Re: Mo' Lucky RIP: Moldie Dog

February 2, 2006

Jules,

Sorry to hear about your dog. Our thougths and prayers go out to

you. I know it was a very difficult decision that you had to make,

but we know it's for the best. We had to do the same thing a couple

of months ago and still have not gotten used to her being gone.

Take care,

KC

>

> I just wanted to share my sadness and compassion with the group.

>

> I put my dog, Mo' Lucky, to sleep yesterday. He went through this

> moldy mess with me, and was my best friend during a very trying

time.

>

> He was 15-1/2 y.o., a ripe old age for a dog, I know, but I'm sure

his

> symptoms were related to stachy/mycotoxin exposure.

Unfortunately, I

> was too busy fighting to get myself away from the toxins, and

wasn't

> able to take him with me.

>

> All in all, he did pretty good for a dog who had a broken leg when

I

> got him from the pound at three-months-old, and came down with

Parvo

> after I had him for only a week. My vet said I should put him

down,

> but I said no thank you.

>

> " Mo " , his name at the time, spent the weekend in ICU, and fully

> recovered. Amazingly his leg never bothered him again, and he

lived

> most of his life in perfect health (until we moved into my mold

> house), the ultimate companion, and a very happy, well-adjusted

dog.

>

> I ultimately changed his name to " Mo' Lucky " , because I believed

him

> to be luckier than the average dog.

>

> Mo' Lucky actually had quite an illustrious career as a male dog

> model, working as the Home Delivery Mascot for Computer Currents

> Magazine, where his photo was featured in monthly advertisements

(I

> taught him to pick up and hold the magazine; where I worked at the

> time). He was also featured as " Wag " in a book entitled, " What

Dogs

> Do " , he was a truly happy dog, with an active tail. And he was

> featured in a marketing video for Pt. Isabel Dog Park, our local

hot

> spot for dogs, and Mo' Lucky's favorite place to hangout.

>

> I will have a memorial for him at Pt. Isabel with friends and

family.

>

> Wishing you all the strength and perseverance you need to get

through

> this mess, and the strength to say " no thank you " when it matters

> most.

>

> I look forward to the days when people " get it " .

>

> Jules

>

February 2, 2006

I'M SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PET, JULES--I HAVE A CAT, & WHEN HE DIES, IT'LL

BE DIFFICULT FOR ME, TOO. PETS BECOME LIKE FAMILY!

TAKE CARE,

V.

[] Mo' Lucky RIP: Moldie Dog

>I just wanted to share my sadness and compassion with the group.

>

> I put my dog, Mo' Lucky, to sleep yesterday. He went through this

> moldy mess with me, and was my best friend during a very trying time.

>

> He was 15-1/2 y.o., a ripe old age for a dog, I know, but I'm sure his

> symptoms were related to stachy/mycotoxin exposure. Unfortunately, I

> was too busy fighting to get myself away from the toxins, and wasn't

> able to take him with me.

>

> All in all, he did pretty good for a dog who had a broken leg when I

> got him from the pound at three-months-old, and came down with Parvo

> after I had him for only a week. My vet said I should put him down,

> but I said no thank you.

>

> " Mo " , his name at the time, spent the weekend in ICU, and fully

> recovered. Amazingly his leg never bothered him again, and he lived

> most of his life in perfect health (until we moved into my mold

> house), the ultimate companion, and a very happy, well-adjusted dog.

>

> I ultimately changed his name to " Mo' Lucky " , because I believed him

> to be luckier than the average dog.

>

> Mo' Lucky actually had quite an illustrious career as a male dog

> model, working as the Home Delivery Mascot for Computer Currents

> Magazine, where his photo was featured in monthly advertisements (I

> taught him to pick up and hold the magazine; where I worked at the

> time). He was also featured as " Wag " in a book entitled, " What Dogs

> Do " , he was a truly happy dog, with an active tail. And he was

> featured in a marketing video for Pt. Isabel Dog Park, our local hot

> spot for dogs, and Mo' Lucky's favorite place to hangout.

>

> I will have a memorial for him at Pt. Isabel with friends and family.

>

> Wishing you all the strength and perseverance you need to get through

> this mess, and the strength to say " no thank you " when it matters

> most.

>

> I look forward to the days when people " get it " .

>

> Jules

>

> FAIR USE NOTICE:

>

February 2, 2006

" " wrote:

PETS BECOME LIKE FAMILY!

