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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jan 25, 2013 - 12:06pm PT
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Has Cush been properly diagnosed, Dean? Does he have any sort of auto-immune disorder? Some dogs respond well to steroids in combination with anti-seizure meds. But of course this would only work if the cause of the seizures were inflammation, which it might not be in Cush's case.
My successful experience in this came with a much younger dog, however. Prayers, buddy.
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Jan 25, 2013 - 12:53pm PT
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Oh crap.........trying not to tear up in front of my students as I read this! :-( (they are taking a quiz)
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Jan 25, 2013 - 01:08pm PT
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Dean, I sure hope Cush can hang in there. I was very happy to read that his condition improved after the initial incident.
Best wishes to you, your family and Cush.
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Jan 25, 2013 - 01:15pm PT
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that is good to hear.
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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Jan 25, 2013 - 01:26pm PT
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We have put down seven canines through the years.
When we think about it now we believe we kept them alive longer in their last days not for the dog but for us, because it was too painful to end it when we should have.
Their quality of life was over long before we ended it.
We gave them more suffering in exchange for us feeling our love from them longer.
Not fair.
Looking back, we should have had the courage to end their lives much earlier.
Not any advice but how we came to deal with our pet's deaths.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Jan 25, 2013 - 01:41pm PT
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I've faced this a number of times with cats and dogs. With the dogs, I knew it was time when I heard it in their voices.
Sorry for your family. It's not ez.
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Michelle
Trad climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
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Jan 25, 2013 - 01:44pm PT
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Hang in there, you'll know when it's time.
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Leggs
Sport climber
Home away from Home
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Jan 25, 2013 - 02:07pm PT
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never so happy to see a dog take a dump.
Smelling the sugar in the sh#t.
~my thoughts are with you, Dean...
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Jan 25, 2013 - 02:14pm PT
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The time to "put him down"....is just not here yet.
I agree, but I also agree that sometimes prolonging a dogs' life for our benefit is not always good.
I know you will make the correct decision.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jan 25, 2013 - 02:29pm PT
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The time to "put him down"....is just not here yet.
You are right, and you are the one there, who knows.
I used to have a companion animal care service, and one of my canine clients was Zeke, a Black Lab/Golden Retriever mix. He came down with bone cancer - which often displays very quickly with no earlier signs. The vet said he was a good candidate for leg amputation surgery and that was what his people did.
Zeke had a tough time after the surgery - up and down while in recovery. They asked me to use the regular session time to come be with him in hospital, and as he recovered I was even able to give him outdoors walks.
It was tough, helping Zeke as he learned to walk with three legs, and patience was imperative. Many neighbors would stop and comment about what they thought Zeke's people should do. But Zeke's people were the ones who made a day to day decision about going forward.
Zeke had a tough winter that year. There were many a day I, too, wondered why his people were proceeding as they were. Only later did I find out they had also decided to forgo chemotherapy, and simply love Zeke until the day they knew they would say good bye. They never asked for a check up on his condition.
Zeke lived another three years, and left this earth peacefully in his sleep one day at the age of 15. Pretty good for a dog of that size.
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go-B
climber
Hebrews 1:3
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Jan 25, 2013 - 04:22pm PT
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Cragman, that's great news, I'm glad Cush is doing better!!!
Our little Chicky puppyboy Chihuahua (9 years old) just had his second Stroke in the last three months!
I thought this last time, that was it, and couldn't take it, had me ball 'in!
After three day's in the hospital the vet has him on Phenobarbital (for life), Tribrissen, and Robaxin for now!
He went from lifeless and limp with seizures to happy and licking us, best $1700.00 I've spent!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jan 25, 2013 - 04:28pm PT
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Have you been giving him anti-seizure meds in addition to the steroids?
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go-B
climber
Hebrews 1:3
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Jan 25, 2013 - 05:08pm PT
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The vet said that Chicky was in "pre-seizure" I guess that means not full blown?
After his first stroke the vet gave him Azium (Dexmethasone) and was taking Rimadyl for his joints after his double knee surgery, but the vet told us to give him just the new meds because if we mixed them with the old ones it would be bad for his kidneys! Chicky is known as Super-dog and is a legend at Collett Veterinary!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jan 25, 2013 - 07:35pm PT
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Dean...Norton is right..... hindsight is always 20-20.....Best of luck with that Cush hound...
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Jan 25, 2013 - 09:23pm PT
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Our time with him is short...
He'll let you know, and I know you know that. Just wanted to let you know I'm thinking a lot of Cush.
Susan
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Jan 25, 2013 - 09:31pm PT
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He's your DOG, man. We(used loosely) understand that kind of love.
No matter how it turns out(I reckon you know that tune), you know the times you've shared. Well, now the value of those times shines.
And they always will. The ripples fade so quickly...Time is brief:-(
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 25, 2013 - 10:28pm PT
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gotta say, this is heartbreaking and brings up all kines of tough memories for me.
give him all the love you have to give.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Jan 25, 2013 - 11:14pm PT
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exactly what drljefe said,kind regards cragman
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Jan 26, 2013 - 12:21am PT
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^^^ Nice pix.I betcha Cush makes that snorking kinda noise when he brings the stick back in the water doesn't he?Also,second pic is right near Horseshoe Lake boulder,no?Ironically that boulder is called Dog Boulder in Charlie B's new book.Best of luck to Cush and your family.
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Jan 26, 2013 - 12:40am PT
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Dean, that pic of Cush is great. So attentive
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