I am lost right now

Well yesterday was the year anniversary of Dude starting to have seizures. A year ago today I posted this thread, I would like again to take a moment to thank all of you for the support and kind words! AGO has the best people. Thank You Very Much!

-The 1 year update.

Dude is doing great, he has not had a seizure since this all started. We will be making the trip to Ann Arbor soon for his year check up with the neurologist. He just hangs out, usually laying somewhere taking it easy, but hell he is almost 13 years old. Still when he sees the mail lady he will run around the yard like a lunatic, raising hell. He still goes in the car with me twice a day, and still continues to con me into giving him treats. I always give in to him, just love him too much to tell him no. He's my Buddy!

Dave.
 
Wonderful to hear Dave! I can completely relate.
I hope all goes well at the neurologist.

Here’s to many more car rides, raising hell and laying around.
 
Been there my friend, thoughts are with you and especially the Dude. Always considered dogs as family and honestly better family than a lot of the two legged family I have.

Edit:

Clearly I didn’t realize the original post was from a year ago, reading is hard. Great to hear everything worked out and the Dude is still getting alllll the treats.
 
Nice one Dave! :xyxthumbs:

That's fantastic news indeed. Haha, I love it how he still 'gets into it' when the mail person arrives, brilliant. Our wee Bicheon is 15 this year but often carves up around the lounge, up the hallway, through the kitchen, round & round like a maniac . . . 15 going on 3!!! :dblthumb2:

Thank you for the update buddy, very cool.

Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:
 
Well folks the last two days have been a roller coaster ride for me. Sept. 20 2018 marked the 10 year anniversary my brother Danny aka Lugnut died. He went for the last ride on his HD Fatboy, at least he went out doing what he loved! He is my older brother and only sibling. It was a bad day.

But Sept. 21 2018 was the best day I had in awhile!

It was time for Dudes year check up with his neurologist, well it ended up being a little over a year. To start off we found out that the doctors office moved from Ann Arbor to Farmington. Not a big deal just farther away, and it has been awhile since I have been on an expressway. I put the tach to the red a couple times, and saw a Lamborghini on US-23. So we got to the office.

Dr. Galle comes in to talk and checks Dude out. After doing some test he says "He looks normal to me", we asked what do you mean by normal. His reply was he wasn't seeing any symptoms like they saw 6 months ago, and he wants to start backing off the prednisone first to a half a pill every other day, instead of a whole pill every other day. If still going good after 6 months, he wants to lessen the Keppra too. Words can't explain how happy I am right now.

If your family member needs these types of doctors I highly recommend Dogwood Veterinary Referral Center. I would travel across the country if I had to for them, once there sometime ago I talked with people who came all the way from Arizona. They are great people!

Thanks for listening!
Dave.


Plus the doctors are car guys. Dr. Holahan drives a sweet blue Z06 Corvette, and Dr. Galle has an awesome Ford Raptor!
 
Dave buddy, thats awesome news!!! :props:

Man, condolences for the loss of your Brother. September is a suck Month for sure. The 5th marked 13 years since my Dad passed & 3 years since our Twins were born . . . a character filled little man named Benjamin but sadly our sweet baby Charlotte was still born.

I'm so stoked for Dude & of course you guys too. What a fantastic outcome. Absolutely love your dedication my friend! :props:

Our little Pup Bleau the Bichon Frise has had his own time in the care of the Vet lately too. I'll post up the pictures & the story from the Vet.


Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:
 
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This is what the Vet posted up on Facebook.

Meet Bleau who is a tough little Bichon Frise who has recently undergone the surgical removal of a lobe of his liver containing a tumour (a liver lobectomy).
Bleau initially came to us because he was off colour with a distended abdomen. Blood tests showed that he had very high liver enzymes. Further investigation included an ultrasound which revealed a mass in his liver approximately 3.5cm in diameter. A fine needle aspirate sample was obtained guided by ultrasound to try and identify the mass.
The pathologists report suggested that it was a nodular proliferation but a tumour could not be ruled out. An exploratory surgery with a full biopsy was discussed but the decision was made to try medical management and a special diet to support liver function.
Unfortunately Bleau’s liver enzymes remained high some months later and an X-ray showed a relatively large mass on his liver. An ultrasound scan showed the mass had grown in size to 6.5 cm and was most likely a tumour.
Bleau has very dedicated owners and the decision was made to take him to surgery to excise the mass. This involved removal of the right middle lobe of his liver which is not without risk in an elderly dog. The surgery was challenging due to the proximity of the mass to his gall bladder. Despite his age, Bleau came through the surgery very well and has continued to make a good recovery.
The biopsy report identified the mass as a carcinoma of the liver. While these are malignant tumours, they tend to spread late rather than early in their development. Checks prior to and during surgery failed to reveal any evidence of spread of the tumour to any other organs. Survival statistics for Bleau are favourable and he will certainly enjoy an improved quality of life without his liver tumour.


Pretty happy to have our little woolly Pup back & running around like crazy again.


Aaryn NZ.


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Hammer77 said:
Well folks the last two days have been a roller coaster ride for me. Sept. 20 2018 marked the 10 year anniversary my brother Danny aka Lugnut died. He went for the last ride on his HD Fatboy, at least he went out doing what he loved! He is my older brother and only sibling. It was a bad day.

But Sept. 21 2018 was the best day I had in awhile!

It was time for Dudes year check up with his neurologist, well it ended up being a little over a year. To start off we found out that the doctors office moved from Ann Arbor to Farmington. Not a big deal just farther away, and it has been awhile since I have been on an expressway. I put the tach to the red a couple times, and saw a Lamborghini on US-23. So we got to the office.