Gosh, I hope my cat never becomes like my family.

My Kitty NEVER called me a liar.

My family never believed a damned word I said, until they heard it

from someone else - as if I had ever given them any reason to doubt my

veracity.

Pets are much better than family.

-

February 2, 2006

Sorry to hear about your Mo' Lucky. What exactly did your dog have

happen to him from the mold? Have you ever read The Rainbow Bridge

Poem? I have that posted in my house where pet and owner will meet

again at the Rainbow Bridge one day. I had to PTS two cats and

wonder now if their illness was from the mycotoxins. Now I'm worried

about my 8 other animals. My bunnies like to sit on top the air

vents in the house esp. when cool air is on. Imagine what they

ingested and bunnies have very sensitive respiratory systems and are

prone to strange abscesses etc. Guess if they had all dropped dead,

I'd know to run for the hills. I'll be suspicious in the future

whatever illness hits my cats and bunnies and ME. My animals are like

my babies, furbabies. Know what you mean about how family etc.

acts about the MOLD. People think now I should just bounce back to

perfectly normal and do not get why I want to see a doctor to rid the

toxins. Mold is in the news so not sure why people act so dumb.

Rhonda

--- In , " julesblucky " <julesblucky@...>

wrote:

>

> I just wanted to share my sadness and compassion with the group.

>

> I put my dog, Mo' Lucky, to sleep yesterday. He went through this

> moldy mess with me, and was my best friend during a very trying

time.

>

> He was 15-1/2 y.o., a ripe old age for a dog, I know, but I'm sure

his

> symptoms were related to stachy/mycotoxin exposure. Unfortunately,

I

> was too busy fighting to get myself away from the toxins, and

wasn't

> able to take him with me.

>

> All in all, he did pretty good for a dog who had a broken leg when

I

> got him from the pound at three-months-old, and came down with

Parvo

> after I had him for only a week. My vet said I should put him down,

> but I said no thank you.

>

> " Mo " , his name at the time, spent the weekend in ICU, and fully

> recovered. Amazingly his leg never bothered him again, and he lived

> most of his life in perfect health (until we moved into my mold

> house), the ultimate companion, and a very happy, well-adjusted dog.

>

> I ultimately changed his name to " Mo' Lucky " , because I believed

him

> to be luckier than the average dog.

>

> Mo' Lucky actually had quite an illustrious career as a male dog

> model, working as the Home Delivery Mascot for Computer Currents

> Magazine, where his photo was featured in monthly advertisements (I

> taught him to pick up and hold the magazine; where I worked at the

> time). He was also featured as " Wag " in a book entitled, " What

Dogs

> Do " , he was a truly happy dog, with an active tail. And he was

> featured in a marketing video for Pt. Isabel Dog Park, our local

hot

> spot for dogs, and Mo' Lucky's favorite place to hangout.

>

> I will have a memorial for him at Pt. Isabel with friends and

family.

>

> Wishing you all the strength and perseverance you need to get

through

> this mess, and the strength to say " no thank you " when it matters

> most.

>

> I look forward to the days when people " get it " .

>

> Jules

>

February 4, 2006

Jules,

I know how you feel. I lost my 42 lb.cat named Spanky from my mold exposure.(

Stachybotrys) He would love on me when I came home from work. Of course at that

time I did not know that mold spores would adhere to my clothes. He died very

quickly after the remodel started @ work because the idiots were scraping the

mold off the wall sending it airborne.

I feel so guilty about it because I did not know. If I did I never would have

let him love on me.

I am very sorry about " Mo " Lucky and he is most likely playing with my cat

Spanky. :-)

Sincerely,

Marcie

<toria@...> wrote:

I'M SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PET, JULES--I HAVE A CAT, & WHEN HE DIES, IT'LL

BE DIFFICULT FOR ME, TOO. PETS BECOME LIKE FAMILY!

TAKE CARE,

V.

[] Mo' Lucky RIP: Moldie Dog

>I just wanted to share my sadness and compassion with the group.

>

> I put my dog, Mo' Lucky, to sleep yesterday. He went through this

> moldy mess with me, and was my best friend during a very trying time.

>

> He was 15-1/2 y.o., a ripe old age for a dog, I know, but I'm sure his

> symptoms were related to stachy/mycotoxin exposure. Unfortunately, I

> was too busy fighting to get myself away from the toxins, and wasn't

> able to take him with me.

