I've just discovered Boxer World

[Deborah Lobe]

Greetings!
I was looking for forums on health issues with Boxers and discovered this site. I live in Washington State and have 2 Boxers, Ruby who is a light brindle and is 7 years old, and her son, Sam who is a reverse brindle and is 5 years old. They visit with 2 of Sam's sisters nearly every week. The sisters are Topaz (a fawn) and Winnie (Brindle) and they belong to my son.
I've had Boxers since the early 1980's when I adopted my first - Alice. I love Boxers! They are wonderful family pets - very devoted and smart. I didn't think I could get another after I lost Alice, but, then I realized how lonely it was....and along came another (Tiffany) and then another (Tigger) and now it's Ruby & Sam.
Recently, Sam hasn't been feeling so great. The vet has been trying to figure it out. He's been drinking lots & lots of water and his appetite has been poor. He's lost some weight - which isn't all bad, because an 82 lb. Boxer is pretty hefty! X-rays look good, thyroid is normal, all the blood work has been normal. An iv seemed to help for a few days and then it's back to lethargy, drinking water and no appetite.
This is a great web site and I'm glad to have found it! I hope you'll join me in saying a prayer for my Sam - he's such a joy to my husband and I and we hope to have him for many years to come.

 

[Slobberchops]

Hi Deborah,Ruby and Sam,welcome from Waldo and us
Hope you get to the bottom of what's wrong with Sam:(

 

[jettriley]

Welcome from Butch and I. I`m sorry to hear your fur baby is under the weather. I`m sending prayers and good vibes your way. Please keep us updated on how things are going.

 

[Murp.mm]

Hello and welcome to B.W. I hope Sam improves real soon. Sending lots of healing vibes and good wishes your way. Ms. Ali sends lots of boxers kisses too.

 

[Amee]

Hi and Welcome from Monty, Roxy and myself. I'm sorry to hear about your boy, sending healthy vibes your way.

 

[atlasmom911]

Atlas,Sydney and I welcome you to BW! Sending lots of positive healing vibes for your baby.

 

[gary766]

Hello from Astro, Kelly and I!!

 

[Deborah Lobe]

Update on Sam

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome and your well wishes for Sam. We visited the vet again today and I learned how to give Sam some fluids with electrolytes and all that good stuff. I also learned how to give him shots. One shot per day of Miacalcin and some pills. After just 2 injections of the fluids he seems to be feeling a bit better. He even ate a small amount of food.
The vet seems to think he may have somehow got some type of poison or chemical (all the blood work and xrays show a healthy dog) so he may have to be treated for up to a month. Tomorrow I'll be visiting my neighbors to see if they've set out any type of poison or chemicals that a mouse or squirrel may have eaten - I know it's nothing that my husband or I would have in the yard. But Sam does love to catch any stray that wanders into the fenced yard - that's the only way that I can think this could have happened! I sure never thought that I'd be giving this type of care, but I'm sure that Sam prefers this to spending another weekend in a kennel at the vets! And David and I will rest better having our boy at home. I'm hoping that this works and Sam gets back to his rascally self real soon. Thanks again for your positive thoughts! Deborah

 

[BetsyB]

Welcome and wiggles~~~from Mackensie and me in GA! Sorry to hear Sam is ill :(

 

[woobies mom]

Hi and welcome to BW from Sugar and me! So sorry to hear that Sam isn't feeling 100%. Hopefully he'll be back in swing again in no time flat. Glad you joined the site...you'll find lots of great info here!