else deal with something like this? 

:P


"To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites." ~ Robert Heinlein

IZ

Quote from: Stella on July 31, 2009, 01:12:21 PM
[bang]

Today's visit is pretty costly because he had to be knocked out in order for them to take all the x-rays.  Needless to say, we'll be finding ways to supplement the income so we can continue to afford the little ankle biter, especially if/when we have both his knees fixed.

Anyone else deal with something like this? 

:-\  Unfortunate

Nope..never had this sort of thing after having a dozen different dog breeds.  Hopefully they can rebuild Brian..

faster..

stronger.   ;)

On the bright side..you guys can start planning the

Tour de Denver 

or

The Save Brian..Boxer Relief Ride

;)
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Quote from: bobspapa on May 29, 2011, 08:09:57 AMThis just in..IZ is not that short..and I am not that tall.

JBubble

Grace grew stilts.



She's got a limp we can't figure out and possibly a broken tail. At that first black spot (closest to her butt) is a large, bony lump. She doesn't seem to be aware of the rest of her tail but we're not sure. She's off to the vet next week to get everything checked out again.

Still unsure of her makeup but we're thinking she'll be medium to large...

acalles

great looking pup. hope all checks out.


My brother is intown with his dog.


his is the chinese crested. mine the trouble maker on the couch.

Stella

Quote from: IZ on July 31, 2009, 02:16:14 PM
:-\  Unfortunate
Nope..never had this sort of thing after having a dozen different dog breeds.  Hopefully they can rebuild Brian..
faster..
stronger.   ;)
On the bright side..you guys can start planning the
Tour de Denver 
or
The Save Brian..Boxer Relief Ride

;)

Believe it or not, there already "iz" a Tour de Denver!  But I like the "save bouncy boxer brian relief ride!"

And that Grace "iz" SO SO cute!   Good luck with your diagnosis!  Hopefully it's minor!
"To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites." ~ Robert Heinlein

Stella

Quote from: acalles on July 31, 2009, 03:36:25 PM
great looking pup. hope all checks out.


My brother is intown with his dog.


his is the chinese crested. mine the trouble maker on the couch.

I've never had the chance to interact with a Chinese Crested.  What's their personality like?  Not much shedding to deal with, huh?!   ;)   And your Shiba is also adorable.  Those are great dogs!
"To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites." ~ Robert Heinlein

JBubble

Quote from: Stella on July 31, 2009, 03:39:09 PM
Believe it or not, there already "iz" a Tour de Denver!  But I like the "save bouncy boxer brian relief ride!"

And that Grace "iz" SO SO cute!   Good luck with your diagnosis!  Hopefully it's minor!

Thanks hon, and same to you. Hope Brian's knees get to feelin' better.  :)

Stella

Quote from: JBubble on July 31, 2009, 03:41:05 PM
Thanks hon, and same to you. Hope Brian's knees get to feelin' better.  :)

Oh it will get better.  It's just going to cost 11ty billion.    ;)
Time to open a beer.

Here's to all our DMF pups and friends. In sickness and in health.   [beer]
"To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites." ~ Robert Heinlein

red baron

Shiba's are so cute.

Good luck J and Stella
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Rufus120

I'm curious about the crested as well.  They are one of the few breeds that I'm interested in yet I have never had a chance to meet one in real life.

somegirl

Quote from: Stella on July 31, 2009, 01:12:21 PMAfter talking with the vet a while ago, she said the ACL isn't the issue.  While it may be torn just slightly, they found a bigger problem with both rear knees â€" "clicking".   I don't have all the info. yet but she said it's like having a small pebble floating around in your knee.  Both rear knees have this but the right is considerably worse.  Possibly a combination of genetics and over-extending while playing and running.

Today's visit is pretty costly because he had to be knocked out in order for them to take all the x-rays.  Needless to say, we'll be finding ways to supplement the income so we can continue to afford the little ankle biter, especially if/when we have both his knees fixed.

Anyone else deal with something like this? 

Sorry to hear that Stella & Randy. :(

Grover has luxating patellas, sounds like that might be what Brian has or something similar? 

If so it definitely has a genetic component, generally more common in a lot of the smaller breeds but seen in others as well.

Grover's manifests as an intermittent "skip" when he is walking.  It is much worse after he has been running hard or jumping.  It took me quite a while to get it diagnosed, we suspected many other things and actually it was when I had him knocked out for hip xrays that they also felt around in his knees and diagnosed the problem.  I think he was about 6 years old when they found it.

We had surgery as an option, but the recovery process is tough as you basically have to keep them crated 24/7 for several weeks (apart from quick potty breaks).  I know he would have been miserable with it. 

Since his case is moderate, I just chose to retire him from the sports we were doing (lure coursing, agility, playing fetch) and keep him to long leashed walks and easy jogs with his free running indoors or in a smaller area (to keep him from exacerbating it by going too hard).

In our case that turned out to be the right decision. [thumbsup]  However if it were more severe I might have gone the surgery route.  The vets told me that in his case the problem wasn't really causing him pain, it just prevented him from straightening his leg and walking properly.  He is a total wimp when it comes to pain, cries at the littlest thing, so I believed them.
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acalles

Quote from: Rufus120 on July 31, 2009, 06:27:41 PM
I'm curious about the crested as well.  They are one of the few breeds that I'm interested in yet I have never had a chance to meet one in real life.

she's sweet, but very, very high energy (even more then my shiba) and very fragile. her skin gets cut and sun burnt easily. I also wouldn't say there hair less. they have hair, its just very thick and short like razor stubble. She requires sun screen every day up here or she'll get burnt. because they have no hair they get cold very easy and love to lay in you lap and will even try to climb under your shirt to stay warm.

due to her small size and high energy, she pee's every where. Its not a training problem, you pet her on her head and she'll leave little pee spots.

did I mention the energy?  [laugh]