>

> All in all, he did pretty good for a dog who had a broken leg when I

> got him from the pound at three-months-old, and came down with Parvo

> after I had him for only a week. My vet said I should put him down,

> but I said no thank you.

>

> " Mo " , his name at the time, spent the weekend in ICU, and fully

> recovered. Amazingly his leg never bothered him again, and he lived

> most of his life in perfect health (until we moved into my mold

> house), the ultimate companion, and a very happy, well-adjusted dog.

>

> I ultimately changed his name to " Mo' Lucky " , because I believed him

> to be luckier than the average dog.

>

> Mo' Lucky actually had quite an illustrious career as a male dog

> model, working as the Home Delivery Mascot for Computer Currents

> Magazine, where his photo was featured in monthly advertisements (I

> taught him to pick up and hold the magazine; where I worked at the

> time). He was also featured as " Wag " in a book entitled, " What Dogs

> Do " , he was a truly happy dog, with an active tail. And he was

> featured in a marketing video for Pt. Isabel Dog Park, our local hot

> spot for dogs, and Mo' Lucky's favorite place to hangout.

>

> I will have a memorial for him at Pt. Isabel with friends and family.

>

> Wishing you all the strength and perseverance you need to get through

> this mess, and the strength to say " no thank you " when it matters

> most.

>

> I look forward to the days when people " get it " .

>

> Jules

>

> FAIR USE NOTICE:

>

February 4, 2006

Jules,

My God, I don't even know what to say. There are no words that can comfort a

loss like that. What symptems do you mean. I have a lump in my throat I would

like to cut out with a knife rite now thinking about this, bolth for your loss

and the fear of what might be happening to my little Papillon " Angel " . her

mate, which my wife took when she left is going blind, could this be from mold,

say it isn't so. I can't even think about this logicaly anymore it makes my head

spin. Somebody pinch me and wake me up.

I want so much to say something to make you feel ok but I know it would be

senceless as I cannot imagine how you are able to endure the loss. I am sure

the sickness must feel secondary. I don't know which makes me more sick.

May God be with you and take away your pain....

julesblucky <julesblucky@...> wrote:

I just wanted to share my sadness and compassion with the group.

I put my dog, Mo' Lucky, to sleep yesterday. He went through this

moldy mess with me, and was my best friend during a very trying time.

He was 15-1/2 y.o., a ripe old age for a dog, I know, but I'm sure his

symptoms were related to stachy/mycotoxin exposure. Unfortunately, I

was too busy fighting to get myself away from the toxins, and wasn't

able to take him with me.

All in all, he did pretty good for a dog who had a broken leg when I

got him from the pound at three-months-old, and came down with Parvo

after I had him for only a week. My vet said I should put him down,

but I said no thank you.

" Mo " , his name at the time, spent the weekend in ICU, and fully

recovered. Amazingly his leg never bothered him again, and he lived

most of his life in perfect health (until we moved into my mold

house), the ultimate companion, and a very happy, well-adjusted dog.

I ultimately changed his name to " Mo' Lucky " , because I believed him

to be luckier than the average dog.

Mo' Lucky actually had quite an illustrious career as a male dog

model, working as the Home Delivery Mascot for Computer Currents

Magazine, where his photo was featured in monthly advertisements (I

taught him to pick up and hold the magazine; where I worked at the

time). He was also featured as " Wag " in a book entitled, " What Dogs

Do " , he was a truly happy dog, with an active tail. And he was

featured in a marketing video for Pt. Isabel Dog Park, our local hot

spot for dogs, and Mo' Lucky's favorite place to hangout.

I will have a memorial for him at Pt. Isabel with friends and family.

Wishing you all the strength and perseverance you need to get through

this mess, and the strength to say " no thank you " when it matters

most.

I look forward to the days when people " get it " .

Jules

FAIR USE NOTICE:

February 5, 2006

Thanks everyone for your comforting words and inspiration. This mold

experience has been pure torture, in many different ways.

Some people asked about his symptoms, so I'll share a few of the

details...

Mo' Lucky first got sick right after I moved into my mold house. Not

sure if it's related, but he suddenly began throwing up, and one day

as I was weeding out front, he ran out and began gobbling up the pile

of weeds. Obviously his stomache was bothering him, but he was also

acting like he had something stuck in his throat, and was doing this

weird hyperventilating thing. Vet didn't find anything unusual.

