Jasper (12 yr old Mini Schnauzer) is now at peace

Hi All, I hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Marianne and Leslie, thank you for the feedback about the decreased poo issue. The only reason I was concerned at all is because along with having a history of colitis, Jasper has also gotten backed up before, and that is worrisome also. He has had to have an enema in the past based on an xray that showed he was totally backed up. Of course he got a pretty severe case of colitis after the enema, I guess from all the irritation. So of course I want to avoid him needing that again!!

On the food front, I called both Hills and Royal Canin and got more information about their renal diets. I am really trying hard to not be biased here given how I feel about Hills foods in general, but I have to be honest. The two people that I talked to at Hills were absolutely not as well versed or knowledgeable about their k/d diet as the person at Royal Canin was about their kidney diets.

Royal Canin staffs their customer line with vet techs, so the person I talked to there was an actual vet tech and it showed. I am not sure if the folks at Hills were techs, but it didn't seem like it. The tech at RC was very sharp. She explained that when comparing foods, you apparently can't go by the % dry matter numbers listed on the bag for protein, fat, etc. She said that all the nutrients need to be converted to grams per 1000 calories (or 100 calories) in order to make an accurate comparison. She was able to calculate this conversion easily for both of the kidney diets that RC offers, I am sure she must have had a formula that she used.

I told her that I was specifically interested in the Renal MP diet as it had a higher protein level than the LP. She asked quite a few questions about Jasper, what was going on with him kidney wise, his history, lab results, etc. She absolutely agreed that the MP diet is what would be recommended for Jasper (versus the Renal LP which is lower in protein). Of course I told her I would need to run everything by my vet, but I was hoping she would agree. She said to have my vet call if she had any questions, that she had entered all of Jasper's info in the computer. She said that if she couldn't answer my vets questions she would connect her to one of their vets that are on staff there.

She said that the Renal MP diet is considered moderate protein restricted rather than extreme. (The bag also says "moderately restricted level of high biological level protein"). With all the info she was providing, I forgot to ask what numbers constitute mild, moderate or severe dietary protein restriction, but I know I can call her back and ask that another time. I left the paper with all the numbers on it at work, but I think it ended up being maybe 5 or 6 grams/1000 cal higher in protein than the Hills. My vet felt that was good, but did not feel that was as significant as the difference in the fat content. I think the RC was about 9 or 10 grams/1000 cal lower in fat, my vet felt that was more significant for Jasper. (I will need to verify those number when I have them in front of me, sometimes the memory is not so good). My vet felt that it would be great to switch Jasper to this food, and agreed with all the info the tech at RC had provided. (Whew!!). :rolleyes:

So we started the transition on 2/19 pm, he is currently eating about 75% MP diet/25% chicken and rice mixture. He has been doing well with the transition for the most part, decided to go very slow. He seems to like it, and the poo amount has increased as I have increased the kibble, which I would expect. There have been a couple of softer poos here and there, but now today it was pretty soft formed, with a bit of mucous. The color has been lighter than normal but this food is an orangish brown color, so would account for that. He is still on the metronidazole so I am concerned about the mucous and softer consistency. He will finish the metronidazole after the pm dose tomorrow. I hope he is not going to be intolerant of the food. I was planning to have him transitioned to 100% Renal MP by tomorrow, but not sure now, maybe I should add more chicken and rice back in?

I feel like he has to adjust to this food as it is our best option to treat his kidney issues and urine protein loss. I don't think I have ever seen him have mucous in the poo this late in a course of metronidazole, so I am a little worried.

His water intake has gone back up a bit thankfully, he is back to drinking between 2 and 3 cups per day for the past 3 days, so that is better. Overall he seems to be feeling pretty good for the most part. Still seems not quite as perky at times but more energetic at other times.

I would appreciate any feedback on the food transition and poo issues. And please keep him in your prayers that he is able to adjust to and tolerate this new food.

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper

Tina, just my opinion from what I went through with Zoe's colitis but I would keep Jasper on the metronidazole durring the transition. Maybe discuss with your vet. One thing I learned about colitis and metronidazole is these 5-7 day courses may work for an acute case but if a dog is prone to colitis or has a history of it, weaning them off of it rather than taking it for 5 days then just stopping it is much better. It was the one really good thing a vet taught me. She was holistic based vet as well as using western medicine.

