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Very Strange Buddy Behavior
I got an email from David today about Buddy that said, pretty much
verbatim, "Buddy is having some kind of seizure activity or some brain thing. He is at the vets.***He will only move if his leash is on... and has fallen in love with all doors. Not sure what to think with this one." I responded with, basically, "Huh?" and he responded that "He has to be at a door.**Won't leave a doorway. It's sooo strange. He was fine yesterday except for when he would go on and off the porch, he would only go throught the rails. "This morning I woke up and his eyes were dilated, and he would not go out, sat at the door... *would eat at the door... or stand outside at the door... **Couldn't even get him to leave the doorway for a hotdog. Fine with his leash on. "Got him to the vet and he had to stay in any door way we stopped at." And, in a third email (after I mentioned about posting this), "I thought he had a stroke....head tilted and the behavior...but the vet thinks it was a seizure,*or a precursor to a major seizure." I agree that this sounds like something neurological (and, to me, it doesn't sound good), but does anyone have any ideas? As mentioned, Buddy is already at the vet. He didn't mention that Buddy appears to be in any distress or anything like that. Oh, I should mention that Buddy does have and is being treated for Lyme, if that rings any bells. (Got Lyme despite being vaccinated for it and despite the yard being sprayed for ticks.) I've never heard of anything like this or anything even close to it. (Oh, and I guess I should also mention that Buddy is a mostly-Lab mix of some kind, very dark brown but with a distinct stripe of slightly lighter brown down his spine. Early life unknown, he was a stray that started hanging around David's house when he was about four months old.) -- Kevin Michael Vail* * | I would rather have a mind opened by wonder * * * | than one closed by belief. * -- Gerry Spence |
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Very Strange Buddy Behavior
"Kevin Michael Vail" wrote in message ... I got an email from David today about Buddy that said, pretty much verbatim, "Buddy is having some kind of seizure activity or some brain thing. He is at the vets. He will only move if his leash is on... and has fallen in love with all doors. Not sure what to think with this one." I responded with, basically, "Huh?" and he responded that "He has to be at a door. Won't leave a doorway. It's sooo strange. He was fine yesterday except for when he would go on and off the porch, he would only go throught the rails. "This morning I woke up and his eyes were dilated, and he would not go out, sat at the door... would eat at the door... or stand outside at the door... Couldn't even get him to leave the doorway for a hotdog. Fine with his leash on. "Got him to the vet and he had to stay in any door way we stopped at." And, in a third email (after I mentioned about posting this), "I thought he had a stroke....head tilted and the behavior...but the vet thinks it was a seizure, or a precursor to a major seizure." I agree that this sounds like something neurological (and, to me, it doesn't sound good), but does anyone have any ideas? As mentioned, Buddy is already at the vet. He didn't mention that Buddy appears to be in any distress or anything like that. Oh, I should mention that Buddy does have and is being treated for Lyme, if that rings any bells. (Got Lyme despite being vaccinated for it and despite the yard being sprayed for ticks.) I've never heard of anything like this or anything even close to it. (Oh, and I guess I should also mention that Buddy is a mostly-Lab mix of some kind, very dark brown but with a distinct stripe of slightly lighter brown down his spine. Early life unknown, he was a stray that started hanging around David's house when he was about four months old.) -- Kevin Michael Vail | I would rather have a mind opened by wonder | than one closed by belief. -- Gerry Spence Since Buddy is already at the vets, and any sort of *medical* condition should be diagnosed by the vet, I'm just going to throw something out there 'non-medical'. IIRC, Buddy lives in N.C.?? If so, we had a whole night and day of hellacious winds in these parts. Shingle ripping, tree downing, fence downing WINDS, howling something fierce. Could something have frightened Buddy, maybe? The lab mixes I've been familiar with tended to be a little *neurotic* about things like that. td |
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Very Strange Buddy Behavior
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"tiny dancer" wrote: Since Buddy is already at the vets, and any sort of *medical* condition should be diagnosed by the vet, I'm just going to throw something out there 'non-medical'. IIRC, Buddy lives in N.C.?? If so, we had a whole night and day of hellacious winds in these parts. Shingle ripping, tree downing, fence downing WINDS, howling something fierce. Could something have frightened Buddy, maybe? The lab mixes I've been familiar with tended to be a little *neurotic* about things like that. Well, Buddy is home now and refuses to have anything to do with the kitchen...the doctor says he must be sensing something which is causing him to act this way. Not an animal, or Maggie would be going crazy trying to find it. I just talked to him on the phone and Buddy was resting on the couch, perfectly normally, but won't to into the kitchen for any reason. I asked him to keep me posted on this and he said he would. -- boss, sometimes i think * * * * * |* kevin michael vail that our friend mehitabel * * * * |* is a trifle too gay * * * * * * * | * * * * -- archy* * * * * * * * * |* wotthehell wotthehell |
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Very Strange Buddy Behavior
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Kevin Michael Vail wrote: I asked him to keep me posted on this and he said he would. Following myself up...Buddy will now go into the kitchen, sorta kinda, but will *not* be near one side, where the cabinets are, and incidentally where the main support beam for the house is underneath it. I told David I hope that's not it but it would explain why Buddy wants to be outside. Very strange. -- Bright eyes/burning like fire, * * * * * | Kevin Michael Vail Bright eyes/how can you close and fail?* | How can the light that shone so brightly | . . . . . . . . . . Suddenly shine so pale?/Bright eyes* * * |* . . . . . . . . . |
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Very Strange Buddy Behavior
"Kevin Michael Vail" wrote in message ... In article , Kevin Michael Vail wrote: I asked him to keep me posted on this and he said he would. Following myself up...Buddy will now go into the kitchen, sorta kinda, but will *not* be near one side, where the cabinets are, and incidentally where the main support beam for the house is underneath it. I told David I hope that's not it but it would explain why Buddy wants to be outside. Very strange. Did David happen to mention whether they had the rough weather/severe winds where he is located? I wonder, could something have hit the house, some loud noise, something that could have frightened Buddy? Our dogs had various reactions to the weather. Gracie crawled under the covers in our bed, and planted herself firmly between us, covered completely against the severe howling winds. td -- Bright eyes/burning like fire, | Kevin Michael Vail Bright eyes/how can you close and fail? | How can the light that shone so brightly | . . . . . . . . . . Suddenly shine so pale?/Bright eyes | . . . . . . . . . |
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Very Strange Buddy Behavior
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Terri wrote: While I do love a mystery, I'd much rather it not be about what's frightening him so much. How incredibly odd. Do keep us posted when David figures it out. Did I miss the vet ruling out seizures and strokes? He was perfectly normal at the vet, so yes. They'll all be gone for the rest of the week (David lives in Asheville four days of the week at the moment, for school) so Buddy won't have to worry about the house for a while. I just hope the house doesn't collapse while they're gone--er, if it's going to I'd rather it be while they were gone, but you know what I mean. -- Kevin Michael Vail* * | I would rather have a mind opened by wonder * * * | than one closed by belief. * -- Gerry Spence |
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Very Strange Buddy Behavior
Kevin Michael Vail wrote:
Oh, I should mention that Buddy does have and is being treated for Lyme, if that rings any bells. (Got Lyme despite being vaccinated for it and despite the yard being sprayed for ticks.) I've never heard of anything like this or anything even close to it. Probably not related, but Lyme *can* cause weird neurological issues. -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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