Cathy
@cathyrunnels
Active 5 years, 1 month ago
I said I would post pictures of my boy Barron, so here’s two of him, alone with my other dogs that have passed in the past few years. View
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Cathy posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
I said I would post pictures of my boy Barron, so here’s two of him, alone with my other dogs that have passed in the past few years.-
Wow, Cathy. You are wonderful to have loved so many dogs. Midnite has such soulful eyes, and it looks like Ozzy is in control of the TV selection :-).. Barron is so regal, his name suits him. Bandit looks a bit like my childhood dog, Prince, who was a Water Shepard. Thank you for sharing these pictures. We really love to see them and I hope you will continue to share you stories and photos. How are you doing now?
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Cathy posted a new activity comment 5 years, 1 month ago
I meant to say I wasn’t really wanting another dog. -
Cathy posted a new activity comment 5 years, 1 month ago
Barron was my 3 year old pit bull, he was such a clown. If I had company over, he would sit in front of me and bark when we were trying to talk because he was jealous. He didn’t want anyone to have attention but him. He was such a beautiful boy. A friend of mine owned his sister, and my friend called me and told me to keep an eye on Barron because his dog developed epilepsy and was have cluster seizures. I made an appointment at the vet to have Barron checked out because I needed to know that he was ok. The night before his check up he had his first seizure. It was horrible and so violent. When he came out of it he was blind, so confused and mad! I got him calmed down and walked him around the yard and his sight came back and he was doing ok. The vet diagnosed him with idiopathic epilepsy the next morning, he was put on phenobarbital and he did well for about 3 weeks, then he started having cluster seizures and I couldn’t get them under control. He went into a coma while rus…-
I meant to say I wasn’t really wanting another dog.
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Cathy, dear, kind, thoughtful Cathy….I cannot thank you enough for your expansive, informative and heartfelt comments. Whether it’s been 2 1/2 years or 20 years, we think of, and miss our dear friends and loves. Having new friends and loves does not replace nor diminish the lives we shared. I/we really appreciate the specific, helpful information you are sharing about idiopathic epilepsy in dogs. One of the meaningful features of our caring community is to share what we learn, and you have done a wonderful job putting us all on notice for this terrible affliction.
I am truly sorry for Barron and his siblings. What a shame to deliberately inbreed. Sissy and Oscar, like Barron, are fortunate to have you.
I am going to take this opportunity to remind our community members about Waggle.org – a non-profit that helps with vet bills. Listen to our Paw’d Cast with their founder to learn more (click the microphone icon on the upper right of this page).Please Cathy, keep us updated about Sissy and Oscar, and how you are doing. We have a grief counselor available if you think he can help with your PTSD (click the link on this page). At least you know you gave and did everything you could for Barron’s benefit. You are a wonderful pet parent, Cathy, and I am very happy to meet you. Yes, please share pictures with us. Hugs, Toni
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