Thanks Addy, I agree completely. Initially when he broke with the colitis, my vet said to give the metronidazole for a couple of days beyond him having a normal poo. We decided to complete the full course instead since we are transitioning him to a new diet. She always prescribes a 10 day course rather than 5 or 7 days, so tomorrow will be day 10. Maybe I should ask about keeping him on it even longer due to the symptoms today and the new food? I think I have a back up prescription here that I keep on hand for emergencies. I have never needed to give it to him for longer than 10 days. Your thoughts?

Yes, I think he should be on it until he is fully transitioned and it may be you have to back up a bit and go slower with the transition if he has having softer stools. You would go back to the food ratio where he did not have mucus stools and then leave him for a few days and add much smaller amounts for the next increase of food ratio. Once he is fully transitioned with good poos, you can wean him off the metronidazole, so if he is getting two doses a day, cut him back to one dose a day for 4-5 days, if stool remains good, cut back to one dose every other day for 4-5 days, then one dose every two days, then 3 days and then off.

If that weaning does not work you have to start making the one dose smaller in size. I just use my clean finger nails to shave some off until the pill is so small I cant shave any more off.

I've done it both ways but the vet taught me the first way. Sas taught me option two:):):) They both worked for Zoe.

((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))

Well, I miscalculated, Jasper was done with the 10 day course of metronidazole with the pm dose last pm. He has not had another poo since the one in question late yesterday morning, so maybe things are trying to correct themselves. He may still go when I let him out one last time before I head to work. I have continued him on the 75/25 mix of kibble/chicken and rice since he has been on that ratio since 2/22 and was doing ok before yesterday. His appetite seems good right now. I will leave a message for my vet to see if she thinks he should be on the metronidazole longer.

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper

Fingers crossed for a decent poo

Am sure if outsiders stumbled on this site they would wonder why we analyse these things!:D

Mel and Tia x x

Hi Tina, poo status report please.

ROFL myself silly.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

LOL Sharlene, literally. You crack me up. I know, so funny with all this poop talk!! :p

Well things are a bit better here for now, but we are going to keep mixing in the bland diet 25% for a couple of more days, and also continue the metronidazole for now. We have switched to hamburger and rice for the bland diet part. He has always done well on that before, so we switched on the slim chance that the chicken was affecting anything. This was the first time I gave him chicken and rice for colitis, before we always used beef. Unlikely that the chicken should cause problems, but we all know that Jasper goes his own way on things. :rolleyes:

The vet said it was too soon to know of he was going to be intolerant of the RC renal MP, but it entered her mind too. I pray pray pray that he will adjust.

Off to work, will check in later.

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper

Hi Tina,

I think I missed it, poo's okay now? :)

I think that we just Have to find the humor anywhere we can in these kinds of situations where it is high level stress constantly and worry, worry, worry. Laughter for me is the best medicine. :)

Molly Loves the chicken, but I put hamburger in one night, that I had cooked and rinsed, and no fat practically at all, and the little witch turned her nose up at it!!!!! Shocking. Of course she did finally eat it but not till she let me know that she preferred grilled chicken. Our little princess.
Does Jasper prefer the beef over the chicken or just do better on beef usually?

Did you guys get whalloped by that snow storm? It's suppose to be here tonight. Lots of heavy white (hhahaha I meant to say Wet) snow. Yea, I'm working from home the rest of the week. :) So glad my job lets me do that.

Huggers Tina and Jasper and Shelby,

Sharlene and Princess Molly Muffin

I think I missed the poo report too. heck, I talked poo for 3 years straight no break:D:D neighbors thought I was nuts out there very day examining her poo:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

what's a little poo between friends anyway?:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

HI Tina and Jasper, glad to hear the tummy issue is settling. My vet said not to change his food yet and we need to check another urine next week and if it is getting worse I will bring it up again. He has so enjoyed his venison, possum and tripe I would hate to change it again. He does not like kibble much and he always leaves it in preference to the protein part of his meal, so will see what he says next week. You are so good researching his food and ringing the companies, I will take your lead if/when I have to :D:D Flynn never drinks more than a 1-2 cups a day never has done, vet seemed quite happy and unconcerned with that. Have not seen you online for a while, so hope you getting some good nights sleep :D

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I <o> <o> you!!! Hope you got good news :)

Lol you guys! I was trying to be more subtle with the poop report by saying "things are a bit better here for now..." I will make sure I spell it out better next time! :D :D

Yes, the poops are better for now, but I wouldn't say they are totally normal, for whatever reason. Still a bit softer than I would like to see. Even when he was on all chicken and rice, they didn't firm up like they normally do. That is why I thought I would switch to hamburger and rice, which is what I have always given him in the past for colitis. He is getting less than 25% mixed in now, so not sure it will make a big difference now. We went to chicken and rice this time because it seems like that is what everyone here recommends and feeds their dogs, so I felt it might be a better choice as lower in fat. My vet said either was ok as long as I used very lean ground beef and rinsed it or boiled it.

