Bigsbee the Basset Hound

11/26/2023

While Mom has been sick and sleeping all day Dad has been holding down the house.

Dad heard Bigsbee eating today so he peaked around the corner and caught Bigsbee standing until he seen Dad with the camera out and then he sat down.
But for real y’all! We are so much closer to him walking. 😊

I took him off all the meds because I think they were part of what was slowing him down. He has since been lifting and trying to walk.
Everyday I notice him doing more and more.

Y’all give a shout out to Bigsbee! This is huge! We have been waiting on this for 141 days!

💙🙏🏻💙

11/08/2023

I haven’t done one of these post in a while!

Bigsbee update!

It’s been a couple of weeks since Bigsbee the Basset Hound has had his PRP treatment. I actually had lost hope because I hadn’t notice much change other then him actually being able to move his back legs and them not be so stiff. We built him a ramp to get him up and down the deck easier and honestly I was ready to put him in a wheelchair.

But last Saturday, I called Damien on my break to check in as I do everyday, Damien told me Bigsbee was holding his backend up but he had him in his sling. I didn’t say much because he has been doing this as long as I am holding him up.
I came home and I walked in the door and as soon as he seen me he stood up. But fell back down.

Then the following Monday, I was doing Bigsbees Therapy and as soon as we were done he stood up and took 3 steps! Woohoo! I was so excited I was screaming! Go Bigsbee!

This last week has been a whole load of progress.
While taking him potty, he has held himself up. Of course I have him in the sling so that if he falls I can catch him, but y’all.. he is holding his weight. I can let the straps lose and not hold them as tight and he will stand on his own! 😁

Today was a major milestone…
I came home from work and he didn’t move around much, but as soon as dad came home, boy did he move!
Bigsbee has stood up on his own and walked a few steps. Not once…not twice… but multiple times!
Y’all! I have been crying with excitement. I know he is just a dog but to me he is my baby. I can’t have anymore children and my dogs have taken that place. I am his mom. Cheering him on and helping him move mountains! I would do the same thing if he was my human child!

I feel like it will be a slow process but Bigsbee is going to walk on his own again. He has been working so hard to make this happen. I am so proud of him and want to scream so loud!

Y’all Bigsbee is trying to walk!

10/15/2023

He thought he heard Dad pull up. Mom is boring so he’s waiting on the fun to walk through the door. Poor dude! 😎😁🥳

I really need to make him some new bandannas! I’m thinking he needs some Halloween ones! 👻🎃💀

10/13/2023

Mr. Bigsbee is passed out and can’t hear a thing! Wanna know WHY?

Well let me tell you!

While I was at work today Damien (Bigsbee’s human big brother) was going to take Bigsbee out to potty. Damien looked outside and seen that stray cat that’s been hanging around for weeks, in our backyard. So he went out the door to get it out of the backyard. While chasing the cat around Damien forgot to close the door behind him…
So what does Bigsbee do… Bigsbee decides to be Bigsbee and take off chasing the cat too. Damien said some how Bigsbee was on all four legs and running after that cat. Damien said Bigsbee was wobble running but he was determined to catch that cat.
Damien said after the cat got away he looked at Bigsbee and Bigsbee looked at him and they were both in shock by what had just happened.

I don’t know if I should be worried that Bigsbee did anything wrong or if I should be proud of him for using all four legs to wobble run.
He seems fine and is still being his normal self so I’m just going to take it all in and be excited that he finally used his back legs without anyone’s help!

Progress.. I guess that’s what this is… and a lesson for Damien! Close the door! 😂

For real though.. Bigsbee is really trying to walk on his own. Tonight while taking him out he was wobble walking on his own with out me holding him up. Y’all! Progress is being made! 😁💙😁


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10/10/2023

He’s home and tuckered out.
He was super excited to be home and couldn’t wait to eat, play with mom and make sure she knew he wasn’t happy with her.

Now he’s resting and I’m sure will have me up at 3am tonight.

10/10/2023

Bigsbee is ready for his last PRP treatment.
Wish him luck and that this does what his body needs to get him back to somewhat of a normal dog body.

Since his last PRP treatment Bigsbee has been trying to lift his backend up and when he is in his sling he uses his legs like he is walking. This is some major progress. Woohoo Bigsbee!

Let’s keep our fingers crossed and prayers going that this gets him back to walking on his own.


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09/27/2023

Bigsbee has been resting.
I called the doctor because he has been sleeping almost all day and only up for about 15 minutes. Long enough for me to take him potty and for me to get his muscles moving. Then he goes right back to bed. Doc said he was under anesthesia yesterday so it’s just wearing off.
So all is well.
When he is up and moving he is trying to walk. Damien (my 19th ar old son) was home with him all day and said he tried to lift his back end up to walk on his own. Then when I came home he was excited and tried to do it again.
When I take him out to potty and get him in his sling, he tries to walk. He kicks his feet, puts presser on them but is wobbly.
Y’all this is progress! I’m so excited. He is trying. I’m hoping that after this anesthesia wears all the way off I can get him to doing more.

