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Purrs for Boone
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Margaret Fine - 01 Nov 2004 19:21 GMT If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over the weekend and got worse yesterday. We thought at first it was a flare up of his irritable bowel syndrome and put him on the meds we have on hand for that. He got much worse over night. He basically has water instead of stool, has stopped eating, and looks miserable. Steve took him to the vet's this morning for blood work, x-rays, etc. The vet said that there was a slightly dark area towards the front part of his abdomen (in the x-rays) that the vet didn't know what it was. He also said that Boone seemed like he had right leg pain when he extended that leg and had lost muscle mass on his left side. The blood work will not be back until tomorrow. We're giving him a higher dose of antibiotics but actually had to pill him this morning. Never in 9 years, no matter how sick he has been, has he refused to eat a little peanut butter and his pills. We will know better how to proceed when the blood work comes back.
Needless to say I am worried.
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Kreisleriana - 01 Nov 2004 19:30 GMT >If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that >loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Needless to say I am worried. Poor Doggie! Powerful tummy and leg purrs for his quick recovery.
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Jeanette - 01 Nov 2004 19:31 GMT > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it Spare purrs heading Boone's way. I hope it's something treatable.
Jeanette
Marina - 01 Nov 2004 19:44 GMT > Needless to say I am worried. Lots of purrs coming over for Boone and his family. You must all be so worried. We're hoping for something easily treatable to show up in the bloodwork.
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Karen Chuplis - 01 Nov 2004 20:06 GMT > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Needless to say I am worried. Oh dear! Poor Boone. Mega purrs coming.
Exocat - 01 Nov 2004 20:12 GMT Purrs that this turns out to be curable.
Best wishes during this difficult & worrying time
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> Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over the weekend and got worse yesterday. JBHajos - 01 Nov 2004 20:20 GMT >If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that >loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over >the weekend and got worse yesterday. Many purrs from Hobo & Speckles, doggy-wags from Sandy, and good wishes from me for Boone and his worried family. We sincerely hope he will recover quickly and will keep him in our thoughts. Hugs.
Jeanne
polonca12000 - 01 Nov 2004 22:24 GMT Lots of purrs and best wishes for Boone to recover completely from whatever is ailing him,
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> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over > the weekend and got worse yesterday. <snip Nan - 01 Nov 2004 22:26 GMT >If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that >loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Needless to say I am worried. Mega purrs are on the way from the furkids, and the d*g furkid is sending slurpy kisses and tail wags from one lab to another that Boone soon gets to feeling better.
Hugs for a worried Meowmie (?) (What do you call a d*g person?)
Nan
Ann - 01 Nov 2004 23:16 GMT Purrs on the way. Ann
> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Needless to say I am worried. Christina Websell - 01 Nov 2004 23:40 GMT Lots of purrs and prayers for your dear Boone. May he feel much better soon.
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> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Needless to say I am worried. Yoj - 01 Nov 2004 23:52 GMT Purrs are on the way - for Boone and for you!
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> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Margaret Fine > mefine@mindspring.com Steve Touchstone - 02 Nov 2004 00:00 GMT >If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that >loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >his pills. We will know better how to proceed when the blood work comes >back. Purrs for Boone and his worried hoomins
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Christina Websell - 02 Nov 2004 00:27 GMT Just had a thought (I used to be known as quite a dog expert, judge etc) See if you can get Boone to drink the water that rice has been cooked in, it's full of starch and should firm him up a bit. If you haven't go any - and of course you won't have - cook some and freeze the rice for future use. Do *not* give him milk. Do not try to make him eat either, rest his stomach and try to encourage him to drink the rice water. He may not be very keen at first, but he will be losing a lot of fluid and eventually he'll want it. Take his other water bowl up so he has no choice.
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> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Needless to say I am worried. Elise - 02 Nov 2004 01:16 GMT > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Needless to say I am worried. Healing & comforting purrs on their way for Boone and family
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CatNipped - 02 Nov 2004 01:44 GMT Purrs on the way!
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> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Margaret Fine > mefine@mindspring.com Enfilade - 02 Nov 2004 23:47 GMT Purring kitties boiling away for Boone!
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Dan M - 02 Nov 2004 02:16 GMT > Needless to say I am worried. Many get-better purrs coming Boone's way.
Victor Martinez - 02 Nov 2004 02:18 GMT Lots of healing purrs. Let us know what the tests say.
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Sam Nash - 02 Nov 2004 05:33 GMT > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Needless to say I am worried. Our best purrs for Boone to get better quickly. Sam
O J - 02 Nov 2004 07:34 GMT >If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that >loves cats, we would all appreciate it. ---------------------<snip>----------------------
>Needless to say I am worried. Purrs for the big dog! Hope he'll be OK and find you that little kitten you heard crying.
