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How did the surgery go? Did they decide what the lump was? Hope he is alright.

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Surgery took a lot longer than they expected. There was a lot of scare tissue they had to remove and a pocket of puss about the size of an egg. They still aren't 100% on what it is. They sent everything in to ISU. They think it was a blocked duct in the salvary gland. He is doing good after the surgery but has an eight inch tube in his neck.

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Hope he has a speedy recovery.

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He's a strong hound. Let us know how he's doing! Hope he continues to get better.

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...but possibley not as bad as it could have been. Hope he heals up quickly. Boy I'm glad I already had breakfast...LOL... I'm glad your wait is over... I can't stand waiting for them to wake again but that relief sure feels good. He'll be feeling aLOT better with that thing gone too.

Still sending him thoughts and prayers, Heather and Bob

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It was a relief to finally get that call. But he's still not home yet and I won't be happy till he is.

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It was a relief to finally get that call. But he's still not home yet and I won't be happy till he is.

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Thanks Heather. he means all of that and more to my wife and myself.

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Thanks Heather. he means all of that and more to my wife and myself.

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..and what KILLS me is that alot of the people I have met thru rescue just think all hunters treat their dogs badly or don't care.... I know I've changed a few minds... I also know some people don't care and are bad in ALL areas of the animal world.... I have gotten to know more people with coonhounds who treat them like family...

When my blue pet Wyatt had a growth reomved from his leg I was so scared... ended up NOT being cancer... I decided that every day I DO have with him means that much more....they can go any day and so can we... each day on earth is a gift. When we share it with humans and animals we love it is just that much better.
I hope we get to see some good woods time shared with you and Dutch. Each trip out there will be that much better and every time you just sit and pat him will be that much more meaningful.
Nothing is quite like a hound...... Heather

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Dutch is home and doing well. A lot of stitches and a couple of tubes in his neck but acting like his good old dumba$$ self.

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Dutch is home and doing well. A lot of stitches and a couple of tubes in his neck but acting like his good old dumba$$ self.

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Nothing goofier than a coonhound is there? Hope he heals up real fast!
Heather and Bob

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Corey, are you comin up for zones on Sat.? I hear the coons are alot easier to tree in Iowa....LOL

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I don't think so. I was just up north last weekend. I promised amy I would take her out sat night. I wish I could. I wish I wouldn't of been such a dumba$$ and tried to qualify a dog. But dutch is out of commission anyway so I would be stuck not being able to hunt him. Mitch must have shown you that message. I think it was something like less dog power not easier coons. Really makes me want to guide and take them to the hills back home.

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I see, well thats why they win all the big hunts out there and we dont I reckon!!LOL

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Glad to hear that he did good and is recovering well.

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Corey, How is Dutch doing?
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Corey
Hope the ole hound is getting back up ta par.
Whatz the good word on the pups outta the HAMMER bred female ? Should be getting to the right age for some fun times here real soon .
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He's been going back in forth. One day the swelling down and it looks good the next day it looks like he has a baseball sticking out of his neck. That cross is doing well. Just talked to the guy that has the mother and 2 of the 4 pups. His male is running and treeing on his own and he just started with the female. She will run and tree his lead coon. the other 2 have not been worked much. I have seen one of those two run a and tree a turn loose coon so the ability is there. Just needs woods time.

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Hope he heals up quick, I just look at it as a chance for another dog at the world, next year is Dutch's. Season is gettin close, can't wait to see him tree 6 in three tree's in less than a hundred yards again. How come we only shot 2 LOL. Ill probably be around this weekend. Talk to ya soon.

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How is dutch doing?

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He's doing ok. Had to take him back in yesterday though. His drain tubes aren't working properly and they put him on another antibiotic. It will be a while before his ready to go.

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Hate to hear the ol dog has to go through all of that. The Rocket dog I us to own out of Bullet II had his whole head swell up one time and it started under his neck as just a knot. I let it go too long because it kept going away and then coming back until it finally became infected. He had a similar surgery as Dutch but not as extensive. The Doc said the same thing about the glands and gave me the same information your vet gave you except we didn't send anything off. At the origin of the infection which was on his neck they left about a two inch slit where I could stick a spray bottle filled with liquid antibiotics and squirt in there twice a day. Sounds like Dutch's is a bit more serious and I hope you can keep the infection down. Good luck.

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Thanks Lee. I think he looks a little better today. He will be back to normal and in the woods soon.

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Corey, glad to hear Dutch is doing good. He gets healed up we'll have to get together for a hunt (father/son) with Dutch and Jiggs.

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Sounds good steve. I'm looking forward to this fall. Running the dogs and sitting in a tree. I got a couple stands hung up north but nothing down here yet. Not sure how many days I'll get to sit in a tree unless I head up north. I did go check out some public ground that looks good.

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