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I've mentioned before how we accidentally taught Teedo to bring us trash as a side effect of teaching him "leave it" Still going strong, still engaging in commerce 
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gently caress cancer 
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Oct 2, 2023 13:37
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I'm so so sorry Radiation Cow, Gello was a treasure and I'll miss new photos and stories about her If you want I'd love to hear your favorite stories. She looks like such a lovable goofball 
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Oct 4, 2023 12:54
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I'm dealing with this now with my other dog I guess the point is: it's a natural part of life and it's okay to do some preemptive grieving, but don't let it get in the way of the time you have left. When the feeling comes over you, acknowledge it, accept it, then let it go and focus on making a new good memory together (even if it's just snoozing in the same room). That's what I've been doing with my aging pooch and while I'm still sad about her inevitable death it's not consuming my thoughts
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Some really good pups in here This is not one of them:  (He made himself very cozy)
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Radiation Cow posted:Ok, last Gello post, promise! This thread has been so supportive and I'm really grateful for it. After this, only funny Boudicca stories! Please keep sharing Gello stories if you feel like it! And that's a great little service
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Oct 17, 2023 12:53
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Teedo was naughty and made a hole in the brand new bed throughthe brand new and very expensive sheets He was immediately jailed for his crimes  Will Solicitor Katie come to his rescue? Will she answer his call to release him from his unjust imprisonment (so he can eat cat kibble and also turds)?
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david_a posted:Solicitor Katie makes an impassioned defense (raises several valid points IMO) Oh my god that's adorable Thanks to the impassioned defense of Solicitor Katie and her sound legal reasoning, Teedo has won his freedom!  Sadly, he proved to be recidivist and promptly destroyed the overstuffed chair  Asked why he would commit a crime so soon after his hard-won release, his only comment was "...Commerce?"  Mr. Otter could not be reached for comment (It's ok, that chair was on its last legs so we pulled out the stuffing pad and have been letting them have at it for a while. Enrichment!) DarkHorse fucked around with this message at 17:36 on Nov 6, 2023 |
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Radiation Cow posted:I thought I was ready to go over Gello's photos to sort them and get all nostalgic. This video, however, broke me. I never realised how much she looked to me - she really loved me. And considering her start in life, that's the highest honour possible. And I think a love like that was something very, very special.  She absolutely was a special girl and you should feel good for having that influence on her
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pastor of muppets posted:Just got out of the MRI. It’s a tumor. Taking her home and will say our goodbyes. I'm so sorry for you, I'm devastated to hear that
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What a lovely story I'm so sorry for your loss, Rory was a good dog
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There's no "right" way to grieve, some people find the presence of a new dog comforting, some find it a betrayal to their memory. Just feel it out and give yourselves the grace to find what's right for you. We've been having a lot of luck with Teedo's seizures. We upped his medication yet again, but this time it seems it actually worked. It went from 1-2 a week to every few weeks, we've been holding our breath wondering if it was a fluke but it seems to be holding (knock on his empty wooden seizure-probe head)
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Dec 30, 2023 19:01
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Brindle girls are my favorite, I'm so so sorry
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NomNomNom posted:Watson loves the snow Oh my god
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I'm so sorry skool, Josie was such a treasure
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Feb 13, 2024 14:52
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NomNomNom posted:Except sometimes he doesn't stop in time and headbutts us. It's fun playing chicken with hounds that either have no sense of depth perception or understanding of their velocity TODD loves you and is thinking of you   ... for a certain loose definition of "thinking"
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david_a posted:If I tease Katie with a toy she will lunge for it and do a bit of tug-of-war but that’s the closest she gets to playing “with” me. It just doesn’t seem to be a natural greyhound thing. My favorite memory of Spartacus was the first time taking him to the dog park. Some of the other dog owners recognized a greyhound and oohed and ahhed as he sped over to the other dogs running around playing chase. He caught up to them right away and then just bounced along in what I recognized as an easy lope, but everyone else was impressed. And then a swift dive-bombed the field, and he turned on the jets to chase it. The bird was probably loving with him but he ran himself ragged and almost caught it a few times, and everyone else was just like "holy poo poo" at how fast he really was when he was actually trying. Keeping up with a bird on the wing is no mean feat
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One of my big "disappointments" with Teedo is that he's not interested in dog parks. We've taken him twice, and both times he just kind of stood awkwardly next to us for a few minutes before pointedly facing himself in front of the exit gate