Regards and Purrs, O J
Irulan - 02 Nov 2004 10:36 GMT Purrs and prayers for Boone. Hope he starts feeling better soon. Jazz & his mama
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> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Needless to say I am worried. Ginger-lyn Summer - 02 Nov 2004 18:20 GMT >If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that >loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Needless to say I am worried. Purrs for Boone on their way.
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Adrian - 02 Nov 2004 19:16 GMT > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog > that loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Needless to say I am worried. Purrs on the way for Boone.
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Julie Cook - 02 Nov 2004 20:31 GMT > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Purrs and gentle headbutts on the way for Boone, Oliver, yourself and your DH. I'm hoping that by now Boone is feeling much better and you are all on the way to recovery. I keep checking in to see if we've heard from you. I hope no news is good news.
Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey and Sam
Margaret Fine - 02 Nov 2004 21:44 GMT >> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog >> that loves cats, we would all appreciate it. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey and Sam Hi Julie,
No real news yet. We did find out that it isn't any parasite or bacterial infection but haven't heard anything on the blood work yet.
The poor boy is still sick. He isn't having BMs any more but the vet tech we spoke to today said that was probably because he hasn't eaten anything in quite a while. He is supposed to start on a rice and cottage cheese diet today but he just basically licked the cottage cheese a little and then walked away. That was scary because cottage cheese is one of his favorite foods. I guess he'll eat when he is ready.
Thanks for the purrs and headbutts. I hope to be giving an update soon with the lab results.
Margaret
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polonca12000 - 02 Nov 2004 23:39 GMT Continuing purrs and best wishes for Boone and his family,
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> Hi Julie, > > No real news yet. We did find out that it isn't any parasite or > bacterial infection but haven't heard anything on the blood work yet. > > The poor boy is still sick. <snip Kreisleriana - 02 Nov 2004 23:49 GMT >>> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog >>> that loves cats, we would all appreciate it. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >Thanks for the purrs and headbutts. I hope to be giving an update soon >with the lab results. More purrs pumping out. This is such a nervewracking thing, if it were me, I would be a basket case.
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Steve Touchstone - 03 Nov 2004 05:22 GMT >>No real news yet. We did find out that it isn't any parasite or >>bacterial infection but haven't heard anything on the blood work yet. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >More purrs pumping out. This is such a nervewracking thing, if it >were me, I would be a basket case. Purrs continuing from here as well. Hope the labs come back with encouraging news
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Jean Hobbs - 03 Nov 2004 12:09 GMT Praying for Boone Margaret, I love dogs nearly as much as cats hope he recovers soon, will be looking for updates, Purrs and tail wags for Boone, and his Family. Jean.P. and Wilson.
> >> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog > >> that loves cats, we would all appreciate it. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Margaret Fine > mefine@mindspring.com Tanada - 02 Nov 2004 22:40 GMT > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Purrs and get well thoughts for Boone, and hugs and sympathy for his worried owners.
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Margaret Fine - 02 Nov 2004 23:54 GMT > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Needless to say I am worried Good news! Boone's labs all came back as completely normal so no cancer, pancreatitis, or anything like that.
Also, I was having a few pretzels and this big black nose worked its was over to the bag and tried to steal one. Then he looked at me with those soulful eyes that seemed to be saying "Can I have a bite??" I have never been so happy to have a dog beg for food in my life. I didn't give him a pretzel but did give him some rice and cottage cheese. He was tentative at first but ate very enthusiastically. He even licked the rice he spilled off the floor.
He just suddenly seems to be better. He looks better and acts happy again. The power of Purrs!!
This still doesn't tell us exactly what was wrong but the vet suspects food intolerance. We're switching to a new prescription diet that uses "Hydrolyzed chicken livers" which means that the intact proteins are already broken down so the body does not have a negative reaction to them. We knew that he was allergic to many animal proteins but he was doing so well on his prescription egg and rice diet that this caught us by surprise. If this stuff doesn't help I guess Meowmie will be happily cooking rice and cottage cheese for him for the rest of his life!
Thanks to all of you!
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Victor Martinez - 03 Nov 2004 00:06 GMT Great news!
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Skippy - 03 Nov 2004 00:10 GMT M
> He just suddenly seems to be better. He looks better and acts happy > again. The power of Purrs!! Hooray for Boone, the honorary kitty. Ok, so, he's tall and his ears droop, what's the problem :) Seriously, I'm so so glad to hear that he's doing better.
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Margaret Fine - 03 Nov 2004 00:15 GMT > M > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese!! > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/skippymjp/my_photos Mike, you don't know how right you are! Before we were adopted by Oliver we always joked that Boone was our cat. He has this way of stretching and arching his back and extending his paws/claws that is very cat like. We always joked that somehow he was a cat born in a dog's body. :-)
Thanks!
