new from europe (arthritis and vetoryl?) - Ian, Flynn and Enya have passed

I am going to call the vet hospital and see how much a Neurologist will cost me for Tipper. Please read my post this morning and you will see my IMS suggested one. Tipper is so bored and getting really cranky form all this being on the leash stuff. I am hoping Ian can do ok on these meds. It is a shame about the NSAIDS causing kidney and liver problems with dogs. I did read about that green lipped muscle extract however and it had very little as far as side effects. Maybe you can check into it? Blessings
Patti

i read your post on tippers thread about the costs, maybe the suggested medical creditcard is something for you?
ian needs some more tests too, but i don't have the money too.
hope the exersices for tippers leg will help and she does not bite you and it will heal without an operation.

i looked up info about the green lipped mussel and if you feed tipper supplements already with glucosamine en chondroitine and omega 3, i don't think she will need it. but feeding the original mussel sounds interesting though. lots of nourishment and vitamins. also good people food. some dogs are allergic to it i read on a dutch forum.
i read about tippers former allergies, so maybe not a good idea if not necessary.

How is Ian doing?
How are you doing?

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

hi patti and sharlene , ian is still on a low dosage of anti inflammary/painkillers. he is feeling much better now. in a few days i will test if he can do without them, but he is certainly feeling better now. so maybe he will need them permanently in a low dosage.
the weather is still like "'spring"'overhere unlike last year.
patti, i can understand so well that you are frightened for tipper. the disease and also ageing and above that all the money which you need to pay for those vet bills. i have a pile of them myself now.
in my country there are several companies who offer pet health insurances. but mine were very healthy till they got cushings at 10 and 12 years of age. did not see a vet for years.
i don't know if you can insure your pets in the usa?
it is still strange to not have to look after flynn anymore. i was so used to it. it was part of the daily routine. i still expect him to walk around the corner when making food for the dogs. it was always the highlight of the day for him.
but the other dogs are getting more attention now. i have to watch ian more closely now because of old age and cushings.
never a dull moment..................

Love the avatar :) Looks so happy there.

We're awaiting another snow storm to blow in tomorrow and then more frigid temperatures to follow that.
I won't be good for Patti and Tipper to be traveling in this weather, as they will have a lot of snow from this storm on top of what they already have.

Wow, imagine that, spring weather already, how strange. And the UK is getting blown to bits with rain and more rain.

How many dogs to you have? I do hope Ian continues to do well.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

hi sharlene, i have only two dogs left; ian and his sister enya. ian is not doing very well at the moment, he is not 100%. somebody told me there was kennel cough in this area. he has some symptoms of it.
i've always had more dogs because they were working/sportingdogs and when they retired, i bought a new pup to work with again.
i did obedience, agility, sheepdogtrials, and before ipo with my belgian shephard dogs.
slowly i am looking for a new dog again, but i am not sure about the breed i want. so many breeds do have serious health problems.
i do a lot of research, but you can not rule out everything.
how is the weather doing now? did the snow storm reach your town yet? it is still spring overhere. very weird.

Hi sweetie,

Kennel cough is highly contagious. I would get Ian to the vet asap and watch for the same symptoms with Enya.

Daisy had it as a pup and it progressed really quickly.

We had snow all day yesterday, then a bunch more over night, temperatures dropped very quickly and we had flash freezing, which turned everything next to the ground into ice. It has not been pleasant. I'd love to have some spring weather right now. Tonight, the wind chills will be closer to -40C brrrrrrr Molly and I are currently only going out into the backyard as there is at least some wind break back there compared to the front.

Eeek, kennel cough :( Hopefully Ian doesn't have it. Cushings dogs already have a fragile immune system.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

hi sharlene and valerie, ian is feeling better today. i still give him 30 mg norocarp [nsaid]. he needs it for his stiff legs and it also helps with the kennel couch. it is a mild variety of k.c. so far, so the vet agrees with the treatment with nsaids. i can go as far as 60 mg/day should he need it for 5 days.
we will try to avoid abs because he will need them in the future when he has an infection because of the cushings.
my flynn needed them in his last months, he could not handle infections anymore by himself.
an hour ago, when walking the dogs, i found an old man wandering in the streets looking for his car. he forgot where he left it.
finally we found the adress where he had visited a friend of his, but no car.
it was already almost midnight overhere so the friend was reluctant to answer the door. the old man was exhausted, but finally she opened the door and let him in. i recognised her, because she has a dog too.
she would take care of him, and bring him home, so he did not have to drive himself.
ian was very tired after the wandering outside, so i hope he will recover soon.
it is 2 am now so off to bed.