OT Brittany had a stroke

GordoSD · Dec 12, 2011

My 10 year old Britt has been just awesome this year,Perfect handle, staunch, and has not lost a bird.
So it figures, sometime Sat night he had a stroke. Went to take him for a run Sunday am and his rear end was mostly paralyzed.
Vet saw thi this am and will give him 3 IV shots of steroids.
Anyone else have any experience with stroke recovery in a dog? Am I just tossing dollars at a one way event?

Ellis Kinney · Dec 12, 2011

Very sorry to hear about your dog. My previous dog had a stroke, lost control of legs, can't remember exactly what the vet did, but she had a few more good years and was able to run at the farm again. Don't give up yet. Ellis

VADAVE · Dec 12, 2011

I had a Sheltie that had small strokes. Hw develop a limp which we could not explain and each time would recover and act normal. Finally after a couple of years he had a couple back to back and it killed him.

Gun guru · Dec 12, 2011

I dont understand how people can throw piles of money at a dog that may not make it a few more months, I sure wouldnt. Get another puppy for $300 and call it even. Put the old dog to rest. I know you love your dog but.....where does it end? My MIL has a Wheaton Terrier that is diabetic and other health issue, 7 years old now, put it to sleep and get another one.
A guy I work with threw $400 at a barn cat for various infections.....screw that.

oldtanker · Dec 12, 2011

(quoted from post at 09:36:23 12/12/11) My 10 year old Britt has been just awesome this year,Perfect handle, staunch, and has not lost a bird.
So it figures, sometime Sat night he had a stroke. Went to take him for a run Sunday am and his rear end was mostly paralyzed.
Vet saw thi this am and will give him 3 IV shots of steroids.
Anyone else have any experience with stroke recovery in a dog? Am I just tossing dollars at a one way event?

Sorry about Britt. We had a lab that had a stroke. Couple of shot and she got better for a while. She kept having small strokes after that and we had to have her put down. Sorry but I just can't say I would go that way again. Trouble is that while we can treat humans with some success because thay can alter thier life style you just can't get a good to to slow down when they are feeling good.

Rick

El Toro · Dec 12, 2011

We had a 10 year old black Chow and she quit eating last year. We took her a local vet nearby and I don't think she had a clue what her problem was.

We took her to another vet and he thought she had a serious problem and recommended an ultrasound to done on her. The news wasn't good
after they read the ultrasound and said we were going to lose her from stomach cancer. We bought
another Chow pup the next day. Two months later we put the black Chow to sleep when started hemorrhaging from the rectum. We had her cremated. Here are pics of the new pup at 8 week and 6 months. Hal
PS: She's about 18 months old now.

DoubleR · Dec 12, 2011

Sorry about your dog. I had a ten year old Irish Setter that had a similar problem. The first time it happened I took her to the vet thinking I would have to put her down. They give her one of those steroids shots and she was ok again. She lived to be 16 years old and lived a active life on the farm. The vet gave her one of those shots about every 8-10months though. Maybe you will have the same luck.

jackinok · Dec 12, 2011

hate to hear it, my last brit had a stroke also, and i had to put him down. out hunting with the kinfolk christmas eve morning seven or eight years ago,and since he wasnt too how shall we say "social" i put him out in the garage, came back out to feed him later and found him there. Havent kept a bird dog since. Too dang old to keep up with them anyway. But since he was about as old as i was ,we could go out and nap under a tree with the excuse of hunting! we would simply hunt an hour or too then find a place to sit. had us a route worked out where we could hunt different places different days and make it home about dark without being worn out. LOL

Bryan inIowa · Dec 12, 2011

Sorry to hear this . i'm a dog preson . My britt female had stroke few years ago . she was mobile and got around ok,,just not all there anymore . Few monthes we decided to put her down . 14 year hunting buddy. very tough day . In hind sight , I wish we would have done it right away . I wish you well and truely feel your pain .

jdtractor · Dec 12, 2011

Sorry for your bad luck , dont give up yet. you may be suprised, its hard to say that its over for our pets , when they may suprise you!! remember dog spelled backwards is GOD!! so hang in there! you wont find a better FRIEND!!!!!! good luck

GordoSD · Dec 12, 2011

I trained hunting dogs professionally for 20 years. Do you know the time and dollars invested to train a dog steady to wing and shot, retrieve to hand land and water, Back other dogs on point. Plus the basic commands to be a good companion, like heel, down, quiet, kennel. And maybe a few bonus skills like "crawl" and "jump" for wire fences. This dog does all that and more.
We'll see waht happens for a couple weeks.
BTW I have a nice small E Setter available if you're in the market.

RandyB(MI) · Dec 12, 2011

We had a 10yr old Bassett Hound that had a stroke and had to re-learn how to lap up water from the bowl and climb up steps. She did it! Allow some time if you can. You have to live with your decision. You can't take it back. Give it some time unless he is really suffering. Never easy.

David G · Dec 12, 2011

I have not had good luck with extended treatment for pets. I would see if the steroid helps, and call it quits and dispatch the dog if it doesn't.

I would want someone to do that for me.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 12, 2011

Good for you. Most people don't know what it takes to make a dog like that, or the bond that develops over the hours you spend.

My wife is a vet, and she says strokes have a mind of their own. Some come out well,some not, but time is necessary to find out. I'd sure think you would be willing to give him that if his quality of life is otherwise Ok.

I wouldn't spend $400 on a barn cat, but it's not my cat or my money, so it's none of my business either way. That Wheaten terrier is probably a nice relief from her relatives, but that's just a guess on my part.

Good luck whatever you do,

UAFitter

Mark - IN. · Dec 12, 2011

You know what? At some point you will know if recovery and quality of life are there.

My lab, Lou woke up on day blind as a bat and running into things. Went to bed for the night ok, next day crashing into everything, couldn't see anyone waving a hand in front of his face. Dang that was hard to take because he was one of my best. Vets ganged up and thought was stroke related. Didn't lose control like yours did, and we were dealing with the blindness as best we could for him, but then he started to fail. Fur became real soft like puppy fur, and he just started to fail at about the age of eight. That was more than I could take and could not stand to see him suffer. Putting them down is a hard thing to deal with, but I cant deal with watching a dog or another pet suffer. Every time I tell the family no more dogs because I don't want to go through that again, and I'm always the one that has to. Well, got a golden and another lab, so...

Best of luck.

Mark

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