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Thank you Lab_Rat and poodlefan and Erny......... its so nice when people care enough to let you know they are thinking of you its so hard to come to grips with, its just been one week today since Jordy left us

thanks DW I hope our guys are having fun up there xxxx

oohh Danois I am so pleased to hear you say that..........I touch or rub his collar whenever I can and it gives me a great feeling of comfort too. It was a brand new collar that I got from US and he never normally wore a collar at all, unless going to a show or out somewhere..... but to take him into the vet I put it on him, they never took it off him, he wore it for the 7 days he was there. We took it off him before we put him in the car for his journey home, my husband clipped it around his belt and wore it there for two days before handing it to me with tears in his eyes. I take great comfort in having it with me all the time........ I hope Angs and Jordy and Diesel are having fun tonight

So sorry to hear this news DieselWeisel I am sure Diesel thanks you for his peaceful release from pain I hope my Jordy runs to greet your boy as he arrives at rainbow bridge Sleep peacefully Diesel Hugs to you DieselWeisel

Thanks Dyz you are so caring, but you have been through all this, you know exactly how I feel Love to you and your amazing girl Dyzney

Thank you everyone for your very kind thoughts, it helps that people care I am still struggling everyday, finding it very hard to cope. I do go out and talk to him a lot......and for what its worth it does make me feel a little better. I carry his collar with me everywhere its in my handbag........and I know that must sound bazaar but there you go............. I will never get over the loss of Jordan, and neither will my husband He was unique and irreplaceable, but I'm so glad we had him in our lives even though it was only for 16 months...the best 16 months of our lives sleep peacefully our sweet boy :rolleyes:

and lastly Goodbye Jordy xxxxxxxxxxx

A few pics of my beautiful Jordy

Thankyou everyone for your kind thoughts Jordy really did try so hard , but unfortunately it was a battle he just couldn't win..........after the transfusion he was killing all the red blood cells, his count went way down to under 10........they spoke with a specialist in NSW who said bump up the dosage and give him until day 7, which was yesterday. Because of his condition I really felt bad that we were making him try another day, but thought it was worth it if he could pull through. By early yesterday morning his condition had deteriorated so much the vet rang and said come straight away...........when I saw him my heart sank, I new it was the end for my boy. He new we were both there he held his head up as we cuddled him and told him what a brave boy he was, he sort of tried to give me a kiss but didn't have the strength. :rofl: His passing was very peaceful. He is buried in a sunny spot overlooking a lovely view, and I am having a nice cross made with his name, I have been out talking to him this afternoon and found it very therapeutic. I am lucky I have 5 other beautiful Vizslas........................but my God why did it have to be Jordy? So strong, so brave, so beautiful and full of life and mischief.........he is irreplaceable and I will mourn his loss for the rest of my life Thankyou so much dyzney, Fiery Di, Bertie and all the other dolers that came into this thread and gave us strength Good Luck dyzney with your lovely, clever girl Dyzney in finishing your trialling, what an inspiration to owners with dogs that acquire this hideous disease, it is beatable but sometimes it conquers...... R.I.P. JORDAN

Sadly our "Jordy" was given his wings this morning He went down hill after the transfusion on Monday night and by this morning we had to let him go. He passed peacefully as we both held him Our hearts are broken R.I.P. our BEAUTIFUL BRAVE HANDSOME BOY "VALE" BOKEZU RUADHAN RIORDAN 26 - 7 - 08 _______ 25 - 11 - 09 JORDAN he was just 16 months old, and Mum and Dads special boy since the moment he was born

Well Jordy was happy to see us they had just finished the transfusion...his gums are sooo pale, there is still blood dripping from his mouth. He kept looking at us both like "wow mum and dad both came" we normally go at different times. He came out wagging his tail and gave us both a kiss, we took him out for a toilet break, he did both, then wanted to go back inside, he led us straight to the big pen where he has been each time we visit but he had to go back in the cage where he had the transfusion......I could see he was disappointed. I thought it was strange how he new he wasn't coming home...........never thought for one minute he was coming, new he was staying there. He is very weak and really needs to produce some platelets tonight, she could see a few but said she could name them all. So now we wait for tomorrow and see what happens, my beautiful boy, it was wonderful to cuddle him, and when Kevin cuddled him I saw his eyes well up. The vet rang and said he is now in the big cage, so he'd be happy with that ;) Tomorrow is going to be a good day for Jordan

colour relation is really interesting Vizslas can get auto-immune diseases, there are Vizslas that have IMT not common but they do get it. My vet had diagnosed a Goldie 10 days before Jordan, and interestingly a Vizsla lady had her girl diagnosed a few years ago now, was at exactly this time of year

FD thats all very interesting stuff, I have googled glyphosate and seems quite safe..... after reading lots of reports, have yet to check on the insulation bats eta just checked and nothing apart from lung tests in humans

they have started the transfusion and I can go and see him at 6

dyzney how long has she gone without recurrence? we cannot think of anything that could have caused this my dogs are raw fed (lots of chicken) also have Advance, my dogs have always been healthy, my eldest is nearly nine, I have never been one to over vaccinate, I am even careful with worming tabs, don't do heartworm, no other treatments at all. In one of the pens the two youngsters go of a day if we are both at work, the roof is lined with insulation bats, noticed some had been pulled out in pieces, my husband had used round-up weed killer a few weeks ago, I told the vet who said it was safe ...........no weed killer is safe in my opinion....active ingredient glyphosate will do a check on it now, and thats it, nothing else at all that I can think of

thanks FD ....that really brings home how devastating and how hard this/these diseases are to beat........wasn't even thinking of recurrence of the disease......

thanks FD will have a read...I just rang and they are crossmatching the blood now, he is stable and they will ring me if there is the slightest change

How old was he when you got him? guessing around 8 weeks, did you notice the slight roach then? if it has always been noticeable, I would be getting him x-rayed now.

buy a pair of the green rubber gardening gloves from the super market and just start gently rubbing her down with it, my dogs are very wiggly but they will line up to stand there and be groomed with this glove, it is fantastic at removing the loose hair and the feel is very gentle and relaxing for them I wouldn't expect a groomer to do something with my dog if my dog won't let me do it

thanks dyzney, I will suggest the cyclosporin to her. She said she is going to increase the pred to maximum dose.. another vet takes over this afternoon she might have different ideas.........so thought he was going to be better this morning, have been trying to be so positive because normally I tend to always think the worst.... I am shattered right now, I'll prob feel better once he's had the transfusion

Just spoke with the vet, his count has dropped quite low, no platelets he is looking very unwell, they will do a transfusion soon, I know it won't be straight away, but just wish they would do it and wish it had been done last night so so upset atm its not what I expected to hear ;)

thanks for letting me know how hard it can be, I came into this thinking it would be a lot easier.....I honestly had no idea I hope the vet is doing the right thing by not doing a transfusion tonight, the drop in red cells again is a worry, but like she said it is good to see little baby platelets........hope they survive

I agree, it is so awful to get bad news...........but to know you are not alone, there are others that have been through it all, and know just how scared you are feeling........it is a real comfort, and you hear others have been much worse off and lost their precious babies...DOL is wonderful, don't know how I would cope on my own THANKYOU

ok vet just rang........ his red cell count has gone down again to 18 but she can see mega platelets...little immature juvenile platelets that his body has produced, so that is a good sign his chest is clear still, abdomen still good shape she will not transfuse at this stage....she said it can go down to 10 or 12 all I have to do is pray all night it doesn't drop any lower, but at least he is making some so we are still in limbo waiting for the drugs to kick in