Molly, 13 yr, shih tzu - lhasa aspo - Molly has passed

Hi Tina,

Good points. I'll have to keep an eye on her. I didn't give her any medicine in her ear today. It always seems to be clearer in the mornings before I put the drops in and then seems more reddish afterwards. I think she messes with it because it tickets or aggravates her. So I'm going to try to go a couple days and see how she does. She's been on this medicine for almost 2 weeks. The vet said last visit that there wasn't any signs of infection, so I'm hoping that her ear will be fine in a day or so. We'll see and I'll keep an eye on it.
She hasn't ever been diagnosed with allergies, but has a "habit" licking of her paws. She has done this since we have had her, but she has never scratched in a way that suggested she had any sort of allergy, skin irritations. We'll see though, because now she is almost 10 and might be developing some.

I do hope Jasper's tummy starts to feel better. Poor guy has been through so much. (you both have)

hugs,
Sharlene

How is Molly doing? I hope her ear is feeling better. :)

Hi Amy,

Molly's ear did clear up, but I'm watching her for every itch and scratch and I worry it will come back. I'm still dealing with the after affects of having to give her that ear medicine. It got to where I could only corral her at walkies time at the door. So, now she'll run to the door, but then circle away till she is use that medicine bottle won't appear again. Everything else seems to be fine with her. I'm going to wait till this bottle of Liver supplement is gone, and then have another ALP/ALT test done, maybe a full blood panel, just because, not sure yet. I am dreading doing another LDDS test and will see how the blood work comes back first probably.
I've been trying to go through and update threads tonight. I feel bad if I don't get to answer as much as I'd like to and while I read every day sometimes I'm time short. LOL My MIL just left and we have a few days, about 10 till the next guest shows up. Then we're into the Holiday season and it gets crazy!

Molly is currently chasing an ice cube and seems pretty happy about it. I do worry though. I find I check every poop, every pee, every belly rub for anything 'off'. I probably drive her nuts sometimes. LOL

Still all is well for now and that's a good thing. Hope Boriss is behaving himself, well, not really. I hope he's giving you a run for your money cause I know that is when you are both happiest! :)

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

ha.. Molly isn't going to trust you with that bottle for a long time. She is giving you one of these...:p catch me if you can.

Boriss hates the drops. but, he will pretty much let me do anything to him except clip his toe nails. That is when he turns crazy!!

Every time I go for a test I get my nerves all in a knot.. I hope when Molly gets hers they all come back golden! It is hard to keep up with everyone time wise & emotionally. Some days I am too scared to open the forum cause I want everyone to have good news.

Boriss was running around here like a crazy man earlier this evening. So, he is now down for the night snoring away...
I am trying to keep him calm because of his eye. It's not so easy. It isn't red anymore he just seems to have trouble in the morning he squints. I hope it gets all healed soon.

Have fun during your little break before the holidays! The busy season at work & with family is coming for me as well.

Hey Sharlene: Glad Molly Muffin is doing so well. Maybe when you have her tested everything will be fine. I am the same with my CoCo, I watch every body part to make sure he is okay. Now his eyes seem to have a lot of gunk in them. I haven't taken him to the vet for it yet since it is not bad yet. I just use a soft wet cloth and wipe his eyes every morning. Some of the furbabies have so many problems I feel lucky that CoCo still seems to be doing pretty well on 10 mg of Vetoryl and his thyroid medicine. Molly is so smart, runs when she sees the bottle with her ear medicine. Holidays are the same here in Tennessee, lots of family, which I love, but it is a lot of work. My granddaughter is staying with me while she does her student teaching, but that is over the end of this month and then she has to look for a teaching job. My grandson graduated from nursing school about a month ago and has talked to several hospitals in this area. We have lots of hospitals in the Nashville and surrounding areas, so I am sure he will find something soon. Wish he had gone to school to be a vet, since my whole family seems to stay at the vet office with dogs or cats. Hope you and your family and all the furbabies have a good holiday season and get through the rest of the year healthy and safe. Praying for all the families in New York and New Jersey, so sad. Love JoAnne

Dear Sharlene and sweet Molly
You are a devoted mom and dad like we all are. It is normal to watch every move, anything unusual. Don't forget to enjoy the precious good times. Try to be in the moment with your sweet angel. We get so wrapped up in the disease we too often overlook the good times.
Hugs Sonja and Angel Apollo.

