He is in my thoughts . He is such a cutie...

You spent $1500 to try and save an animal???

for Fang.

And hurrah for his attentive boss and a great veterinarian crew.

Best wishes to you. Hope it all works out just fine!

lazycrockett said:

EDIT.YOUR.POST.

calldapplwondery83 said:

Some people just won't be able to make the click how much animals mean to others. ANYTHING for my pets.

I am SO glad Fang's got one hell of a cool boss.

hmm do you eat them?

lazycrockett said:

Shut the fuck up.

Positive thoughts for Fang!

lazycrockett said:

Be quiet your an insensitive horrible person, animals are our friends they are part of the family monies are nothing compared to a life. So go take your nasty venomous ways elsewhere.

Ohhhhh, he's so cute. I will pray 4 U guys!

Not my Frank!!!


I hope he's feeling better soon.


For you and Beamie.

lazycrockett said:

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How is he??

i hope your dog is doing better today, Gansta. Flipped stomachs is a genetic thing, not a give your dog spaghetti thing.
My grandmother (not a dog) had it happened too. Surgery corrected it, and she lived to be 95.
Your dog will be fine too. Soon he'll be back to humping legs and stuff

Moonbeam said:

Hi sweetie,

As sappy as it sounds, I just have to say that the love between you and Nathan is an awesome thing to witness and brings tears to my eyes. How could Fang not be okay with a daddy and uncle like you two? Love like that is where the living God is truly found.

psychodelicide said:

He's absolutely remarkable. I brought a dying cat into him last year that he was miraculously able to save. He said that it was the closest he's ever seen an animal to death that actually lived. I've brought in injured opossums and birds and he'll take anything in and give it his best shot. I've even known him to go to the site of an accident to try to save a deer or whatnot. The guy's extremely gifted. And he's at most 35, probably younger.

Hey Gangsta, if this vet who's taking care of Fang has saved two of your pets now, why don't you use him all the time?

Diva said:

Yeah, I wasn't sure if it was the right thing to do to call you in the middle of the night. My mom wasn't gonna do it. But I knew that Ian would be even more upset if all of this was going on and he didn't know about it. So I told her to call. Fang and Ian have an extra special relationship, and when the rest of us would get frustrated with his drooling, spotting and hunting, Ian would be baby talking to him and engaging him in play. I'm the only one who doesn't strictly discipline him, but Ian's the one who is the most forgiving. I think if it was possible, he'd have shipped Fang over there by now.

Thank you for your prayers and for calming Ian down. Because Ian hasn't had the fortune to be there during some crucial decisions in the past few years, I know how helpless he feels at times. But by talking to him and talking with my mom, I know that kept him at least somewhat focused and from going completely mad. We've had too many losses to lose poor innocent Fang right now. We will break the 11 year old curse!

RipHer2Shreds said:

Thank you everyone for the encouragement. They did find a lot of stomach contents when they did the surgery, so I'm sure that didn't help. But the doctor said it's generally assosciated with excessive water drinking, which Fang definitely did yesterday morning. From now on, they want me to restrict his activity 2 hours after a meal, so that's what I'm going to do. I'll probably have him on wet food or a hamburger/rice diet for a couple weeks while he's healing as well.

GangstaFam said:

He's going to be spoiled! Indigo will be pissed!

MoonSongs said:

God we've been through a lot together, haven't we? This woman should recieve a stipend for all the hours she's spent in the hospital for my family. My animals completely adore you. Even Gildie loves you and she hates everyone. I swear, if there is an injured animal to be found, they're gonna find us.

Moonbeam said:

Oh Eens!

I wish I could've called you myself, but I was stuck at the vet's and my signal was horrible up there. And then my phone died. I was worried how you'd react, but I just knew you had to know. Plus, when I'm in a crisis my first instinct is to reach everyone I know that could possibly help. In a way, I'm glad you didn't have to see him like that. It was freakishly violent and fast how much his condition changed. I've never seen anything like it. I'm starting to be able to tell with a dog when it's something life threatening and not just a passing sick feeling. That's one of the only things that makes me feel okay about our other dogs passing. I'm learning. I honestly think if I had waited to get into Dr. Mark at North River Animal Hospital, Fang wouldn't be with us right now. I don't think he would've made it that long, and if he had, I don't think that doctor knows what he's doing half the time.

Thank you for your kind words about my relationship with animals. That's super sweet.

This miracle deserves a song.



He's a Fangy Wangy
He's a Fangy Wangy
He's the fangiest Fang he can be!

He's a Fangy Wangy
He's a Fangy Wangy
And a Fang is all he can be...

Moonbeam said:

I just kept thinking how grateful I was to have that video camera and that footage, ya know?

Tracy is wonderfully patient and kind. It couldn't have been easy to put up with us in the past couple years with how completely wrecked we've been, but she definitely is a trouper in spite of that. Tracy gets a gold star, doesn't she?

And mom has been checking in on this thread now and then, so I'll let her know the updates.

GangstaFam said:

Tracy is a trouper, and Fang is a trooper!

babynoz said:

Thanks for your kind words! I have always looked up to Nathan and always will. I couldn't ask for more in a brother. Fang has brought us some much needed joy and laughter, and has received some much deserved love and attention in return.

lazycrockett said:

Actually, I'm not sure how much it's going to cost. They warned me that it's commonly that much for this type of procedure and had me sign an agreement to pay if it indeed became that much. When I took a cat into this guy last year, he did about $1500 worth of corrective surgery on his shattered arm and the cat had a million other problems as well. Because he has such a huge heart and truly appreciates people who will go out of their way to help a stray or injured animal, he only charged me $350. He might cut me a deal again. But if he doesn't, that's fine too.

Our very first dog Breezy was hit by a car on the highway and shattered her pelvis. We took her to Michigan State University which is just about the best veterinary hospital in the country. They did hip replacement surgery on her and it cost $2500 if I remember correctly. The funny part about this story is that my grandmother gave my father a bunch of grief about spending that much because she's "just an animal". Everyone in my family gets along great, but I think it's the one time I remember my dad telling my grandma to fuck off.

I understand that many people don't have the same kind of emotional and sometimes financial investment in their pets as I do. I was raised to feel the way I do about all creatures and I think I just gravitate towards animals anyway. Having pets can be an expensive and trying experience, just like children. But I don't adopt these animals and do my best to give them a good life, just to give up when a difficult patch comes along. I don't know if you were passing judgement for my decision to help my dog, but that's how it appears in the way you worded your question. I'm not going to take offense to it, but I'd just ask you to not judge me or others for this, the same way I'm not judging you right now. Thank you.