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[pugndott]

I have not been on the board in a week or so . PDE is a deadly disease and as you mentioned so little is known about it . The PDCA has been keeping up with on going research and information . A dear friend just lost his baby to this and she was getting into her senior years . My first pug had bladder cancer . He was doing well and did well for quite some time . Then the seizures started and he had grand mal types . I often wondered if the cancer went to his brain or did he also have PDE . He was 16 years old when I left him go the the bridge . I did not want a necopsy done .....seeing him go through seizure after seizure was so painful ....loosing him was just the worst . But I still wonder what really happened .

I am soo sorry for your loss ..I know no words can take the hurt away . But I tried to celebrate my dogs life with me to keep him close to me and to be able to talk about him and the fond memories he gave me of life with my first pug .

Mary

[CountryGal]

My precious girl Chyna Jade is with Dr Greer now. I don't know yet if it was PDE that caused her seizures that led to cardiac arrest last month after we rushed her to a neurologist in Los Angeles. She was 26 months old. I should be getting a report by end of summer.

I can't even write about it without sobbing.

My first pug, Jade, also had non-stop seizures when she was 18 months old and I had to have her euthanized as well. We were away at a family reunion out of state and I had her boarded and she was rushed to my vet just down the street.

The girls were from different breeders, different towns, different everything. It came on suddenly with both of them.

I send my love to all of you who have lost your precious babies and hope for the day no other pug will face this horrible disease.

[Pug of Perfection]

I'm so sorry to read of all the pug lives lost to PDE. We lost our Gummi almost a month ago to PDE. She was 3 years 3 months old. She never had a seizure, but she did wander off and on for a few months - she would wander for a little while, then lie down. She never pressed her head, but she was lethargic off and on. We just figured she was settling down after being a wild puppy. She woke up very lethargic one day and started wandering. I took her to the vet and she was diagnosed with pneumonia and kept in the hospital. She responded very well to the antibiotics and oxygen and I was supposed to come and see her on Friday at noon during my lunch hour. At about 9:30 am, the vet called and said she was acting odd and had a "spell" (possibly like a panicky spell, from what I gathered). They said they were keeping an eye on her. At 11:45 am I was in the bathroom before leaving for the hospital when the doctor called and left me an urgent message. She apparently was blind and was pressing her head and barely able to walk. The doctor said she was considering PDE - when I heard that message, my heart just sank. She NEVER had a seizure. By the time I drove the ten minutes to the vet (at about 90 mph), she was screaming in panic and barely able to walk - when I held her, she got more panicked. She didn't recognize me. I asked if they could sedate her so she would stop screaming so they gave her valium. I had called my daughter who was driving in from Miami. After discussing things with the doctor (who had called in three other internists and the neurologist), they were 100% sure she had PDE. My daughter got there and we spent about an hour taking turns holding her, praying with her, and playing music. We tried to get her daddy on the phone as he was out of town. Her last lucid moment was when she heard her daddy talk to her and her breathing changed and settled down. During that time, the doctor kept sedating her so she wouldn't cry out in panic or pain. We finally had her put down.

I have read that one PDE theory is that it's related to immune system problems. Gummi was born with a fierce case of demodex (which her mother apparently had - the #$&@! backyard breeders kept breeding this sick mother-we didn't know that until later). She also had, during her short time, a cardiac murmur, a small liver, kidney problems and struvite crystals and possibly stones in her bladder, a recessed vulva and vagina (which caused bladder infections). Maybe more testing can be done to check for immune system problems in pugs.

I miss Gummi every single day. She was such a spunky little girl, even with all her medical problems. I hope someday PDE will be a distant memory for the pug breed.

[Wonka & Nilla]

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[Tango 22]

My 4 yo pug Chloe is experiencing some of what appears to be the signs of PDE but I'm just not sure because there has not been any seizures. She's been walking around the house aimlessly and walking right up to walls. Her mouth is open while she breathes and appears to be in some sort of trance. She's drooling a lot as well but is eating the normal amount and drinking water as usual. Its been a couple wekks that she's been doing this and the Vet said her blood work is good as well as her general health. Any info or links to sites regaring PDE would be appreciated.