A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}

[Dixie_Flyer]

Went camping this weekend at a campground on the lake, had not been there for a few years. Once there I began to walk around looking at the different sites when I noticed a very old dog. He just lay there until I got too close then he got up on three legs and hobbled away. Just judging I would say he is at least 11 years old. Well back to my story. The next afternoon he wanders into camp and just sits there looking. He looked so sad, so the wife got a bowl of our dog's food and put it down for him and he came over and ate. He then walked over to our dog and the two of them sniffed each other over and then they lay down together for the rest of the afternoon. That night he disappeared.
The next morning he was back and was a little more receptive of me. I looked at his injured leg and found that half of his rear foot was gone. It had healed and was not causing any problem except that he was walking on the stub that was left with no foot pad which causes him to limp. His front teeth were gone except for one canine tooth and it looked decayed. His eyes were tired looking and showing his age. He spent the rest of the day just laying around looking for a handout and by afternoon the campground host came around and saw him. I enquired about the dog and was told he had been there for three years and that most of the campers were tolerant of him and gave him food.
So what to do? Do you pick him up and bring him home or do you let nature take it course. He can't harm anyone, he has no teeth and he isn't a nuisance unless you don't like dogs, and no one seems to mind him being there. He is gentle and likes other animals as seen by his interaction with our dog. He still would not let me touch him but he would eat from my hand. Enough said, what would you do???

On June 28th 2008 Old Fella passed away of complications caused by bone cancer. Fella spent almost three years with his new family and became the icon of rescued old stray dogs. He will be greatly missed but his foot prints have been left in our hearts forever.

Now Charlie, the ten year old rescued Golden Lab has come to be a part of the continuing Old Fella story. (*Note, Charlie took his journey to Rainbow Bridge unexpectedly September 30, 2008)Suzie continues to charm her way into our hearts with her antics as she has grown from a puppy into a young lady. Togther they will carry on the Old Fella legacy. Come join us in their daily lives and be a part of the best feel good thread in RV.NET history. The legacy lives on.


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[Dixie_Flyer]

Good morning everyone. It's raining here this morning and 65 degrees. Getting the Montana ready for our trip to Ohio to visit Dandy Dan and Lori. My vision is getting better this morning. I have floaters this morning, I guess that's normal after that kind of surgery, Anyway I am glad to be able to see anything out of that eye. Dr. Myers was happy about the results yesterday when we went for the check up. I am seeing pretty good out of the eye and yesterday I could read the chart without my glasses.

Saturday son Scott is coming for a visit and we plan to go to a restaurant called Sierra Nevada which is about sixty miles away up in the mountains close to Asheville, NC. I plan on driving the 72 Lincoln as Scott hasn't been in it since he gave it to me five years ago/ I think he will be impressed with the changes. Anyway I am looking forward to the trip.

Okay I am going to close for now wishing everyone a blessed day. Be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them.

[dturm]

Richard, Discuss with your Dr the possibility of using an immunosuppresive other than prednisone. I know methotrexate is used in RA (often in conjunction with pred). It doesn't seem right to treat the polymyalgia in a way that makes your diabetes so uncontrolled.

Just thinking.

[MetalGator]

Dixie Flyer wrote:
Eye surgery was successful.

That's great news!

[Dixie_Flyer]

Eye surgery was successful. I am typing this post this morning with my new vision. Still not perfect but I am making it. The prednisone is driving my blood sugar off the walls. Yesterday at one point blood sugar was 566. This morning it was 285 fasting over night. NO matter how much insulin I take it won't come down. Maybe have to get off the prednisone and suffer with the muscle pain. Dr. Myers said the surgery was textbook as he finished yesterday. My vision is still veiled with a blue haze, but I can make things out as you can see as I type. Looking forward to our visit with Dan and Lori in a few weeks. I hope the weather in Ohio isn't bad while we are traveling or while we are there. This has been a troubling year for me. so glad we were able to travel to Sevierville to see some of the gang last October. Now just to make the trip to Ohio to visit Dan and Lori.

Gotta go so I will close for now wishing everyone a blessed day. Be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them. Any typo's please excuse, at least I am trying

[MetalGator]

dturm wrote:
It was kind of a shock arriving home. It seems that fall is almost over with high temps in the 50s and close to freezing at night. Leaves are being shed and skies are overcast...

I was a shock today in Florida. It was 90 degrees here with very high humidity. It feels like the middle of the summer.

