Squirt - my Queen has crossed The Bridge

Well, I don't know if I hit on the magic combination last night or what. I am sure, without a doubt, that the prayers and positive thoughts from our family here have helped.

She didn't need a Valium last nite! Well, she got a little in her tea by accident but that would work out to a very tiny portion of what she should get. A 2mg pill dissolved in a cup of water! I did change her tea a bit yesterday - it's good to rotate herbs most of the time - and she got a dose with supper and SLEPT ALL NIGHT LONG! :D I also started the melatonin twice a day yesterday so I'm sure that helped as well.

It is so weird to me regardless. She's been restless for several months (since the seizure) but the terrors came on suddenly. One night it was the usual restless roaming routine, the next she was terrified of everything but me. NOW those night terrors seem to have disappeared last nite. :confused: As much as I would like to believe it was due to my attempts to help her ;) - I just don't think that is reasonable to believe. She was more active during the daytime yesterday and I put that off to forced rest via the Valium. So I'm gonna re-read some things and see if this dementia can come and go like this.

BUT it is finally a cool morning and supposed to be a much cooler day today so I am going to try again to get her to walk the field with me a few times. And I'm hoping to head our to the fields and woods I wander to gather more herbs - if she's calm enough to leave for a bit and she sure seems to be so far this morning. I'll know more after I wander with her a bit. ;)

She's staring at me, bouncing on her front feet because it's breakfast time so I'm gonna go feed the gang. Let the Barkfest begin! I don't know what brought on the change last night, but I'm tickled pink about it and am going to enjoy it to the fullest!

Hugs,
Leslie and Squirt

Well, what a great morning so far and a great last evening too.

Squirt sounds like she's raring to go if she's bouncing for her food.

Sure hope you have a great day with her, and so glad things have improved.

We just got back from a roam in the field behind the house and she enjoyed it today! She didn't act scared like she did the other day. It was obvious after we got away from the house that she didn't know where she was but she wasn't scared. I did try the cotton ball test and she drew her head back so I know she can see up close. In lower light, dark, or at a distance she doesn't have the eyesight she did. My own eyes require much more light now than they used to so I can understand that.

Her breakfast was a bit of a disappointment to her because I added the salmon oil. Since her seizure, she has refused all salmon in any form BUT she needs the antioxidants and that is what I have for now so I tried just a small amount. Choosing my battles, I'd rather her eat and enjoy so I will set about to find another method of getting more antioxidants into her system. I have Vit E and somewhere I have some Selenium. She gets some good antioxidant foods in her home cooked so that will help.

I couldn't help walking around the field with a huge grin on my face and frequent laughter bursting out of my mouth as I watched her sniff every blade of grass, some repeatedly, and trot from spot to spot. She would look over her shoulder like she always has to see how close I was so she would know if she needed to speed up or not. :p I had great fun letting her think she was getting away from me....and she seems to have just as much fun. :D

I hope it's as cool this afternoon as they are predicting so she can get out and wander a bit more.

My Heart is so light this morning it is unreal. Times like this make the dips and valleys on this roller coaster almost worthwhile. ;)

Whatever it was sure did work. :) I'm happy to hear that both you and Squirt had a more restful night. That up and down all night long takes a real toll on humans and their furbabies.

Go Squirt! Bouncy, bouncy!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Leslie:
I am so happy that whatever was going on stopped. You both have had a tough time lately. Thank goodness you both got some much needed rest. I am praying that it does not come back! Do you have herbs that grow wild where you are or do you plant them? I am still looking for one that lowers a dogs blood pressure with no side effects. Blessings
Patti

Patti, I have learned that most of what we call weeds have medicinal properties as do many trees, shrubs, and vines. I have devoted most of this year to IDing plants that grow in my area and learning how to harvest, prepare, and use them. I sent a letter to my landlady in Jan. and explained what I am doing because my yard looks like a drunk is doing the yard work! :p I have let things grow so I can start to learn what they look like through various stages of growth and to ID them - most are much easier to ID when they bloom. I don't use a mower; I use an electric weed eater and am very selective about what gets ate. ;)

I've received permission to wander five pieces of land that are clean and of many different ecosystems so I have found a wide variety of plants and have ID'd many of them...and I have harvested and made medicine from several so far that grow around me. Mother Nature is ever so generous if you know what you are looking at. ;)

A funny story - this Spring I was going to the store down the road and taking the back way. As I drove down the road, I was looking at the plants on the sides and in my head IDing as many as I could. for the most part, off in my own little world. This resulted in me slowing down a great deal and weaving from side to side. All of a sudden I heard a siren whirr and saw lights flashing. A cop was behind me. That road has very little traffic ever but yes, my luck would dictate that the only other vehicle on that road with me was a cop. :rolleyes: He made me get out, walk the white line, do the touch-the-nose thing, and blow into his little machine. :D He told me why he had pulled me over - too slow and weaving - so he thought I was messed up somehow, someway, no doubt in his mind. I explained that I was IDing plants on the roadsides and he gave me this look that said, "Right, lady. I've heard 'em all." After I passed all his tests, he believed me and let me go without any ticket of any kind...but a suggestion that from now on I do my plant IDing by foot! :p

This activity of wandering, IDing, harvesting, learning and using has kept me sane this year. It is the only time my mind is not in turmoil, my body not humming with stress. These hours are my healing time, when I can let all the other things fall away for just a little while. For me, these hours are deeply Spiritual and Sacred and allow me to come home with a lighter eye on the world.

Hallelujah!!!!!!:D:D:D:D

I am so glad that Squirty slept last night! I hope you got some well needed rest too.:) it sounds like both of you had a relaxing adventure in the field. YAAAAAAAAY for both of you!:) xxxx

Oh Leslie, I am so happy, somehow you found the right thing for sweet bebe squirt and also a funny tale about the cop. Does not take much to make our day as Clint Eastwood would say. Love, JoAnne

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Originally Posted by Budster's Mom

Hallelujah!!!!!!:D:D:D:D

I am so glad that Squirty slept last night! I hope you got some well needed rest too.:) it sounds like both of you had a relaxing adventure in the field. YAAAAAAAAY for both of you!:) xxxx

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Well I laughed ( out loud ) at the Hallelujah part !! Two reasons, one in reference to the the spiritual side which I am very much and of course because Squirt is doing so well today. One church I went to as a teenager everyone blurted out Hallelujah all the time.

Her Novifit came in today! That was QUICK! And it does say on the box that a script is required so I'm not sure how that was bypassed unless it has been 'deregulated' since the box was printed. The pills are MUCH smaller than the human ones so that will make this easier to give, too. We'll start this in the morning. Paws crossed!