We've had an incident....

[HATCHET1]

Moose contracted valley fever...which brought on Acute glaucoma...pressure was pushing 100..normal is 15-20...before it blew out and caused a brain hemmorage and a certain painful Death..we had his eyeball removed...good news he's on the mend. "Frankenbasset" poor guy...Chicks dig scars though...will come up with a story about him fighting a lion to the death..!! MRS Hatchet in therapy over this...he is her boy ..

 

[Snake Charmer]

Sorry to hear that, Valley fever is no joke. One of the trainers here has a dog that contracted it down near Patagonia a couple of years ago. It took quite awhile to diagnose and the treatment took over a year of heavy duty drugs that can have some pretty bad side effects. Good news is the dog finally pulled through. Best wishes to the Moose man.

 

[HATCHET1]

Ya..he's on all the meds now...other eye is good so far...hoping we caught it early enough...gonna get him one of these patches...

 

[ilovesprig]

Damn Matty,

Poor Moose ...Hope is mends quickly....

Just read this.......

"Because of their susceptibility and popularity as human companions, dogs comprise the majority of animal cases of Valley Fever. Owners spend hundreds to thousands of dollars each year, especially in Arizona, diagnosing, treating, and following up care for their dogs with Valley Fever. It is estimated that valley fever costs all Arizona dog owners at least $60 million per year".

 

[HATCHET1]

Truth...I'm 2k into this so far...not nearly as bad as dummie Blue that cost me 8164.23 for eating a rock and being being gutted like a hog to save him...the things we do for our dogs....Uggh!!

 

[HATCHET1]

Pet insurance fellas...shoulda..woulda..coulda...too late now .they both are damaged goods and uninsurable...

 

[QuailSlayer]

That is terrible and unfortunate. But glad your 4-legged friend is pulling through.

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

They are our babies. Very sorry. Give mama a hug, you both need it.

 

[Ahidog]

Guy at my club’s lab caught it near Blythe on the Az side. Doing meds for 3 months

 

[HATCHET1]

AZ sucks..well..moose sure thinks so anyways...damn.

 

[RKE]

Crazy... my lab got it earlier this year too; I'm guessing when we were duck hunting local farm ponds. Ours didn't have issues like yours, but we have spent almost as much so far with no end in sight. I first thought he had something stuck in his throat as his cough sounded more like he was trying to clear his throat. It's been a couple of months of the heavy meds and he is just now starting to get some of his energy back.

Good luck to both our dogs!

 

[NBK]

Sorry to hear, Matt. I hope your pooch gets better soon!

 

[skeet]

Poor guy hope he heals up good

 

[HATCHET1]

Thanks fellas .once we get the cone of shame off ...I think he will adjust fine...that fckn thing gets hooked on everything!! Running into shit all day, food and water stuck in it...pain in the ass to clean...damn ..

 

[YETI]

Pet insurance fellas...shoulda..woulda..coulda...too late now .they both are damaged goods and uninsurable...

I have Rhodesian Ridgebacks. Pet insurance is mandatory with these idiots. Our boy has been to the Vet ER twice that I can think of for eating things he shouldn't have. Glad to hear Moose is healing up!

 

[HortoTheSlayer]

Sorry to hear bud..I grew up with a basset hound and she had to wear the cone of shame at one point as well. They are notorious for eye problems. My girl Ethal had an issue in her eye where eventually they had to remove the internal parts of the eye and replace with a prosthetic. The eye was just cloudy after that. She eventually had further complications and my mom couldn't afford any more medical procedures so she went to live on a farm...I miss that old girl..best damn dog I ever owned.

 

[HATCHET1]

Yup...we just had the whole thing taken out ..my First basset LLOYD was a Legend .no issues with him...made it to 11.5.. keeled over on the floor one day..I miss LLOYD..best damn hound I ever had .

 

[ilovesprig]

Yup...we just had the whole thing taken out ..my First basset LLOYD was a Legend .no issues with him...made it to 11.5.. keeled over on the floor one day..I miss LLOYD..best damn hound I ever had .

Matty,

A legend indeed....Brawley CWA dinner..........

 

[HATCHET1]

Ahh man!!!! The gift that keeps on giving!!! Thanks Stevo...Legend..

 

[TeamRoper]

Moose contracted valley fever...which brought on Acute glaucoma...pressure was pushing 100..normal is 15-20...before it blew out and caused a brain hemmorage and a certain painful Death..we had his eyeball removed...good news he's on the mend. "Frankenbasset" poor guy...Chicks dig scars though...will come up with a story about him fighting a lion to the death..!! MRS Hatchet in therapy over this...he is her boy ..

Brutal