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Title: RIP Ringo Post by: hank on May 07, 2010, 01:14:29 pm Well I wish I could say that Ringo went out from a bad boar or sittin on the front porch from old age. Unfortunately not the case. I came home from work Tues morning and my wife told me he had killed a coon in the ditch behind our house. I looked at him and he had some bites, but it was nothing he hadn't had before. I didn't worry about it much. I left and when I got home that afternoon, his face and neck were about 2 times there normal size. I started him on antibiotics and gave him benadryl in case he got bit by something poisonus. He seemed to stay the same through the night and was drinking and urinating. Last night he seemed a little worse so I decided I would take him to the vet this morning. I went hunting last night and when I got home he was out of it and squalling and howling in a unconscious state. I took him to the emergency vet and they said it would be several thousand and then it would be only about a 30% chance of him getting his health back. He does have a rabies shot and the vet didn't seem to think this was the case. I have a hard time believing that after all the cuts he has had those little raccoon bites did this to him that fast. In hindsight I wonder if maybe there was a snake involved to and maybe I should have treated more aggresively for that. Anyway, He was a good hog dog, a good friend and if I ever get a dog like him again I will feel real lucky. Sure wish I had a puppy. (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/hank1219/Ringo-March-07-1.jpg) (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/hank1219/Myakka-camping-trip-07-065-.jpg) (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/hank1219/Ringo-baby.jpg)(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/hank1219/camping-ringo-pulling-1.jpg) Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: oklahoma hogger on May 07, 2010, 01:18:55 pm Sorry for your loss.
Rip Ringo. Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: dub on May 07, 2010, 01:30:43 pm I know that sucks. I thought a dog had got in a fight with another dog and his head was swollen up. It turn out to be a snake bite while he was in his kennel and I had almost shot the other dog. It is just one of those crappy things and I feel your pain.
Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: Mike on May 07, 2010, 01:47:15 pm Real sorry to hear that Hank.
Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: Marshall on May 07, 2010, 01:57:07 pm Dang good looking dog. Sorry for your loss.
Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: Cull Buck on May 07, 2010, 02:03:03 pm Ringo was a darn good looking dog. Sorry to hear of your loss. You might never find one just like him again but you'll eventually find one you like just as much just in a different way and for different reasons.
Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: Jesabell on May 07, 2010, 02:59:47 pm sorry for your loss he was a very good lookin dog.
RIP RINGO Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: Cristina on May 07, 2010, 03:03:16 pm He was a good looking dog, sorry for your loss Hank.
R.I.P. Ringo Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: joe on May 07, 2010, 03:23:46 pm sorry to hear that about ol hank, he sure did catch a lot of hogs for you.
Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: Pudge on May 07, 2010, 03:43:00 pm It sucks when you lose a good one. Sorry for your loss.
Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: raider54 on May 07, 2010, 03:44:46 pm Hank, I feel your pain brother, I lost my Clay dog about two months ago to what we believe was a stroke and I tell you hunting just hasent been the same. Sure am sorry for ya. He was a beautiful dog :'(
Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: TexasJ on May 07, 2010, 04:22:28 pm Dern sure sorry to hear that. Those were some great pictures you posted up of him. Sorry for your loss, he looked and sounded like a great dog.
Title: Re: RIP Ringo Post by: chainrated on May 07, 2010, 04:42:06 pm Sorry to hear about your dog hank..
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