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[sundial]

Sundial - Earlier this week, I watched the beautiful tribute to Luke. What an old soul! He obviously enjoyed the time he spent w/you.
Kali has the most magnificent ears. I'd love to give her a big hug!

Awwwww, thanks. I'll tell Kali she has a fan.

[Selkie]

Please keep posting pictures of her. I just adore her!

Unfortunately, Maud, my oldest golden (11.5), is entering the latter stages of DM. My husband thinks it's time to let her go, but there's still that sparkle in her eyes. Her mobility is really getting bad, although sometimes she surprises us. Definitely within the next six months we are going to have to let her go.

[sundial]

My first gsd was diagnosed with DM at the age of 11 and lived to 14. She let me know when it was time to say goodbye when she gave me The Look. I had the greatest sense of peace as we both prepared to say goodbye. She taught me so much in the short time we had her.

[sundial]

My favorite picture of Kali as a puppy.

[Selkie]

Kali still hasn't grown into those ears!

In my research, I saw that GSDs are prone to DM. Your sweetie looks like she adapted well to her wheels! Did she lose control of her bladder at any point?

Maud first started showing signs of it when she was around five. First, the weakening in the hind legs and then, occasional (now frequent) fecal incontinence.

[tulip]

What's DM? Sounds like hip dysplasia. My mom had a golden retriever with hip dysplasia. She died at age 6.

What's GSD (German Shepherd Dog??)

so many questions...

[Selkie]

Sorry, you can't take the bureaucrat out of me.

GSD=German Shepherd Dog.

DM - Degenerative Myelopathy. To put it in very simplistic (and not completely accurate terms), it's doggie MS. The dog gradually loses the use of his/her hind legs, has fecal incontinence, etc. I believe it eventually progresses to the point where they lose control of their bladder and front limbs. The dog simply cannot tell where his/her legs are because they lose feeling in them.

Apparently, they located a gene linked to it, so now breeders can test for that marker and work toward eliminating DM.

[sundial]

In my research, I saw that GSDs are prone to DM. Your sweetie looks like she adapted well to her wheels! Did she lose control of her bladder at any point?

She was on a schedule to minimize accidents and when she did have one, it was usually in her sleep. We'd play wheelbarrow out to the yard in the early morning hours to keep her happy. As for her wheels, she did better in the yard than in the house. Her wheel would get hung as she rounded a corner in the hall and then she'd get the most pitiful expression on her face. So during feeding time and frisbee time, she'd hop into her Doggon Wheels.

Andrea--

Bmccasland--hubby and I once rented a cabin in the woods with a hot tub on the deck. Every evening a little bat would come for a visit as we sat in the hot tub under the stars. It was so neat watching him zoom in on the insects.

Kali does help us get better reception on the t.v.

[Zen]

Kali does help us get better reception on the t.v.

But will she need a converter box?

[Andrea]

My favorite picture of Kali as a puppy.

Kinda reminds me of this (but MUCH cuddlier)...

[bmccasland]

this bat is one of my favorites:



the California Leaf Nosed Bat

[roadie gal]

My favorite picture of Kali as a puppy.

What a great picture! Those ears are amazing.

[invsblwmn]

Been a bit since I posted, been lurking though. Here is a pic of my new baby, a two year old Shar Pei, Bailey, that joined my home just this Saturday. She is amazing, loving, and chases the bunnies outside like nobody's business...

[crazycanuck]

Hey Inv !!! Where ya been??? That's one cute doggie!!

Bats are cool & cute but a bit messy.