That picture made my night (morning). I bet he was good to snuggle with–two of three of our cats, though it’s been chilly here, have fallen down on the job when it comes to sleeping with us on the bed of late, though likely because the third cat tries to clean their clock every time she sees them, so they’re probably afraid to close their eyes around her. They see her as a bit of a loose canon, which is funny because she’s half the size of the other two. She does, however, put me to bed every night and then sleeps by my feet, and comes up to say hi when I wake up in the morning. She’s a keeper.

I realize it’s a mid-yawn snap, but put a crown on that ham and he’d be a king in The Game of Thrones, issuing an order. Beckham was the ultimate unintentional character. Cute as could be.

Miss him and Satchmo still and always will.

Great news about Sir Wembles’ test results. I hope the diet does the trick.

We just rescued a very small toy poodle (not quite teacup, not quite toy). Nearly blind with a bad leg and abandoned in the rain, my stepbrother picked her up from a puddle. We’ve called her “Puddle.” Anywho, her appetite wasn’t great until we went with Paul Newman food; she’s gobbling it up. This is our third rescue and we’ve found you can’t go wrong with Paul Newman food. I write this because I hope like hell diet is the issue with the main man Wembley. Anything we readers can do to help and all; if the hoitey-toitey food don’t work, maybe the Newman food. All the best.

Just a shot in the dark, but did you happen to feed Wembley any Milo’s Kitchen Chicken Jerky treats? They are a Del Monte brand but made in China. The FDA issued a notification on them in 2007. At another blog, the author described the severe symptoms her dog had after eating these treats. The symptoms did not include seizures, but the g-i type stuff.

@sbruin: Santa will reward you with a very good Christmas this year.

In feeding Arthur, I’ve relied on Hills Science, some baked chicken, canned grin bins, three or four shreds of chiz for his main meal, and for treats, Trader Joe’s puppy jerkey and these really cheap, low class biscuits. It’s horrifying to see the number of products being made in China – including a variety of Hartz things. In a pinch, I suspect that old timey Dog Chow will be just fine. Arthur will be 13 this January.

I still miss Satchmo, TBOGG. And Beckham also….your basset posts always remind me of my yellow lab, Emmett.

Looks like Beckham just got done licking his eyebrows before a much needed nap.

Thanks for the Wembley update. Try cannabis for his seizures; if it doesn’t work at least he’ll feel good.

Have you contacted the breeder? If its not metabolic or the result of lead poisoning, it’s probably genetic and at the very least they should know. If any of Wembley’s sibs have it, they might have some suggestions about meds..

The meds for canine epilepsy are about 70 years behind the human standards, which is a bit odd, but I think some of the early attempts ended badly.

We’ve held off on contacting the breeder until we feel have something to tell him. Actually, I think he reads the blog checking up on Wembley

Am I the only one to see the resemblance?

Really?

Link 2 is so win-stuffed! MB getting stoned off wiener dogs! The creepy, leering dude in the background? Whoa!

And only in Iowa can you get “inked” for $3.

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Must be a whole lot of thinking go on, also, too. Not like realitychecker (who comments on all things fdl) to stay quiet for so long….

So now, whenever I see that picture of Wembley, I’ll see HIndrocket and Crazy Eyes.

Damn you, EssJay! Damn you to hell!!

With a tongue like that, I’m surprised he didn’t get offers from “independent” filmmakers located in the San Fernando Valley, if you know what I mean, and I know you do.

Tbogg, I was once a (mediocre, based on publication record) research epileptologist, so this has sent me looking through the literature, which is unfortunately pretty scant for dogs.. Most of the meds in use are pretty old stuff, they tend to work, but the side effects can be significant, sleepiness, lethargia, issues with movement control, basically all problems you’d say most Bassetts have without medication..

I wish I had a useful suggestion, hang in there, don’t go for crazy expensive tests unless you can be confident they can predict a useful treatment (EEG, MRI, etc). Good luck!

Good on you! Found her in a puddle? Ma-a-a-n….poor baby. Gives me chills to think of it. I hope love and good food will restore her to health. Blessings on you.

TBogg, thanks for the Wembley update, and the lovely (well, adorable, then) photo of Beckham.

You know there are tons of good vibes, wishes for health, and even, probably, prayers going out from all over for Wembley. Hope it’s the food, and you find the right one for him soon.

Makes for an even better punchline to the old “It’s raining cats and dogs out there” joke: “I know, I found a Puddle.”

Anyway, good on you. Santa or the FSM or whomever is in charge of the karma will surely reward you for the bigness of your heart.

Man, I miss Beckham and Satchmo. The intertubes had never made me cry before, or smile as much as I did over those two.

Diet sounds like the right target, especially since we get so much adulterated crap from China. I suspect we get a lot more than we think because some of the precursor ingredients come from there and the products made from them aren’t labeled as to their origin. Money talks, so contaminated crap walks right into our food supply chain, pet and human.

Oh yes, kudos on rescuing Puddle. Which reminds me of a good joke: “Three ducks walk into a bar…”

Anyway, good luck with the diet change on Wembley. We are what we eat.