The Surgery

[humbug]

Thinking of you and Goofus today!!! Healing prayers sent!!! Again noticing in his video his great spirit!

I have never seen or had a dog with wobblers, so your post have great value to me for educational purposes. He seems like a lovely boy and I am praying for the best outcome possible. Thank you for the updates.

Me neither...I was thinking of bookmarking this thread! The information of Goofus's ups and downs along with video is VERY useful!

In the video your puppy is getting around much better than Duke was. i had to pick Duke up and hold him while he relieved himself because he would fall over. he had his surgery 3 weeks ago tomorrow and if it was not for the scar you would not know he had a problem. We too had him on steroids before surgery and saw some improvement which led the neurosurgeon to believe the surgery would be successful.
We still have stamina issues but that should go away with time. Duke had wobblers but did not have a cyst. I know how expensive this surgery is. Your puppy is lucky to have you. I hope you have the same luck we had. If so it will be money well spent. Please let us know how it goes.
Rob

duke'sdad, Goofus' dad has mentioned many times helping him relieve himself...thinking the steriods have helped with that.

Praying and sending healing and happy prayers for Duke!!

[reynosa_k9's]

I just found and read this thread. What a story! Goofus is a gorgeous guy with an absolute kissable face. Gotta love his jowls. lol
He is blessed to have had the best 'Mommy' & 'Daddy' ever.
I can't wait for an update. I am truly sending good thoughts his way.

[DextersMomma]

Hoping all goes well today for Goofus!! Hang in there!

[daneslave]

Waiting for a update!Your story brought tears to my eyes my dobe was diagnosed with wobblers in july.Your boy looks so happy.

[Pat B]

Keeping you and your beautiful boy in my thoughts and prayers.

[deb9017]

I can't wait to hear the update. I hope things went well.

[dogtag]

The latest is that our surgery has been bumped until next week.
It's one of those deals where they do the emergencies first.
I guess I understand but I hope we don't end up being an emergency before they get us in.
Kinda weird, they have a blank check to do what ever it takes....

I'll find out more tomorrow.

Thank you all for your support.
In the mean time, The Goo boy is doing fairly well and is holding his own.

[isdapous]

I will keep you and your boy in my thoughts for a successful surgery and speedy recovery.

[dogtag]

Latest is that he is scheduled for Tuesday Nov 2.
In the mean time, he is continuing to improve under the steroid medication.
The down part of it is that his is presenting with muscle wasting around the
upper shoulders and neck area. Also included are some areas around the butt.
Still, we are hoping this surgery will halt this issue if successful.

I'll try to include some pictures later today.

Best to all my Dane Buds....

[dogtag]

Well, after being "bumped" twice for other emergencies, The Goo Boy finally
got his second surgery.
So far he is still with us but it was an 8 1/2 hour operation.
The Surgeon said it was the toughest one he's ever had to do.
Two more vertebra were "notched" and two fluid filled sacks were removed from his spinal area.
He is still being forced to "sleep" until tomorrow and then they will try to bring him around and see if he has any motion.
This sure has been a week from Hell for the Wife and I as I also had to take my Quarter Horse, Lacey, into the Vet to be put down. She was really sick and had lost several hundred pounds.
We tried everything but nothing worked. Final consensus was Cancer in the bowel.
By the way, Cancer sucks!!! Just thought I'd say......

Anyway, I should know more tomorrow.
Turns out the emergencies that bumped us were weaner dogs with spinal
problems. I guess Danes aren't the only breed with "issues".

Regards,
Dogtag

[DextersMomma]

Hoping that things go as well as they can tomorrow. I will keep you guys in my thoughts!

Yeah, LOTS of weiners have spinal issues, long back and short legs set them up for failure.

Keep us posted!

[isdapous]

I'm so sorry about the loss of your horse. I'm praying Goofus is the success story everyone hopes for. Please continue to keep us informed of his progress. I'm sending you a big hug.

[dogtag]

So far so good.....They report the big fur ball is awake and walking around the clinic being a pain in the ass.
He is also eating anything that isn't nailed down.
Sounds like him.
They are saying that if no infections set in that he can come home on Monday.
I'm just amazed at his ability to recover. He must really want to live.
Looks like he might just have that chance.


Dogtag.

[isdapous]

Wonderful news!!! Hopefully he will continue on the mend and you can have him home and getting into mischief in no time at all!

[Gibson'sMom]

Yay! Glad he is doing so well. I'm sure he is getting spoiled by everybody!