HAPPY 15th BIRTHDAY TO SQUIRT.
Hope you had a very special day.
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HAPPY 15th BIRTHDAY TO SQUIRT.
Hope you had a very special day.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SQUIRT!
hope you got lots of pressies from mom! :d
Happy Birthday Squirt!
<3 Sharon and the pups
H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y
B E A U T I F U L
S Q U I R T
I love you with all my heart, lots of choco kisses from Nina
:D:D:):):o:o:rolleyes::rolleyes::D:D:o:o:):):p:p:: ):):D:D
Happy Birthday Squirt and many more. I know Mom has lots of presents for her sweet girl today. Love, JoAnne
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SQUIRT!!!.
I hope your day was wonderful! :D :D
Hugs from me and Jasper
Thanks to you all from Squirt and me!
Squirt's day could have been better as we had thunderstorms all day and she was a nervous wreck. Before they got bad, tho, she did get her favorite food of all time - a fried egg on a plate. :D And yes, the plate is important - apparently eggs don't taste the same in a bowl. :p After that, she spent the day either in bed shivering or in my arms shivering. :(
Usually, we go to the park or for a walk in the woods somewhere on special occasions but riding in the car has gotten difficult for her so she doesn't get to ride as much as she used to. With that consideration and the rain, we stayed home yesterday. But if possible we are going out into the field behind the house for a bit today, weather permitting, to explore some interesting new things, just me and Squirt.
She starts her new diet today and I hope it works well for her. It is more easily digestible so I hope that will help with some of her recent issues.
Thanks for the birthday wishes again!
Hugs,
Leslie and the Queen of Dogdom
Happy birthday, Squirt! I hope your day was fabulous! :D:D:D:D:D
Happy Bday to you...cha cha cha:p
Happy Bday to you...cha cha cha:)
Happy Bday dear Squirty...cha cha cha:D
Happiest Bday to youuuuuu...cha cha cha:p
With much love always..XOXO
Auntie Jeanette and cousin Princess
Oh crikey, I missed little Squirt's birthday.. . HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL!! Hope you had a fab day celebrating and lots of tasty treats :D
Trish and Flynn xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
i tried to see this years calender and couldnt. all i could see was last years. :( so i thought the calender thing had been discontinued. Glad it has not and will now need to revisit that section. so here is a REALLY late belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!MUAH MUAH MUAH kisses on snout!!!!! i love the plate and egg thing. isnt it something how they have their little things. on the thunderstorm thing........have you ever tried that canine music? it is amazing.
and my dear beautiful friend......i wanted to thank you for blessing me and shysie with you. forever we hold you and all your furbabies in our heart.
Happy Belated Birthday Squirt, I need to find this calendar and do better, each birthday is soooo special for our Cush pups! Heck just celebrate some more :)
I have not seen this calendar before, best I go searching for it! Sending big hugs to you Leslie, Squirt and the other furbabies!! Have a good weekend :D xx
Hi ya'll,
Squirt has been throwing up today - she lost her Lyso dose for today. :( She seems weak. I found her laying beside the pile of vomit, her head trembling. As I was cleaning the floor, she stood up but had a hard time getting her balance and soon lay back in the same spot...where she still is. Her tail was in the water bowl when I found her and either she wasn't aware of that or just didn't care. It's time for her lunch and she isn't interested at all. :( She threw up Monday as well.
I've called Doc and asked for a thorough exam...he will see her at 2:30 this afternoon unless she worsens.
I am a tad concerned that her cortisol is too low for some reason with the vomiting, lack of energy or interest or appetite so I hope he has the capacity to check the electrolytes. I know he can check the baseline cortisol in his office. I do have some pred and will give it if it looks like she is crashing.
I'll let ya'll know what Doc has to say this afternoon. Say a prayer that this is nothing major, please.
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
saying lots of prayers dear friend, sending love as well
Saying prayers and fingers & paws crossed that Squirt is just having a bad stomach day. I'll be anxiously awaiting your update.
Hugs,
G.
