GreytHoundPoet Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 (edited) Today one of my foster girls, Marti, is getting spayed and Lucky Girl, my Dal, gets her ultrasound to find out what is wrong with her heart and the best course of treatment. Please keep them both in your thoughts/prayers today. Thank you! Marti Lucky Girl Edited December 9, 2009 by GreytHoundPoet Quote Masquerade Hounds & The Hounds of East Fairhaven & Ibizan Hound Club of the United States Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Many prayers for Marti and for LG!!! Let us know when you hear Shannon, power rangers are all suited up Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Sending prayers for these 2 beauties. Quote ROBIN ~ Mom to: Beau Think It Aint, Chloe JC Allthewayhome, Teddy ICU Drunk Sailor, Elsie N Fracine , Ollie RG's Travertine, Ponch A's Jupiter~ Yoshi, Zoobie & Belle, the kitties. Waiting at the bridge Angel Polli Bohemian Ocean , Rocky, Blue,Sasha & Zoobie & Bobbi Greyhound Angels Adoption (GAA) The Lexus Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyGreys Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Sending lots of prayers for Marti and LG! Beautiful girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryz Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Sending prayers for the beautiful girls. Quote Mary, mom to kitty Rebel.Always missing Sherri (SO DELICIOUS) (12/6/2005-8/29/2018) kitties Marley (4/2000-12/3/2015) and Beady (4/1998-2/24/2006) and Dalmatian Daisy (7/25/1984-5/13/1999). The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not - Thomas Jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheUnrulyHound Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Marti!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazehund Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 You've got it Shannon. Please let us know how everything goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Sending your girls lots of love, hugs and prayers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 How did things go today for your pups? Hoping for a good update. Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Rita the podenco maneta, Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grey_dreams Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Sending prayers for your beautiful girls. Hope everything will go well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Any news yet??? Hope both the girls are fine! chris Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandysMom Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Checking in on Lucky Girl and Marti Quote Beverly. Missing my happy toy-flinging boy Sammy (Where's Mandrill), (8/12/2009-9/30-2021) Desperately missing my angel Mandy (BB's Luv) [7/1/2000 - 9/18/2012]. Always missing Meg the Dalmatian and Ralph Malph the Pekeapoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eaglflyt Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Prayers for both of your beautiful girls. I'll be watching for an update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytHoundPoet Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Hey everyone! Thanks for the well wishes. Marti did well. She is a little sick after her spay but she'll feel better soon. Lucky Girl is in the beginning stages of Dilated cardiomyopathy. We've caught it extremely early and with medication and supplements hopefully she will be with us for a very long time. The condition is common in dalmatians unfortunately. Dals tend to be weird...either they go down hill very fast or they can last a good long while with it. I know many other breeds have a much harder time with it. She goes in after the holidays (per vet suggestion) for an ECG and blood panel. Then in March she gets another ultrasound. We'll go from there. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a disease characterized by dilation or enlargement of the heart chambers and markedly reduced contraction. The left ventricle is most always involved. Advanced cases demonstrate dilation of all cardiac chambers. DCM is very common in dogs, representing the most common reason for congestive heart failure (CHF). This heart disease also can cause heart valve leakage causing heart murmurs or abnormal electrical activity of the heart-producing arrhythmias (irregular or abnormal heartbeats). Large and giant breed dogs, especially males, are predisposed. Doberman pinschers, Irish Wolfhounds, Scottish Deerhound, boxer, Afghan hound, Old English Sheepdog, Great Danes Dalmatians, Newfoundlands, and Saint Bernards are common breeds. English and American cocker spaniel breeds and Portuguese water dogs also develop DCM. The clinical condition of canine DCM can range from overtly healthy (occult disease) to severe heart failure. Some dogs experience primary electrical disturbances (arrhythmia) such as atrial fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia. The disease is thought to be genetic in Doberman pinschers, Irish wolfhounds, Newfoundlands, boxers, and Portuguese water dogs. The disease is sometimes seen in Dalmatians fed a low protein diet and in cocker spaniels and gold retrievers with taurine deficiency. The average age of onset is 4 to 10 years, although Portuguese water dogs can acquire the disease when very young. DCM is very serious and the mortality rate, even of treated cases, is very high. Quote Masquerade Hounds & The Hounds of East Fairhaven & Ibizan Hound Club of the United States Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyGreys Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) Thank God you caught it early Shannon. Many prayers for LG. Glad Marti is doing well. Edited December 9, 2009 by nyGreys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheUnrulyHound Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 lets hope she responds to the medication really well, please give the sweet girl a kiss from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thank God you caught it early Shannon. Many prayers for LG. Glad Marti is doing well. Ditto! Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Fingers crossed your girl is one of those who motor on for a long time, wondering what her people are fussing over. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vinnie Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Guzzie just knows the meds will work - he needs to have his beautiful Lucky Girl around for a long, long time! And glad to hear that Marti did well. Sending hugs and scritches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryz Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Hopefully, catching this early will keep Lucky Girl with you for a long time to come. Prayers being sent for both girls. Quote Mary, mom to kitty Rebel.Always missing Sherri (SO DELICIOUS) (12/6/2005-8/29/2018) kitties Marley (4/2000-12/3/2015) and Beady (4/1998-2/24/2006) and Dalmatian Daisy (7/25/1984-5/13/1999). The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not - Thomas Jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thank God you caught it early Shannon. Many prayers for LG. Glad Marti is doing well. Ditto! Triple from us! chris Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan41 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Good meds, powerful prayers and a greyt Mom make for a powerful combination. Praying that everyone will be around for a long, long time. Quote Linda, Mom to Fuzz, Barkley, and the felines Miss Kitty, Simon and Joseph.Waiting at The Bridge: Alex, Josh, Harley, Nikki, Beemer, Anna, Frank, Rachel, my heart & soul, Suze and the best boy ever, Dalton.<p> ....for all those hounds that are sick, hurt, lost or waiting for their forever homes. SENIORS ROCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieProf Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Sending good thoughts to Lucky Girl -- may she live up to her name and do great with the treatment. Quote With Cocoa (DC Chocolatedrop), missing B for Beth (2006-2015)And kitties C.J., Klara, Bernadette, John-Boy, & Sinbad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TwinklenRea Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I'm glad that Marti's surgery went well and that you caught Marti's disease early. I'll keep them both in my thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyPoopon Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I'm glad Marti is fine. I hope that Lucky Girl is one of the last-forever dals. Good thing you caught it early. Quote Standard Poodle Daisy (12/13) Missing Cora (RL Nevada 5/99-10/09), Piper (Cee Bar Easy 2/99-1/10), Tally (Thunder La La 9/99-3/10), Edie (Daring Reva 9/99-10/12), Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue 11/01-1/13), Jessie (P's Real Time 11/98-3/13), token boy Graham (Zydeco Dancer 9/00-5/13), Cal (Back Already 12/99-11/13), Betsy (Back Kick Beth 11/98-12/13), Standard Poodles Minnie (1/99-1/14) + Perry (9/98-2/14), Annie (Do Marcia 9/03-10/14), Pink (Miss Pinky Baker 1/02-6/15), Poppy (Cmon Err Not 8/05-1/16), Kat (Jax Candy 5/05-5/17), Ivy (Jax Isis 10/07-7/21), Hildy (Braska Hildy 7/10-12/22), Opal (Jax Opal 7/08-4/23). Toodles (BL Toodles 7/09-4/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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