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Karen Chuplis - 03 Nov 2004 01:17 GMT >> M >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Thanks! Besides, Oliver LOVES Boone and Boone takes care of Oliver so they are brothers.
Yoj - 03 Nov 2004 00:24 GMT Thank goodness!
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> > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Margaret Fine > mefine@mindspring.com Charleen Welton - 03 Nov 2004 00:38 GMT What good news! What a great relief! Now just to find out what the culprit is and eliminate it. Boone and his family, and all of us will be happy!
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Steve Touchstone - 03 Nov 2004 05:56 GMT >What good news! What a great relief! Now just to find out what the culprit >is and eliminate it. Boone and his family, and all of us will be happy! "I" was the culprit that once caused my brother's akita's food allergy to flair up. I was visiting for a few days, and gave him some bacon, not knowing he was allergic to certain foods and on a special diet. Poor guy was pulling out his fur and ended up having to get a shot
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mlbriggs - 03 Nov 2004 00:58 GMT >> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that >> loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > Thanks to all of you! Purrs that he will continue to improve. MLB
Karen Chuplis - 03 Nov 2004 01:16 GMT >> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that >> loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > Thanks to all of you! Oh I am SOOOO relieved. It sounded much like what happened when a dog of mine took sick and it was not a happy ending :( So happy for Boone and many purrs for a good adjustment to the new food.
CatNipped - 03 Nov 2004 01:45 GMT YAY! HOORAY! HaPpY DaNcInG!!!!
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> > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Margaret Fine > mefine@mindspring.com Christine Burel - 03 Nov 2004 02:50 GMT I only checked my messages this evening and missed sending purrs earlier but I hope Boone continues to improve and has many fine begging moments ahead! Christine
> > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > Thanks to all of you! O J - 03 Nov 2004 04:36 GMT >Good news! Boone's labs all came back as completely normal so no >cancer, pancreatitis, or anything like that. ---------------------<snip>----------------------
>He just suddenly seems to be better. He looks better and acts happy >again. The power of Purrs!! So pleased to hear this news! Yay for the big dog! Now if he can only find that little kitten mewing at the end of your block.
Regards and Purrs, O J
Steve Touchstone - 03 Nov 2004 05:22 GMT >Good news! Boone's labs all came back as completely normal so no >cancer, pancreatitis, or anything like that. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > >Thanks to all of you! Great news! Purrs that you can get find a food he'll like that doesn't cause upset.
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Sam Nash - 03 Nov 2004 05:30 GMT >> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that >> loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Thanks to all of you! Great news, Margaret. The "power of purr" comes through again! Sam
Marina - 03 Nov 2004 06:19 GMT > Good news! Boone's labs all came back as completely normal so no > cancer, pancreatitis, or anything like that. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > soulful eyes that seemed to be saying "Can I have a bite??" I have > never been so happy to have a dog beg for food in my life. That's wonderful, Margaret! Yay! Purrs that the new food is OK for him.
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Christina Websell - 03 Nov 2004 19:49 GMT >> Good news! Boone's labs all came back as completely normal so no cancer, >> pancreatitis, or anything like that. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > That's wonderful, Margaret! Yay! Purrs that the new food is OK for him. You might try him with eggs too. At first scrambled quite soft in with his rice. Then poached - they so love to lick the yolk, then hardboiled and chopped and if he tolerates this, bowel wise, try him with steamed white fish. Then a gradual return to his proper diet. Yay, Boone. Go for it, boy!
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Margaret Fine - 03 Nov 2004 20:54 GMT >>>Good news! Boone's labs all came back as completely normal so no cancer, >>>pancreatitis, or anything like that. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Tweed <-- has spent what seems to be half her life finding nice food for ill > dogs. Hi Tweed,
Thanks for the suggestion and the earlier boiled rice water suggestion. It may be that eggs were the problem in the first place! He has food allergies and is allergic to most proteins (beef, chicken, fish We even had him on venison) and finally we had him on an egg and rice dog food that seemed to agree with him. The vet now thinks he has developed an allergy to the protein in eggs as well after 2 years! His new food will be potato and chicken liver based. Apparently they (the dog food people) now have the ability to break the protein in the chicken liver down so that the body doesn't recognize it as an allergen but he will still get nutritional value from it. I don't understand how that works but I'm willing to try it.