Sending positive mojo from here too, hoping Squirt perks up soon
Mel
Xxxxx
I can't believe the difference between yesterday and today - she is not the same dog at all. Yesterday she was frequently playfully pawing my feet as I walked around. Today, she walks 2-3 steps and stops, just standing there. I was in the tub and she was there so I could keep an eye on her but she got up and started walking out the door. I listened and it took her about 20min to get from the bathroom down the hall to the kitchen...about 25'.
She's been off all day. I let them out when we got up and fixed their breakfast as usual. When I let them in, instead of looking for and asking for her breakfast she roamed around like she wasn't sure what was going on. I showed her her bowl and it was like she didn't know what it was or where she was supposed to go. I walked to her spot with it and she walked with me but kept right on going into the LR, past her bowl. I had to put the bowl under her nose and lead her to her spot. She ate fine, had a good appetite. Then got sick about 2-3 hours later.
Thanks as always and I'll let ya'll know what he says.
let us know as soon as you can, okay?
((((((((((((((hug))))))))))))
ya know, for some reason Spring can bring on tummy problems, remember when we all talked about that a few weeks ago?
Sending love and prayers dear Leslie. Hang in there Squirt - we love you baby. Kim
I am, also, keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers. Leslie, do you think Squirt's episode could be from canine vestibular/vertigo?
Sending tons of love, hugs, and healing white light.
Leslie...I am sending you love , hugs and prayers that everything is going to be alright with your baby.
Oh Leslie, I am here, too. Prayers are flowing for you and Squirty.
Marianne
Leslie, just saw this! Hugs and prayers and healing thoughts and whatever else I can think of your way. Hope Squirt is going to be a-okay.
hugs,
Sharlene
Thanks ya'll. First thing doc asked was if she'd ever had a seizure before and I told him no. He said she may have had her first but nothing more was said about that possibility.
Her labs were all good except elevation in the liver enzymes, WBC, PLT, EOS, amylase, and NEUT. I forgot to get the liver values so I can't tell you what they were only that he used plural - valueS - not value. She's running a fever of 103.2 so Doc feels there is an infection somewhere. He gave her a shot of ABs and sent us home with Clavamox. He said if she wasn't significantly better by morning to call - he is a bit concerned about her, too. She has lost more weight - down to 13.2 today.
The pain med she has been using will have to be stopped - it has Metacam, a NSAID, in it. I knew that wasn't the best approach but it was helping until very recently and I hoped it would last long enough for to get some herbs going that would hopefully help. Doc watched her walk and said she is limping on the right front from the shoulder.
Her Hematology report -
WBC - 17.6 Normal range - 6.0 - 16.9
NEUT - 13.5 Normal range - 2.8 - 10.5
EOS - 2.4 Normal range - 1.1 - 6.3
PLT - 724 Normal range - 175 - 500
Comments -
General Hematologic Reminders-
Moderate Granulocytosis
Borderline Thrombocytosis
Some Diagnostic Possibilities-
Possible stress
Inflammation with little stress
So now to wait and see how she is overnite and in the morning. She's asleep in the bathroom and everyone else is hollering for supper so I'll get them fed and crawl in bed with my Sweet Bebe.
Thanks so much for the prayers and support. You mean more than you will ever know.
Hugs,
Leslie and Squirt
get well sweet Squirt, rest good tonight, tomorrow will be a better day, sweet pup
(((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))
Leslie, praying so very hard
Awww poor little squirt. Sounds like she really doesn't feel good. I hope that you all have a restful, peaceful night and that in the morning she is much improved.
hugs,
Sharlene
Hi Leslie,
I am late in seeing this. Poor Squirt. :( I sure hope she will be feeling better by tomorrow morning, and hope it is nothing more serious than a little sickness. I'll definitely be keeping both of you in my thoughts and prayers. I hope you got lots of cuddle time with your sweetie.
