jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jul 20, 2016 17:38:39 GMT -5
Floridians know the difference 
James, just how many BTUs does burning "words" get you? (Sorry, couldn't resist!)
This bunch flame hardened Jean. |
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Post by captbob on Jul 20, 2016 18:16:28 GMT -5
Just showed my wife unit the new puppy picture on page 1 here. You are now on her list as well my friend!
She said there's a reason why they don't leave us guys unsupervised for very long.
Sorry to hear about your old girl with lymphoma. That's how we lost our girl rottie Cody. Made it a couple years with 20k worth of chemo treatments. (amazing what we will do for our "pets") She seemed to be doing fine after bouncing back, and had no weight loss or any abnormal signs when she simply passed away one day. Hope your girl also does as well to the end. Please give her a hug for me.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 21, 2016 7:47:10 GMT -5
Just showed my wife unit the new puppy picture on page 1 here. You are now on her list as well my friend! She said there's a reason why they don't leave us guys unsupervised for very long. Sorry to hear about your old girl with lymphoma. That's how we lost our girl rottie Cody. Made it a couple years with 20k worth of chemo treatments. (amazing what we will do for our "pets") She seemed to be doing fine after bouncing back, and had no weight loss or any abnormal signs when she simply passed away one day. Hope your girl also does as well to the end. Please give her a hug for me. We handle 'termina'l cancer in two ways. An older dog past 10 as a natural death. Treatment vs quality of life issues. A younger dog is much more painful of a situation. General consensus has been not to treat carcinoma and lymphatics as saving a year or two is not always in best interest for dogs. Opinion only. Cancer by far #1 cause of death in RR's. Denise has coached a lot of people on what to do when a younger dog contracts such. A back log of results over the years, treat/not treat. About all of them die within a year or two. Our vet friend's RR got cancer at 3. Dog got best money could buy. Lived 2 good fairly pain free years. Best result I ever have seen. Meeka just turned 12, has been bleeding a bit out of her urinary tract. Her organs got hard and then softened up. A mass cell carcinoma swelled up on her neck a year ago and she aggravated it. Gave her prednisone steroid and cleared it up amazingly. So she is on low dose prednisone for rest of her life. Normally a short term fix for a terminal dog; in this case a year which is odd. Goes to show how little we know. Curious, how old was Cody girl when she got lymphoma ? |
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Post by captbob on Jul 21, 2016 9:04:11 GMT -5
Cody was only four years old when she was diagnosed with lymphoma. Took her to the local area veterinary hospital that specializes in the high end procedures that a regular vet just can't do. Pretty unheard of for a dog that young to come down with such a disease I guess, maybe we just got a bad roll of the dice.
I had previously said that if a dog got such a no win disease, that we should ride it out as best we could without going to extraordinary measures - reckon that over 20k of vet bills for a dog falls in that category if it is simply delaying the inevitable.
but... she was our first dog and treatments were able to keep her doing exceptionally well.
As I wrote, the day she died (wife was out of town thank God) there were no indications that it wasn't going to be just another normal day. No relapse, hadn't been any weight loss, nothing. And poof she was gone.
That was a VERY bad day around here. Flame hardened my ass...
I don't know if losing a dog becomes more bearable after you go through it multiple times.
I kinda hope so, but I truly doubt it.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 21, 2016 10:21:05 GMT -5
Cody was only four years old when she was diagnosed with lymphoma. Took her to the local area veterinary hospital that specializes in the high end procedures that a regular vet just can't do. Pretty unheard of for a dog that young to come down with such a disease I guess, maybe we just got a bad roll of the dice. I had previously said that if a dog got such a no win disease, that we should ride it out as best we could without going to extraordinary measures - reckon that over 20k of vet bills for a dog falls in that category if it is simply delaying the inevitable. but... she was our first dog and treatments were able to keep her doing exceptionally well. As I wrote, the day she died (wife was out of town thank God) there were no indications that it wasn't going to be just another normal day. No relapse, hadn't been any weight loss, nothing. And poof she was gone. That was a VERY bad day around here. Flame hardened my ass... I don't know if losing a dog becomes more bearable after you go through it multiple times. I kinda hope so, but I truly doubt it. Yea, flame hardened my ass too. Back doing a burial and squealing like a baby. Always can find a reason a human gets on my nerves, dogs not so. Worst scenario, Cody was young. and many cancers race through young healthy animals. Tough situation. Tough call. Tough outcome. Feel for you guys. So you were left to deal with the situation on your own and that is a tough situation too. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 21, 2016 10:22:09 GMT -5
That was a VERY bad day around here. Flame hardened my ass... I don't know if losing a dog becomes more bearable after you go through it multiple times. I kinda hope so, but I truly doubt it. No, it really doesn't get any easier. I have been owned by six dogs over the last 40 years. All involved a final trip to the vet...
