Dirofilariasis

patsue53 · Post by **patsue53** » Jun 17, 2006 7:10 am

Poor guy.

Glad to hear he's doing better. Hope you can keep him quiet.

PeggyC · Post by **PeggyC** » Jun 17, 2006 7:45 am

I'm so glad to hear that he's doing better! Sounds like keeping him quiet is tough on both of you.

Doris_J · Post by **Doris_J** » Jun 17, 2006 11:44 am

I'm glad to hear he's doing better, OED. Give him a scratch behind the ears for me.

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » Jun 17, 2006 10:33 pm

OED, I'm glad he is feeling better, I hope u can keep him quiet. How long does he have to be kept quiet for?

Debbie

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jun 26, 2006 9:45 am

OED? Been wondering for a few days how Thunder is doing? And yourself of course.

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Jun 28, 2006 11:08 pm

Thunder's doing pretty good. Probably cause he's stoned out of his mind. That's the only way I've been able to kleep him quiet. As busy as I've been lately, I think I'm gonna swipe a few of his "goodies".

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » Jun 28, 2006 11:45 pm

There goes your Nice Old Grandpa image.

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » Jun 29, 2006 8:45 pm

OED, I'm glad u posted I was getting worried. How long does Thunder have to be stoned errr I mean quiet for?

Debbie

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Jun 30, 2006 1:28 am

Two, possible three more weeks. The hardest part is going to training and just working the Presa pup. Watching the more advanced dogs without Thunder is a killer.

Ginger · Post by **Ginger** » Jun 30, 2006 12:08 pm

Oh, I did not think about training. Is this going to throw him back? I mean will he need re-training after being out of it for so long? Poor puppy, kiss him on the nose for me!

Ginger

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » Jun 30, 2006 8:29 pm

OED, 2-3 weeks? When he comes out of this being a healthy dog it will all be worth it. *S*

Why does he have to be kept so quiet though? Sorry, but I don't know much about heart worm.

Debbie

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Jul 01, 2006 8:49 am

So he is all done with the shots part of it? Dang they must really pack a punch if you still have to keep him quiet! Poor Thunder

Hope he is back to his normal self soon!!

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jul 05, 2006 9:15 pm

Just checking to see how the 'big boy' thunder is doing this week? Feeling any better you think?

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Jul 06, 2006 1:43 am

July 12 will be his next checkup. HOpefully he'll be cleared to start living again.
TQ and Annie, the reason for having to stay quiet is because the shots given (2) are arsenic. Plain and simple. They are very harsh with the initial shots but the major reson for keeping him quiet is because as the arsenic kills off the heart worms, he MUST stay quiet. As they die, his system must SLOWLY absorb the disolving heartworms. If he gets overly excited, starts running, barking to much, ANYTHING that gets his heart rate up, the undisolved heartworm can be forced into his heart (heart attack) his lungs (pnemonia) or ANY of his arterial blood supply and create an embolism.
The vet told me he's seen young, healthy dogs just drop over dead from simple over exertion. The reason Thunder is so good at all the things he does is that he's never known what "simple" exertion means. Thus the tranquilizers. It's been a ride!

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » Jul 11, 2006 12:43 am

OED, I was wondering if it might be trying to keep the worms in one place and from harming any organs.

I'm glad he is on tranquillers and he is doing better. Maybe u should borrow some of them too?

{HUGS}

Debbie

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Jul 11, 2006 1:41 am

Yes Debbie! That's wy he needs to stay still.
Wensday's the day.......I hope!

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Jul 13, 2006 1:48 am

Thunder WILL be at training tomorrow night!

Did I say I was happy?
Also! My nephiew was in for a visit. As some of you know, Tim is a Cpt in the Recon Marines. Tours in Iraq and Hati, now a instructor at the Recon School. When I commented on training a drug dog, he made comments about the job bomb dogs are doing over in Iraq.
Yes, I had to get rid of the Mal pup I had last week, but the urge to train a detection dog overtook me

.
Meet Ursa! My new detection dog.
With my nephiew's urging, she will, hopefully be a bomb detector dog.
Why cant I just get a friggin cat!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/ ... Malpup.jpg

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » Jul 13, 2006 2:11 am

YEAHHHHHHHHH . that is GREAT news!!

I am so glad Thunder is ok!! I wanted to post early to ask but then was scared that seeing as u hadn't posted that maybe the vet had found something. But I am soooo glad he is good!! {HUGS}

And as for the bomb dog, That is very kewl..does that mean u will have two training dogs now PLUS Thunder? A drug dog, a bomb dog and Thunder?

Enjoy having Thunder back at the training center tomorrow!

Debbie

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jul 13, 2006 8:58 am

Great News! Welcome back Thunder! The earth will roll now! The man is back with his doggie in tow!

And that puppy! What a sweetheart?

Please don't tell me these dogs are like the canary's they used in the mines? They don't find only one, am I right? They smell from a distance and no body goes near? RIGHT?

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Jul 13, 2006 9:10 am

Bro!! I am so glad old Thunder is back to training now!! That's great!!

And that puppy!! Oh my goodness....look at those ears......

Huggs Bro!!