Today (2/27) when I got home from work it looked like there were traces on one of the pooch pads that Jasper had thrown up. :( That scared me a bit because he has not vomited through all of this, that part has been pretty good. But he ate fine tonight and nothing further, so I will monitor. Before work he seemed a little off, maybe his tummy was upset. I hate it when things happen when I am gone, then I don't really know what went on. And he HAS to adjust to and tolerate this food, I just keep praying for that. He seems to be drinking a bit more again also, so will monitor that too. I still measure his water every day, but sometimes it gets tough with Shelby drinking also, and sometimes he will drink a bit out of her little water bowl too.

Sharlene, that big snow storm on Mon and Tues went just to the South of us thank goodness. We got the one last Thursday/Friday with 9" of snow. I spent a good part of Friday night and Saturday shoveling, ugh! Hope you didn't get hit too hard.

Hi Trish! Just posted on Flynn's thread. :)

Hugs,

Tina and Jasper

It's funny as Flynn LOVES chicken, gobbles it down. But I always find it makes his poop a little loose, some of the pups just tolerate things differently I guess. I also find chicken gives him stink breath too. So I have not been giving it to him lately. My vet recommended the leaner meats hence the venison and possum and I add the ziwi peak food which seems to be suiting him for now. He did a vomit a couple weekends ago too, worried me as well but so far no more evidence of that. I dread having to change his diet again as he seems to go off the prescription diets pretty quick, plus I think the poor wee man, one of his great loves is food so I hate to deprive him of his tasty meals! Still, if it is better for them so be it. Hope that wind is easing for you guys, stay safe and warm!! Summer is a coming :D:D (well spring at least!)

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Dang, I couldnt find you:rolleyes::rolleyes:

http://www.vetcontact.com/en/art.php?a=685


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15954557

second paper is older 2004/2005 but has some good info nonetheless.

I'm on thread poop patrol this morning, just checked on Coco and now checking out Jasper's poos:D:D:D:D:D LOL!!!!

Hi All,

Well, my Little Man is hanging in there. I have had him on full RC Renal MP diet since the evening meal on 2/28, and he is adjusting. We continued the metronidazole for a few additional days, he got the last dose of that yesterday morning. I decided to taper it down to once daily for 2 days rather than just stop it after Saturday evenings dose. So hopefully the poops will stay somewhat ok with no metronidazole on board. The weird thing is that he is pooping only about once a day now, he always went twice a day before, like clockwork. My vet said it is ok if he goes only once a day, so I am not going to worry about it at this point I guess.

As far as the food, he does not eat it as enthusiastically as the hamburger/rice, but so far he has finished each meal within about 10 or 15 minutes, so I will take that. My fingers are still crossed, but so far so good with the food. Hoping it continues so I can get him started back on the fish oil in a few days.

He goes in for his monthly Percorten injection today after work. The vet has been decreasing the dose by 10% each month so this time he will get 0.45 ml. The starting dose was 1 ml for the first few months. So far he is tolerating the decrease each month. My vet is hoping to try to get him off the injection once we can get him stable on everything else, which has been a challenge.

My vet said we need to give it a month or two of Jasper being on the prescription food, Enalapril and Welactin (fish oil) before we recheck the UPC. And we need a good month of treatment with diet and Welactin before rechecking the bloodwork. She said we wouldn't see a difference in the triglycerides any sooner than that. The Welactin is key for lowering the triglycerides, and also important in decreasing the protein loss from the kidneys.

