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Posted : 6/15/2007 9:49:59 PM

Aw I hope little Hero gets better very, very soon! I'll be praying for a quick turnaround little guy!! Riley says, "Hero, you needta get better and hungry soon 'cuz everyone will be so happy an' will feed you lotsa yummy treats and hug you all the tiiime!" [

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Hero, you are in our thoughts and prayers!

Thalie

Posted : 6/16/2007 6:56:07 PM

How is Hero, Gina ?

the_gopher

Posted : 6/16/2007 7:02:22 PM

Hero, your not allowed to scare your Mommy like this. Everyone here demands you get better really soon and stop worrying her. Plus we want to see your chubby little puppy self back up and feeling better!

fuzzy_dogs_mom

Posted : 6/16/2007 7:50:49 PM

ORIGINAL: Thalie

How is Hero, Gina ?

I've been wondering too. How is the little dude today?

Joyce

ron2

Posted : 6/16/2007 7:54:00 PM

We're thinking good thoughts for you guys.

Bryan Rousell

Posted : 6/16/2007 8:11:16 PM

I hope your little puppy feels better soon [

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Truley

Posted : 6/17/2007 6:00:25 AM

Any news on the little guy?

Tru

pofi_pasquale

Posted : 6/17/2007 9:44:05 AM

With my new job and living in two states 1100 miles apart right now, I haven't been posting much, but have been lurking.

Gina, I hope Hero is doing better!

RoyallyYours

Posted : 6/17/2007 10:08:34 AM

Here's hoping the little guy is feeling better, Gina.

mrs1885

Posted : 6/17/2007 12:26:42 PM

Came in this AM to work for a few hours and had someone ask if my friend's little baby beagle was doing better. Everyone here is still worried about the little guy. How's he doing??

mrstjohnson

Posted : 6/18/2007 6:15:36 AM

Gina - I have been out of town and am trying to catch up and saw this thread. I am so sorry Hero isn't feeling good. We are sending him good vibes from here in Milwaukee. How is the little guy doing?

sillysally

Posted : 6/18/2007 6:21:09 AM

You can do it Hero! Sally, Jack and I are pullin for ya buddy!

Susan Chandler

Posted : 6/18/2007 9:18:33 AM

Gina, I had to go away for the weekend and honestly couldn't stop thinking of our little Hero. How is he doing this a.m.? My ardent prayers and hopes for good vibes are with him and you. Let us know when you can. Thanks.

rwbeagles

Posted : 6/18/2007 11:19:03 AM

Well wishing like anything I had better news, I've been preparing myself all weekend for the very real possibility that Hero could be gone soon.

His liver and kidney numbers are well into the range 'of no return'...today shows no improvement and possibly a backslide. I went and saw him Saturday when I got the health certs for the girls and he looked, well...really, really bad. He could stand and walk a bit...but there was almost no spark, I'm not even sure if he recognized us.

His vet is really, really applying himself and wanting to save him something awful. He has given him a secret "name" the tech tells me, which means he's heavily emotionally involved. They're all fighting for him there, and by all accounts he should be gone already if you look at the numbers...so Hero's fighting too.

I am really unsure what to do. He is likely...hurting, and unhappy, and that makes me think one way...but then he isn't gone already, which he should be, and he did half-wag his tail once when we were there...so maybe there's something there and there's hope and I think another way. But, this limbo cannot go on forever...he needs to definitively turn to the better or worse...I am waiting for that to show me what needs to be done.

He's hovering...he is not dehydrated...he eats a small amount every now and then...he poops, but it's diarreah, he walks outside daily a tiny bit and then the doc says every now and then he sees a little something in his eyes that's "normal puppy"...then it slips away. The vet wonders if there's something that has attacked him even neurologically....because sometimes he seems so far away...and he hides in corners...so...

What did this? we might never, ever know that. I had 7 dogs here counting adults and pups and exactly none have any issues, whatsoever. They all run in the same yard, the same house, and sleep in the same area, albeit in different crates. The girls have eaten the same food...in the same amount...for over 5 weeks now. Nothing else...nothing new...no strange instances or substances anywhere. The vet went thru with a flea comb to see his skin and look for Brown Recluse bites....snake bites...we're reaching that far now. Nothing. Whatever it was has left him torn up inside and possibly even mentally affected as well. Mushroom? perhaps...but again...why just him? It really doesn't matter now...because short of anti venom for a snake/spider bite you treat the symptoms and support the body until one or the other outcome happens.

I think you all here are wonderful to care and be giving your time and thoughts to him...I am sure he knows it and that's why he refuses to give in. I hope he can continue to fight and come home to us...thank you guys.

klkerr

Posted : 6/18/2007 11:30:44 AM

Oh my gosh, I am crying at work. [

] I have been checking daily to get updates and to see their pictures and see them grow. Hero has always been my favorite. His little expression just melts your heart. DH has even been asking about Hero and he has never been on the forum himself. I started showing him the pictures and even he has become attached. I know if it is this hard for us, it must be a million times worse for you. We are all pulling got Hero on this forum and our prayers are with you.

Hero needs your good vibes