Little Claude, who had major surgery a few months ago AND suffered a horrible stroke just a few weeks after, is looking GOOD. He’s gained weight and is just the sweetest little boy.
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This boy is resilient!! He is completely back to normal after suffering a horrible stroke just a few short weeks ago.
I am very shocked that he’s doing so well, but will thank my lucky stars for him!
We still need some help with Claude’s bills.
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Well, we dodged the bullet again. Mr Claude is recovering nicely. He is recovering at my house rather than Deogi so he’s out of the sight of all the crazy youngsters. He is such a funny little dog. Loves his toys, and loves to snooze in my girls’ favorite dog bed.
We’re slowly decreasing his meds right now. Dr. Moore is certainly a hero in my mind. If anyone in Houston needs a fantastic vet, let me know – I’d recommend him to anyone. I drive from the Heights to the Sugarland area just so my dogs are well cared for!!
Here’s Claude yesterday wondering what that big black thing was in my hands!
We still need some help with Claude’s bills. I got the invoice yesterday and need to pay it soon!!
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Thanks to all of you who are keeping us going in this hard economy.
Tonight, Claude was playing like he has had nothing wrong with him. The head tilt is 95% gone and he’s trotting and running through the house and yard.
Amazing recovery – we are just hours past one week out. Last Friday, I didn’t think Claude would live through the night.
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Our Mr. Claude Galvez was released from the hospital this afternoon. After suffering a massive stroke on Friday night, Claude was rushed to SOVH late in the evening and Dr. Moore immediately went into action.
When I left Claude there that night, he was still immobile, contorted into something not resembling a dog at all. He was laying on his side, stiff, with one front leg in the air and only his eyes moving. It was terrifying. I thought for sure he would die. I took pictures, but they are absolutely horrid and will make you cry so I’m not going to post them here.
But by Saturday morning, Claude was sitting up.
By Sunday, he was eating.
By Tuesday, he was walking, and
Wednesday he got to check out and come home. This is Claude with Dr. Moore as he was releasing him!!
Claude is now resting comfortably in front of the TV.
This is an amazing story, with a happy ending, thanks to Dr. Moore!
Claude’s bill totalled $466. Cheap for a life!
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This just in from Dr. Moore – Claude is walking. YAY!! Looks very skinny. Poor boy. Didn’t eat for several days after his ear ablation and now hasn’t really eaten a full meal since Friday.
But, by George, he’s alive and WALKING!!
Claude has been hospitalized since Friday and probably will stay a couple more days. We will, of course, need help with his bill.
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My vet just called me and asked "How are you?" My response to his greeting was "It depends on what you tell me!"
He said that he was going to have to charge me a ton of money for Claude. I laughed and said "FINE."
I could tell by the "smile" in his voice that he had some really good news.
Claude is sitting up and now is eating. He sent this picture of Claude eating a little canned food meatball!!
He firmly believes, because of the significant improvement in the past 36 hours, that Claude will improve to a point that he will have a good quality life. He may have a head tilt, he may stumble when he walks, but all in all, he should be ok.
These are the kind of things the general fund are for. I expect this to cost $400-$500. He will have to be hospitalized for a couple of days.
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My vet, Dr. Moore, who is undoubtedly the best vet in the greater Houston area, thinks Claude is doing unbelievably well considering the severity of the stroke yesterday.
Late last night, he reported that Claude must have tried to sit up and was still in the "unbalanced" mode and wound himself up in his IV line. So, Claude was sedated over night so that he could rest comfortably.
He was given a drug to thin his blood (strokes are caused by blood clots), so both of his front legs are very bruised – the first because the vein "blew" when they were attempting to get the IV in him – his blood pressure was exceptionally high. The second because that is where the IV is now.
This morning, Dr. Moore was amazed to see that Claude was sitting up – still with a significant head tilt – but sitting up nonetheless. Last night he could not raise his head up at all.
He continues to progress but is still not eating – this is not uncommon, evidently, in stroke victims so we’re not too worried yet.
Dr. Moore says he has made SIGNIFICANT progress, but we still have to wait and see if he will be able to walk. After a stroke, it’s a quality of life question.
He’s in such good shape right now because I was able to get him treated within 90 minutes of the beginning of the stroke.
This was one scary event. Dr. Moore is a good 30 minutes away from me and while I was driving 80 MPH on the freeway, steering with the left hand, I had to hold Claude upright with my right hand because he kept vomiting. I had to make sure he didn’t choke. Needless to say, my car needed a good cleaning this morning. Thank goodness for leather seats!
More tomorrow.
Our adorable little Claude suffered a stroke this evening.
He had just finished dinner, ran outside for a quick break and ran right back inside. At that time, he began to stumble.
Thankfully, I was able to get my vet to meet me at his clinic – Claude is hospitalized there right now. I got an update a few hours ago and he seems to be resting comfortably.
His vitals are good, but we don’t know what the outcome will be.
Please send good thoughts and prayers for little Claude. He’s suffered so much, he deserves to have a few more happy years.
More tomorrow morning.
Since Claude had his ear ablation surgery, he has become a different dog. He is very playful, interacting with the other dogs like a much younger boy!
Wow, he must have really been in pain for quite a while. I am so glad we went forward with his surgery.
