Still Alive

[RichBowyer]

Just a quick howdy to all of you. I been very tied up with "stuff" both here (work) and home. Got the tank set up at work and will do pictures later this week.

Should be hangin` back around by then some too.

*~Later You Fishheads~*

[sailor]

What size tank did you set up and what are you stocking it with?

Sailor

[Incredulous_Ed]

Welcome back dude!

[gm72]

I was wondering what happened, glad to have you back.

[Blue Ram]

Welcome back!

[Drumachine09]

*~Later You Fishheads~*


Am I the only one who takes offense to that?



Haha, just kidding. Welcome back!

[crackatinny]

Good to hear from you Rich:thumb:

[jbeining75]

Welcome back Rich, haven't seen ya for awhile was wondering where you went......

[MeganL3985]

Good to hear from you Rich! :)

[RichBowyer]

So where was I??? Life is good, just busy. But thats me. If I am not booked solid I tend to worry about stuff too much. I don't know, maybe I have issues~LOL

Two weeks ago I went to the vet expecting to put my 13 YO Brittany down. One day, emergency surgery and $2,000 later I have a healty dog again. Seems the little flap that shuts off the lungs so a dog can eat and drink became paralyzed and stuck shut. So they cut her open and sewed it back and she is breathing well and prancing around again.
Today my puppy, a year old yesterday, went in for her "fixin" and that went well.

The 10 gallon tank I picked up on the side of the road ended up looking good too. I had an A/C 30 in the basement and used that until a bit of sand got up in the pump and it seized. Gave it a few good taps and then I missed and cracked the filter housing. So now we have a new A/C 20 on the system, picked up some mollys and we're in business. I used the fishless cycle which I have never done and wanted to try it. After setting up the tank I went down to the main floor of the plant and took a small vial of Ammonia. We go through about ??? oh somewhere around 4,000 gallons every 6 weeks. It is around 27% where household ammonia is 10%. I put a few drops in for a few days and then skipped a few days and did it two more times. When I checked it on day ....8 or 9 I had good levels of nitrites, high (40) nitrates and around 1 on the ammonia. I expected a high ammonia since it was added the day before. So not only did the fishless cycle work, I needed a water change after a week~LOL

PIcs will follow soon.

Rich

[Lady Hobbs]

Hope ya get your "stuff" finished up soon and come back to AC soon. I thought maybe you and Nanaglen had taken off together.

[Lady Hobbs]

That ammonia was probably like a shark peeing in that 10 gallon.

[digital3]

Hey Rich, great to hear from you again. And I'm glad you were able to save your dog!!! That's awesome!

[RichBowyer]

It is awsome Joda. I was ready to do the hard thing. She was not doing well at all and the vet wasn't real worried. So I dropped ehr off at the vet office and left her there all day. She had one of her episodes about 5 hours later and they had her on oxygen and knew what it was right away. Eventually she'll likely inhale some water or some food and she'll get pneumonia but for now she is feeling better then she has in many months and seems to be in no pain and quite content. She is even back to ignoring my wife when she is out in the back yard.
Life is good for us old dogs!

[RichBowyer]

That ammonia was probably like a shark peeing in that 10 gallon.

hehehe sharks pee?

[digital3]

It is awsome Joda. I was ready to do the hard thing. She was not doing well at all and the vet wasn't real worried. So I dropped ehr off at the vet office and left her there all day. She had one of her episodes about 5 hours later and they had her on oxygen and knew what it was right away. Eventually she'll likely inhale some water or some food and she'll get pneumonia but for now she is feeling better then she has in many months and seems to be in no pain and quite content. She is even back to ignoring my wife when she is out in the back yard.
Life is good for us old dogs!

I'm so glad that had a happy ending! Usually with animals things go south quickly and don't recover. I know it would be hard to deal with that with my pooch! She still has a lot left in her, but I know some day we'll have to say goodbye. When we got her she couldn't even see yet (had to be bottle fed). And she is awesome with both of my little girls.

I'm just so happy that you were able to save your dog. Because I know how it is to have one of those little critters. They truly become a part of the family!