[Dailydrool] Ex sloppy drinker

[Riche Churchill]

Those of you who offered suggestions regarding Douglas, who dribbled 
water all over the floor when drinking, might care to know how it ended. 
Everyone's experience or question ends up helping us all in one way or 
another. Quote:

Just an email to let you know that Douglas passed away this morning at 
the age of 12 years, six months and three weeks.

 

He was whelped on Dec 12, 2001 as Sanchu-Topsfield Parcheesi. He came to 
live with us in Sept 2002. 

His parents were Calypso and Ginger, his brother was Yahtzee, who was a 
top male basset in the nation for a period.

 

Three weeks ago he was diagnosed with Horner's disease...largely because 
of a paralysis in his face. We first noticed a problem when it took him 
a long time to drink and he was spilling a lot.

This weekend he started to throw up and wouldn't eat or drink. The 
senior vet at the practice, (not the one that made the diagnosis) said 
that he thought it was something beyond Horner's based on the extent of 
paralysis in the face...he estimated that 3 and perhaps 4 cranial nerves 
were involved as opposed to just one usual with the disease. He said 
that kind of problem had three main causes: a huge illness or trauma, a 
stroke or a tumor. Since the first two weren't there, his best guess is 
it was a brain tumor.

Certainly, the extent of the problem was severe and getting worse, as 
even we noticed a decay in muscle tone around his right eye and face 
since the Horner's diagnosis about three weeks ago.

He was on pegnizone and was very spry in his final weeks. As late as 
Friday night he enjoyed a walk...he looked jaunty, tail up high, coming 
home with Anne.

 

We've had bassets nonstop since the Spring of 1990 when we got Wilbur 
from Kitty Steidel. He passed away shortly before Douglas was born...I 
always hoped there was a bit of his spirit in Douglas.  In 2000, we 
adopted Shirley from a rescue group in Texas. She was 7-9 years old when 
we got her and she lived with us until late 2005. Without a dog and 
their set patterns of feeding and let-out times, it's going to be 
strange and quiet here.

 

Douglas was a good dog, friendly and always great with kids when the 
neighbors came over or my nephew and his girls came to visit.

He was a good ambassador for the breed being named King of the WABR 
Basset Blast, as well as getting the Longest Ears award twice (most 
recently in May), and the Best Howl award three years running. He didn't 
win this year because he couldn't pucker up the way he used to...an 
earlysign of his nerve troubles.

 

RIP Douglas/Parcheesi.

We'll miss you and always remember you.

 

John & Anne Boyle
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