Dog stories

[bigtiller]

My friend had a 20lb. mutt that loved the water. He liked it so much that it was hard to get him out of the lake. He would start struggling to stay afloat and someone had to rescue him. They had to put a doggie life preserver on him.

He had a streak of orneriness in him also. He would dive in, get out, and walk up right beside anyone who was sitting on the beach and shake all the water off of himself, getting that person drenched with some dog hair and lake water.

Then run back into the lake and try to do it again to someone else.

 

[groundcover]

Had an English Mastiff when my son was born. Dog would crawl under his crib to sleep with him. When the boy started walking they were face to face, son's comment was "Oakie has a big big face " ! When he had friends over the dog would always get between them and gently push them away. He was a giant gentle sole.

 

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Our Airedale terrier always barks like a maniac whenever anyone comes to the door. And his bark is so fierce he scares the heck out of people. When in fact, he is quite the wuss, and very friendly.

LOL - Sometimes when we answer the door, there’s no one there!

 

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Does this guy look scary to you?

 

[Darth_DMack]

I've had many doggos in my life, but the one I have now, is my true "Soul Dog". He is absolutely special to me...

So, not long ago... he had a cyst form on his tail, about an inch from the base of the tail. He kept licking at it, and that's what caused me to notice it. Took him to the vet, and she told me that it is a common "hair follicle" cyst. She gave me some meds, to help it shrink, and she would remove it once she felt there was enough tissue to close the area. Being on the tail, there's not much tissue there.

Fast forward about six weeks, the cyst had shrank enough for her to remove it. Surgery was done, and to be safe... they sent it off for biopsy.

The "common cyst" came back with "malignant markers".

So, we went to see the canine oncologist, who diagnosed it as trichoepithelioma. This is 99% benign, and common, but of course, my boy had the malignant kind. They did X-Rays and CT scan to see if it had spread. Chest / Abdomen was clear, no signs of other tumors.

Choices were:

1. Do nothing. Since they cyst was removed, an no sign of spreading, Koda could be totally fine on his own. But, the odds of this were slim.

2. Remove his tail. This would definitely prevent the cyst / tumor from returning. On his tail. But, would not prevent it from spreading elsewhere.

3. Start him on a med called Paladia. This is an experimental cancer treatment shown to have great success with this type of tumor. However, it is so rare of a tumor, that not much clinical data is out there on this.

4. Take his tail AND put him on Paladia. This the doctors first choice, and she said that since Koda is still "young" (8 years old) and very active, that this course of action gave him the best chance.

We decided to talk about it, and do some other research. We talked to a few other vets, and all pretty much said different things.

Two weeks ago, we went back to the oncologist for a re-check. They did another CT Scan / X-Rays, and showed no other tumors, or spreading... but, they did notice that his prostate was bigger than six weeks ago. Still rather small, >3mm but, enough to cause concern. IF it has become prostate cancer, it's pretty much untreatable.

We agreed to start him on Paladia, which is very expensive, but I am also looking at reports that Ivermectin and FenBendazole have been shown to combat cancer in canines.

This breaks my heart. Koda is still so loving, so active, and is the absolute BEST boy ever. Knowing that his time may be cut short, guts me.

Doggos are so special. We do NOT deserve them... but, we are so better WITH them.

Mako, our other GSD, is healthy as a horse.

I'm truly hoping that we can give Koda a few more years with us... and keep him living his best life. He truly is special.

Koda is on the left, Mako is on the right. I am Koda's human... he's my best buddy.

 

[JasperFrank]

One dog I had wasn't afraid of anything but gun shoots. We were walking on a remote tail, and then there were distant gun shoots. Dog went to ground. I mean flat out, dog goes to ground. And would not move. I had to carry him out for 1/4 mile. 60 pound dog.

 

[Jstpssng]

Fortunately, neither of my previous dogs were gun shy. My first dog wandered farther than she should have when we were working... I carried a .22 pistol for a dog call.

 

[BackRoad]

Mr. Darth, might research Dr. William Makis for more on the Ivermectin / Fenbendazole cancer treatment.

 

[1 Old Man]

I've had many doggos in my life, but the one I have now, is my true "Soul Dog". He is absolutely special to me...

So, not long ago... he had a cyst form on his tail, about an inch from the base of the tail. He kept licking at it, and that's what caused me to notice it. Took him to the vet, and she told me that it is a common "hair follicle" cyst. She gave me some meds, to help it shrink, and she would remove it once she felt there was enough tissue to close the area. Being on the tail, there's not much tissue there.

Fast forward about six weeks, the cyst had shrank enough for her to remove it. Surgery was done, and to be safe... they sent it off for biopsy.

The "common cyst" came back with "malignant markers".

So, we went to see the canine oncologist, who diagnosed it as trichoepithelioma. This is 99% benign, and common, but of course, my boy had the malignant kind. They did X-Rays and CT scan to see if it had spread. Chest / Abdomen was clear, no signs of other tumors.

Choices were:

1. Do nothing. Since they cyst was removed, an no sign of spreading, Koda could be totally fine on his own. But, the odds of this were slim.

2. Remove his tail. This would definitely prevent the cyst / tumor from returning. On his tail. But, would not prevent it from spreading elsewhere.

3. Start him on a med called Paladia. This is an experimental cancer treatment shown to have great success with this type of tumor. However, it is so rare of a tumor, that not much clinical data is out there on this.

4. Take his tail AND put him on Paladia. This the doctors first choice, and she said that since Koda is still "young" (8 years old) and very active, that this course of action gave him the best chance.

We decided to talk about it, and do some other research. We talked to a few other vets, and all pretty much said different things.

Two weeks ago, we went back to the oncologist for a re-check. They did another CT Scan / X-Rays, and showed no other tumors, or spreading... but, they did notice that his prostate was bigger than six weeks ago. Still rather small, >3mm but, enough to cause concern. IF it has become prostate cancer, it's pretty much untreatable.

We agreed to start him on Paladia, which is very expensive, but I am also looking at reports that Ivermectin and FenBendazole have been shown to combat cancer in canines.

This breaks my heart. Koda is still so loving, so active, and is the absolute BEST boy ever. Knowing that his time may be cut short, guts me.

Doggos are so special. We do NOT deserve them... but, we are so better WITH them.

Mako, our other GSD, is healthy as a horse.

I'm truly hoping that we can give Koda a few more years with us... and keep him living his best life. He truly is special.

Koda is on the left, Mako is on the right. I am Koda's human... he's my best buddy.
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I had just come in from playing fetch/ball and find-it games with my GSD and read this post. Wish I
hadn't read it. Sorry to hear of this. Good luck, and I hope he gets a "pass" on the cancer.

 

[Jstpssng]

I had just come in from playing fetch/ball and find-it games with my GSD and read this post. Wish I
hadn't read it. Sorry to hear of this. Good luck, and I hope he gets a "pass" on the cancer.

I couldn't finish reading it.