Birthday: October 10th 2001 Likes: Rolling on dead stuff, chasing squirrels, playing tug of war with Bridget, sleeping on the pillow above Mom's head, sneaking out of the yard and making my humans run after me (it's extra fun if Bridget comes along) Pet-Peeves: when Mom tries to get gubbies out of my eye's, lawn mowers and vacuum cleaners. Favorite Toy: I'm not really into toys but I love live squirrels Favorite Walk: I love to walk on the beach. Best Tricks: I sit up cute for treats , acting coy & my very best trick is...............ummm.......well.........lets see........yep, keeping y'all guessing. Arrival Story: I think we were distended to have this fellow. He had onset of juvenile diabetes. By the time we got a accurate diagnosis he was so skinny. He?s a healthy boy now and taking care of him with 2 insulin injections a day can sometimes be a challenge but well worth it for our Little Man. Bio: Billy was a breed my husband chose. He wanted a dog to cuddle with him. WRONG! Billy isn't anything like that. He is very, very, very, independent. When he wants attention he lets you know but when he's done, he's done. Billy is Mr. Curiosity. He's gotten into the dryer, dishwasher, refrigerator & any other space big enough for him to stick his head in. No matter what you are doing, there's Billy. Billy knows no boundaries, if it's flat it's good for walking on. This includes the coffee and end tables. He is so MISCHEVIOUS!
He watches TV and when there are other dogs on the screen he runs, jumps and growls, but when the dog disappears he runs outside as if he thinks that is where the dog has gone Forums Motto: Squirrel Hunter Extraordinaire
Thursday - July 19th, 2007 Billy (he is diabetic) began to show signs that the amount of insulin I'd been giving him might need to be adjusted. The vet ran a blood test and Fri instead it was determined that he had pancreatitis. The only treatment for that is to stop all feeding to allow the organ to heal. When I was allowed to offer food on Sat. night he refused the meal. Sun morning I took him to a different vet clinic. By then his Lipase and Amylase counts (measurements for the pancreas) were through the roof. He was immediately hospitalized. We were warned that this was very serious because coupled with his diabetes it made this a very difficult case. He was hospitalized each day at the clinic and then taken to a different emergency clinic for night observation. Each day as I made those transfers with him his deterioration increased. He was on IV fluids but no food could be offered. By Tues he’d lost 1/3 if body weight and although on the IV fluids he continued to be terribly dehydrated. On Tues. the local vet felt that she’d done everything she could and referred us to a specialist in Portland. I took him directly from there to the clinic about an hour away. His condition was grave. They did an ultrasound of his abdominal area to get a better idea of how his pancreas was doing and it appeared to be better but Billy continued to decline. All the checks and balances in his system had been compromised and he was in a downward spiral. The vets thought there was a possibility Billy had suffered some neurological damage during the course of his illness. On the 26th, she called me at 1:30 in the morning that Billy had suffered a seizure and she’d given valium to make him more comfortable. This made neurological damage all most a given. It became painfully apparent that he was not going to survive this horrible ordeal. The complications from the diabetes would not release it's grip on my sweet baby boy. I made the hour drive up there to spend some time with him and to possibly make a difficult choice to let him go. While I was in route he suffered another seizure. I spent time telling him how much I loved him and would miss him and I was going to let him go to the bridge so he would not hurt any longer. I stayed with him to comfort him during his passage and when he took his last breath he seemed so relieved to not have to fight any longer.
I have cried and cried until I don’t think I could possibly have any more tears but then I cry some more. He was taken far too soon. He would have only been 6 in October.
What a great honor Dogster has given us by making him Dog of the Day today 7/27/07. He was deeply loved and he will be missed more than anyone could imagine.
I have been tagged by pals Pooh Bear, Furby, Boo, Misty and Cosmo
Here are the rules:
Each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Dogs who are tagged, need to post in their Diary the rules & their 7 pawsome facts. Then choose 7 dogs to tag and list their names. Don’t forget to bark them a pmail that they have been tagged and to read your Diary, or, send them a fun Rosette announcing they've been Tagged!
1. I am a squirrel hunter extraordinaire
2. I am a diabetic.
3. My favorite place to sleep is on the back of the oversized chair in the family room.
4. I am the police dog in this house and it's my job to bark at EVERYTHING!
5. If it's big enough for my head I'm gonna stick it in. BOL
6. I love to drag deris into the house right after Mommy vacuums.
7. Speaking of vacuums I bark and chase them because they are EVIL!
Woodie
Jr.
Bella
Kewpie
Miss Frankie
Livee
Bubbles
W - for White as he sould be
E - for Eagerness all must see
S - for Sight keen the quarry to spy
T - for Terrier spirit and never say die
H - for the Happiness they always bring
I - for Inquisitive --doing their own thing
G - for Good measure in such a small frame
H - for Hi there, how about a game?
L - for their Laughter and love in their hearts
A - for Amenable right from the start
N - for Not minding if Mom should look stern
D - for Delight upon her return
W - for Welcome, so warm and so nice
H - for Hunting and catching those mice
I - for Intellence --more than most
T - for Top Dog --no idle bost
E - for Evermore Westies --our toast!
