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

I've been away but wanted to express my sorrow for the loss of our sweet Flynn. He fought so hard as did you and I am just so sorry he couldn't beat this. You gave him a wonderful life and I know he left this old world on the wings of your love which he will carry with him til that day you meet again.

Our deepest sympathies,
Leslie, Squirt, Trinket, Brick, Sophie, Grace and all our Angels.

at first; thank you leslie!
ian is more stable now, and patti, i recognise what you tell me about tipper wanting to jump on the bed herself. ian wants to jump in the car, but he can't do that anymore. today after our walk along the riverside, he ran away because he did not want to be helped.
he certainly feels stronger now. it is just -2 degrees celsius now, so we do have some wintertemperatures right now. during daytime it is about +5.
just dream about possitive testresults and your dreams will come true!
can't your doctor prescribe you something relaxing for those testdays to come, which allow you to drive with? just a thought....

Some how I will make it thru this. I think that is one of the best things I get from my father is strength. I can pull it out when I have to, so I am counting on that to get me thru next weeks ordeal. I feel really bad that Tipper must see 3 Dr.'s then when we get back have all that testing at my vets. I may have to give her a break in between or she is going to have a nervous break down from vets. I hear what you are saying about Ian. Tipper is the same way she comes from the doggy group that wants no help and gets really aggravated if you make her let you help. She would run off if she could also to stop me from helping her. Tipper is definitely strong willed to day the least. I am glad though that Ian is feeling good enough to go on his walks etc. These dogs are such a huge part of our every day life that I wonder what I did with all my free time before all this started. It is dark, drizzling, and the wind is really starting up so we will have snow Monday. Blessings
Patti

yes, we have the "'girlpower"'. we are alone with our dogs and we are the only ones that can take care of them. in their minds they are still strong willed indeed. ian is getting stronger every day now, so it is more difficult to convince him he needs help.
but i also think this is what keeps them going. they really want to go on with their lives.
i am sorry for you that that the weather will change to snow again.
ian hates vets and gets very stressed out too. it sounds better indeed to give tipper a break between vet visits. does she put up a fight when she has to enter the clinic? does she likes car rides or do they make her suspicious of what is coming next?
it sounds as if tipper is still in pretty good shape and she will surprise us all with good testresults.

I try to take Tipper in the car with me other places, but she has been at this vets so many times and it is a 40 mile round trip. She knows every inch of it, every turn and every time you put the turn signal on she knows which way we will turn. No fooling her. I go in the vets and leave her in the car. I wait until they are ready for her and get her real fast and take her in. Other wise she is trembling so much she looks like she will have a break down. I am glad that Ian sounds like he is doing well. That is all we can hope for is for them to be as well as possible and be happy. You have had a lot with you sweet Flynn passing and I am praying every day that Ian keeps on going and we celebrate his birthday next year. This is such a cruel disease, and in epidemic proportions if you ask me. Tipper is starting with the hunger at nite and I am wondering if her cortisol is creeping up again. She is on 28mg and may have to go back to 30 after this next ACTH test I guess we will know where we stand. Hope your weather holds out and stays nice. Blessings
Patti

i leave my dogs in the car too till it is their turn to come in, less stress indeed!
ian is on 30 mg. now. [2mg/kilo] the water intake and appetite are back to normal after increase from 20 to 30 mg. i don't have to walk every 3 to 4 hours anymore.
do you give the trilostane once or twice a day? do you give her some food before going to sleep?
after all the worrying with flynn, i hope that ian will stay stable for a long time.....maybe he will even lose some weight........
the weather is still ok overhere.
wish you both a good night sleep.

I do give Tipper something to eat before bed as she get real bad gastro symptoms if she does not eat something. Do your dogs get that too? I think that is the best way to leave them in the car as they get so anxious with all the other animals in one room together. Maybe this is a really good dose for Ian and he will do well on it for some time. Lets hope so anyway! Warm and going to rain here. I will be up at 4am as I have to travel to my hometown to see my Dr first thing in the morning. I never sleep well the nite before as I am always afraid of sleeping in. Blessings
Patti

up at 4.......that is early...... but sleeping in is a risk indeed. hope the doctor will be satisfied with your health. busy week for you.
glad that the weather is better now so you can have a walk with the dogs.
ian is doing fine on 30 mg of vetoryl, but he is back to being a picky eater. makes giving the pills difficult. he is more suspicious now.
i read in an other topic that tipper is always very hungry.
was she always like that? fortunately my dogs do have "'concrete"' stomachs because of eating barf their whole lives. i've never fed my dogs anything else. it is pretty common in my country. you have to know what you are doing of course. you can even buy it [frozen] in the supermarket]
hope the visits tomorrow and wednesday to your doctors [yours and tippers] will go well, and after that some well earned rest!

Tipper has always been a hungry girl, but never had weight on her like this and it was not the kind of hunger she has now. Never met a Jack Russell that would turn down food. They are eating machines. I am curious what this stuff is you say you by in the supermarket, what exactly is it? I am hoping Ian can stay on the 30mg as then you are into compounding the next dosage as the next in Vetoryl would be too high. Got to go sleep. Blessings
Patti

the good thing about eating machines is that the pills go in easy i quess.
in all the supermarkets you can buy raw sort of dog hamburgers for small dogs [about 100 gram/4ounces each] in different tastes. for the bigger dogs there are packages of raw minced meat also in different tastes. and most of the time chopped cow's heart, chicken hearts and liver, small fish for cats etc. at the pet store they have more expensive brands and kilo rolls [frozen]. i buy it somewhere else, it is much cheaper overthere. private persons with their own freezing facility at home. it is big business. you can also buy whole rabbits, duck. goose, rodents, salmon, whatever you want.......and dried animal parts for a snack. it is a "growing industry"'.
for people who are used to feed kibble, it sounds odd maybe, but i have never fed my animals anything else.
again lots of strenght tomorrow with all the appointments and we will be going to hear only good news tomorrow i hope.....
sleep well!