So as long as Jasper continues to stabilize and tolerate things, this is the plan:

• Percorten injection 0.45 ml today 3/5
• Recheck a chem panel in 1 month
• Recheck the UPC in 1-2 months
• Recheck the electrolytes when we decide to stop the Percorten
• Continue on Enalapril 5 mg 1/2 tablet twice daily
• Continue on Dexamethasone 0.5 mg 1/4 tablet every other day
• Restart Welactin fish oil supplement 1/2 spoonful on food twice daily, restart in a couple of days if colitis continues to stabilize
• Continue on Royal Canin Renal MP modified protein diet
• Continue to measure water intake
• Recheck baseline cortisol or ACTH stim test at some point to see if there has been any recovery of the adrenal glands

So that is the plan. I'm like Trish, I like a specific plan all spelled out letter by letter. Just a little type A, I think. :rolleyes: ;)

He seems to be feeling pretty good overall, and I am so grateful for that. I treasure every day with him. I actually went out to a concert with a friend on Sunday night and didn't obsessively worry the whole time. :)

I continue to pray like crazy that he tolerates this new food long term, and the Enalapril, renal diet, and fish oil halt the progression of the kidney disease. Please keep him in your prayers for these things also. Thank you everyone for your ongoing caring and support.

Love and many hugs,
Tina and Jasper

Good job, Tina!!!! I'm so proud of you and your Brave Boy!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :)

Marianne

i have thought about getting a little web cam or something of the sort so i can click in from device and check on shysie when i am away. i know a lady that can check her pups when she is away from them. she has puter set up in room and it has web cam i am guessing and she has it where she can check on them through her phone.

A plan!!! I love a plan! If you weren't an A personality prior to having a sick pup, you sure would be afterwards.
It sounds like a really good plan too. Nice short term and long term elements, goals at different stages. Yep, it's a winner.

You are awesome Tina!!!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Oh my, that is an A+++++ plan! I love it :D:D

He sounds like he is doing good Tina, stablised on that lower Dex dose too. YAY! Once Flynny has settled BP and UPC I will go back to monthly checks too, seems safe to me. So good to see your vet thinks the same.

I had that outage on here too last night, I had come over here to your thread and had typed a message, then nothing... kept saying internet connection problem here. But rest of my internet pages were working, so must have just been a K9 problem?? I fiddled about half an hour or so before I gave up and went to bed myself!

Hope his tummy has remained settled with the Metronidazole stopping. I have noticed Flynny is pooping less with his changed diet too. We all deserve a rest from kidney worries :D:D SEe you soon no doubt, its getting up to your pit stop time :eek: How did it go at the vet tonight, he get his jab?

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Hmmm Tina, what happened at the vet's the other night, you haven't posted since and now I am a tad worried, hope all good you guys!! See you soon no doubt! :)

Thanks you guys, glad you like the plan. Trish - didn't mean to worry you, I have just had a lot going on the past few days and didn't get a chance to post. Jasper's "jab" went just fine Tues night, LOL. :) So are you saying that you missed me on Jasper's middle of the night potty breaks? :D

Well, things have been going well for most part. Then on Friday morning before work, colitis reared it's ugly head again. Jasper had a large very loose poo with lots of mucous. :mad: :mad:

His poos had never really firmed up to what I would call normal since the last colitis break a few weeks ago, but they weren't getting any worse either, so I figured he was holding his own. Fortunately, his appetite has not seemed to be affected. I immediately restarted him on the metronidazole before I went to work yesterday.

My immediate fear is that he isn't tolerating the renal MP diet, of course. I talked to my vet yesterday. (Gee, can we maybe go more than 48 hrs without needing to talk to the vet about something?) :rolleyes:

She said we are going to keep him on the metronidazole for 2 solid weeks this time even if the poops get back to normal before that time. She said at this time of year in our area, for some reason there are lots of problems with colitis. She said she had seen 6 dogs with it on Friday alone. She is not sure if this is part of the reason Jasper has it again or not, but also feels that it may be that we didn't totally kick it from the last round. She said it may very well be related to the food, but didn't want to blame the food just yet.

She is also starting him on a probiotic - Fortiflora - we started it this morning. It is a small packet of powder that gets sprinkled in with his food once a day for 30 days. She thinks since he has been on the antibiotics so much that it may have messed up the normal bacteria in his gut. He has had the Fortiflora one time before many years ago when he had a tough bout of colitis, and it worked like a charm then. But he was fully healthy then. Hopefully it will make a difference now. Fingers still crossed that it IS NOT the food!

So the metronidazole has kicked in, and he does not seem to be feeling bad today. He has continued to eat ok, so no bland diet for now! I had planned to restart the Welactin this morning but now need to hold off on that again until the poo is normal for a few days. I am anxious to get that restarted since it is such an important part of the treatment for both the kidneys and to lower the triglycerides.

So a bit of a setback, but hopefully we will be back on course quickly.

