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Visitor's Name: Hilary
Homepage URL: No website supplied
You are from: UK
How you found our site: GSD helpline newsletter
Would you recommend our site to others?: Yes
Comments: We made the agonising decision to have Jake our treasured GSD put to sleep on Friday 24th June 2005. I miss him so very much. He was dragging himself around after his hind legs collapsed under him. The look of bewilderment on his face breaks my heart even now. DM set in quickly - he was OK at New Year. Jake would have been 13 in August and although we have had all those happy years together, I still feel like I let him down. He trusted me and I did that to him. It was even more heartbreaking as his "front end" was alert and loving. I had to muzzle him and hold him down. It was horrible and I will never forgive myself for doing that to him. Having it done at home was meant to be less stressful for him but as soon as the vet shaved his leg he knew something horrid was going to happen.
I only hope that he can forgive me. I should have done more for him.
Entry 188 made on 2005-07-06 22:49:19
Visitor's Name: Mary
Homepage URL: No website supplied
You are from: United Kingdom
How you found our site: Jack's site
Would you recommend our site to others?: Yes, definately
Comments: My GSD is 6 yrs old and been epileptic since 18 months and when our vet diagnosed DM I dismissed the idea and put his hind end weakness down to the ataxia caused by his medication for seizures. I believe the vet now and am heartbroken, what else has my Murphy to go through? He is very long haired, mainly black, straight back and looks exactly like a huge teddy bear. I cannot bear to even think what the future holds for him.
Entry 187 made on 2005-07-06 20:55:36
Visitor's Name: Duncan
Homepage URL: http://www.bettyke.com/indexeng.html
You are from: Budapest, Hungary
How you found our site: in the www.germanshepherds.com
Would you recommend our site to others?: Yes of course
Comments: This is a great site, a woderful tribute to Jack, and very useful for others who must fight again the DM!
Entry 186 made on 2005-07-05 19:25:18
Visitor's Name: Cristy
Homepage URL: www.savetheboxers.com
You are from: Texas
How you found our site: Searching Google.
Would you recommend our site to others?: yes
Comments: Thanks for this site.. its already a comfort during a very sad time in my home.
Entry 185 made on 2005-07-05 00:23:13
Visitor's Name: Debbie
Homepage URL: No website supplied
You are from: Aurora, CO, USA
How you found our site: google
Would you recommend our site to others?: very much so
Comments: I have beautiful ger shep, Beaujolais, so full of life, and smart. Looks alot like Jack Flash. Has had DM for about a year. Front paw for last week has been getting weak, hard for him to walk. Am brokenhearted. He's so
alive and has such a spirit. Thanks to all for the support. Any new treatments or new? I work in the neurology field and have seen lots of MS in humans. Sometimes they world can be so unforgiving. But the happiness, joy, laughter, and protection Beau has brought me through the years has been worth it. Still,
watching is painful. Thanks for being there all.
Entry 184 made on 2005-07-02 04:32:16
Visitor's Name: crystal
Homepage URL: No website supplied
You are from: al.
How you found our site: surfing
Would you recommend our site to others?: definitly
Comments: your site is wonderful and so helpful. jack flash is very beutiful.
Entry 182 made on 2005-06-30 17:41:31
Visitor's Name: Jessica Craft
Homepage URL: No website supplied
You are from: Coppell, Texas
How you found our site: google
Would you recommend our site to others?: yes
Comments: My beautiful 9 year-old German Shepherd, Samson, was diagnosed with DM a few months ago. I have watched him slowly lose the use of his back legs and now he cannot walk without assistance. All this time he has remained loving and cheerful. He still loves to go outside and play with his ball any way he can. He seems so healthy and happy in spite of his handicap that I cannot bear the thought of putting him to sleep. I have a wonderful vet that says I will know when it is the right time and she will come to my house to do it. It breaks my heart to see this happen to a wonderful dog that has loved and protected me all these years. I give him good food, vitamins and exercise but I wish there was more I could do for him. None of the medications we tried made a difference. Now I am grateful for every extra day I have with him.
Entry 181 made on 2005-06-30 03:45:47
Visitor's Name: Lori
Homepage URL: None
You are from: Westchester, NY and Boca Raton, FL
How you found our site: Internet (MSN search)
Would you recommend our site to others?: YES
Comments: Curly, my beloved male gsd is only 7 years old and has the symptoms of DM. I am going to have my vet send Dr. Clemmons a DNA sample and if it is positive I will then start the recommended treatment. Curly survived bloat surgey only a year ago, so this is devastating. I also have a famale Cleo who is 6 years old. I can not imagine losing either one of them. I love them both so much. Jack was a beautiful boy. Thanks for your work on developing this web site. It helps to know what to expect, even if it isn't always good.
Entry 180 made on 2005-06-29 20:10:45
Visitor's Name: JodyB
Homepage URL: No website supplied
You are from: Port Townsend, WA, Jefferson
How you found our site: google
Would you recommend our site to others?:
Comments: My 12 1/2-y.o. GSD may have DM. Tail has been dragging for months and she started knuckling over on the right rear foot a month ago. A four-footed angel who has been my constant companion since she was 9 weeks old. I've always known our time together would end and I'm just grateful we've had this long together - my last shepherd died of cancer at 9 and I had only 4 days' notice before he was so ill we had to make the decision. At least with DM I can say goodbye properly. Jenny's last summer is going to be as good as I can make it.
I keep thinking of the line from "The Prophet": "The more sorrow carves out your being, the more joy you can contain." Jenny's loss is going to set me up to hold a lot of joy some day - I comfort myself that that will be her legacy. Along with so many good memories.
Entry 179 made on 2005-06-25 23:15:43
Visitor's Name: chris
Homepage URL: No website supplied
You are from: sharon, pa
How you found our site:
Would you recommend our site to others?:
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