[dturm]

DOTLDaddy wrote:
Today I get to "temporarily" winterize the Montana. I use about 2.5 gallons of the pink stuff, as the washer machine takes a gallon all by itself. When we get down to Hattiesburg on 12/29, I will de-winterize it. From there, on to Gulf Shores!🙂

I did our motorhome Friday when we got home 😞 We took our washer out last year so mine took about a gallon.

We're doing Thanksgiving in the woods of NW Illinois with our son and friends, so we'll de-winterize and re-winterize then until we head south.

It was kind of a shock arriving home. It seems that fall is almost over with high temps in the 50s and close to freezing at night. Leaves are being shed and skies are overcast...

[MetalGator]

I spent yesterday cleaning the motorhome. With all the driving in the rain, I had road sludge all over the back and sides. I forget how much surface area is on a 37' motorhome! It's all nice and clean now. I also got the inside clean, mopped the floors, etc. I am going to put it back in my storage garage this morning. I need to fuel it up first so it will be ready for the next trip. We don't have another trip planned until Thanksgiving.

On our last day in North Carolina, we went into Cherokee again to get some moccasins for my father in law. We went to the casino to eat lunch afterwards and planned to go see my friend, who lives in Franklin, later that evening for dinner. We get to the casino and Donna wanted to play some slots for a few minutes before we had lunch. She gave Rachael a $3.50 ticket to stick in a machine. On the 3rd spin, the machine went into a bonus. She kept getting more bonus spins and after 165 bonus spins, she won $588 on a $3.50 ticket and a .50 cent bet. Needless to say, she was very happy.

We tried to go into Franklin on Friday evening to see my friend but we got stuck in traffic. We were 5 miles from his turn and after 30 minutes we hadn't moved. I guess there was a truck that stalled out going up the mountain and it was only one lane due to road construction. We ended up turning around and headed back to the campground. It ended up raining all night Friday. I guess our leak is fixed as it rained several times during this trip and no water inside.

We got up early Saturday morning and left around 7:30am and got home right at 6:30pm. The GPS said it was 641 miles. It was a long trip home but the motorhome is very comfortable to travel in.

My friend from Franklin (who is also my next door neighbor here in Florida) ended up passing us south of Macon Georgia on his way back to Florida. They only stay in Franklin during the summer and then live next to me in Florida until around April.

We had a very good trip and it was so nice to meet several of you. I got Murphy yesterday from mom's so the family is back together again. The only bad thing is we both have to go back to work tomorrow.:(

Burch

[DOTLDaddy]

Today I get to "temporarily" winterize the Montana. I use about 2.5 gallons of the pink stuff, as the washer machine takes a gallon all by itself. When we get down to Hattiesburg on 12/29, I will de-winterize it. From there, on to Gulf Shores!🙂

[DOTLDaddy]

We hope things go well for you today, Richard. 🙂

[DOTLDaddy]

dogdiva wrote:
I have been missing for the kast 4 months as I hve been in the hosbital. I am now in Virginia at my sons being spoiled rotten

Wow, that's a long time to be in the hospital! We hope you're doing better now, and don't be a stranger to this topic. 🙂

[MetalGator]

We got home right at 6:30pm tonight from North Carolina. We left at 7:30am so it took right at 11 hours. We stopped twice for gas and twice more at rest areas to walk the fur kids. The GPS said it was 641 miles. That is the most miles I have driven in one day in the motorhome at one time. Wasn't too bad but wouldn't want to do that all the time.

Had a big day yesterday and will tell details tomorrow. I am tired and want to take a shower and watch a little college football before I go to bed.

It was a great trip!

[Martyn]

Richard - glad it got diagnosed. I've been on Prednisone now for about 5 years. Sarcoidosis in the lungs. Could hardly breathe before the Prednisone, now I'm doing fine. 🙂

I hope that what you have will go away with treatment. Mine doesn't unfortunately and I just have to live with it.

Chin up!

[Toolguy5]

Dogdiva hope you get well soon.

Richard glad the Dr. figured out your problem.
Hope the prednisone helps.

[Dixie_Flyer]

I have been diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Dr. prescribed Prednisone, said I would be feel better within 48 hours.

Dogdiva hope you get well soon. Being ill is a bummer.

[dogdiva]

I have been missing for the kast 4 months as I hve been in the hosbital. I am now in Virginia at my sons being spoiled rotten