Megawolf Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 Hope all goes well Clive. She`s a beautiful looking dog. Do you get the puppy eye`s treatment often? 2
cheekyboy Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, gat474 said: The sleepy duo. They look highly stressed mate! It's a pretty common pose around here too. 6
gat474 Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 All the research shows that things sound better with multiple woofers @cheekyboy. 1 1
evil c Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Megawolf said: Hope all goes well Clive. She`s a beautiful looking dog. Do you get the puppy eye`s treatment often? We were very worried yesterday, but bounced back very well- luckily got onto it very early and appears to be a nasty case of Gastro. She has it down to a fine art if kicked outside or overdue for a walk! 6
Megawolf Posted May 31, 2021 Posted May 31, 2021 Glade to hear it Clive. Mine has now tried to take over my bed. He make`s a good heater but gets kicked off when I go to bed. Then sneak`s back on around 4am, he is good though that he doesn`t crowd me, unless I`m across the bed then he sit`s on me. Biggest problem is he`s now between 75-80kgs. 1
Paul Faulkner Posted June 3, 2021 Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) Lulu thinks she’s a woofa, Sharni thinks hurry up it’s walk o’clock. Edited June 3, 2021 by Mr Mojorisin 4
Martykt Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 Unfortunately Zoe is not in a good and is at the vet at the moment. Over the weekend she didn't want to eat her dry food and then developed a cough Sunday night. So took her into the vet Monday morning and were very kind to squeeze her in without an appointment. It looked like it was basically a case of doggy flu and prescribed some antibiotics. They also found that Zoe's heart rate was elevated (which is normal for her when around friends) and slightly irregular. They also put her on an ECG and sent the recording to a heart specialist to get an expert opinion. The last couple of days she went downhill and wasn't wanting to eat even soft food and vomited a couple of times. This morning she was even more lethargic and then had this moment where she was walking then mid stride she just froze and couldn't move for a short period of time. As this was now appearing to be more serious I took her straight back to the vet again as soon as they opened. They found that she's got a pretty severe heart arrhythmia. They then managed to get an appointment with the heart specialist tomorrow at short notice for a full scan which normally you can't get for an appointment for a couple of weeks. In the meantime she's at the vet to get an X-Ray and another ECG so they can hopefully stabilise her. Unfortunately the prognosis is not looking good with the worst case she might have a severe heart attack and best case with medication she might survive maybe another 12 months. Work wasn't happy with me wanting to take tonight and tomorrow night off as their already short on drivers but I definitely want to be with her tonight and take care of her and probably won't get much sleep today and definitely won't be getting much tomorrow having her heart appointment.
evil c Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 @Martykt very sorry to hear of Zoe's health issues. There are a number of meds for Arrhythmia, and hope they can put her on one that benefits her considerably! Not a great time with our other issues, so feel your pain, mate. All the best of luck. 1
Martykt Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, evil c said: @Martykt very sorry to hear of Zoe's health issues. There are a number of meds for Arrhythmia, and hope they can put her on one that benefits her considerably! Not a great time with our other issues, so feel your pain, mate. All the best of luck. Thank you. Hopefully the damage to her heart is not too bad and can be treated by medication. The prognosis is not looking good though. Sorry to hear things aren't going great either. Hope things work out well for you too. 1
evil c Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Martykt said: Thank you. Hopefully the damage to her heart is not too bad and can be treated by medication. The prognosis is not looking good though. Sorry to hear things aren't going great either. Hope things work out well for you too. Yes hopefully caught early enough. I'm pretty good in the scheme of things, early retirement ain't all bad! 1
Martykt Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, evil c said: I'm pretty good in the scheme of things, early retirement ain't all bad! You just keep cashing in those small business support payments Clive !! 1