Hi Sharlene and Molly

Molly is such a sweet little bundle of fluff... gooooorgeous! I want to say a big thank you for all the time and knowledge you share with us newbies! I seem to spend quite a big portion of my spare time on here reading up as much as I can and all of everyones tips and advice is golden to me.

Hope you have a fantastic day with your sweetie :D
Thank you
Trish xx

Awww, thanks Trish.

This forum is addictive. :) Be warned now. hahaha Everyone here is so wonderful, there is just something about people who have pets and love them, that is very special. This place, the people and the furbabies are very near and dear to my heart. I remember exactly how it felt when I was told Molly had cushings and all I could do is look at her and think 'I'm not ready to lose her yet' and bawl my eyes out.

The people here helped so much to make me see that 1) it may not be cushings 2) if it is I'll deal with it along with help from those here 3)it's not a definite good bye today. I can't imagine anyone else not finding out those things as soon as possible. It helps to be able to get that grip on what is reality and what is just plain fear. It helps to know what you need to do, what tests to get done and what treatments are options and what to expect going through those treatments.

I hope you can find that same peace of having a shoulder any time you want it. :)

Sonja, love, thank you for stopping by. I'm heading over to thread to find out how you are doing. You know you are in my thoughts and heart.

JoAnne! You're right. We need some family vets. hmmph, both of ours love animals something fierce, yet neither chose being a vet as a career. Sounds like you have a lot of family stuff going on too. I'm so glad that CoCo is doing so well with treatment! Hugs!

hugs to all,
Sharlene

Hi Sharlene!

Gosh Lady, what did you do, go and post on every thread in the forum?! Your kindness is amazing, I don't know how you stay caught up on everyone!! Thanks for checking on Jasper and me, I will post an update on him in a bit. I want to get a little caught up on a bunch of threads and see how everyone is doing.

So glad to read that Molly's ear has cleared up. Those infections can be buggers sometimes. And I can totally just picture her avoiding you with the ear med bottle. My Lab that had the chronic ear infections was exactly the same. If I even went anywhere near the cupboard where the medicine was kept, she would go on alert and start watching my every move to determine if she had anything to worry about. It was too funny. :D

I wish I didn't have so much housework to do, I could easily be on the forum all day getting caught up on all those I care so much about, and there are a few new folks that I want to post on as well, not to mention updating everyone on my Little Man. I really could spend all of my free time on here!!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend Sharlene. Belly rubs for Molly from me and Jasper.

Love and Hugs,

Tina and Jasper

Hi Sharlene!

So glad to hear Molly's ear is finally better. I know that chase with the ear drops bottle! They sure do figure out our patterns, huh? Hannah now doesn't like her ears looked at because she is waiting for me to put something in there!

Like Sonja said, it is so easy for us to get wrapped up in anything that could be wrong. Sometimes we search for it. Remember to take time to just enjoy Molly feeling and acting healthy. You will know when something is wrong without having to search for it because you are such a good mom.

I am also amazed at how you stay caught up on every thread. It is so kind of you. I read a little every day, but I've had such a busy school year that I am having a difficult time posting, so I sincerely appreciate you doing such a fabulous job! I don't know where we'd be without you! Thanks for always checking in on us. I truly appreciate it. I'm going to just wait and see how Hannah's ALKP and ALT look in a couple of weeks and then we'll go from there. As for me, I love my 3rd grade class dearly, which is wonderful, but it has been a busy year. I feel like it should be getting easier after 10 years, but I find myself putting in 10-12 hours almost every day! I'm working on a more "balanced" approach between work and life, so I hope you'll all be hearing just a little more from me around here. I'm also trying to make some time for me, to do more of the things that make me happy.

I sure do hope that you'll have good results with Molly's next blood work, and I hope that the ear is clear for good! :)

Take care!
Julie & Hannah