I know when people get a dog they absolutely love, they end up losing it or something happens. Well in my case something happened. Last Monday me and my husband went to our kennels and found our female laying in her dog house flipping like a fish, totally paralyzed. Immediately we took her home and put her in a hot shower. While I was washing her I found a big grey tick in her arm pit. I checked her gums, temp., the whole nine yds. It was all FINE. So I got her stabilized and took her to the vet first thing Tuesday morning. When I got there he was stumped that she was totally paralyzed but fine. He asked if she had been hit by a car and I said No she hasn't been outta the kennel since the Thursday before for a PKC hunt(which she won). Then he asked if she got a hold of any dead animals, I said she don't fart around in the woods, when you find her she's belly up...(he smiled). I told him bout the tick and he was puzzled that she had 1 this late in winter. He then started putting all the diagnosis together and said our girl had tick paralysis. I removed the tick last Monday and she still isn't better, but I've read that it can take up to 4 mths to see a full recovery. She's eatting fine. Using the bathroom normally, and wiggling round the house on her belly. I know it's mentally frustrating for her because she's ALWAYS a high strung dog. I'm just asking on behalf of my husband to pray for his babygirl, and a speedy recovery. It's just hard to watch such a truely great dog lay around depressed. Again prayers are needed for her. She's able to bear weight for longer than a minute now, ON HER OWN. So keep praying everyone who reads this and has a heart for their hound.

Jenn

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we will be praying for her and you and your family. I know how attach we can get to are animals, and I have pulled off three ticks off my male. so they are still out. good luck. and GOD bless you and yours.

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Justin Cox (tnridgerunner)

GOD,family, and the great outdoors

home of AKC dobermans

Thanks tnridgerunner for your kind words and prayers. I appreciate all of it and God bless you and yours also.

Jenn

WILL BE PRAYING

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TREETALKIN B&Ts

Thank you treetalkin. All prayers are truely appreciated.

were prayin for your hound and you folks weve been prayin for our redbone in church and the congregation knows how we all love our hounds prayin in eastern iowa

Thank You bigrobia. Prayers are a powerful thing, if people would just put their problems in Gods hands, all would be alot better. We will also pray for you and yours.

Jenn