Need some prayers for our grandpup

[Steuben Jerry]

Gage, our youngest daughter's Cocker Spaniel could really use some good vibes right now. Out of the blue, he started acting very lethargic and stopped eating a week ago. Daughter took him to the vet the next day and blood tests showed he has Leptospirosis. He's been in quarantine since. This is a bacterial infection that can be passed to humans, and is frequently fatal. His liver and kidneys are not working, and after a teary conversation with my daughter a little while ago, it looks like he'll have to be euthanized today. She is on her way to the vet to get the latest results of testing. Gage is 7 years old and for those last 7 years is a regular at our place for our opening week of rifle season, and usually at least a week every summer.

He's a sweet boy and up to now has been the picture of happiness and good health. We could use some prayers sent his way.

Pic is Gage with our youngest granddaughter during happier times this past summer.

Edited March 2, 2020 by Steuben Jerry

[mowin]

Sorry to hear about Gage.  Prayers sent..

[rob-c]

Oh jeez sorry to hear this, pets are more than pets they are part of the family. Hoping for the best..

[DDT]

So sorry

[NFA-ADK]

Hope the results are good, prayers sent. 

[Elmo]

Sorry to hear.

[goosifer]

Sorry to hear of this bad news, Jerry.

[Fletch]

Sad news indeed.

[Robhuntandfish]

Sorry to hear this for you and your family 

[Deleted Account]

Lepto is a nasty bug, I'm so sorry to hear this. Just keep the good memories at the front of your mind.

[Steuben Jerry]

Thanks everyone. The news wasn't good. His kidneys failed and he's in rough shape. Daughter and son in law are meeting at the vets at 6. This is 5 hrs away, or I'd probably be there too. For a dog that doesn't even live with us, I'm pretty attached to the little furball.

Edited March 2, 2020 by Steuben Jerry

[BizCT]

Sorry to hear. Any idea on how he caught the bacterial infection ?

[Nytracker]

Sorry my friend ... prayers.

[Steuben Jerry]

10 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Sorry to hear. Any idea on how he caught the bacterial infection ?

No, that's the weird thing. They live in a residential area - housing tract. Fenced yard and he doesn't go out of the yard. Apparently an infected animal can have it in its urine. Then the dog can pick it up off the ground. The only thing they can think of is they have the occasional rabbit in their yard.

[grampy]

Though they have four legs, they are every bit as loved as the two legged members of our families. Prayers and good vibes sent to Gage, and all of his human family.

[Tughill Tamer]

Very sorry to hear.

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[doebuck1234]

Very sorry to hear of this

[Bionic]

Sorry to hear this!

[crappyice]

Damn man...fingers crossed


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[Paula]

So to hear this, sending positive vibes. 

[Cabin Fever]

Sorry to hear... Poor guy.


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[Pygmy]

Sorry to hear this Jerry....Hoping for the best...

[Arcade Hunter]

Sorry to hear Jerry... Prayers sent

[turkeyfeathers]

Sorry to hear this   Sad ! 

[Steuben Jerry]

They had to euthanize him last evening. Kidneys were shut down, and there wasn't any way back from that. What a bolt from the blue to knock him down like that. Come to find out he received the lepto vaccination after all. The vet said different strains are popping up, much like the flu. Healthy one day, fatal disease the next day. Vet suspects he may have drank water from a puddle that was on the ground that an infected wild animal urinated on. In a fenced back yard in suburbia no less. They haven't had him anywhere else in a month.

Pic is him and our dog Ruger from rifle season a few years ago. Wiped out from wrestling with each other all morning, lol. They were roughly the same age, and were best buddies since they were pups.