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#41 ·
Hugh and Melisa, words can't convey how sorry I am to hear this. I know your grief, but I believe you always did your best for her and especially at the end.
 
#43 ·
Sorry for your loss Hugh. It always hurts to lose out buddies
I am dealing with one with LP right now. There is a tough decision coming up that I am going to have to make.

I can't stop the inevitable and need to not be selfish, and instead to focus on my wonderful boys best interests comfort and dignity.
 
#44 ·
First, sorry for your loss! I wish I would have seen this post earlier. Porter was diagnosed over a year ago with LP, at age 12 1/2. I elected to do the procedure after dealing with a near death episode. The last year has been great. He hunted like he was 6-8 yrs old, had stamina, and is still a very happy/well conditioned dog at age 13 1/2. I see no reason we won't be hunting pheasants again this Fall. Unfortunately, all swimming is done after the procedure, but that is a small price for the quality of life improvement. Also, post procedure it is imperative to watch eating for any aspiration of the food. Everyone's case is different, but I am very happy to have had the procedure done and I bet Pirter would say the same thing if he could talk.
 
#45 ·
So sorry for your loss. I am also dealing with an LP dog, a male golden who turned 13 a couple of weeks ago. We had the tie back surgery done on just one side about 15 months ago, which should decrease his odds of aspiration pneumonia. He had a great recovery, and there was an immediate improvement in his ability to enjoy life, and wished I had done it sooner. He does have some rear limb problems, which aren't helped by our tile floors. He now wears grippy boots or socks to help, and it is usually enough to just have it on one of the rear feet. He seems to hate wearing them, but like a cantankerous old man, seems to understand that they help him get up.
 
#46 ·
So sorry for your loss. I just lost mine to this memorial weekend. The thread has been hard to follow. You had it harder than us. We watched him have a burst of energy. Romp, drop and pass in my arms in a minute.
 
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#47 ·
Hugh, I'm so sorry for your loss. I just now read about this. This is never easy but the trade off of having them in our lives is worth it. Hang in there.....
 
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#48 ·
So very sorry for your loss. I've been reading this thread, as I too, am dealing with a 12 yo blm with LP, I had hoped for Jill and your family a much different outcome. It's the toughest part of having these wonderful dogs in our lives. It seems many have benefitted from what you and others have so generously shared.
 
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#49 ·
So sorry to see this as I've followed the thread. It hits home, as we approach a year from when I lost Mickie to LP, as well.. its a very traumatic thing to have a dog and owner go through. In our case, she was happy and still wanted to be active and was hungry all the time! The problem is that when there was food around at all, she would get herself very worked up begging and panting,etc..... Was hard to put a dog down who was still hungry and wanted to be active,yet, couldnt without breathing distress.... It was hard- as I know it has been for you and your girl...... Sorry for your pain
 
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#51 ·
Sorry Hugh and Mellis always tough
 
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#52 ·
We lost our best lab ever, Bea, to LP. We had the tie back surgery done... It failed. The surgeon tied back the other side... it failed and we lost Bea. got the call at 3 am on may28th. We were heart broken. Is the stuff hereditary? She was off of Hayseed bubba.
 
#53 ·
Just saw this JD....so very sorry for the loss of your Retriever
 
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#55 ·
Have been following this thread from the start and was hoping for success with the surgery. Our condolences.
 
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huntintiger said:
We lost our best lab ever, Bea, to LP. We had the tie back surgery done... It failed. The surgeon tied back the other side... it failed and we lost Bea. got the call at 3 am on may28th. We were heart broken. Is the stuff hereditary? She was off of Hayseed bubba.
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Interesting question. Jill was out of a HT bitch from MS that was by Bubba. Her sire was Auggie. I don't much follow breeding lines. I wanted a BLF that had no LM. Found her in MS. Still considered breeding when she was young.
She was more than I could handle from early on. She worked for herself. At home she was perfect....in the field...oh wow.

I don't accept idiopathic as a diagnosis.

It is hereditary? I don't know. Is it communicable? I don't know.

I now watch my dogs much more closely than I ever did before.

We here on RTF only represent a small number of the retriever world, yet we see we are losing dogs...to this.

I hope a cause can be found... JD
 
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#59 ·
I'm so sorry for your loss, I have had a few labs afflicted with this and did the tie-back with one of them at age 12 - and she survived and thrived.

There is definitely research going on at U Wisconsin Vet School regarding LarPar and the potential genetic component. We have participated with both labs with and without it at the cutoff age.
For those reading this, please consider participating if it's feasible logistically. (There are specific instructions as to how to participate if you are not proximate to the lab.)

http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/lab/corl/genetic-studies/

As Dr Ed can attest, it's heartbreaking to watch this disease progress....
 
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