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« on: May 12, 2015, 07:39:45 am » |
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So after we hunted the tournaments this year I decided to let my cd take at least the summer off and if something else stepped up I was gonna let him lay up in the house. I decided to go to town yesterday and he goes every where with me so he jumped in the truck. Got over to Brents house and he was down in the front end. Was kinda acting like he'd gotten to hot. Was panting real hard and just wouldn't move his front legs at all. We looked him over and tried to see if he'd cool down if he did indeed get to hot for some reason. 30 minutes went by so I called the vet and ran him over there. After a couple X-rays she said he had some fractured vertebrae and a pinched nerve. They did some laser therapy and some chiropractic work on him. He also got a muscle relaxer shot and she said he'd be 100% better by this morning but that'll his catching days are more than likely over. Well it's 7:35 and he's in bad shape, had to carry him out the house this morning and help him use the bathroom. He can't stand on move his front legs at all. I've got him with me at work so I can take him back to vet when they open. Anyone ever had this happen or heard of it happening?  he hasn't acted like he's in pain until this morning when he started whimpering, he acted like he was in a bad position, I rolled him over and laid him out straight as shown in the pic and he seemed to be alittle better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2015, 08:36:47 am » |
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well I feel the old boys pain it happens to me on a regular basis . I can't begin to explain how bad and aggrevating nerve pain is . I've had a couple old hounds that would get down over the years , we just retired them .
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sandbank slayer
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« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2015, 09:00:44 am » |
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Well thanks to a few guys and gals on this here site I was hoping to be able to put him on the shelf this year. He's done his job plenty times over and has nothing left to prove to me or anyone else for that matter. Fixing to be back at the vet now to see what they say
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« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2015, 09:36:43 am » |
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Vet says she's not sure yet but thinks my bulldog has "coondog paralysis. He's gonna stay a couple days and she's gonna run some more test to make sure.
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« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2015, 09:40:52 am » |
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Aww keep us posted. I had a bulldog here.....that was a pup, that had nerve damage from an injured vertebrae, he went down completely in the rear. We thought he'd never walk again, but with medications, he came around in just a couple weeks. You'd never know looking at him today.
I hope he comes around quickly for ya.
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« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2015, 09:53:45 am » |
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Hope he heals up man that sucks bad
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« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2015, 10:13:12 am » |
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Ya if I said I was down and out that'd be an under statement, I know some view that a bulldog should only be takin off the chain to work, however it ain't mine. This one lives in my hip pocket, kinda like a shadow. He goes to work with me everyday and anywhere else I go. He's more like 1 of our kids, if they can't go neither can we. It'd sure put a dent iny heart if something was to happen to him, my family and I understand he's a cd and that any hunt could be his last, that don't change the fact that I hope it never happens. He's at a very good vet and I'd trust em with more than just my dog so I'm sure he'll pull through whatever it is. Just hope it happens fast or ima have a very upset 4 year old when I get he this evening, I'll have some explaining to do for sure.
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2015, 10:14:43 am » |
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 he's gonna be asking some tough questions if I show up without that brindle dog of his. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2015, 10:15:22 am » |
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has the dog been running loose to come into contact with a coon , any bite marks ?
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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2015, 10:17:59 am » |
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No sir, been laid up in the house for the last month. I've got some young prospects I've been using. He ain't done nothin except eat, sleep, and sh** and most of that in ac. Really caught me off guard just because of that reason. He ain't been no where near the woods.
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Hope they find out quick and can help him
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Ok so just an update, Kreig does not have coondog paralysis. We did and ultra sound on his heart this morning and the results are not good. As it was explained to me. On 1 of the 4 chambers in his heart there are 4 tendons that control the valve that releases blood to the body, the aorta is the vein it supply's. The 3rd tendon down has come loose and is currently flopping uncontrollably in his heart, this has caused the white blood cells to attack just as they would with any other wound. This has caused a clot, which explains why he's been unable to use his front legs. This is a condition that is almost unheard of in dogs, a&am has never seen this happen it's only been talked about. Luckily my vet just returned from a dog heart convention, this condition was touched on while she was there so she thought of the ultra sound of his heart. Sadly but surely because it is so rare the only thing we can do is give him blood thinners to hopefully clear the clot. The idea is that this will clear the clot while giving that 1 tendon time to retract out of the pathway its obstructing. If it works he'll be fine, if not well the outlook ain't good. I realize most of you have that 1 dog that loosing would devastate, this his him for me. Surely hope this sucker pulls through.
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Wow. In fourteen years of working in the veterinary field this is the first I've heard of that happening!
I wish you the best and I hope very much that the medication does Its job! You know our bulldogs have a heart of gold.....he will sure give it his all.
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Yes mam, a specialist at a&am had to see the pictures and video from the ultra sound just to believe our vet that this was the case. As for the fight in him, I wish I had half of what he has.
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I wish your dog well! I'd have a hard time seeing my pit like that more so than any other dog I have. Seems pits have a special way of touching their owners.
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Update is he is doing better, the ligament in the heart isn't moving as sporadically as it was. However it's is still moving in there and causing him lots of problems. He'll have to stay in bed rest and blood thinners for the next 6-8 weeks to see if that ligament is gonna do something with itself. If not the outlook isn't good. For now he's home and comfortable.
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