But for now, it’s one day at a time and right now I’m so proud he is trying. This is way more then before, I don’t feel so defeated!

Let’s go 🙏🏻🐾💙

09/26/2023

Bigsbee is home!

Everything went well. He is in good spirits. He sure enjoyed the car ride home with his head hung out the window.

Time for him to relax and sleep.
We will see over the next couple of days if there is any change.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

I want to say thank you to everyone that has prayed today and wished him well. We appreciate all of you.
Bigsbee is a champ no matter the outcome is! 💙🐾🙏🏻

My first day of work was great and I had fun. I can’t wait until my first cake decorating class so I can learn how it’s really done! 😁

09/26/2023

Today is the day! 🐾🐾🐾🐾
Bigsbee went in for his first round of PRP treatment at 8:30 this morning.

Here’s a little update that happened over the weekend.
Bigsbee started kicking his legs like he was walking. He still can’t make his back end lift his butt up but he is kicking his feet and trying to make his legs work. He is also laying his toes flat. Before they were curled.
This was a huge step forward!
It has gave me hope that the PRP treatment may work.

Keep us both in your prayers today. I start my new job and Bigsbee is at the doctors all day. 🙏🏻💙🐾

09/25/2023

Bigsbee has a new friend.
This kitty showed up a few weeks ago and she was so skinny. I’ve been feeding her to try and put some weight on her but I can’t keep her.

Bigsbee on the other hand thinks it’s his new kitty and doesn’t understand why mom won’t let her in the house.
Every time I open the door he sits in the door waiting on her to come over.

My nieces and nephew named her Mya. My husband said her name is Not Mya Cat. But Bigsbee says she Mya New Friend.

I think she belonged to someone at some point because she is very friendly and she try’s to come in the house. If anyone wants her or knows someone that would take good care of her, please let me know. I won’t let her go to just anyone. I did make her that promise. 🙏🏻🐈

Ignore the screen door. I just cleaned it on Wednesday, but it never stays clean for long. 🤦🏼‍♀️

09/19/2023

It’s official!
Bigsbee goes in next Tuesday September 26th for his first round of PRP treatment. Keep your prayers coming and your hopes high. I really want this to work.
Bigsbee misses running around in the back yard with his brother.

PRP is similar to stem cell therapy but instead of Bigsbee having to have surgery to pull his fat and turn it into stem cells they are using Bigsbee blood and making repairable stem cells with it.

This was a much cheaper option and a wiser decision on how to spend the donation money we have already received.

Keep us in your prayers!

09/16/2023

We had a visit with the Doctor Wednesday . This time without Bigsbee so that we could go over a plan.

First I want to tell everyone that has donated and has helped in some way even with prayers! THANK YOU! You have no idea how much your support, advice, donations and prayer have helped us through all of this. I have met so many new people over the last few months and they have stood and listened to every word I have said. Watch me cry, gave me hugs, told me I was doing the right thing, and showed so much support. THANK YOU to all of our new and old friends!
I also want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to my sisters and nieces. They have been with me and my family throughout this whole mess. Listen to me cry at 2 in the morning, held my hand, cried with me, help at every event from start to finish, sweat and all! I love you all and you girls are our rocks! I know that no matter what, I can always count on our true family to hold my hand through good and bad times with no judgements or hate.

THANK YOU ALL! We appreciate everything that has been done! 💙🐾

I know I haven’t posted about what is up so, here is what is going on.

Bigsbee is doing good. He still can’t put weight on his back end or walk but he still acts like his normal doggo self. We have his pain and swelling under control. He moves around by scooting. Play catch but scoots to get there. He is happy and still knows how to boss me around.

We had a goal to reach on our donations. September 9th and we didn’t make that goal. But that’s ok, we are grateful for what we have gotten. We want to use this donation money wisely so with the help of Bigsbees doctor we have come up with a plan. Since we don’t have the complete funds to do stem cell and with as far out as Bigsbee is we have choose to opt out of having the stem cell therapy. Instead we have chose to try a round of PRP which is similar to stem cell but they use Bigsbees blood instead of his fat to build the cell replacement. PRP helps the body heal faster and also helps with joint and bone growth. With us doing it this way it will leave money left so that if this doesn’t work we are able to get Bigsbee a wheel chair and the stuff to build him ramp to get in and out of the house on his own. It will also leave a little extra for the monthly vet visits we will have to have.

We feel like the money we have received is a lot of money to spend on something that we aren’t 100% will work. Our Doctor said he is confident Bigsbee will be just fine in a wheel chair living a happy life.

If the PRP doesn’t make him get his movement back then it will at least help with his swelling and pain. The doctor said he will make sure he saves enough back so that if Bigsbee needs the PRP again he will already have it.