Dr. Galle comes in to talk and checks Dude out. After doing some test he says "He looks normal to me", we asked what do you mean by normal. His reply was he wasn't seeing any symptoms like they saw 6 months ago, and he wants to start backing off the prednisone first to a half a pill every other day, instead of a whole pill every other day. If still going good after 6 months, he wants to lessen the Keppra too. Words can't explain how happy I am right now.

If your family member needs these types of doctors I highly recommend Dogwood Veterinary Referral Center. I would travel across the country if I had to for them, once there sometime ago I talked with people who came all the way from Arizona. They are great people!

Thanks for listening!
Dave.


Plus the doctors are car guys. Dr. Holahan drives a sweet blue Z06 Corvette, and Dr. Galle has an awesome Ford Raptor!
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Very sorry about your brother Dave, but also am happy to here Dude is doing so well!
Here's to many more months/years together!!!!!!
 
Hammer77 said:
Well folks the last two days have been a roller coaster ride for me. Sept. 20 2018 marked the 10 year anniversary my brother Danny aka Lugnut died. He went for the last ride on his HD Fatboy, at least he went out doing what he loved! He is my older brother and only sibling. It was a bad day.

But Sept. 21 2018 was the best day I had in awhile!

It was time for Dudes year check up with his neurologist, well it ended up being a little over a year. To start off we found out that the doctors office moved from Ann Arbor to Farmington. Not a big deal just farther away, and it has been awhile since I have been on an expressway. I put the tach to the red a couple times, and saw a Lamborghini on US-23. So we got to the office.

Dr. Galle comes in to talk and checks Dude out. After doing some test he says "He looks normal to me", we asked what do you mean by normal. His reply was he wasn't seeing any symptoms like they saw 6 months ago, and he wants to start backing off the prednisone first to a half a pill every other day, instead of a whole pill every other day. If still going good after 6 months, he wants to lessen the Keppra too. Words can't explain how happy I am right now.

If your family member needs these types of doctors I highly recommend Dogwood Veterinary Referral Center. I would travel across the country if I had to for them, once there sometime ago I talked with people who came all the way from Arizona. They are great people!

Thanks for listening!
Dave.


Plus the doctors are car guys. Dr. Holahan drives a sweet blue Z06 Corvette, and Dr. Galle has an awesome Ford Raptor!
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Aaryn NZ said:
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This is what the Vet posted up on Facebook.

Meet Bleau who is a tough little Bichon Frise who has recently undergone the surgical removal of a lobe of his liver containing a tumour (a liver lobectomy).
Bleau initially came to us because he was off colour with a distended abdomen. Blood tests showed that he had very high liver enzymes. Further investigation included an ultrasound which revealed a mass in his liver approximately 3.5cm in diameter. A fine needle aspirate sample was obtained guided by ultrasound to try and identify the mass.
The pathologists report suggested that it was a nodular proliferation but a tumour could not be ruled out. An exploratory surgery with a full biopsy was discussed but the decision was made to try medical management and a special diet to support liver function.
Unfortunately Bleau’s liver enzymes remained high some months later and an X-ray showed a relatively large mass on his liver. An ultrasound scan showed the mass had grown in size to 6.5 cm and was most likely a tumour.
Bleau has very dedicated owners and the decision was made to take him to surgery to excise the mass. This involved removal of the right middle lobe of his liver which is not without risk in an elderly dog. The surgery was challenging due to the proximity of the mass to his gall bladder. Despite his age, Bleau came through the surgery very well and has continued to make a good recovery.
The biopsy report identified the mass as a carcinoma of the liver. While these are malignant tumours, they tend to spread late rather than early in their development. Checks prior to and during surgery failed to reveal any evidence of spread of the tumour to any other organs. Survival statistics for Bleau are favourable and he will certainly enjoy an improved quality of life without his liver tumour.


Pretty happy to have our little woolly Pup back & running around like crazy again.


Aaryn NZ.


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dave and aaryn, i couldn't be more pleased/happy for both of you that both Dude & Bleau are doing well! awesome!! :dblthumb2:
 
Hey everyone! First off Visitor, so sorry I just seen this now, as we discussed in our PM's recently I was away from AGO for awhile pursuing other things. Since the weather is starting to break I am getting the detail itch, and am trying to get on here when I got a minute.

Yesterday we made the trip to see Dude's neurologist, its about 1 1/2 hours each way, which isn't bad and it gives Heather and I sometime to catch up on things. Even though we have lived together for 13 years, I have always worked 3rd shift, and she works like a normal person during the day, so we don't see each other that much.

As for Dude! The good Doc says everything is looking good no change in his meds and we go back in six months. On the daily he lounges a lot, gets plenty on snacks because he has got me under his spell and knows I cant say no to him. Still rides in the car at least twice a day, and still goes out everyday in search of his nemesis the mail lady, and he looses his cool every time!

See you soon in the detailing threads.

Dave
 
Thanks for the update Dave. :props:

Awh geeze, I know that scenario. I sometimes cross paths with my Wife, & yeah - we do both reside in he same house. :dunno:


Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:
 
Aaryn NZ said:
Thanks for the update Dave. :props:

Awh geeze, I know that scenario. I sometimes cross paths with my Wife, & yeah - we do both reside in he same house. :dunno:


Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:
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I think sometimes its a good thing, don't get on each others nerves. And when we do have time together we laugh a lot!
 
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