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luana80it
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 17 Dec 2007
Posts: 1999
Location: CATANIA, SICILY, ITALY
Fur Kids: TOMMY, WEIMARANER
TYRA, WERIMARANER |
 Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:48 am Post subject: PRAYING DOG POSITION |
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I WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH ALL OF YOU, SINCE I HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, I FIGURED IT WOULD BE GOOD TO POST IT HERE SO EVERYBODY WILL KNOW.
ONE NIGHT WE CAME HOME, AND FOUND TOMMY'S CRATE ALL MESSY, AND HIM FACING THE WALL, LAYING DOWN ALL THE WAY AND HIS BUTT UP. I CALLED HIM HE DIDN'T MOVE, I CALLED HIM AND CALLED HIM AGAIN AND HE WOULDN'T MOVE. I STARTED TO FREAK OUT, I YELLED AT MY HUSBAND AND WE GOT HIM OUT OF THE CRATE. WE HAD TO LIFT HIM OUT, BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T MOVE FROM THAT POSITION. WHEN WE GOT HIM OUT , HE WOULDN'T STAND UP AND WOULD WALK VERY LOW TO THE GROUND, SO WE FREAKED OUT AND AT 2AM WE WENT TO THE ER (THANKS GOD THEY EXIST). WHEN WE GOT THERE TOMMY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, HE LET THE VET PET HIM AND TOUCH HIM(WHICH IS NOT LIKE HIM, SINCE HE DOESN'T LIKE STRANGERS...). THE VET CHECKED HIM OUT AND TOLD US THAT HE HAD A RESPIRATORY ATTACK OR ASHTMA. HE GAVE HIM AND INJECTION AND SENT US HOME. THE VET EXPLAINED TO US THAT WHEN A DOG STAY IN THAT POSITION FOR A LONG TIME (LAYING DOWN AND HIS BUTT UP) IT'S CALLED THE POSITION OF THE PRAYING DOG. THEY DO THAT WHEN THEY CAN'T BREATH AND TRY TO OPEN THEIR LUNGS! WE HAD NO IDEA OF THIS, SO I FIGURE I WOULD SHARE IT WITH ALL OF YOU. TOMMY IS FINE NOW. WE HAVE AN IJECTION AT THE HOUSE, JUST IN CASE AND WE BOUGHT AN AIR PURIFIER AND PUT IT IN FRONT OF HIS CRATE, JUST IN CASE. JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE USEFUL. |
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AmyB
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 21 Jul 2007
Posts: 1783
Location: Stevensville, Maryland
Fur Kids: Holly ~ 14 month old Weim
Roxy ~ 11 week old Jack Russell Terrier |
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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I'm so glad Tommy's okay! That must have been scary. I've never seen that before so thank you for sharing.  |
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weimdawgs
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Posts: 6407
Location: East Norriton, PA
Fur Kids: Scout, Silkie, Gunnar and Jake
all Weimaraners |
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| OMG, I am so glad Tommy is all right. That must have been very scary. Thank you for sharing that with us. |
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Duchess
Adult Weim
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Posts: 372
Fur Kids: Duchess Weimie |
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks so much for sharing that with us, Luana. I know you were probably scared out of your mind. I would have been.
I have never heard of that before, either. But, it is well worth knowing.
I am so glad that Tommy is o.k. Give him big hugs from me.  |
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weinyrhymer
Adult Weim
Joined: 03 Jan 2008
Posts: 325
Location: Portland, OR
Fur Kids: Atlas, weimaraner |
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh, how scary!! Thank you for sharing. I would have been freaked out and clueless. |
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