Good vibes for Brody please

Originally Posted by rapunzel47

That's the spirit!

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my thoughts exactly!!!

What a heartwarming Thanksgiving story Tanya.
Brody has touched all of our lives & we are with you all the way.

Originally Posted by squirtle

I do think Brody was meant to be with us, how else would a dog get dropped off at my door at Thanksgiving? I won't believe that he made it to me only to be taken away so soon. He will make it through just fine, I will make sure of it.

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Oh, my! How lucky Brody is to have found you! If not, he would have died from the disease. Be sure to keep his activity as low key as possible over the next few weeks. I'm sure he'll come out of this just fine!

Originally Posted by menagerie mama

Oh, my! How lucky Brody is to have found you! If not, he would have died from the disease. Be sure to keep his activity as low key as possible over the next few weeks. I'm sure he'll come out of this just fine!

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We are keeping him as inactive as possible. That is the hard part. Brody seems so happy to have a family and wants to play with us, but we have to keeep it limited. Yesterday for example, after his vet visit I was going to take him to the dog park. We had to cancel that. It won't be until almost August before Brody is able to enjoy being a normal dog. He doesn't go through the final treatments until June and then the following 4-6 weeks are very critical as the worms will be dying and traveling through his arteries and veins. There is a chence they can block the passages. He has to remain as inactive as possible during that time. I was reading that a dog with heart worms could die suddenly during playtime or excitement. That is such a scary thought to me and it is staying in the back of my mind.

Thank you again for all of your wonderful words. I felt so much better after reading them. It helps me to feel confident when reading the posts. I hope that by August I am able to report a clean bill of health. I also read that when a dog is rid of heart worms the owner will notice a drastic improvement in the energy level and activity of the dog. Brody is a very active boy with the nasty worms, I bet he is going to be keeping us on our toes once he is all better.

I plan to take some new pictures of Brody this afternoon. I wish I had my camera on me this morning. He and Dori were sniffing noses with the the baby gate between them! It ended when Brody thought it was a good idea to kiss Dori, she ran back over the gate

Good healing vibes for Brody!


Good thing fate brought him to you!

What a horrible diagnosis! I am so sorry! How wonderful that he ended up with you, so he could begin treatment! Bless you for taking that little guy in. I guess that clinches it, if he did have previous owners, they were lousy! Now he is all yours!

Get better soon, little guy!

Get better real soon Brody - your new mummy wants you all better so you can go and play at the doggie park
Hugs to all of you from all of us and hopes that you are fine soon

Oh Tanya Sending (((((mega healthy vibes))))) Brody's way

We still have a week and a half before we are able to start treatments. Brody is doing well, except for a runny nose.

It is very hard not being able to play with him. He is supposed to take it easy, but try to tell him that! He has the cutest little face and he carries his toys around hoping that we will throw them. I do on occasion, but he gets out of breath so fast. I let him lay with me on the day bed the other night and he kept moving and playing around. After only a few minutes of that he was panting, and we weren't even doing much. I wish he could understand that this is for his own good When I don't play with him he looks at me with the saddest eyes and plops onto the floor and mopes. Poor little guy

Poor Pumpkin! Just think how you'll make it up to him when he's all cured. He'll have you tuckered out from all the playing and running round!

Awww Brody & Dori....
Sadie & Dexter send their love & good wishes.

Originally Posted by squirtle

We still have a week and a half before we are able to start treatments. Brody is doing well, except for a runny nose.

It is very hard not being able to play with him. He is supposed to take it easy, but try to tell him that! He has the cutest little face and he carries his toys around hoping that we will throw them. I do on occasion, but he gets out of breath so fast. I let him lay with me on the day bed the other night and he kept moving and playing around. After only a few minutes of that he was panting, and we weren't even doing much. I wish he could understand that this is for his own good

When I don't play with him he looks at me with the saddest eyes and plops onto the floor and mopes. Poor little guy

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Awwww poor thing .

OH! I just saw this, Tanya..

Poor Brody but I really think it no coincidence that he showed up at YOUR door...
Bless your heart

Heartworms can be tricky, but not necessarily fatal...
The investment you will put into him (and have) WILL come back to you 100 fold.
Believe that

Take care...

Tanya, I'm so sorry you and Brody are having to go through this, but he's definitely in the right place and with your care and positive attitude will come through this just fine. Sending healing vibes and prayers to the little sweetie.

Sending good vibes to your poor kitty. Hope she gets better soon.
((((((((((((((((((((best wishes)))))))))))))))))))))))))

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Sending good vibes to your poor kitty. Hope she gets better soon.
((((((((((((((((((((best wishes)))))))))))))))))))))))))

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Brody is actually the new dog Dori (my kitty) is thankfully doing just fine.
Thank you, and everyone else for continuing to keep Brody in your thoughts.

I have been looking around for suggestions on something to keep him occupied (preventing boredom) without causing him to over exert himself. I saw Kong toys for dogs that you fill with treats for them to get out on their own. But if I know Brody he will be running all through the house with it. If anyone has any ideas I am open to anything.

Tanya, you have me thinking of Brody all the time now...
I think a Kong is a great idea...A good lay still game to keep him stationary is to spoon some peanut butter onto the insides of the kong mixed in with a few kibbles of food.
It should keep him busy for awhile trying to get the peanut butter out.
It also works their minds..
Another mind stretching toy is the Buster Cube.
http://www.bustercube.com/

Originally Posted by Loveysmummy

Tanya, you have me thinking of Brody all the time now...
I think a Kong is a great idea...A good lay still game to keep him stationary is to spoon some peanut butter onto the insides of the kong mixed in with a few kibbles of food.
It should keep him busy for awhile trying to get the peanut butter out.
It also works their minds..
Another mind stretching stationary toy is the Buster Cube.
http://www.bustercube.com/

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Brody is a great dog. In the beginning I would have never thought that I was going to keep him. It's funny how things work out.

You have such great advice, I love the peanut butter idea. I think I am going to pick him up a Kong tomorrow. If he likes that I will pick up a Buster Cube too so he has a variety.
Once he is all better I have all sorts of plans, number one is the dog park.

also, freeze the peanutbutter in the kong until it's hard, and then give it him. lol it will keep him working for hours

I just saw this thread and wanted to tell you that Brody is in my thoughts. He is a lucky dog to have found such a wonderful home.