Prayers for Truman. What a cutie!

 

Esophageal Stricture.... It isn't looking good. He Is coming home for the weekend and the rescue board will discuss what if anything they can do.

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Oh no -- how very heartbreaking! Prayers are being said for Truman. He looks so hopeful and full of life ...

 

Awwwww. Truman is such a cutie pie. Fingers crossed a positive course will be taken for him.

 

There is hope... It is just having the funds for it. So I am going to work on slowly hand feeding him every 4 hours and just pray the board okays it and we can start a fund for him and if we get enough angels, he can get his surgery treatment...

But surgery may have to be repeated. I haven't read the report so I am not sure of the success rate

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Sending hopes, please let me know if I can help.

 

Those eyes, that sweet face. I just want to fix it! I hope there is a solution and he can be helped.

 

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Small tiny amounts, holding the dog in an upright position may help. Can food or even liquid food may help too. I am sorry for the bad news. I am sure he knows he is in a good place no matter what happens.

 

Praying for Truman. He looks so cute. I hope that you can get some food into him this weekend. My mother-in-law had a dog with many health problems. I am not sure exactly what was wrong with her throat, but if she ate anything solid, she would throw it up.
My mother-in-law had to blend her canned food in the blender into a liquid. She lived like this for many years. Hoping the vet can figure out a way to help Truman.

 

The rescue group where I adopted from had a puppy that had something similar. There are chairs made especially for a dog to go in when he is eating - he has to be upright. Food must be soft and liquefied. Dogs can live a long life if someone is willing to care for them.

 

This sounds just like my mother-in-law's dog. I think they mentioned the chair to her once. Her dog lived many years with the condition.

 

Please send me a private message when you know more. Thoughts and prayers for Truman.

 

My Remy was abandoned due to medical issues - ends up he has a swallowing condition too.

Don't give up on sweet precious Truman - there is hope!

 

I wonder if his family didn't dump him cause he was sick as well?

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Guess who ate 3/4 can of A/D food??? This boy!
He's a total lush!!! I love him. He is very much typical golden. He's almost a year old and is 36lbs or so.... Small, small boy.

His throat opening is very very tiny... the camera couldn't fit past a certain point. But he still ate some food! We will be giving him vanilla ensure mixed with his food beginning tomorrow.
To tell what treatment could be used if any will cost $2500 and then the ballooning at least 5k.... But if we can keep him eating and all, we are good while we wait on money

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So glad Truman has you to help him. Happy he was able to eat some food for you. He is such a cutie!!! Thoughts and prayers for him and a big, big THANK YOU to you for helping him!!

 

Guess who drank 20Ml of his viyo recuperation AND ate 90% of a can of a/d? This boy!

Feeding Truman, working Video: http://youtu.be/9j_3LavpsL0

I had a better video of him struggling to swallow and all, but for some reason the video shows up black with only sound? Anyways... Took 20 min for that feeding and I am filthy, but he's learned when you hear the can.... Jump up on the person! Haha normally not good manners but, for him, it's great

When he swallow it is SO LOUD! Every swallow is hard you can tell. Now the vet said his lungs had scarring from pneumonia before, probably. Have anyone read up on the cause if his condition. Everything I read was "could be anything" pretty much.
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Foster mommy's orders were no playing with the other doggies yet. So here is Truman relaxing and letting his food digest. Uncle Red makes sure to go check on him every time he burps or coughs or even rolls over. So all is good in our house this morning! I figure Truman ate probably 120cal last night, probably 150 today... I read each can of a/d has 180cal.... I wonder how much he needs a day to get by? It seems at this rate... Well, I don't wanna get my hopes up, but it seems good! Now she can go to the board and tell them look, he can LIVE until we can get the money up. They can't say no (; plus we've had about 8 people step up before we have even mentioned anything to the public.... I mean, all this adds up ya know! Looking good for this kid.

Oh, guess who tore off his leg bandage last night? Oh yeah, he did. He is such a typical young pup. Loves to be loved on, hates being alone, and will tear up stuff (;

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I hope your GRR raises the funds for his surgery! Truman has been through a lot and obviously is a little fighter! Bless your hearts. Thank you for being Truman's Rescue Angel!

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And more feeding....
Feeding in crate: http://youtu.be/pDABosNnkls

I document this stuff so his long term foster family knows before they get him

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Omg.... I got cuddles this morning and had a cry fest! My mind was screaming "Beau your back! I won't let you down this time..."
I know it seems stupid. But he feels like Beau in so many ways, he is the size of Beau.... He cuddles like Beau... My heart couldn't differentiate during cuddle time.


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Truman



God Bless you for taking care of sweet Truman-he does look like Beau!!
When does his foster family get him?

 

tine434--

I wasn't saying or implying you were, it's only a reminder to all that participates in this thread.

I"m so sorry about Truman's diagnosis, I hope you're able to get the treatment he needs.

He's a beautiful boy.

 

Has he thrown up at all since you have been feeding him? He certainly looks interested in food. Hopefully just getting some food into him will help him and the rescue will see that he is worth it. He is certainly a cutie.

 

Well yesterday an option for him was euthanization. I mean, that's just honestly how it was.... But since he's been with me today he has ate 2.25 cans of food, putting us at 3 cans total since last night. It is super soft food, mushed up and fed oddly, but it is working.
With that being said, the rescue is jumping for joy and sees that euth isn't even an option at this point. If he continues this and nothing gets worse then he will do just fine waiting on his treatment. The initial funds will have to be spent to help father understand the extent of his condition, a barium swallow and flouroscopy or a MRI. Her camera wouldn't fit past a certain point because his throat gets so small.

But if he continues to do well then it is simply a matter of waiting for the treatment, not waiting for his death

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I don't now if you've ever had hamsters (or small furry animals) but they have this water bottle that you hang on the side of the cage and when they put their tongue on it and/or suck on it, the water releases. I've seen a similar water bottle for dogs although I can't find/remember the name of it right now.

I wonder if you could turn his food into a watery smoothy and use something like that and then it would keep him at the right angle to get the food down. That's how they get food down seniors who can't swallow as most can deal with liquids. Glad someone is willing to take the time to get him up to where he should be health wise.

 

I had actually considered this believe it or not!
I think it is a wonderful idea and he can get some as he wants also....

Now, I may or may not be guilty of taking a nice Saturday noon nap.... With a bed buddy who is not my husband >. < :uhoh: don't tell! We don't let doggies on the bed.... But he was an amazing cuddler! And he won't be here forever so, I took advantage.

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If he's doing well other than figuring out how to get him nutrition, putting him down seems cruel to me but I'm probably not privy to all the facts. Keeping my fingers/toes crossed for him.

 

No it was more or less....
"Well, we can try this but if it doesn't work after so much and if we can't do treatment pronto then he's just going to starve to death..." so it was kinda seeming bleak and that within days euthanization may have to be discussed if treatment couldn't be done soon. Anyway, in that specialist's face cause this boy is eating and enjoying himself. Now if he'd just potty I'd be much much happier

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After who-knows-how-long wandering in the heat, laying in that bed has to be Dog Heaven for Truman

 

Well, now I'm crying again. The good way.

Hugs to you, super hero...and to him.