It has been rainy today, and the forecast was for a couple of inches of wet snow tomorrow, supposedly no big deal. Now I see that we have been placed under a winter weather advisory and there are blizzard warnings a bit to the West. Sheesh, will it ever end?! :rolleyes:

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper

Molly loves that Fortiflora powder. I sprinkle it on a bit of wet food and she gobbles it up. I last had to use it last march when she had that awful problem with the diarrhea. It seems to work pretty well if the stomach bacteria is all messed up.

I hope it isn't the food too, but there is a chance it isn't if dogs in the area are getting colitis. I wonder why that would be. A seasonal issue? hmm :confused:

Hopefully this is just going to be a small bump on the path to getting the kidneys in a good place. Heck with Jasper, it isn't really Jasper if there isn't a bump somewhere. I'm convinced he is rewriting the medical books in secret at night while you sleep and then while you are at work. All of the stuff is probably just his lab work to verify his findings so he can put them in the book. ;) I wonder if he has his own group here on the forum and they are all collaborating while we think we are being the smart ones and looking at them!! :eek:

oh no, not another winter advisory! *sigh* That is a bummer. :mad:

Have a good rest of the weekend!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

that is what Shysie uses in her diet. 1/2 packet twice daily. has helped her a great deal. i keep her on it year round. good stuff. :)

i know the ims mentioned fish oil to me as well and we use one though i am wondering if it wont be increased....
next step would be ACEI
i think i am going to start adding more water to her food. If jasper eats kibble....to help him digest it....put it in blender and it will turn to near powder, then you can add water to it and it is like soft food. great way to help keep them hydrated.
I am also bothered that her BUN was at 28
i have a spread sheet of all her labs and different test. some tests (each listed seperately) have same things as some others but i still listed them seperately......listed by test and date. if would like i can email you her spread sheet and you can see if something like that would help you track all his inclines declines and stables readings.
Jasper losing protein through urine?
kidney is very confusing as it can be blood, then branches out from there, or it can urine and branches out from there. and from each branch is 5 stages. ugh.
Girlfriend.......hope you got a hold of my hand in all this............scary stuff. Lets keep our babies strong and stable and not let this stuff go any further at all. :)
i got yours and i am not letting go!

Yes, I do miss your potty breaks!!! :D:D:D Glad the jab went ok, they should show you how to do it. I gave Flynn his 4th Pentosan injection last night, it is real easy and saves a trip to the vet to have it done. :D

Hope the probiotic and antibiotic sort the poopy butt reall soon for Jasper, so typical you have to use one thing to fix up the damage the other does :eek::eek: Still, it sounds like it is working good already and you will get back on the Welactin asap.

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Hi Tina,

Glad things seem to be looking up for Jasper and hope the trend continues!

I used the Welactin with Squirt's first home-made diet and she couldn't handle it - it gave her diarrhea. After trying many different fish oils, both capsules (which are a HUGE mess :D) and liquid, I found one that she doesn't have any problems with and that offers high levels of DHA and EPA - the Omegas that help their systems. I am using Only Natural Pet's Salmon Oil and have been for several years now. I don't know what the difference is that makes this one alright (haven't really looked at it, truthfully) but I'll take it whatever it is! ;)

You might compare the ingredients and analysis between the Welactin and other oils if Jasper continues having loose stools on the oil and find one that you and the vet agree on. There are a lot of good fish oils available to us so we don't have to be locked into one brand or the other.

Hope ya'll have a good day!
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/produc...il/999060.aspx

Hi everyone, thanks for the feedback and support.

Sharlene - Lol (not really) about Jasper rewriting the textbooks. Maybe that is what he is doing, it sure would explain why he can't seem to follow any expected pattern or response to anything. I understand that being a trailblazer can be a good thing in some situations, but I think it's time he gives it a rest. I keep telling him it is ok to be a follower, that is why the vet makes the big bucks!! :D :D

As far as the colitis, my vet has told me before that for some reason, she and all the vets at the clinic see a lot of it in the spring months here, usually beginning in March. (Although it certainly isn't spring here today, have already shoveled twice, and expecting more snow :eek: ). I remember back a few years when Jasper had a really bad case, I think it was during March then. He did not have Cushings or Addison's then.

Skye - yes, Jasper has been losing protein through his urine, his serum protein and albumin levels have been ok so far. His UPC was quite high, so my vet started treatment with prescription renal diet, Enalapril, and Welactin. I am not sure about the 5 stages that you mentioned. Yes, I would be very interested in seeing what type of spread sheet you use to record all of Shysie's information! I am not good with spreadsheets, and have been recording everything for Jasper, but it would be nice to have everything in one place and easily retrievable. So please let me know about that. And yes, I've got your hand also and won't be letting go. We have to stick together and support each other through all of this!