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Sad news everyone. Teedo had a really bad seizure last night and we think it's time we had him euthanized Sad details ahead so if you want to skip that stuff just jump to the asterisks. He's ok now, but he had two big ones in quick succession. What's worse is that he's started running in the middle of them. Up until now he's usually fall over and just mimic running. Occasionally he'd hurt himself thrashing, but lately now he's been gaining his feet and running full tilt until he hits something. Last night he slammed into a steel fence and a brick wall before I was able to stop him. He also splintered a toenail and smashed his nose so bad he was aspirating blood. He's over 90 pounds and strong and fast so there's no stopping him if he gets started. We were hoping this was a fluke or a one-time thing, but it's happened three times in succession. While we can manage it if we're here by holding onto his collar, if he has a seizure while we're away who knows how badly he could hurt himself, and getting someone both willing and able to watch a seizing 90 lb. dog every time we want to go out is untenable. He's been having these seizures about once a week ever since we got him. The longest he's gone has been three or four weeks I think, usually shortly after we upped his medication. Sadly it looks like he's reverted to the same pattern, and he's maxed out on the three medications we're giving him. There's not much room left for options. My spouse and I spent a lot of last night crying about it. I was awake most of it because my heart ached at the idea of putting him down, worried I was giving up on him unfairly. The lovely thing is that otherwise he's a pretty happy and goofy dog, but we're at the point where the wounds from his previous seizures haven't healed in time for his next one. We've been content to clean up the blood and piss and spit and poo poo, but now that he's getting worse and at real risk of seriously hurting himself we don't know what else to do. Anyway, sorry for the downer. We haven't scheduled anything yet but it'll probably be soon. We're going to try and give him a nice long week of special treatment and do it before he suffers another seizure. ************************************ Here's some stuff about Teedo that made him special
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david_a posted:Do you know why he gets these seizures? His seizures are idiopathic, that is the vets haven't been able to identify a cause AtomikKrab posted:Has medication not helped? Not to any appreciable effect. He takes a fistful of pills every morning and night, plus a few more just before bedtime, but his seizures have not gotten any less frequent or severe
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He's spent most of today resting and recuperating from last night, which is typical after a seizure
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I've loved sharing him with you guys. He is very much a TODD
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Another seizure today, and it was a long one. We've scheduled a home euthanasia for Friday. Really thought we'd have longer with you buddy
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Thanks everyone, your condolences really do help. I'm glad we were able to share him with you. If you have any ideas for fun or sentimental things to do we'd appreciate hearing them since we still have a little time. It's never enough, but it's something
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Mar 20, 2024 23:03
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He's gone. Ear hat  TODD EAT A BURG   Rest easy, buddy. You were loved and will be missed. I hope we did right by you. 
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david_a posted:Playing with Sparty and Josie and Opal and Gello and the rest across the rainbow bridge 🌈 Yeah he's been a lot slower about eating lately, we had been considering doing a dental cleaning in case his teeth were hurting him but were afraid of the anesthesia. Looks like we were probably right, because he had a small seizure after injecting the sedative. He's still an inveterate food thief though. We had a long walk today and I took him to a local coffee shop, and he was laser-focused on a muffin another customer had. He even did his little air-licking thing (which you see a little of in the burg video)
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Radiation Cow posted:This morning, Boudicca tried to chase a cat that then hid a storm drain. She got her paw stuck in the grating, panicked, and bit me while I was helping her get out. Luckily, she's got no teeth, and the cat escaped unharmed. Oh no, that's so scary!  Teedo once fell off the bed during one of his seizures and trapped his leg between the mattress, headboard, and frame in such a way I was terrified he'd break his leg if I didn't extricate him before the next wave. I imagine it was much the same with Boudicca
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Sparty caught two rabbits (one bigger than a loaf of bread!) several possums, and even a bird on the wing, but didn't kill any of them thankfully. They were just shell shocked. Even the bird.
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She's so cuuute! Loving the 80s leg warmers
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jesus WEP posted:Lana looks like a real sweetheart, gonna need more pics to be 100% sure though
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What a sweet considerate girl!david_a posted:Lana is a cutie! She's either missing a few or has a few extra
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Awww Katie Olive her so much
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A friend of ours gave us an amazing tribute to Teedo :')
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