Monday, July 25, 2016

Gabby is now HSAS

Gabby completed her herding started  title on sheep at Keepstone Farm under judge Roy Johnson on July 2, 2016.

In Loving Memory

GCh Marnus Keuka Gold of Whitemoor, Pt CCG and therapy dog

Taylor lost his battle with hemangiosarcoma on 7/22.  He fought bravely for 97 days.  When he was originally diagnosed I had decided against chemo since it didn't seem to extend their life and my previous experience with chemo didn't go well.  We did homeopathic remedies provided by Dr. Loops and ozone treatments provided by Dr. Lundquist.  However after one month Taylor developed a pericardial effusion.  We performed the necessary procedure to prolong Taylor's life and then decided to pursue chemotherapy since it was felt that the cancer was now in his heart.  We started metronomic therapy with cytophosphamide, piroxicam and pepcid.  Taylor did very well on the therapy.  We were still doing ozone treatments as well.  We stopped the homeopathic treatment as it became apparent they weren't working and Taylor's disliked the treatment.  The whole purpose of the treatments was quality of life.  For the most part Taylor had great quality of life.  He was also on a lot of supplements.  When he was first diagnosed he was given Yunnan Baiyo 2 caps/2x/day.  There is an emergency red pill in the middle of the packet for bleeds.  We did use those pills on occasion.  He also received I'm Yunity, milk thistle, l-arginine, l-glutamine, life gold, milk thistle, nupro, probiotic max, turmeric, fish oil, coconut oil, apple cider vinegar, and liposomal vitamin c.  When the end came it came very quickly.

Taylor was my first grand champion and herding titled dog.  We tried to compete in agility but he was never titled.  He was a lover boy who thought that everyone should just love him.  One of my vets would refer to him as "surfer dude".  He could be a great partner or not when we competed due to his mischievous streak.