Awww! Poor Squirt and how scary for you!
Glad she's calmer tonight. You all need the rest.
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Awww! Poor Squirt and how scary for you!
Glad she's calmer tonight. You all need the rest.
Oh Leslie, I am so sorry to read that Squirt had such a rough night. It is so worrisome when they are restless and cannot relax all night, and so exhausting for you. I am hoping that the Valium and the other herbal options give her some relief. I hope you are both resting well as I write.
Hugs,
Tina and Jasper
Poor wee Squirt, what an awful night for you both. Sounds like she is already more settled tonight so hope you are both in the land of Nod. A lot of good information in that email from the herbalist, surely something will help her feel better and get the rest she needs in combination with the meds. xx
Leslie:
I though that was so ironic that both Tipper and Squirt go in the closet. I hope you had a better nite, and that Squirt got some much needed rest. Tipper was really tired after the testing yesterday, but was restless last nite. They always act weird after that testing. I am hoping the herbal concoctions will help Squirt. Herbs are wonderful, and I go to them and supplements before drugs if possible. I need to get Tipper on a blood pressure lowering herb with the least side effects. Her blood pressure isn't high, but is not in the lower range it used to be in. She was around 120-130 now she is 130-155. I need to get that down a tad. Any suggestions? Our heat and humidity here are off the charts today. Yesterday it was 96. We are in for the day so I hope the vet calls early with the test results so we can formulate a plan with Dechra to get Tipper controlled. Blessings
Patti
Mornin',
Squirt slept peacefully until around 9pm. I was watching her breath and noticed the rate increasing and the breaths becoming more irregular - sure enough she was waking up and was a bit anxious when she did tho nothing near as bad as the night before. We went out and again she acted scared to be outside but did go in the grass to pee when I carried her out there and stood by her side. When we came back in she wanted in the bed again....and then started her on/off/on cycle. She was becoming more and more anxious so I fixed her about 2 tbs of her turkey food and gave her the other half of the Valium. It took about 2 hours but she did go back to sleep on the bathroom floor. She wasn't as anxious but couldn't settle either for a bit. Around 3:30 she woke me, barking in the bathroom. When I let her out, she went to the front door as if she needed to use the bathroom again so I opened the door. When the solid door opened and only the storm door was closed, she tucked her tail and backed up as if she saw something scary out there. :( I carried her out to the grass again but she wanted nothing to do with outdoors and ran back up the ramp before I could stop her. Once inside, she came straight to the bedroom and peed in the floor. No boogers in here, I guess. :p THEN she was begging for treats. Which she got, of course. ;) But then, as you can probably imagine, my mind went into overdrive thinking about cortisol and whether I should start the Lyso back again. THEN I batted Lyso VS Anipryl around for a few hours. And still have no decision this morning. :rolleyes: However, as my mind was running 90-to-nothing, Squirt got in the bed and went back to sleep and slept until almost 7 this morning. So she is better rested this morning with the medication she getting but mom was too busy watching, worrying, and pondering to follow suit. :D
Hugs,
A tired mom and a rested Queen
Leslie:
Poor little Squirt, and poor you. I bet you are exhausted. I feel so bad for you both. I pray this goes away. Two bad nites in a row is enough to wear you both out. I know you feel so bad, and cannot sleep when this is happening, I know the feeling. Where is my magic wand when I need it?? It doesn't seem the valium has too much of an effect on Squirt. She is like the energizer bunny, she just keeps that energy going. I wish there was something I could do or say to help. I know how much you love Squirt and would do anything for her, but please take care of Leslie too. I ignore myself for Tipper too, so I shouldn't be one giving out that advise! I hope some how this all gets worked out and goes away somewhere for good. Just know when I am awake at nite I think of you both and pray for you. Blessings
Patti
It started light thunder here just a bit ago so everyone except Trinket is doped and I expect all but Squirt to sleep the night away...unless it gets real loud then Brick will pace til it's quiet again. Instead of melatonin tonite, I went with a pretty strong nervine (sedative) tea and 1/2 Valium again. I saved a small amount of her turkey in case she needs the other half later tonite like she did last nite.
If she's gonna have to take pills at night, I've got to revamp her feed transition to make sure I have plenty of cooked stuff for her pills to go in. I just HATE fighting her to get them down her throat; that cannot be of any benefit to her when she is already so distressed. So if I can always have something around that she likes and is apt to eat, that will be best.
Terri and I talked again this morning and I spent some time researching Anipryl VS Novafit - a SAMe product used for CCD. The Novafit is much less expensive with less side effects so I think I'm gonna shop prices then ask Doc to call in a script for some Novafit for Squirt and try it. The Novafit site says it can be given with food so that is a big help.
Hugs,
Leslie and Squirt
:( Sorry to hear you had another bad night.
hugs,
Sharlene and molly muffin
Leslie:
We have had severe thunderstorm warnings for the last few hours. I gave Tipper some of the treats that are supposed to calm her down. I have a feeling we may get it tonite. I am so sorry this has to happen to you on top of Squirt having other problems. You are a wonderful mother and I will pray for you both tonite as I know I will be up with Tipper. I hope the storm is not so bad, you don't really need this. Blessings
Patti
Hi Leslie,
I am so sorry. I really feel for you. Buddy had many, many bad nights close to the end. It is so hard when they are up all night and no one gets their needed rest. For me, exhaustion took over and I was just going through the motions of getting by. Sometimes that's all we can do. Prayers and healing energy coming your way that you all get a good nights sleep tonight. I hope the Valium helps as storms are on the way. Not in California, where we desperately need the rain. Go figure. Xxxxx