So I will be scheduling an appointment on Monday for Bigsbee to go in for his first PRP treatment. The first appointment will let us know within a few days if it is going to work. I will keep everyone posted.

I just want to say this…
I have had 2 dogs that I have had doctors tell me wouldn’t live past a year. I keep my Pearl girl around for 5 years after she was diagnosed with cancer and when it was her time to go I knew.
My Conrad had seizures his whole life. I had a vet put him on meds and they stopped working that vet told me he would pass within a year. I kept Conrad around for 15 years. I put my heart and soul into both of those dogs and I feel Bigsbee will be the same way. I feel like he will be just fine if he has to have a wheel chair. I feel like Jr and I can take care of him and keep him happy for however long that may be!
No one knows how to handle things like this until they are thrown at you, and every situation is different. Our family is doing things day by day and as long as Bigsbee is happy and playful, my job as his mom is complete.
Thank you to those that support us and our decisions. 💙🐾🙏🏻

On a lighter note:
We still have bracelets that we are selling and the garage sale that is coming up. All of that money will go toward Bigsbee and his future needs.
I will keep Bigsbees page to keep it updated, but after October 31st I will be closing the GoFundMe and taking it down.

Thank you all again for all the prayers and friendships, we appreciate you all.
💙🐾🙏🏻💙🐾🙏🏻💙🐾🙏🏻💙🐾🙏🏻💙🐾

09/08/2023

You know your dog is spoiled when you fill the treat jar and he comes to peek around the corner.
Bigsbee knows what the jar lid sounds like. As soon as he hears the cling of the glass lid, he comes scootin into the kitchen!
Teeth showing and all! I love this doggo! 🐶🐾

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09/07/2023

Bigsbee Update!

Bigsbee the Basset Hound is hanging in there. He is slowly trying to hold his weight up on his back end while I have him in his sling. He still has feeling in his back legs and feet. Which is still great! But he is still unable to move them.
I think we have his ear infection under control. No more head shaking. Thank goodness!

On Saturday we were at the Blood Orchard with Bigsbees bracelets and leashes. I was completely overwhelmed by the donations and the amazing people that stop by our booth to showed their love and support. Thank you all! Your help hasn’t gone unnoticed. 💙

This is where we are so far.
Before Saturday we were at $2051 in donations to our goal to get Bigsbee started with Stem Cell Therapy. With the donations from Saturday we are now so much closer. $1249 is what we now need.
I have an event in Goddard on Sunday. We will have a booth set up just for Bigsbee. We will have his bracelets and the little bit of leashes we have left.
I know we probably won’t hit our goal of $4000 by September 9th so we have made some adjustments to our plan. Which was to be expected with fundraising.

This is our plan!
I have events booked into the last week of October. We will be selling the rest of our bracelets until we run out. I still have over 300 bracelets left. So we have pushed back our goal to October 22nd. But praying we get Bigsbee in before then.
If we come up with the rest of the funds before October 22nd we will keep selling his bracelets until I have run out. We know that after the Stem Cell Therapy there will be some extra cost. Like medication. So anything raised after our goal will go to that.

I am also looking at the what if’s…
Like if this doesn’t get him walking again then I will need to get him set up with a wheel chair and of course more medicine. So anything’s raised after our goal will also be planned for the “what if”!

We have also planned to have a garage sale. This was suppose to happen on September 8th and 9th. We have decided to move it to September 29th - October 1st.
That is a weekend I don’t have an event booked and that will also give some of my friends time to get their donations together and also for my family and I to get everything set up to run smoothly.

Our family appreciates everything that everyone has done to help! It has showed me that there is still good in this world when everything is so out of place. Our hearts have been overwhelmed with love from each and everyone of you!
Keep the prayers and positive vibes coming! Love you all!
🙏🏻🐾💙


NOTE: The GoFundMe has been updated! 💙

09/04/2023

Bigsbee and I love to hang out on the deck, listen to music, and watch the birds fly bye…
The 2 of us haven’t hung out on the deck since all of this started. So this evening I took him outside, picked him up and put him on the bench so he could hang outside in the fresh air.

He is such a great doggo.. he stayed put while I cleaned up the deck and then we sat on our bench to enjoy the outside. He misses it so much. I miss this so much!
I feel like our whole summer has flown by and we have missed every bit of it.

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09/02/2023

We’re at the Blood Orchard today selling bracelets for Bigsbee! Come out and grab your bracelets!

Here’s your friendly monthly reminder to come see us this Saturday, September 2nd!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Start your holiday weekend off shopping from 10a-3p, and eating from 11a-2p, with us!!

09/01/2023

Bigsbee has an ear infection from all the baths he has had in the last few months. So before I give him another bath and start his ear cleanse and meds I figured I would get some of his energy out! I think it worked. 😁
The ducky and Bigsbee have a LOVE-HATE relationship!
Bigbee absolutely hates the ducky!

 He was completely disgusted when I made ducky kiss him! 😘💋