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even if Jack isn't visible, he'll still be around! Well, his mom will be anyways 🙂 It's too hard for him to type with invisible fingers 
Tazzie said:
You should post some of the early videos for the "newbies" (meaning anywhere hanging around here less than 7 months) for all to see. Jackers is quite the sparkplug.
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Yo, Cap'n Jack! We love you and will be thinking of you and your mom every day. Glad to hear you are feeling better and hope it stays better for awhile. We are all pulling for you buddy. That video reminded me......you and Johnny Depp! There ain't no pirate dawgs cuter than you!
xoxoxox,
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That was a FABULOUS video! Jack, you are one agile dude! Loved it 
Maggie
Maggie was amputated for soft tissue sarcoma 10-20-09
Maggie lost her battle with kidney disease on 8-24-13
what a great video - johnny depp's got nothing on you..you are the original!!!
gayle & charon
Life is good, so very, very good!!! Gayle enjoyed each and every moment of each and every wonderful day (naps included). She left this world December 12, 2011 – off on a new adventure.
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We often perform a "belly tap" for dogs that have ascites secondary to heart failure, liver disease, or abdominal tumors. A local anesthetic is given and a smooth metal cannula is inserted to drain the fluid (some vets use catheters). Depending on the amount of fluid the whole procedure takes 20-40 minutes. I usually place a suture to close the hole and then a body bandage/stockinette for the day to prevent subcutaneous leakage.
A dog can be tapped as often as every 2 weeks if needed and some will benefit from diuretics to prevent fluid build-up (probably not needed for Jack). I have taken as much as 6 liters (6000 mls) off of some big dogs and I had one dog with liver failure that we must have tapped at least 10 times to make him feel better. You know it is time for another tap when the belly starts to get a little tight and full or if the dog's appetite decreases.
Pam
Belly Tap! Cool. Is that the one by Stanley Kubrick?
We have been short on gore in the posts (Tika had a talent for that), but maybe Jack can increase the gore factor the next little while.
I bet Ellen will be impressed if she sees that video of Jack the Leaper leaping onto the wall. Not many four leggers can do that, can they?!
I just had my 65 pound Australian Shepard border collie mix named blue get a Abdominocentesis performed (draining of abdominal fluid ) they removed five pounds and Blue who was already still eating and playing at the dog park played that same day like a puppy even though he is 6. the vet thinks it is
cancer but I don't think it is. I am brushing up on performing my own abdominocentesis procedure in case of an emergency if I cant get to the vet in time. My game plan is to assume the fluid is coming from some other source then a malignant tumor and keeping him drained until we can figure it out. At the very least even if it is a life threatening problem I will get more time with my best friend. My heart goes out for anyone else who is going through it right now. Peace for the world Tree man Dave.
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