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A wonderful friend of the animals at the ranch, Anne G. from Seattle, emailed me this morning to ask about Dusty.  Her note reminded me that I was overdue on an update on how blind Dusty was doing after his spinal stroke a few weeks ago.  Well, recovered he has — completely!  We were nothing less than incredulous at how fast he bounced back from the blood clot in his spinal cord that left his rear legs almost paralyzed.

I took this photo of Dusty in the Widget’s House front yard this afternoon, and you can see he’s fully upright on all four legs.  In fact, getting the photo was a bit difficult because Dusty kept trying to walk away from me and the camera.  He had no problem loping off to avoid getting his photo taken!

The spinal stroke is called fibrocartilaginous embolism, or FCE for short, and we know others have not been as fortunate to see their dogs recover from this condition as well as Dusty has.  So we are very, very thankful for his happy outcome.

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15 responses to “Back From His Stroke”

  1. Boundforglory Avatar
    Boundforglory

    Dusty’s full recovery is absolutely wonderful news to hear!
    I’m doing a yippeecoyot’ happy dance right now!!
    Thanks for updating us; we look forward to seeing a lot more of dusty in the future.

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  2. Nina Avatar
    Nina

    Thanks for the update…so glad to hear the great news re: Dusty’s recovery. Enjoy the great outdoors, handsome furry boy!

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  3. Helen Rietz Avatar

    Wonderful, heartwarming news. Thank you for the update.

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  4. maggie Avatar
    maggie

    THAT IS GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You (and Dusty) must be so relieved. It makes my evening to hear that he is doing well!

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  5. Shirley * James * Portland, OR Avatar
    Shirley * James * Portland, OR

    Wonderful news!!!! Dusty needs someone to hug him and he doesn’t even know it. I love this husky boy!

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  6. Carla Polastro-Nigro Avatar

    Great update, thanks Steve! I’m very happy to hear that Dusty is among the lucky ones. Please give him a big hug for me, will you?

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  7. Debbie Avatar
    Debbie

    That brings a smile to my face this morning! Thanks for the update.

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  8. Debbie Avatar
    Debbie

    Good for you Dusty! Enjoy your happy life, and don’t be so camera shy, we love seeing pictures of you. Take Care sweetie boy.

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  9. Wendy Avatar
    Wendy

    Yay Dusty!!

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  10. Moon Rani Avatar

    All right, Dusty! I was just thinking about you yesterday. This is wonderful news. Keep doing well, buddy.

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  11. Margaret Avatar
    Margaret

    That’s THE BEST news! A well-deserved miracle, 🙂

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  12. Carisa J Avatar
    Carisa J

    What a majestic picture of this beautiful boy. I’m so glad he has fully recovered! Hugs to Dusty!!!

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  13. ginger & Tobias (the greythound) Avatar
    ginger & Tobias (the greythound)

    That is fantastic news! I’m thrilled for Dusty & you as well! Bravo, Dusty!
    Big hugs to all,
    ginger, Tobias & Tlingit

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  14. Bernadette Avatar
    Bernadette

    S&A, You continue to work miracles around that ranch! I didn’t know about Dusty’s condition-thank the “4-legged spirits” & 2-legged sentinels for watching over him again! I love him,& wish I could have him with us, but am happy he thrives under your care. Bless all of you, Bernadette

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  15. Colleen - San Antonio TX Avatar
    Colleen – San Antonio TX

    Such wonderful news. He didn’t want to take time for a picture he has some time to make up so he has to get those runs in every minute he can.

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