The five month old, mostly white, with one blue eye, merlequin has survived Parvo, dehydration, starvation, and severe worm and flea infestation.
At five months old, he is eating well, but does not respond quickly to sounds.
He sleeps very deeply, and it takes a while for him to wake up and get his legs and balance coordinated to walk outside.
Any thoughts, Nomads?Cypress - 7-15-2008 at 05:32 AM
He could be. Had a deaf catahoula curr puppy once. When he's asleep make a very loud noise near him, if deaf he'll sleep right through it.oldlady - 7-15-2008 at 08:27 AM
Gypsy Jan,
Cypress is right, he could be. Perhaps the website: www.deafdogs.org/faq/ can help you determine this online more than we can.
Survived Parvo, did he? I went through that....what a mess...Good for you for taking care of him!
Good Luck!rts551 - 7-15-2008 at 08:54 AM
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Originally posted by oldlady
Gypsy Jan,
Cypress is right, he could be. Perhaps the website: www.deafdogs.org/faq/ can help you determine this online more than we can.
Survived Parvo, did he? I went through that....what a mess...Good for you for taking care of him!
Good Luck!
I am glad you survived the Parvo. Haven't known too many people that went through that.bajamigo - 7-15-2008 at 09:20 AM
I hope that all your dog "suffers from" is SLS - selective listening syndrome. Our beagle, Barney, often makes me believe he is hard of hearing. But
when the treats jar opens, he can hear the sounds from incredible distances.
oldlady - 7-15-2008 at 09:45 AM
rts551, Sloppy grammar, guilty! The dog, a huge labradoodle, made it through, but she
managed to make Hurricane John, 2 summers ago, more of a pain in the tush than I needed, my first summer here!
Have a good one!rts551 - 7-15-2008 at 10:01 AM
You too. Was just pulling yur leashvandenberg - 7-15-2008 at 10:55 AM
Selective hearing is not unusual in dogs. Most are way smarter then we give them credit for. You would swear that my Lhasa can't hear you when you
call him back from somewhere and he totally ignores you.
Call out "Cookie" or "Beach" in Tijuana and the little bugger can here you in Cabo.DianaT - 7-15-2008 at 11:13 AM
SLS --- that is great. Our Tommy definitely suffers from that problem!
Gypsy Jan, maybe your put is suffering some after effects from the parvo. There are lots of dogs who are deaf and they can learn to respond to hand
signals.
When our last dog lost her hearing, she learned the hand signals. Good luck. It is so great that he survied with your TLC.
DianeDrTom - 7-24-2008 at 06:57 AM
the merle gene can carry deafness with it....ie white/blue eye....the refridgerator test is a good one.docsmom - 7-24-2008 at 06:46 PM
SLS--yes I have 3 cats that suffer from it. I think they learned it from Docsdad , he's had it since we got married teadust - 7-25-2008 at 02:08 AM
Seems like there is a good chance the puppy could be deaf or at least very hard of hearing - I did an internet search for "the merle gene deafness"
and the third link on the first page of results is from the Great Dane Club of America:
"The Great Dane has a broad range of coat colors and the standard, acceptable coat colors include: Black, Blue, Brindle, Fawn, Harlequin, and Mantle.
Various non-standard colors do occur in this breed and include some variations involving the merle gene that can result in defects of hearing and
sight. In breeding Harlequin and Mantle Danes, whites and merles may result. Danes predominately white are typically deaf and may have various
eye anomalies. This brief article attempts to explain why these non-standard colors do occur and why these defects occur, as well as why the
defects associated with white Danes may not be passed on directly to their progeny."
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Perhaps his taking a while to coordinate his limbs when he gets up is after effects of the Parvo, or it could be slight dizziness from the inner ear
problems that cause the hearing difficulties? Glad the little merlequin has a loving home, and good on you for giving him the good life after his
difficult beginnings!
Are Shock Treatments Effective?
Gypsy Jan - 7-25-2008 at 12:18 PM
Thhis morning, the little one-blue-eyed merlequin was playing in the bedroom after supervising my shower.
I checked on him, he was chewing on a toy on the dog pillow and went back to get dressed and dry my hair.
Seconds later, I hear blood curdling screaming and crying sounds. The little F****** (friendly?) had bit into a surge protecter and gotten an
electrical shock that probably, literally curled his hair. He twisted his leg in the wires and wrenched it in his attempts to escape.
At this report, he is no longer limping and is sleeping peacefully on his pillow in the living room, after eating several treats and putting up with
many cuddle sessions.
Parvo -- bad. Surviving it -- good
Lee - 7-25-2008 at 12:42 PM
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He sleeps very deeply, and it takes a while for him to wake up and get his legs and balance coordinated to walk outside.
Parvo's main effects is intestinal and cardiac. Since it's ''viral,'' hearing could have been effected -- or he could just be hard of hearing.
Give him time to wake up and get his bearing after waking up. Could be a phase he'll outgrow.
(The above sounds like me -- didn't really outgrow it though.)
