1. 01-05-11 08:17 PM #1
    Outlawdino
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    Dropping a grand + on my boy

    A greyhound of ours will be making a trip to Michigan State to have his achilles repaired...he tore it running in the yard. Expected expenses to be in the $1000-2500 range. Any dog lovers out there? We won't put him down. My avatar is of our boy Dino, a champion in so many ways that passed away in June...almost 13...what a great dude. SBR talkers thoughts welcome....peace, dino
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  2. 01-05-11 08:22 PM #2
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    losing a dog is rough....way tougher than I ever imagined it would be.. I lost my dog of 13 years a few years ago
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  3. 01-05-11 08:22 PM #3
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    Good luck.What will a grand do to his odds?
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  4. 01-05-11 08:25 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by grekos View Post
    Good luck.What will a grand do to his odds?
    That sounds like something jj would say...jj would tell the dog you're giving me back the $2500 plus interest of your ass will be sitting on a Korean Barbecue by Christmas
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  5. 01-05-11 08:36 PM #5
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    Hang in there buddy
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  6. 01-05-11 08:39 PM #6
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    Have an italian greyhound myself, glad you're getting him fixed and wish you the best. I'm afraid that someday mine will have a similar injury, they run so fast yet don't have very big legs.
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  7. 01-05-11 09:00 PM #7
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    R allen blow me buddy

    wrong thread sorry and hope the dog feels better soon, FBT
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  8. 01-05-11 09:25 PM #8
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    GL - my dog tore his ACL this past spring, put me back 3,000.
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  9. 01-06-11 05:54 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by CaptainHindsight View Post
    GL - my dog tore his ACL this past spring, put me back 3,000.

    May I ask, how did your dog heal up? Everything turn out okay?
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  10. 01-06-11 05:59 AM #10
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    My dog recently got into a box of dark chocolates and ate all of it. Vet induced vomiting and my bill was $650!!!
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  11. 01-06-11 07:48 AM #11
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    Did your dog race?
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  12. 01-06-11 08:34 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by unluckysob View Post
    Did your dog race?
    Dino (my avater) was the first greyhound we adopted/rescued...a perfect dude...a leader...most of our future standards will be based on him. he passed june 2010. a few yrs ago we adopted a younger grey, Ivan ...he turned out to be Dino's follower. after Dino's passing we needed a runner to accomodate my wife's jogging. this fall we welcomed in Usher, a young 4 yr old with great leadership potential. recently, he tore his achilles, just took him up to Mich St U for $3k surgery. you either do or you don't..make a decision and to it like hell, draw your line in the sand....there is alot of reason why we made the decision to save him. i could write a book on this stuff.
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  13. 01-06-11 09:25 PM #13
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    I've spent about 4 grand total on mine over the last 5 months. He was diagnosed with Cushing's Disease. The different tests and his $140 dollar a month meds are kicking my ass but he's my best bud.
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  14. 01-06-11 09:50 PM #14
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    My Siberian Husky ate a dead frog...racked up a similar $600 vet bill for induced vomiting and an IV.

    Things we do for pets...
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  15. 01-06-11 10:12 PM #15
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    I had to put my little guy to sleep last year.He was diagnosed with a disease called Leptuspirosis,it attacks the kidneys and liver.

    I had home at the vet for 4 days on a IV Vaccine but the disease was to far along.....God, that was brutal.
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