A year or so later, I was out of town for a month, and when I returned

he was losing the use of his back legs. As he was walking, all of a

sudden he would kind of trip, but not every step, like one of his legs

was lagging behind, uncoordinated. He couldn't walk further than a

couple blocks, became very tired, listless. This was not normal for

him, as I used to take him hiking with me often. His abdomen also

began to appear swollen. They did discover a urinary tract infection,

which had a couple diff. types of bacteria, which they said was odd

because usually there was just one type; he had never had this trouble

before.

Shortly after this I began to get sick, hired an Industrial Hygenist,

and discovered the hidden mold in my house (Stachy, Fusarium, Asper).

He seemed to be doing better after we moved out of the house, and went

to stay with my mom, whos house became cross-contaminated to the point

I could no longer stay there. I left him behind with her and did a

hotel hop, ultimately finding somewhere else to live.

I took him to many vets, who ran many tests, spent a small fortune,

but never got a clear diagnosis/treatment. They said possibly

Cushings Disease, but his tests weren't conclusive, and his thirst

wasn't ravenous enough, and no thinning hair. I'm certain they all

thot I was crazy when I asked if it could be related to my toxic mold

house. Loony tune alert! )

Anyway, over time, his abdomen became very swollen, his walking became

very difficult, back leg muscles almost atrophied, swayed back. Had

an xray at one point and they thot his liver was enlarged, but said

they had read the xray wrong.

In the last days, he wouldn't eat, didn't wag his tail, and finally

didn't want to stand up. Labored breathing, very swollen stomache,

white gums. They initially thot he had a tumnor that had ruptured

because he would have to be bleeding internally to be so anemic (white

gums means not enough red blood cells circulating - could this be due

to the body not being able to use oxygen? i.e., mycotoxicosis?). But

his bloodwork was fairly normal, they were surprised, and then thot

dehydration was the cause of the white gums, but were not sure of the

cause.

At this point his breathing became very labored, and we all wondered

if he was going into heart failure, fear in his eyes. Awful to watch.

But I could tell by the way he looked at me that it was time. So I

asked them to put him to sleep. He had suffered enough and was no

longer wagging and smiling for being such a happy dog most of his

life.

February 5, 2006

hi jules--i'm not a doctor, but i KNOW what happened to your dog. the SAME

thing happened to me & others who worked in the same ****ing building in

which i worked.....a hospital , at that!!!!!!! that so called " hospital "

was / is " mold to the hilt " , & i & others were suddenly unable to walk one

day. i , & others, have been diagnosed with acute tm, or transverse

myeltis. yes, animals DO get tm too.

i lost my bladder & bowel control, my sexuality, my balance, & my ability to

walk for someeeeeeee time. it took many months to relearn to walk, & now

i'm called a " walking miracle. " my leg is atrophied, & i have rashes,

amongst other symptoms.

the SAD thing? they're getting away with this shit, & i can't do a DAMN

thing about it. its a SICK world.

take care,

v.

[] Re: Mo' Lucky RIP: Moldie Dog

> Thanks everyone for your comforting words and inspiration. This mold

> experience has been pure torture, in many different ways.

>

> Some people asked about his symptoms, so I'll share a few of the

> details...

>

> Mo' Lucky first got sick right after I moved into my mold house. Not

> sure if it's related, but he suddenly began throwing up, and one day

> as I was weeding out front, he ran out and began gobbling up the pile

> of weeds. Obviously his stomache was bothering him, but he was also

> acting like he had something stuck in his throat, and was doing this

> weird hyperventilating thing. Vet didn't find anything unusual.

>

> A year or so later, I was out of town for a month, and when I returned

> he was losing the use of his back legs. As he was walking, all of a

> sudden he would kind of trip, but not every step, like one of his legs

> was lagging behind, uncoordinated. He couldn't walk further than a

> couple blocks, became very tired, listless. This was not normal for

> him, as I used to take him hiking with me often. His abdomen also

> began to appear swollen. They did discover a urinary tract infection,

> which had a couple diff. types of bacteria, which they said was odd

> because usually there was just one type; he had never had this trouble

> before.

>

> Shortly after this I began to get sick, hired an Industrial Hygenist,

> and discovered the hidden mold in my house (Stachy, Fusarium, Asper).

