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Newfoundland Pictures / Re: Angus at the dogpark.
« on: March 26, 2006, 08:05:04 am »
He looks like he had a ball!

So we have the east coast well covered....I'm in Dartmouth, NS and we also haven't had a very snowy winter!  Our dogs loved that though ... I think I have the only newf in the world that doesn't enjoy snow or water! hehe

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Newfoundland Discussions / Re: Humor me...because I gotta say...
« on: March 26, 2006, 07:21:40 am »
These posts are cracking me up! We don't talk baby talk to our BarkleyBear, BarkaLark, BoohBark Barkley here either.  There will be NONE of that!  Ok, except from my oh so manly husband who has been caught lying on the ground cuddling up nose to nose with his BooBarkALarkBa by, and a little nudge from ShebaWeba our girlygirl is never turned down either.  All of it is done with a smile and a towel in hand - who knew that drool could solidify and create such wonderful wall murals?   ;)

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Newfoundland Discussions / Re: My first post - and a sad one
« on: March 26, 2006, 07:12:24 am »
Thank you all.
Kelly, your story about Slater has me in tears as well.  It sounds as if he was so loved, and how blessed he was to pass away naturally with you by his side.  I can't even imagine how hard that was for you ... but they say that the closest you get to heaven is to be with a dying person, so I can imagine that we're close to the bridge when we're with our loving animals that are sick and passing on.  Thank you so much for sharing your story with me. 


Also, thanks for the advice on the prendizone.  The vet said the same thing.  He's on 50mg twice a day right now, along with Sucrolate (sp?) which he takes about 2 hours before the prendizone.  So far we've not seen any of the side effects the vet discussed with us (thirst and frequent urination), so the dose might be a good one.  I wouldn't have thought to look for breathing irregularities though, so will add that to my list now.  Of course, he's only been on the meds since Friday night though, and with his size it may take some time to settle into his system.

He had another great night last night.  No diarhhea, no other accidents, slept through the night with his buddy Sheba (our other beauty - both pictured here)and we had a good cuddle this morning as we did our morning groom routine.  He's still eating like a horse, and given the weight that he's lost in the last month or so, I'm letting him eat!  We have him on gastro right now to settle the diarhhea issue - feeding him four or five times a day in smaller doses.  Apparently getting weight onto him is a good thing, and one of the things we were told to watch for was anorexia.  No sign of that in this guy so far! 

The down side of it is, as I said to my husband this morning, I'm starting to fool myself into thinking that he's not really sick.  But as you all have said - I will just take each day that he's feeling good and accept it gratefully.  He will tell us when it's time to do otherwise. 

Thanks again for the awesome welcome and support everyone.  What an amazing group of people - I'm grateful to google for finding you and wish that I had found you six years ago!!!

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Newfoundland Discussions / Re: My first post - and a sad one
« on: March 25, 2006, 08:44:41 pm »
Wow...response s so quickly! I like this board already.  The vet didn't recommend any kind of surgery.  We discussed chemo but given his age, and the fact that we want his last months to be happy ones - not ones filled with poking and prodding, we decided against that course of treatment.  What is so hard is looking at him this weekend.  He shows no signs at all of being sick.  His appetite is huge (more than normal actually), and he's been very affectionate and loving.  We went for our walk today and he was just as great as usual.  Hard to believe - I keep hoping they were wrong and it was just gas or something.  Silly me.

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Newfoundland Discussions / My first post - and a sad one
« on: March 25, 2006, 08:12:05 pm »
I've had my amazing Landseer, Barkley, since Dec 2000 when we rescued him from the local SPCA. We weren't sure how old he was when we got him - somewhere between 2 and 4, although probably closer to 2, which makes him about 8 now.

On Friday night we got the diagnosis of lymphoma.  He's been having some real issues over the last few weeks, although previous to that he's been the picture of health.  He doesn't even have one sign of hip issues or anything!  He had some eye issues (cateract related) and recently some diahhrea.  When we took him back in this week because of the continued diahhrea, they found some abnormalities in his lymph nodes.  An ultrasound on Friday night showed the masses on his spleen.

I'm just so sad.  We've chosen not to go the chemo route, and instead have started him on prednozone.  He's eating like a horse and his cheer is great.

Has anyone had any experience with this?  I'm just devastated at the decision we will be faced with in the near future.  He's such an amazing dog.

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