The worst was having to put down our 2 year old "Rhoddie" (Rhodesian ridgeback / rottweiler mix) when she started having seizures. Turned out she had a high level of ammonia built up in her blood as a result of her liver not being large enough to filter her blood as she grew. Was a healthy 120 lbs, within months went to half that. I carried her into the vet the last time.
It doesn't get any easier, but time does ease the pain a bit.
jamesp, I hope your girl has some more quality life left to her.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jul 21, 2016 10:39:32 GMT -5
One of our current dogs has been diagnosed with immune mediated hemolytic anemia. The body's immune system attacks it's own red blood cells. We went through a real tough time about a year and a half ago. Only seen one dog that sick before and that was distemper. Had another dog with parvo. They all survived their ordeals and led pretty normal lives. The distemper did leave some neurologic damage in our black lab for the rest of her life. The IMHA is usually a real killer, but we've been lucky and Remy shows no sign that she was so near death.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 21, 2016 13:12:09 GMT -5
A shame our dogs do not have a life span of a human. We out live them 7 to 1.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 11:33:58 GMT -5
A shame our dogs do not have a life span of a human. We out live them 7 to 1. It would kill my little buddy if I pre-deceased him. Personally, I'd rather take the loss. |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 26, 2016 19:13:09 GMT -5
Starting to modify this Big Joe lift for the specific application of lifting up to 300 pound pallet 5 feet out to feed it into a pick up truck. Going with wider stance and taller 'easy roll' wheels. Fork extension, reinforcement and added counterweight required. Spent $100 for wheels, needed(brand new) 1/2HP motor and plumbing fittings. 3 wheels were $60 and in the 800-1000 # category. Going with tricycle layout, back wheel steering. Found a giant earth mover battery for $70, regular $230. Pep Boys. A return, did not fit ha. Tested at 1200 cranking amps, gracious. Good shopping trip. Key switch defective, may be the reason for owner selling it. Went with water-resistant toggle switch. Security not an issue. Lifts effortlessly and smooth. Estimate 40 years old. Parts still availible. Good working order. Brick S house construction. Note rifle port in brick wall       |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 27, 2016 10:29:38 GMT -5
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Post by Intheswamp on Jul 27, 2016 13:50:25 GMT -5
If I could find an emoticon of someone shaking their head in wonderment I'd post it!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's a great job (as usual), James! I can't help but sit here an grin...   |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 27, 2016 14:21:33 GMT -5
If I could find an emoticon of someone shaking their head in wonderment I'd post it!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's a great job (as usual), James! I can't help but sit here an grin... Not just for work Ed. 3 wheeler needs to get in truck too !  Adjustable torsion plate independent rear suspension; improved Porsche design. Shim can be hammered between plates to adjust ride and height. Pat. Pend.  Urethane tire a lot quieter and easier to roll than internal small iron wheels. Smooth pivot.  Also found me a slightly used 1/2 HP Dayton. reg $297 for $40. Lost a motor on the greenhouse fan.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 14:28:24 GMT -5
What university did you attend?  |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 27, 2016 14:56:19 GMT -5
What university did you attend? what you tawkin bout boy, that thang has inderpendant rare suspensun |
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Post by Intheswamp on Jul 27, 2016 16:23:20 GMT -5
What university did you attend? what you tawkin bout boy, that thang has inderpendant rare suspensun That's *PORCH* inderpendant rare suspensun. (come on James, git it rite!!!  ) |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 16:25:11 GMT -5
Love you guys
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Post by Intheswamp on Jul 27, 2016 16:29:38 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Jul 27, 2016 22:29:13 GMT -5
Alabama may have the deeper drawl, I stand humble. Ed's the man. |
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Post by quartz on Jul 28, 2016 0:32:32 GMT -5
Pretty nifty loader, versatility is a good thing. Nothing quite like figuring out how to put a "too heavy" whatever into/out of a pickup.
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