> He seemed to be doing better after we moved out of the house, and went

> to stay with my mom, whos house became cross-contaminated to the point

> I could no longer stay there. I left him behind with her and did a

> hotel hop, ultimately finding somewhere else to live.

>

> I took him to many vets, who ran many tests, spent a small fortune,

> but never got a clear diagnosis/treatment. They said possibly

> Cushings Disease, but his tests weren't conclusive, and his thirst

> wasn't ravenous enough, and no thinning hair. I'm certain they all

> thot I was crazy when I asked if it could be related to my toxic mold

> house. Loony tune alert! )

>

> Anyway, over time, his abdomen became very swollen, his walking became

> very difficult, back leg muscles almost atrophied, swayed back. Had

> an xray at one point and they thot his liver was enlarged, but said

> they had read the xray wrong.

>

> In the last days, he wouldn't eat, didn't wag his tail, and finally

> didn't want to stand up. Labored breathing, very swollen stomache,

> white gums. They initially thot he had a tumnor that had ruptured

> because he would have to be bleeding internally to be so anemic (white

> gums means not enough red blood cells circulating - could this be due

> to the body not being able to use oxygen? i.e., mycotoxicosis?). But

> his bloodwork was fairly normal, they were surprised, and then thot

> dehydration was the cause of the white gums, but were not sure of the

> cause.

>

> At this point his breathing became very labored, and we all wondered

> if he was going into heart failure, fear in his eyes. Awful to watch.

> But I could tell by the way he looked at me that it was time. So I

> asked them to put him to sleep. He had suffered enough and was no

> longer wagging and smiling for being such a happy dog most of his

> life.

>

> FAIR USE NOTICE:

>

February 5, 2006

sorry to hear about your loss too, marcie.....people can be SOOOOOOOOOO

stupid, when trying to " clean up the mold! " as we all know, if it's not

done CORRECTLY, there will be many more people sick!!!!!!!

take care,

victoria

[] Mo' Lucky RIP: Moldie Dog

>

>>I just wanted to share my sadness and compassion with the group.

>>

>> I put my dog, Mo' Lucky, to sleep yesterday. He went through this

>> moldy mess with me, and was my best friend during a very trying time.

>>

>> He was 15-1/2 y.o., a ripe old age for a dog, I know, but I'm sure his

>> symptoms were related to stachy/mycotoxin exposure. Unfortunately, I

>> was too busy fighting to get myself away from the toxins, and wasn't

>> able to take him with me.

>>

>> All in all, he did pretty good for a dog who had a broken leg when I

>> got him from the pound at three-months-old, and came down with Parvo

>> after I had him for only a week. My vet said I should put him down,

>> but I said no thank you.

>>

>> " Mo " , his name at the time, spent the weekend in ICU, and fully

>> recovered. Amazingly his leg never bothered him again, and he lived

>> most of his life in perfect health (until we moved into my mold

>> house), the ultimate companion, and a very happy, well-adjusted dog.

>>

>> I ultimately changed his name to " Mo' Lucky " , because I believed him

>> to be luckier than the average dog.

>>

>> Mo' Lucky actually had quite an illustrious career as a male dog

>> model, working as the Home Delivery Mascot for Computer Currents

>> Magazine, where his photo was featured in monthly advertisements (I

>> taught him to pick up and hold the magazine; where I worked at the

>> time). He was also featured as " Wag " in a book entitled, " What Dogs

>> Do " , he was a truly happy dog, with an active tail. And he was

>> featured in a marketing video for Pt. Isabel Dog Park, our local hot

>> spot for dogs, and Mo' Lucky's favorite place to hangout.

>>

>> I will have a memorial for him at Pt. Isabel with friends and family.

>>

>> Wishing you all the strength and perseverance you need to get through

>> this mess, and the strength to say " no thank you " when it matters

>> most.

>>

>> I look forward to the days when people " get it " .

>>

>> Jules

>>

>> FAIR USE NOTICE:

>>

February 5, 2006

I'm wondering what's going on with my dog? He through's up when he eats alot of

the time. We have had some Aspergillus due to a moldie plant for about 3 years.

He seems to eat very fast & we were thinking that this is why but I wonder if it

could be mold? Anyone have this experience? He has good energy however. Loni

julesblucky <julesblucky@...> wrote: Thanks everyone for your comforting

words and inspiration. This mold