The heartache of owning a dog.. Forums

annetony

I really feel for you it must have been very scary for you when that happened.

I have an old dog who is about 16 years old, he started having the occasional fit, they only lasted about half a minute, he looked a bit glazed for a few seconds afterwards then got up and walked off as if nothing happened

he hasn't had one for months now so we are hoping that is the end of it,

I hope that your sons dog is okay and stops having the fits,

my thoughts are with you

Anne

patnles

Sorry to hear about poor Ben and wishing you all the best for breaking the news to your grandchildren. It's going to be a sad and difficult time.
Will be thinking of you.
Lesley

StAubyns

Well, touch wood, after a quiet night Ben seems a lot better this morning and the 2 dogs are back together, no fighting Very Happy

But he is drinking huge amounts of water and seems constantly hungry, which is a quite a change

moblee

Thanks for keeping us informed,I hope he continues to improve.

patp

Barney will be very confused and that is how a dog may handle it.

It is now possible to train dogs to "Indicate" when their owner is going to have and epileptic seizure. This means that dogs can detect our brainwaves. Shocked

Barney may be able to detect that all is not well with his companion and so is anxious himself.

good luck

Pat

GypsyRose

Hope that today went better than anticipated, Geoff?

StAubyns

Well, Ben has gone home, and he looks a lot like his normal self, just that his back legs seem a little unstable Sad

The grandkids know that he has not been well, so he will get plenty of cuddles

No fits since the one yesterday afternoon, and Barney and Ben have been getting along fine.

So, Pat, I hope you are right that Barney is not detecting any problems. And thanks for the insight into dog behavior Very Happy

Thanks to everyone for your concerns, it is much appreciated

I will keep you in touch

StAubyns

Just an update.

Ben has not had any more fits and seems to have got back to his normal self.

So everything is looking good at the moment Very Happy

suffolkian

A sad topic indeed.
Wednesday was just like any normal day, dogs playing and the usual daily chores, no hint of what was about to happen. At 6.30 Steve came home and as we have a gravel drive the dogs were alerted to his arrival and in their usual fashion they charged out of the door to greet him. Molly always gets there first followed by a lolloping Duke, Megan always brings up the rear, so there was nothing unusual in this daily routine.

8pm approaches ( their normal feed time) and Megan starts to let me know it's supp