I missed the game and spent all night with my dog Peyton, the 3 year old great dane. We were supposed to move into a new house next week that I pretty much bought so that he would have a bigger yard. I had him kennelled this week while I finished the house. Today they vet called me and said that he needed emergency surgery for bloat, a stomach condition that is a threat to larger dogs. I won't go into detail but his case is pretty complicated and its basically a crap shoot on whether or not he makes it through the end of the week - if he does he should make a full recovery.

2/20/2008 9:35:41 PM

very sad

2/20/2008 9:37:50 PM

and man I miss my uncle Charles y'all


nah seriously RIP

2/20/2008 9:39:01 PM

Aww...beautiful dog.

Thoughts and prayers to you and Peyton.

2/20/2008 9:39:05 PM

For the record he's named after my ex-gf's grandfather, not Peyton Manning.

2/20/2008 9:40:12 PM

Good luck with that man. I hope he makes a full recovery.

2/20/2008 9:41:21 PM

i wish you and your dog the best

my oldest died a month ago yesterday

2/20/2008 9:41:46 PM

i love my dog like woah, i would be heartbroken if anything happened to her

hope it turns out ok

2/20/2008 9:51:15 PM

good luck

2/20/2008 9:52:52 PM

Good luck with that man. I hope he makes a full recovery.

2/20/2008 9:53:14 PM

Quote :

"I missed the game"

you didnt miss anything except some nc state shit (the defense) and the announcers sucking hansblo off

2/20/2008 9:53:46 PM

The responses to threads like this remind me that, even on TWW, humans have some decency.

2/20/2008 9:54:02 PM

Yeah, I'm still waiting for someone to make an asshole comment.

Here's the boy mid-stride. Probably my favorite dog picture ever.

2/20/2008 10:04:53 PM

that is a great picture...

hope he gets better

2/20/2008 10:05:51 PM

2/20/2008 10:07:30 PM

Gl peyton

2/20/2008 10:11:50 PM

2/20/2008 10:14:41 PM

i'm sorry to hear that, man. i'll pray for your dog and I hope the best for him.

2/20/2008 10:25:40 PM

yeah man i don't know what i would do if something happend to my dog
good luck man i'll def add him into my prayers

2/20/2008 10:27:53 PM

Good luck Peyton

2/20/2008 10:28:48 PM

I am sooo sorry to hear about your puppy I'll be praying for you and your pup! Keep us updated on his progress...

2/20/2008 10:30:50 PM

bloat's an awful thing

i'm sure the vet will say this, but from now on give him smaller meals several times a day to avoid a repeat.

are you going to just have it flipped, or is it going to be tacked to his abdominal wall?

2/20/2008 10:50:23 PM

hope he makes it through.

2/20/2008 10:53:29 PM

I am sorry to hear that. Good luck Peyton and I hope you get well soon.

2/20/2008 10:54:02 PM

^^^ They tacked it. The problem with recovery is that it happened too close to his esophagus for them to do any kind of repair work. Right now we can just hope that the vitality will return to the tissue with restoration of bloodflow. The vets weren't even sure enough to give me ballpark odds on that happening.

Thanks for the support everybody.

2/20/2008 11:32:25 PM

Good luck man. My dog passed recently from cancer, I haven't lost anyone close in my family yet, plus I grew up with him, so it was especially hard. I like to think he enjoyed his time on Earth. 3 years is too short, best of luck.

2/20/2008 11:46:21 PM

I'm sorry, I'm not going to pray for something that doesn't have a soul.

2/20/2008 11:47:16 PM

Then dont. Just wish him well you jackass.

2/20/2008 11:49:39 PM

2/21/2008 12:03:47 AM

Aw, good luck! Hope everything works out for you and your dog.

2/21/2008 1:00:55 AM

Good luck.

My dog died last May, and I still tear up over him sometimes.

2/21/2008 1:02:34 AM

I just called the 24 hour vet ICU where he is for an update. He had low body temperature and low blood pressure following surgery around 6, but those have returned to acceptable levels. He has a bit of a heart arrhythmia, but thats fairly common after that surgery and is usually temporary. It looks like he'll make it through the night. Now I just have to hope that his stomach heals in the next 48 hours.

Thanks for the support everybody, it really does mean a lot to me.

2/21/2008 1:18:51 AM

my dog died in 05 and i still tear up over her. seriously...that was one out of like 2 times i remember seeing my dad cry.

2/21/2008 1:20:12 AM

2/21/2008 1:20:25 AM

that sucks. Great Danes rule...we owned several of them when I was growing up. Unfortunately, longevity is not their strong suit.

2/21/2008 1:20:37 AM

yay go peyton!!!

2/21/2008 1:21:50 AM

And this needs to be fullsize

2/21/2008 1:24:01 AM

Big dogs go "ruff, ruff"; little dogs go "arf, arf". That's an old YMCA cheer from my days as a camper and counselor.

I hope that your dog gets better.

2/21/2008 1:25:56 AM

god doesn't care about your dog, or anyone's dog.

2/21/2008 1:25:56 AM

We think bloat killed my dog, Dawg. He died this past summer, two weeks shy of 12. It was by far the hardest thing I have ever had to come to terms with. In fact, I still have his picture on my desk at work and on my mantel. He also has a brick in his memory at the alumni center.

I do not wish that pain on anyone, and I hope your dog makes it through, Mr. Joshua.

2/21/2008 1:44:41 AM

i do not pray, but best wishes.

dogs are ftw.

2/21/2008 1:45:45 AM

^your the biggest fucking douche bag

why the fuck would you say you don't pray but best wishes


you are the most self involved piece of shit


simply say hope things go well for you, best of luck


and chembob, some of us pray for our soldiers, your not a soldier even though you have the uniform. so your out too

[Edited on February 21, 2008 at 2:02 AM. Reason : sry but good luck to you and peyton, i really miss my goldie named sporty]

2/21/2008 1:54:38 AM

Hope he pulls through. Best wishes.

2/21/2008 3:14:04 AM

I hope he makes it through okay.

2/21/2008 9:14:37 AM

I had a great dane as a kid, they are such wonderful dogs. The best of luck to you and Peyton. Please keep us posted.

2/21/2008 10:30:55 AM

poor puppy

good luck P

2/21/2008 10:31:39 AM

Quote :

"^your the biggest fucking douche bag why the fuck would you say you don't pray but best wishes you are the most self involved piece of shit simply say hope things go well for you, best of luck and chembob, some of us pray for our soldiers, your not a soldier even though you have the uniform. so your out too"

Wow. That is a really over the top reaction.


I hope your dog gets better.

[Edited on February 21, 2008 at 10:37 AM. Reason : fd]

2/21/2008 10:35:45 AM

Quote :

"bloat's an awful thing i'm sure the vet will say this, but from now on give him smaller meals several times a day to avoid a repeat. are you going to just have it flipped, or is it going to be tacked to his abdominal wall?"

additionally, feeding him on an elevated surface (use a bowl riser or put it on something that's more at his level) can keep this from happening...if i'm not mistaken (and i may be, as it's been five years since i worked as a vet tech), feeding them at a low level (in addition to larger meals) increases the amount of air that they swallow...feeding them at a higher level minimizes the amount of gulping

2/21/2008 10:38:04 AM

Some people pray. Some people take action.

2/21/2008 10:40:33 AM

damn I have never heard of this bloat thing, does it just happen to big dogs or can it also happen to little ones too? Hope he pulls through!

2/21/2008 10:47:39 AM