Margaret
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Christina Websell - 03 Nov 2004 21:16 GMT >>>>Good news! Boone's labs all came back as completely normal so no >>>>cancer, pancreatitis, or anything like that. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Margaret How about lamb? A lot of allergic dogs here are put on lamb and rice that we can buy and feed ourself. Lamb is quite expensive here but when I still had my dogs I could buy a lamb/rice kibble without additives and preservatives. It wasn't cheap. It seems like it's difficult to be allergic to lamb. In humans it's used as an exclusion diet (eat lamb and rice, gradually introduce other things and if you show symptoms, it's the new foods you're allergic to.) HTH
Tweed
Margaret Fine - 03 Nov 2004 23:28 GMT >>>>>Good news! Boone's labs all came back as completely normal so no >>>>>cancer, pancreatitis, or anything like that. [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > Tweed Lamb too! In fact we had him on a lamb and rice diet for his normal food from the time he was a puppy. We found out out pretty early he was allergic to beet pulp which is added as a fiber source to a lot of food. So we had him on a food that only had lamb and rice for ingredients and about 6 years and he was fine. Then he got very sick and we couldn't pinpoint what it was. I finally looked at the food and found that the manufacturer had added beet pulp with no notice on the bag. This seemed to set off some sort of hyper allergic reaction but we noticed when he was just on rice and cottage cheese and egg he was fine but whenever he was on a food that had lamb, beef, pork, fish he would get really sick again. I think the only two we didn't try was rabbit and duck! If this doesn't work he'll have to try one of those.
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Steve Touchstone - 03 Nov 2004 22:10 GMT >Thanks for the suggestion and the earlier boiled rice water suggestion. > It may be that eggs were the problem in the first place! He has food [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >still get nutritional value from it. I don't understand how that works >but I'm willing to try it. Purrs that he does well with the new diet. I mentioned my brother's d*g, and how I once set off his allergies during a visit when I fed him some table scraps (before I learned about his restricted diet). Sounds like Boone allergies mirrors what my brother's aikita went through - doing fine on a diet for awhile, then develping an allergy and having to switch to something new.
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Margaret Fine - 03 Nov 2004 23:39 GMT >>Thanks for the suggestion and the earlier boiled rice water suggestion. >> It may be that eggs were the problem in the first place! He has food [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > through - doing fine on a diet for awhile, then develping an allergy > and having to switch to something new. Thanks Steve. This seems to be EXACTLY what is happening to him. Do you know what they ended up feeding him?
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Steve Touchstone - 04 Nov 2004 00:22 GMT >Thanks Steve. This seems to be EXACTLY what is happening to him. Do >you know what they ended up feeding him? No, sorry I don't remember. He went to the RB about the time I retired from the Army ('93) at about 10 years old, IIRC. I'm not sure what the average age for akita's is, but do remember that he seemed to have a good quality of life. Though, he did have to be pilled morning and night to prevent outbreaks.
The worst thing about him, is that he never learned to get along with other dogs, which seems to be a too common trait of akitas. My brother had him professionally trained, and he was fine when someone was around. But if left alone and another animal happened to get close, he would go after it. The breed was originally developed to hunt bears, later for fighting, and still later as guard/police work, so it was dangerous to leave him where he could interact with other dogs without supervision.
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Jean Hobbs - 03 Nov 2004 12:13 GMT Boy! that *was* a quick recovery I just finished sending Purrs excellent new to hear anyway!!!!!!! Jean.P. and Wilson.
> > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Margaret Fine > mefine@mindspring.com Kreisleriana - 03 Nov 2004 15:47 GMT >> If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that >> loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >was tentative at first but ate very enthusiastically. He even licked >the rice he spilled off the floor. Wooo-hoooo! Normal behavior can be such a kick!
>He just suddenly seems to be better. He looks better and acts happy >again. The power of Purrs!! [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >by surprise. If this stuff doesn't help I guess Meowmie will be happily >cooking rice and cottage cheese for him for the rest of his life! Poor Booney. Purrs for his (and your) ordeal to be behind him.
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Bob M - 03 Nov 2004 20:04 GMT > > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Margaret Fine > mefine@mindspring.com So glad to hear Boone is doing better.
Bob
Exocat - 03 Nov 2004 20:34 GMT Tremendous news. Sighs of relief all round. Enjoy slaving over a hot stove!
Purrs
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> He just suddenly seems to be better. He looks better and acts happy > again. The power of Purrs!! Margaret Fine - 03 Nov 2004 23:39 GMT > Tremendous news. Sighs of relief all round. Enjoy slaving over a hot > stove! > > Purrs > > Gordon & the TT Lucky for me rice can be microwaved! ;-)
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Singh - 04 Nov 2004 05:08 GMT Purrs for continuing recovery, and a long and happy life with a mama who loves him mightily!
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> > If you can spare a few purrs, prayers, or tail wags today for a dog that > > loves cats, we would all appreciate it. Our Lab, Boone, fell ill over [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Margaret Fine > mefine@mindspring.com Adrian - 04 Nov 2004 13:10 GMT > Good news! Boone's labs all came back as completely normal so no > cancer, pancreatitis, or anything like that. That's wonderful news, thanks for the update.
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