Hugs,
Julie & Hannah
I am also late in seeing this... Keeping little Squirty In my thoughts and prayers. Get well soon Squirt !!
leslie just tuning in on you and your litl squirt,sorry you guys are having such a hard time right now....know that we are all here for you with such support ,love and right here with you through this difficult time..........praying for a peaceful evening for you guys...patty (milo)meka xoxox
Yikes, sounds like an infection somewhere with those white cells up a little and temperature! Those antibiotics will do the trick, so hopefully we will all be breathing a sigh of relief when you report in tomorrow and I so very much hope wee Squirt will have perked up by then!
Trish xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Leslie: I just saw that Squirt was sick this morning. I so hope she is better. Sounds like she has an infection somewhere with the WBC increase and temp. Praying that she will be better this morning. These little guys seem to always be picking up something, but they can get better in just a few hours. Thinking of you and Squirt and sending good thoughts your way. Love, JoAnne
Good Morning,
I hope you were able to sleep a bit, Leslie.
How is Squirt this morning?
Thinking of you both with love
Leslie, Sorry to hear Squirt wasn't feeling well.
Prayers that she is better today.
Big hugs
Thanks, everyone! :) We couldn't make it without our family here!
Squirt slept fairly well last nite tho it was obvious it hurt more to move. She ate a little bit of her supper out of my hand around 7 pm, then ate the rest from her bowl with just a little coaxing around 10 pm. She didn't lose her supper. :)
She was sleeping peacefully when I woke up this morning. We have storms possible today and it was already raining so I had to wake her and take her out. I carried her out to the yard then came back in to start on breakfast intending to go back out and carry her in while it was heating but she came up the ramp on her own.
Breakfast was much more like normal! :) She wasn't vocal like she usually is but she was quite interested in the process of fixing her food and watched the bowl as I carried it to her spot. She ate well and with interest. :cool: So far, she's kept it in. I went ahead and gave her another dose of Lyso since she lost the dose yesterday.
I am going to spend today deciding which herb(s) to try for the arthritis and shoulder - not sure if that is arthritis, dysplasia, or injury but inflammation is present and it hurts. :( My intention is to carry her as much as possible for a while at least so if it is an injury on the shoulder, it can heal better without having to carry her weight all the time. She doesn't limp on it as much early in the day as she does later in the day.
At the moment, she is busy rubbing her face and head on my back as I type. :p She has always loved having her face rubbed HARD and will follow me around just to rub her face on my legs! :D I move and she looks at me like, "Hey! I was using that!" :p
I'm gonna wait a bit to call Doc and report on her status to be sure she's not going to be sick again.
Many hugs to all!
Leslie and Squirty
I'm glad it seems that Squirt is better today. Rubbing her head on you is always a good thing. It's like their happy place. :)
It does seem that maybe there was an infection somewhere with that WBC count up and the fever. Wonder what on earth that is about. Wonder if she it's an bacterial infection in the intestine or stomach area.
Awww, poor little Squirt with the inflammation. Hope that gets better soon too. I'm sure if anyone can figure out the herbs it would be you. :) I did take a look at this and it has some interesting ideas on it.
http://www.vetinfo.com/anti-inflamma...-for-dogs.html
Hope you have a good day and Squirt keeps the food down.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Good Morning Leslie and Squirt,
I am glad to see that Squirt has ate and so far so good :). She does sound better and I am relieved to read that. I hope this continues and she feels better and better as the day go on. I also hope that pain can be relieved for her, so difficult to see them in pain. I bet she will just love being carried around by her favorite person:D..OH...my Kelpie is a face rubber too, especially in the morning...it makes me laugh, and that is how I wake up every day:p
with love and hugs, Lynda and Nika
That is wonderful that Squirt is better this morning Leslie. She will probably improve more and more since she improved so much in one day. Antibiotics are great when we need them. Sending healing thoughts your way. Love, JoAnne
GIGANTIC SIGH OF RELIEF
your words are music to my ears, Leslie:):):):):):):)
Little Squirt,(I guess your name has meaning huh?? scaring us like that) :p
I am so glad you are doing better. You keep hounding mom for those head rubs and sending you some across the miles. Keep doing better and sneak some belly rubs in too.