Basset Hounds: Not for the faint of heart

Beverly Anne · 08-14-2009, 06:34 PM

Serious diarrhea, knee deep in poopies, house smelling like ...I can't even think of a word to describe the smell. I'm a surgical nurse and I thought I could handle anything.
Uh-uh, nothing like this. Okay, now a vet visit to the tune of $400. My knees go weak but they did a zillion tests and his Lyme titre came back weakly positive so a course of doxycycline and his special food and a refill of his heartworm prevention. So today he's doing a little better, he sure felt well enough to whine to go for a walk. (He brings the leash to me just so I really get it) A blind dog, in a huge thousands of acres park, manages to discover something vile and disgusting that he completely rubs his head, ears and neck in. I drive home with all the windows open and mouth breathing. when we opened the front door I could still smell the wretched house from a few days ago.
OWNING A BASSET HOUND TAKES A BOLD, COURAGEOUS, FEARLESS PERSON WITH A WEAK SENSE OF SMELL

Mikey T · 08-14-2009, 07:16 PM

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Serious diarrhea, knee deep in poopies, house smelling like ...I can't even think of a word to describe the smell. I'm a surgical nurse and I thought I could handle anything.[/b]

Look on the bright side You did have PSPCA wanting to do an inspection at the same time

Twinkie's Mum · 08-14-2009, 08:21 PM

Hi, Beverly!

I haven't been on in a while. Sorry to read that Francis isn't feeling well. How's that handsome boy doing otherwise?

Janet 'n Twinkie

Soundtrack · 08-15-2009, 11:00 AM

>>>>OWNING A BASSET HOUND TAKES A BOLD, COURAGEOUS, FEARLESS PERSON WITH A WEAK SENSE OF SMELL<<<<<

That's be me, especially the weak sense of smell part.

Mike, you know that's only bad if you're a little old lady that breed hunting dogs....If you're a pet owner those conditions are just fine.

twobassets · 08-15-2009, 11:21 AM

Boy does that bring back memories. Had a similar incident with our rescue Sasha Foo years ago. Came home from work with a migraine, opened the door and was just sure there was a dead whale in the house. I felt so bad for her and really bad for me!

Hope he is feeling and smelling better - gotta love these pups.

BubbaLeroy · 08-15-2009, 01:29 PM

Try that senario in a motel on Christmas Eve day on a visit to our son for the holidays. Bogie ate something or picked up germs from the sniffing in route at potty stops and developed horrible diarrhea. We were fortunate that our room was right by an exterior door and we would fly out the door every time he whined. We thankfully found a vet on Christmas Eve who put him on an antibiotic , gave him a shot to slow down things, and put him on white rice. Quite the experience.

Beverly Anne · 08-16-2009, 07:31 PM

He's a lot better now but still passing toxic gas. He's on a cocktail of old favorites, Flagyl, Panacur-C, metamucil and Prescription Diet i/d. Thank God we were home, we were supposed to go down the Cape for the weekend and it would have been soooo uncool if this had happened on Mom's rugs.

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Kimberly · 08-17-2009, 01:57 AM

Oh, my goodness, that sounds quite rough. Reminds me of the time when I awoke to Penny throwing up in the bed. Everything had to be stripped off the bed and I went to the couch, but only after I cleaned up the trail of vomit the poor girl left as she was walking through the house. Not sure what she got into to, but like you I could smell a couple of days later.

Marcia · 08-18-2009, 08:22 PM

I've been a Zookeeper for 30 years, and my dogs have produced smells worse than anything I've ever encountered at work....including dead rotten animal guts, festering wounds, and tiger anal gland secretions.....Rocky's gas alone can strip paint off the walls.

Bassetmama · 08-30-2009, 10:40 PM

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I've been a Zookeeper for 30 years, and my dogs have produced smells worse than anything I've ever encountered at work....including dead rotten animal guts, festering wounds, and tiger anal gland secretions.....Rocky's gas alone can strip paint off the walls.[/b]

LOL!

Hope you were able to air out the house!

