[Dailydrool] HELP I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP

[Esther Strom]

Patty, 

I'm glad to hear Gus is OK; I know how scary it is to wake up (or come home) to 
find a hound incapacitated. I'm sure you've gotten this suggestion already (I'm 
not quite caught up on my Drools), but have you considered a baby monitor? If 
Gus sleeps downstairs, it might help make sure that you hear him the next time 
something happens.

Esther, Basil Rathbone, and Waldo ATB



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Hi all Its me PW Gus
I had a big problem this morning. I woke up had to do my business so I headed to 

the dog door. The front half went out and my back half didn't follow. One leg 
went one way the other went the other way. I pulled nothing happened, I had 
fallen, the back half, and I couldn't get up. So I barked and barked and barked 
for a kazillion hours till i felt mom lift my back end and help me through the 
door. I was so tired and those silly back legs fell a sleep they did even try to 

get mom's attention.  They took a long time to wake them up mom made me keep 
walking while she rubbed my hips. After my whole body was working again mom made 

me my favorite breakfast Kibble with Vienna Sausages. YUM!!!! Mom say I need a 
"lifealert" button so I could press is and get help faster. I thought my bark 
was the help button. What ever if it would make her feel better I guess I will 
let her do it for me I am old and should be catered to. 

snooter kissed and healing drool to all 
PW Gus standing tall and proud

Mom slave here.
It was not what I wanted to see when I walked into the living room is to see my 
16yr Basset stuck in the dog door like a T pin. It was scary for about 5min 
because after I got him unstuck his back legs stayed splayed out. He had 
relieved himself I'm going to assume after he fell so I had to clean him up. I 
gently lifted him to discovered he could stand and after a few minutes of 
massage he started to walk. I truly don't know how long he was like that, me and 

the other two sleep up stairs and Gus has him bed in the dining room. I had gone 

to bed about 11 and was up about 7 to bring Wally and Tallulah down to go potty 
and that's when I found him. He was barking but you can't hear him so well 
unless you are close because he is debarked. He bark was strong and I know his 
sleeping patterns so he probably was not there to long. I feel horrible so I'm 
going to set my alarm every couple hours to go down and check on him. I might 
not even need an alarm I'm up to pee more then my bassets anyway HAHAHA. Gus 
seems to be just fine my nerves are not.

Healing drool to all
lots of love

Patty Crawford