Trish - the plan is to hopefully get Jasper off the Percorten injections soon. If we aren't able to do that, I will look into giving it myself, my vet has mentioned that before. It seems easy at the clinic, and I have given injections to people, but I don't know about jabbing my baby, that might be a different story. :rolleyes:

Hi Leslie, thanks for the information and link for the salmon oil, I will definitely check it out. As far as the Welactin, Jasper actually has been off it since Feb 15th when he got colitis at that time. I haven't restarted it, so it is not the culprit this time. Jasper was on Welactin for probably a couple of years before he got Cushings to treat high triglycerides which he has had in the past, but the level has not been as elevated as it is now. He tolerated it just fine before, but will have to see now. I will ask my vet about the Only Natural Pets Salmon Oil if he continues to have problems when we restart the Welactin.

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper

Hi Tina

I just wanted to pop on here and say thanks for your kind words on Tia's memory thread in case you didn't see my response there

I read through your thread yesterday and you guys have certainly been through it.... Been a rollercoaster and a half for you two :eek:

Hope you and Jasper are having a good day and little miss Shelby is behaving herself?

Mel
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When we lived in TN the dogs would get diarrhea every spring and our vet told us that was common because that was the rainy season. Our yard was at the botton of the hill from several others who had dogs and their bugs would wash down into our yard and our dogs would pick them up then get sick, usually with Giardia. Once it got good and hot and things dried out, they didn't get sick any more - until the next spring. When she first told me that, tho, I thought she was a bit off, ya know? Blame diarrhea on the season of the year? But she was apparently right on the mark!

Spring and fall can be hard, some people will automaticially dose with panacur in Spring and Fall. Zoe used to do fine in the winter and once spring came, it was all over.:rolleyes:

Hi Tina,

popping in to see how things are going with you and Jasper:)

how is pooh patrol going? and the kidneys? the stages is on that iris link. it is really a interesting site. feel like i am getting secrete look at how vets compile information....lol and thus creating scrolls of my own questions. lol! like i am squeezing in at the round table. lol
if you are comfortable pm me your email and i will send you the spread sheet i have done so far. i am wanting to redo it and have it different. one LONG line of all blood.......not seperated out in title of tests.......and then months and reference ranges and results. so this one has been going for 16 plus months so it isnt as attractive as it was...lol.........but it still helps me track. But maybe together we can give each other ideas on how to create one that would be perfect.
holding on tight to you and furbaby..........as i know you are as well. Onward we go......why do i think we are skipping on a yellow brick road and sometimes dodging flying monkeys...........(quiver....i am still scared of flying monkeys to this very day) lets skip over to lollipop land. okay? seems like a happy little area.

Hi Tina, just checking in on you and Jasper to see how things are going?

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Me too Tina, hope you guys are okay!!!

Eek, nothing for over a week!! Not to worry anyone of course... Tina said she was busy! I hope all going well with you and Jasper!! I have missed our late night catchups! xxxxxxxxxxxxx

The calendar tells me it's Jaspers birthday

Have a great day little fella, am sure you will be spoilt rotten

Mel
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Hi Everyone,

Thanks so much for checking in on us! I totally apologize for not posting for so long, normally I would never go this long without at least checking in real quick, things just got away from me. I have just been so exhausted, not really sure exactly why. No worries though, I am happy to report that Jasper is hanging in there. And...... Today is his 9th Birthday!!! (Thanks Mel, you are correct!). I have taken the day off work to spend with him and just hang out at home, so I am going to take some time now to get caught up on everyone. I will post an update on him in a bit.

:D :D :D HAPPY 9TH BIRTHDAY JASPER!!! :D :D :D

Mommy loves you so much!!!

We have sure had a lot of ups and downs this past year, and he has been through so incredibly much. I am so thankful to be able to celebrate this Birthday, and grateful to share my happiness this day with his (and my) wonderful family here, who we cannot live without! We love you all. ((((Hugs))))

I will be back later to post an update.

Birthday hugs from me and Jasper :)

Oh, and so many birthday hugs right back atcha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

And I'm gonna go right now and revise your thread title to reflect Jasper's big day today! :p :D

Marianne

Happy Birthday Dear Jasper

Happy 9th Birthday, Jasper!!