08-14-2009, 06:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Beverly Anne Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston MA Posts: 737	Serious diarrhea, knee deep in poopies, house smelling like ...I can't even think of a word to describe the smell. I'm a surgical nurse and I thought I could handle anything. Uh-uh, nothing like this. Okay, now a vet visit to the tune of $400. My knees go weak but they did a zillion tests and his Lyme titre came back weakly positive so a course of doxycycline and his special food and a refill of his heartworm prevention. So today he's doing a little better, he sure felt well enough to whine to go for a walk. (He brings the leash to me just so I really get it) A blind dog, in a huge thousands of acres park, manages to discover something vile and disgusting that he completely rubs his head, ears and neck in. I drive home with all the windows open and mouth breathing. when we opened the front door I could still smell the wretched house from a few days ago. OWNING A BASSET HOUND TAKES A BOLD, COURAGEOUS, FEARLESS PERSON WITH A WEAK SENSE OF SMELL __________________ Francis's Bevy

08-15-2009, 11:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
Soundtrack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,581	>>>>OWNING A BASSET HOUND TAKES A BOLD, COURAGEOUS, FEARLESS PERSON WITH A WEAK SENSE OF SMELL<<<<< That's be me, especially the weak sense of smell part. Mike, you know that's only bad if you're a little old lady that breed hunting dogs....If you're a pet owner those conditions are just fine. __________________ Rosie-Ch Soundtrack Cracklin' Rose CGN AGN RA Am RN TT Melody-Ch Soundtrack Unchained Melody TT Sailor-Ch Soundtrack Expedition Sailor RN TT Chili-Ch Soundtrack Spice Up Your Life Curry-Ch Soundtrack Canadian Brass Pepper-Ch Pennieslogon Living La Vida Loca CGN Vina-Ch Soundtrack Grand Illusion Leila-Ch Soundtrack Almost Paradise Deela-Ch Soundtrack Wink Of An Eye Hermione - Soundtrack Spellbound Eowyn - Soundtrack Rain Dance

08-15-2009, 11:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
twobassets Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 182	Boy does that bring back memories. Had a similar incident with our rescue Sasha Foo years ago. Came home from work with a migraine, opened the door and was just sure there was a dead whale in the house. I felt so bad for her and really bad for me! Hope he is feeling and smelling better - gotta love these pups. __________________ Suzanne, mom to Prince Luther & Princess Sammy who think they are Royalty and require they be treated as such! Sasha Foo ATB July 16, 2002

08-15-2009, 01:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
BubbaLeroy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,288	Try that senario in a motel on Christmas Eve day on a visit to our son for the holidays. Bogie ate something or picked up germs from the sniffing in route at potty stops and developed horrible diarrhea. We were fortunate that our room was right by an exterior door and we would fly out the door every time he whined. We thankfully found a vet on Christmas Eve who put him on an antibiotic , gave him a shot to slow down things, and put him on white rice. Quite the experience. __________________ You don't own a Basset, a Basset owns you!! Aroooooos from Bogie !! - Trumbull's Who's Teasin Bogart CGC- Born April 21, 2005 ATB: Bubba - (Trumbull's Surley It's Stormin Norman) Sept. 8, 1998 - Dec. 20, 2005

08-16-2009, 07:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
Beverly Anne Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston MA Posts: 737	He's a lot better now but still passing toxic gas. He's on a cocktail of old favorites, Flagyl, Panacur-C, metamucil and Prescription Diet i/d. Thank God we were home, we were supposed to go down the Cape for the weekend and it would have been soooo uncool if this had happened on Mom's rugs. Hope everyone else is doing well. __________________ Francis's Bevy

08-14-2009, 08:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Twinkie's Mum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Detroit Area Posts: 79	Hi, Beverly! I haven't been on in a while. Sorry to read that Francis isn't feeling well. How's that handsome boy doing otherwise? Janet 'n Twinkie

08-17-2009, 01:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
Kimberly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alaska Posts: 408	Oh, my goodness, that sounds quite rough. Reminds me of the time when I awoke to Penny throwing up in the bed. Everything had to be stripped off the bed and I went to the couch, but only after I cleaned up the trail of vomit the poor girl left as she was walking through the house. Not sure what she got into to, but like you I could smell a couple of days later.

08-18-2009, 08:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Marcia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Escondido, CA, USA Posts: 922	I've been a Zookeeper for 30 years, and my dogs have produced smells worse than anything I've ever encountered at work....including dead rotten animal guts, festering wounds, and tiger anal gland secretions.....Rocky's gas alone can strip paint off the walls. __________________ Loving Slave to Sally, Bliss, Waldo & Chloe kitties, and watched over by Daisy Mae and Rocky ATB

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