Goodbye Harley
Posted: 22 Apr 2021, 09:32
Just share that we had to say goodbye to our much loved boy Harley on Sunday night, he was 11yr in January.
Harley had an ear infection and respiratory infection back in October and along with antibiotics was treated with steroids which induced pancreatitis. He was pretty ill for a couple of weeks and following his recovery, still had a little mild breathing noise on occasions so it seemed that maybe he was developing laryngeal paralysis but we had steadily built up walks using a harness and he was doing very well.
However, in the last 3-4 weeks he suffered episodes of sudden distressed breathing that were happening more frequently. On Sunday night an episode became severe and our Vet said that from the history and sudden deterioration that Harley probably had a mass in his chest affecting the main nerve and that the laryngeal paralysis was a symptom of that rather than the actual problem.
Harley was a big, handsome, loving, quirky, sit back and watch type of lad but since our loss of Diesel last summer he became more outgoing. When well, he loved to run but could have selective deafness to the recall! He was always kind and gentle with our two young grandsons and had enjoyed a garden visit earlier on sunday.
A couple of months ago we got Finn, a busy chocolate pup from working lines. After a few days of shell shock, Harley really mothered him, let him share whichever bed he was on, put up with a pup being at his side every time he tried to have a wee in peace, let him steal from his bowl or pinch his treats, till we taught Finn not to. Its clear Finn is missing Harley too, he’s subdued and rather lost.
It's so strange without him asking for his suppertime Rich Tea biscuits at 21.10 hr on the dot, he had us well trained! Sleep tight my boy xx
Harley had an ear infection and respiratory infection back in October and along with antibiotics was treated with steroids which induced pancreatitis. He was pretty ill for a couple of weeks and following his recovery, still had a little mild breathing noise on occasions so it seemed that maybe he was developing laryngeal paralysis but we had steadily built up walks using a harness and he was doing very well.
However, in the last 3-4 weeks he suffered episodes of sudden distressed breathing that were happening more frequently. On Sunday night an episode became severe and our Vet said that from the history and sudden deterioration that Harley probably had a mass in his chest affecting the main nerve and that the laryngeal paralysis was a symptom of that rather than the actual problem.
Harley was a big, handsome, loving, quirky, sit back and watch type of lad but since our loss of Diesel last summer he became more outgoing. When well, he loved to run but could have selective deafness to the recall! He was always kind and gentle with our two young grandsons and had enjoyed a garden visit earlier on sunday.
A couple of months ago we got Finn, a busy chocolate pup from working lines. After a few days of shell shock, Harley really mothered him, let him share whichever bed he was on, put up with a pup being at his side every time he tried to have a wee in peace, let him steal from his bowl or pinch his treats, till we taught Finn not to. Its clear Finn is missing Harley too, he’s subdued and rather lost.
It's so strange without him asking for his suppertime Rich Tea biscuits at 21.10 hr on the dot, he had us well trained! Sleep tight my boy xx
