In Memory of Sidney-Spread the Word

[microchick]

Thank you @FuzzyOwlFeet. It was unheard of to us until it happened to Sidney.

I'm hoping that spreading the word will make people more aware of Pythiosis.

 

[microchick]

Thank you @Everose. Problem is that the majority of vets unless they have encountered it, have never heard of it. Amazing huh!

I want people to be aware so if their dog starts uncontrollable vomiting or losing weight for no reason they can ask their vet about Pythiosis.

 

[cassie]

I am so very sorry.

 

[cassie]

Unheard of diseases are always the worst. I did all sorts of research before buying my GSD and thought I was such a good new owner. I get my puppy home and noticed his eyes seemed to water a lot. I thought it was because of the dust in the air and ignored it, its always dusty here. Almost a year later I looked closer at his eyes and noticed his eyes were covered in a dark film. Rushed him to the vet. Turns out he had Pannus and I ignored it, letting it progress to near blindness. I felt horrible, and still do.

Nothing you did was bad, you gave Sidney a great life. Even up to the end she was loved. You're a good person and she knew that. Her spirit is still with you, alive in all her siblings and your hearts.

Unfortunately I know something about unheard of diseases. I once ended up with a terrible, virulent, and until then undiagnosed and unidentified viral infection in my dairy goats. I eventually lost my entire kid crop that year. Every single kid. I spent so much time at the UC Davis large animal veterinary school I knew every patient in the large animal barn. I was even asked if I wanted the disease named after me. I declined.

 

[HomesteaderWife]

Thank you for sharing about this issue, best wishes and thoughts from another Heeler family

 

[HomesteaderWife]

@microchick - I have a female "Red Heeler" (Australian Cattle Dog) that it going on 8 give or take now and showing her age, but loves to chase rats and look in the wrong tree for squirrels.

 

[microchick]

Our UPS delivery guy has a blue heeler that is 19 years old close to 20 and still going strong so 8 is a kid in ACD years.

We had a blue heeler, Dingo that we lost at the age of 10 to Degenerative Myelopathy. He was a character. Didn't know an enemy, everyone was his friend. He taught our two border collie mixes how to hunt rabbits.. Never a dog less deserving of such a horrible disease unless it was Sidney.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Rest assured that your dear Sidney is remembered. Wishing your pack long and healthy lives.

 

[Alyssa-Bee]

I'm so sorry for your loss and am sending my love. My friend's dog died on Friday. The symptoms were vomiting and diarrhea, we never found out what was wrong with her as she died while her blood was being taken at the vet. I'll be passing down word of this sickness and from now on keeping my dogs away from sny still water.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Please post a pic of the Sydney tree when you get it planted. It will put a positive, hopeful point on this otherwise very sad story.