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i know its been a while, but here she is now at 7 months. shes come such a long way! shes about 26-27 inches at the shoulder, and only about 60lbs, but shes healthy, not too fat, not too skinny. here she issss!!!

"What? I dont see no kitties...."


"OOOHHH you meant THIS kitty....."


"Sooo do i get my treat now?"


"OOOO OOOOO IT WENT UNDER THE COUCHHHHH"


"Ugh, i needs a drinks...."

hi, sorry to hear about your pup. my pup is just recently recovered from HOD. she had it for 3months, and didnt walk at all for those 3. later twards the end of her disease when she started to feel a little better and would move on her own, i held her in a kiddie pool and let her paddle as much or as little as she wanted. i wouldnt suggest just throwing em in and letting him go at it lol, but then again, if i would have done that with mine she probably would have drowned on me. its good that hes older though, it means theres less of an amount of time for him to have to deal with it. it usually stops around 7 or 8 months old. when it comes to exercise though... no forced exercise is the way to go. meaning, if he gets up and wanders on his own, perfect, but dont try to stand him up or anything like that. does your vet have him on any medications to help with the pain, and did he talk to you about his diet, and what to do with fevers and such?

i just remembered i had some pics of it. this is when it first started, and just to let you know, hers was very severe. most of them dont have this many bumps! i also just read that it may or may not itch them.

oh guys, its amazing. to see her running and everything... 3 weeks ago her walking wasnt even that good. but now... *sigh* i just thank god every day that i have her. shes means the world to us. thanks for caring too guys, theres been times that i really really felt down about this all and didnt know what to do, and you all have made me feel better.

my dane has HOD. did you ask your vet about using baby asprin with those medications your pup is already on? i just dont want to see your pup have a problem because of the medications reacting. my pup is on tramadol and rimodyl for hers, it was 3 months that she couldnt walk at all had high fevers, and so on. hers was very serious, the vets told me it was one of the worst cases theyve ever seen. now shes finally almost out of the woods. (age wise) and physically shes almost 100%. she just needs a little more muscle in her backside. shes off of her tramadol now, and going to start getting off of her rimodyl soon, and slowly. im currently talking to a guy who has a 14wk old german shepard that just got HOD. he posted on here, and i e-mailed him. if you ever want to talk about anything, have any questions, or anything, feel free to e-mail me at Almagro at AOL dot COM. i also have some questions for you about it, i would really enjoy talking to you!

i sent you an e-mail.

im sorry to hear that, i feel so bad. im wondering, do they roll like horses do? i dont know much about deer, but i know that horses, when they roll... they can put a twist in their guts. i had this happen to my uncles horse, Zinger Seelster. he had to be rushed to the emergency vet, and they didnt think they were going to make it in time. when something like that happens, they can die in an hour or sometimes less. he luckily made it and made it through surgery, but im just wondering if this is possible for deer too?

im going to have to check out the spray sleep one, i had terrible times trying to sleep and go to sleep. i use rescue remedy on my horses that act up, and it works wonders! you have the right stuff! ive never used it on myself though... but i think theres a certain time of the month that my boyfriend would love it if i used it!!