Pops110 Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 10 hours ago, Martykt said: Unfortunately Zoe is not in a good and is at the vet at the moment. Over the weekend she didn't want to eat her dry food and then developed a cough Sunday night. So took her into the vet Monday morning and were very kind to squeeze her in without an appointment. It looked like it was basically a case of doggy flu and prescribed some antibiotics. They also found that Zoe's heart rate was elevated (which is normal for her when around friends) and slightly irregular. They also put her on an ECG and sent the recording to a heart specialist to get an expert opinion. The last couple of days she went downhill and wasn't wanting to eat even soft food and vomited a couple of times. This morning she was even more lethargic and then had this moment where she was walking then mid stride she just froze and couldn't move for a short period of time. As this was now appearing to be more serious I took her straight back to the vet again as soon as they opened. They found that she's got a pretty severe heart arrhythmia. They then managed to get an appointment with the heart specialist tomorrow at short notice for a full scan which normally you can't get for an appointment for a couple of weeks. In the meantime she's at the vet to get an X-Ray and another ECG so they can hopefully stabilise her. Unfortunately the prognosis is not looking good with the worst case she might have a severe heart attack and best case with medication she might survive maybe another 12 months. Work wasn't happy with me wanting to take tonight and tomorrow night off as their already short on drivers but I definitely want to be with her tonight and take care of her and probably won't get much sleep today and definitely won't be getting much tomorrow having her heart appointment. That’s pretty crap news @Martykt. Hope Zoe gets some good news tomorrow and she can get on the mend mate. She’s a beautiful dog. 1
Martykt Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, Pops110 said: That’s pretty crap news @Martykt. Hope Zoe gets some good news tomorrow and she can get on the mend mate. She’s a beautiful dog. Thanks @Pops110. She is an absolute sweetheart.
Martykt Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 After being with the vet for the day they were able to figure out the cough was due to fluid in the lungs caused by the heart not pumping properly. They put her on a diuretic to help clear the fluid. Once home she's picked up a bit and was even happy to eat a bit of roast chicken I got for her. 1
Pops110 Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Martykt said: After being with the vet for the day they were able to figure out the cough was due to fluid in the lungs caused by the heart not pumping properly. They put her on a diuretic to help clear the fluid. Once home she's picked up a bit and was even happy to eat a bit of roast chicken I got for her. That’s good mate. Who doesn’t like roast chicken 1
Martykt Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 19 minutes ago, Pops110 said: Who doesn’t like roast chicken She'd actually got so bad that she was refusing milk which is one of her favourites so it was a very welcome sign to see her eating some chicken. 1
Rob Poort Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 Sorry to hear mate, hope all goes as well as it can. lots of cuddles and hugs on international dog day! 1
Martykt Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Rob Poort said: Sorry to hear mate, hope all goes as well as it can. lots of cuddles and hugs on international dog day! Thank you. Yeah she's getting plenty of cuddles !!
Megawolf Posted August 27, 2021 Posted August 27, 2021 Hopefully she`s on the mend. We all get more and more attached as time goes by. Best of luck. Ian.
evil c Posted August 27, 2021 Posted August 27, 2021 14 hours ago, Martykt said: After being with the vet for the day they were able to figure out the cough was due to fluid in the lungs caused by the heart not pumping properly. They put her on a diuretic to help clear the fluid. Once home she's picked up a bit and was even happy to eat a bit of roast chicken I got for her. Relieved and happy to hear she's a lot better! Know the feeling well, Lexi was off her food a few months back and initially was diagnosed as having Haemorrhagic Gastro. Then elevated levels in her blood test indicated Pancreatitis, so now on low fat dry food to be safe. Here she is, looking very well! 2 1
gillmaverick Posted August 27, 2021 Posted August 27, 2021 14 hours ago, Martykt said: After being with the vet for the day they were able to figure out the cough was due to fluid in the lungs caused by the heart not pumping properly. They put her on a diuretic to help clear the fluid. Once home she's picked up a bit and was even happy to eat a bit of roast chicken I got for her. Glad Zoe is feeling better and soon She will be back to her cheeky self Mate..
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