The vets have given Pearl a final inning - Page 2

Undertoad · 11-23-2012, 06:59 PM

I appreciate it Jaydaan. I understand exactly what you're saying wrt not trying to scare me. I'll watch for that symptom and it is good to know.

I always feel like Bostons and Boxers are similar, even though they are far different sizes. They're both clowns, with a square jaw.

Pearl had another episode tonight and it is always tough remembering that this shouldn't get me down. It's just so heartbreaking to watch.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-23-2012, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

True, UT. Would you be able to pay for all Pearl's meds if you had another dog? Would she get all your attention?
I value Bruce's opinion, but just the way things worked out I think you made the right decision.

Yes, he probably did, but a young healthy dog doesn't cost much to keep. And more importantly that was a few years back when I, nor I think UT, imagined he'd be in his current situation.

Spexxvet · 11-24-2012, 08:14 AM

Enjoy your time with her, UT

Undertoad · 11-27-2012, 04:56 AM

She had a really bad episode tonight. She fainted in the middle of the yard while pooping. (Any kind of stress causes her trouble.) I carried her limp body inside and felt for her heartbeat. It was steady but much slower than normal. Arrhythmia. She was out of it for a good 10 minutes, her big eyes just lifeless. She then slowly recovered over an hour.

Now me, I had just gotten back from having a dead battery in north Philly. There's nothing so invigorating as waiting for a tow company for a jump start, in the hood, at night. And when I got home, my main hard drive tanked on me, as it's going intermittent while it too is dying.

And this is why I drink, because even though it's a slow poison, it's slower than everything else around me right now.

DanaC · 11-27-2012, 04:58 AM

Oh honey. What a horrible night.

orthodoc · 11-27-2012, 05:14 AM

Damn.
Women send other women cyber-hugs; I don't know whether men would hate that, but I'll send some anyway and hope not to offend. You have lots of people here to stand by you. Lean on us, we're better than slow poison.

limey · 11-27-2012, 05:14 AM

Oh UT, how awful! Hugs to you!

Griff · 11-27-2012, 05:53 AM

That is a crap night. Sorry man.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-27-2012, 07:10 AM

Drinking doesn't really help, and actually makes things tougher in the long run... but you know that. Masturbation is the answer.

glatt · 11-27-2012, 07:13 AM

I hope things are looking better this morning.

infinite monkey · 11-27-2012, 07:50 AM

Me too. So sad.

BigV · 11-28-2012, 11:08 AM

This thread is a total no-humor zone. So, I'm sure I'm going to hell because when I heard about this last incident, it made me think of Elvis.

But that doesn't mean that there aren't smiles to be had. "clowns with square jaws", chasing balls and getting bowled over like a cartoon snowball, radiating happiness at the promise of a treat or a scratch. Curled furballs of contentment, satisfied to be dozing at your feet or in your lap. Dogs are a huge net positive force in the universe. You're fortunate and she's fortunate.

I've had several dogs over the years, and I've had to deal with their deaths both fast and slow. They're just different kinds of agony. But that agony is transient; what is permanent is my happiness from sharing my life with beloved family members, the marks they've made on my life, the stories, the scars... the hair. I know your pain is real UT. But it won't last, your love and your memories will. I promise.

footfootfoot · 11-28-2012, 10:08 PM

Despite V's humor ban, I continually read the title of the thread as "The vets have given Pearl a final warning"

And I picture a vet lecturing a disinterested Pearl who is gazing out the window looking at the kids playing ball in the park. Then turning to look at the vet with a look of "Sorry, what? Umm, are we done now? Cause I'd like to go out and help those kids bite that ball, they're doin it rong."

BigV · 11-28-2012, 11:34 PM

it's not a ban, really. even I didn't obey it.

wolf · 11-29-2012, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

No money. I tried briefly, but was skint when the time came, and had to bail on my breeder. And the thinking is, you don't get a dog when you're skint because you can't pay the vet to treat it properly if something goes wrong.

I will be looking to adopt, I think, when the time comes.

I am sure Pearl is approaching things with a grin and grace, as she does. Sorry you are facing this journey, but she wouldn't want to be on it with anyone else.

I have a cow orker at the rehab who has a rescue. Let me know if you ever choose add a furry family member and I'll. Get you connected with her.

11-24-2012, 08:14 AM	#18
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Enjoy your time with her, UT __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

11-27-2012, 05:14 AM	#21
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Damn. Women send other women cyber-hugs; I don't know whether men would hate that, but I'll send some anyway and hope not to offend. You have lots of people here to stand by you. Lean on us, we're better than slow poison. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-27-2012, 05:14 AM	#22
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Oh UT, how awful! Hugs to you! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

11-27-2012, 05:53 AM	#23
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That is a crap night. Sorry man. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-27-2012, 07:10 AM	#24
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Drinking doesn't really help, and actually makes things tougher in the long run... but you know that. Masturbation is the answer. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-23-2012, 06:59 PM	#16
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I appreciate it Jaydaan. I understand exactly what you're saying wrt not trying to scare me. I'll watch for that symptom and it is good to know. I always feel like Bostons and Boxers are similar, even though they are far different sizes. They're both clowns, with a square jaw. Pearl had another episode tonight and it is always tough remembering that this shouldn't get me down. It's just so heartbreaking to watch.

11-27-2012, 04:56 AM	#19
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	She had a really bad episode tonight. She fainted in the middle of the yard while pooping. (Any kind of stress causes her trouble.) I carried her limp body inside and felt for her heartbeat. It was steady but much slower than normal. Arrhythmia. She was out of it for a good 10 minutes, her big eyes just lifeless. She then slowly recovered over an hour. Now me, I had just gotten back from having a dead battery in north Philly. There's nothing so invigorating as waiting for a tow company for a jump start, in the hood, at night. And when I got home, my main hard drive tanked on me, as it's going intermittent while it too is dying. And this is why I drink, because even though it's a slow poison, it's slower than everything else around me right now.

11-27-2012, 07:13 AM	#25
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I hope things are looking better this morning.

11-27-2012, 07:50 AM	#26
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Me too. So sad.

11-28-2012, 11:08 AM	#27
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	This thread is a total no-humor zone. So, I'm sure I'm going to hell because when I heard about this last incident, it made me think of Elvis. But that doesn't mean that there aren't smiles to be had. "clowns with square jaws", chasing balls and getting bowled over like a cartoon snowball, radiating happiness at the promise of a treat or a scratch. Curled furballs of contentment, satisfied to be dozing at your feet or in your lap. Dogs are a huge net positive force in the universe. You're fortunate and she's fortunate. I've had several dogs over the years, and I've had to deal with their deaths both fast and slow. They're just different kinds of agony. But that agony is transient; what is permanent is my happiness from sharing my life with beloved family members, the marks they've made on my life, the stories, the scars... the hair. I know your pain is real UT. But it won't last, your love and your memories will. I promise. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-28-2012, 10:08 PM	#28
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Despite V's humor ban, I continually read the title of the thread as "The vets have given Pearl a final warning" And I picture a vet lecturing a disinterested Pearl who is gazing out the window looking at the kids playing ball in the park. Then turning to look at the vet with a look of "Sorry, what? Umm, are we done now? Cause I'd like to go out and help those kids bite that ball, they're doin it rong." __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-28-2012, 11:34 PM	#29
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	it's not a ban, really. even I didn't obey it. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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