Zoe By My Side- Our Journey with Cushings

Hey Addy!

Does Marie Irene think we need BIG TYPE????
Maybe she's the one who needs it....yuk, yuk, yuk.:D;)

I'd like to be wrapped up in a blanket and held on someone's lap. What time works for you????:D:D

Love,
Sus

Hi Addy,

I'm glad the magic wrap worked for you and Zoe. You almost have to mummify them from the head down to get a really good calming effect. I have a snotty brat that can't be trusted to play nice so I have to take him by surprise with a beach towel and quickly wrap him up as tight as a drum in order to get drops in his ears....the little turd! I think it works on the same principal as the thundershirts but even better because they are totally enveloped. I learned that trick from a fellow rescuer who also focuses on special needs dogs, some of whom have a real attitude like my Jojo. :D I've done it numerous times on dogs who needed topical meds or prescription shampoos that need to be left on for several minutes.

My father in law use to wrap up our babies like that to calm them down. He had such a way with his grandkids--they loved him!!:) So I would think this same principal works with dogs. I can just see me doing this with Ella!!!:eek:

Yes Susan, since Ella ate my glasses I need to see big letters!!!:D

I need big letters even with my glasses

LOL

I'm going to have to start singing the "Wind Beneath My Wings" to our Glynda.:):):):):):)


DID I EVER TELL YOU YOUR MY HERO???????:D:D:D:D:D:D

YOUR EVERYTHING... I WISH I COULD BE:D:D:D:D

Shoot, I think I sang it off key:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Marie Irene-
Ya know-my dog ate the corner of a blanket......and my homework.....but your glasses????!!! Tell Ella she'd better shape up or we'll send Wally to whip her butt!;)

Love,
Susan

Addy---or is it Addled Addy? Sounds to me like you need a break. At least your shoes matched!:D

Happy Thursday gals!!
Love,
Sus

Hi Addy-

Hope the med routine went smoothly this morning. I'm glad to hear the blanket idea worked so well. I'm going to have to try that on Kujo-Izzy. When she had her first corneal scratch I had to wear my husband's thick winter gloves to hold her head to put drops in. Thank God she is better about eye and ear issues now, but she still wants things done on her terms and is so fearful of things.

I thought of you this morning because Kujo came out when I tried to get her into our bedroom to lock her up for the day. (I just have a baby gate in our doorway so they have to stay in one room). She must have been mad about going in there because she just went after Hannah when Hannah went up to sniff her. Sometimes she takes her frustration out on poor Hannah. Sometimes she gets worked up barking at things outside and she'll go bite Hannah after...I think because she is so worked up and can't do anything about it. Luckily my sweet little Hannah doesn't fight back unless there is something to do with food.

Izzy likes this bedroom arrangement better than when they were locked in our kitchen, but she still doesn't like when I leave and sometimes won't go in there on her own. We are almost never allowed to pick her up; she'll bite us (has drawn blood on me on several occasions) or try to bite. I have to either pick up a dog bed while she's in it (and be quick about it) or as a last resort, put a blanket over her and pick her up. It is terrible.

I really think she was abused or not at all socialized before we adopted her. She has come a long way, but this biting is terrible. I am planning to have kids soon and I am very worried about her with children. I have to have her on a leash or in my arms when my friends' kids visit. I think I might need to do some reading about the woman you mentioned that helped you with Zoe. Who is that again?

Anyway, I've gone WAY off on a tangent, but it sure is tough figuring out my little Izzy. She can be the sweetest little thing and loves to get cuddles (when she wants them) and gives me tons of kisses, but she seems to want to be the boss...or otherwise does not trust us at all. We hired a behaviorist to help us a few years ago because of the thunderstorm/loud noises fear and the biting. It didn't get us anywhere.

Any advice you have would be so much appreciated! I can't bear to think of not keeping Izzy when I have kids, but I can't risk her biting them either, so at this point I have told my parents they might have to take her if we can't get it figured out. I plan to buy a baby-sized doll in the near future so we can start practicing. Ugh. It sounds like you have made so much progress with Zoe, so that gives me hope. Anyone else who is reading this, feel free to offer your advice too!

Have a good day, Addy!

Julie & Hannah & Izzy (Kujo)

Where is Addy today? Has she gone off with Carrol? Did she run away from home? Is she still looking for the "right" shoes?

Oh where oh where has my Addy gone?
Oh where oh where can she be?
With her Zoe and Koko and Kudjo there,
Oh where oh where can she be?

I hope everything is okay. You are such a constant that more than 24 hours without hearing from you makes me worry.:(:confused:

Love,
Sus
:):)

Hi Sus,
I LOVE your song:):)

I'm here, just having a hard time juggling Zoe. This morning I was brushing my teeth,comb my hair, etc, with one hand and holding her leash with the other to make sure she did not lick the medicine from her paws. I probably do it longer then I need to- I hold her in the blanket for 10-15 minutes and then have her follow me around the house for another 10-15 minutes.

You know Overkill paranoid addy:o:o:o:o

How are your ears? Everything good? Miss Bailey too?

Love you and miss you
AWOL addy

I love your song too, Addy. :o

Whew! You're just having a normal day.:D

The ears-I have been discharged from pt. That was a joke....but then I've not had vertigo since Sunday. The CT scan came back normal. (BOY! They got THAT wrong!!;))

I have a follow up with my doc next week...which I think I'll keep because I think she muttered something about degenerative disks. I need to get that clarified before I imagine myself already in a wheel chair.

Other than that.....for the moment (shhhhh) I am free from the medical world.

Bailey is fine....except she seems to be reverting to this biting phase. Maybe she's just testing the boundaries. Plus I have been tied up with desk work, so she's not had her usual fill of running after the ball....so she has pent up energy.

I really do think you're overdoing it with the timing on Zoe. How about a total of 20 minutes? Just a suggestion.:)

Love,
Sus