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

Thank you so much for your kindness and thinking of my Tipper this has taken a load off my mind, but am still apprehensive about the seizures. She had some more last nite. We were at the hospital for 12 hours and I had several melt downs. Has to start over from scratch on Tipper's ACL as they messed it up in the hospital and the therapist worked it out yesterday, but was unhappy they did this and set her back. I am hoping all is still good with Ian. How are you doing and how is the weather now? Blessings
Patti

i can understand that you and tipper must be exhausted after 12 hours driving/hospital in one day! and having some break downs while you have to wait during tippers physical exams.......i can understand that too! and the fact that her leg was worse afterwards......[and the bills..]
hope the new meds will work for tippers seizures.
the temp. are still very high an the dogs are shedding like crazy because of it. you can knit a whole sweater from it.
i am looking for a ramp so the dogs can walk into the car by themselves. but since ian hates everything out of the ordinary.........i fear he will be afraid of it . he is "a wimpy kid" in those things.
it is only 4.40 am so...........................bedtime.
and sleep well for you and tipper.

Maybe that is a new business to start making things out of dog hair! I better think of making money somehow as these bills are really outrageous. This cat is simply amazing, she is more dog like than anything. How is Ian holding up? Hope you are able to get some rest now that he is doing fairly well. I hope this works out for the cat as she is one of the nicest cats I have ever seen. It is snowing out and about 2 inches on the ground. Tipper's leg is a little better today. She is getting rested up for Wednesday BP check, and Thursday therapy for her leg. Blessings
Patti

hi patti, so the snow is back...i will send some spring temperatures from here towards you....but....i saw a tic in ian's fur in his neck. they are still alive because of the high temp.
hopefully the cat's health will be ok and she will be getting along with your other cats.
does tipper need more laser therapy because of the fact how the hospital mistreated her leg?
ian is still doing wel on 30 mg vetoryl. i "met"' with someone on the internet and she ownes a whippet with cushings.
we were able to buy 189 pills of vetoryl [60 mg] for only 100 euro. [=136 us dollar] and are sharing the costs of having them split into 15 mg capsules, so we can give them twice a day to our dogs.
ian is getting restless for an hour or 2 when it is time for his vetoryl. i think 2x day will suit him better.
apart from being a bit stiff in all of his legs, he is back to normal.
only 7 weeks after he crashed and was diagnosed with cushings, and the kennel couch has healed without abs, so he is still a strong guy!

This is great news that Ian is doing so well. The crash and kennel cough were kind of scary, so this is really good.
That is very cool that you've met someone that you can split cost with for the vetroyl and then have the pills split to the correct dosage. That will be easier for both of you I'm sure.
No spring weather here yet. I wish. I am not a particularly good winter person. :( I lived in Hawaii for 4 years and in California for many years too, throw in Tennessee and I like a winter that is short if it happens at all.
Most of my family drive to Tahoe, Big Bear or somewhere to get their winter fix and then back to the coast.
Molly loves the cooler temperatures, but not the blistering cold that we get here. When it gets too cold, she does her thing and then turns around and head back for the door and her warm comfy home. :)

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

yes sharlene, i am glad ian is doing well [after all that happened with flynn] and that i found someone to buy vetoryl with and she knows a laboratory who will split the capsules for us. we both have enough for 7 months now...
luckily people sell their vetoryl "'leftovers"' on the internet.
i can understand that canadian winters are not your favorite season after living in hawaii and california......did molly live there with you?
if she does not want to walk in the harsh weather than there is not much you can do [except being happy that you don't have to walk either...].
are you and your husband feeling better now? [it was you who suffered from whooping couch right?]
i suffered from it 15 years ago, and it left me with a-typical asthma
attacks.

Hi, no molly didn't live in Hawaii with me. She is actually from Quebec, a rescue that we got after our golden passed away.

In Hawaii, I had a couple different rescues that I fostered and a cat that was also a rescue as a baby. He came back to the mainland with me, and I got my golden retriever. Those two grew up together and traveled, lived their lives together and passed within a couple months of each other. Then came molly. :)

No, Kathy has the whooping cough, I had the flu, and hubby has pneumonia. I'm much better, hubs is getting there, slowly. I hope that Kathy is doing better. Whooping cough is horrible and much worse than the flu, I think. It last longer and is much harder on the body and to recover from. How awful that you had it too. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

They aren't allowed to sell vetroyl over the internet here, ebay, etc. You can't resell medications here, so there aren't very many options when it comes to getting pet medication. I think it is even more difficult in Canada in that we don't have all the internet options that is available in the states.

I'm really glad that you have that option where you live. Some simply cannot treat as they can't afford it and no options like that available to them. I think that is heart breaking. :(

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

I am so glad that you got enough meds for Ian for 7 months that is fantastic. That is good to know you don't have to worry about that for a while. Yes Tipper has to have 5 weeks and maybe more of intensive laser therapy because of the hospital not listening to me. She was with so many different techs it is hard to know who did it. I am watching snow come down just real fine. We are to get sub zero again next week so Tipper will not walk again then. I am a bit more relaxed knowing her testing was mostly good. This worrying can wear you down. Big Hugs to you and all the furbabies form Tipper and I. Blessings
Patti

hi sharlene and patti, i believe it is not allowed in my country either to sell meds on "'the dutch ebay"' either, but sometimes they manage to put the vetoryl ad on it.
because of that, i did put an ad on it asking for vetoryl and they did not delete it so far.....
i have some strips of thyroid medicin from flynn, which i will donate to a rescue pound, but since vetoryl is so expensive, i can understand why people want to sell those capsules. i would do so too.
i am sorry that you both are still in the polar temperatures.
it is about +8 celsius here.
tippers testresults sound really good indeed. after her leg has healed, she will be a puppy again....
the rest is just aging i quess. we "'40+ ladies"' all suffer from it...............[at least i do...ha, ha!!]
and again it is 2.14 am overhere, so walk the dogs and bedtime.

Yes we are not allowed to sell meds here and if someone saw them would probably report us for doing it. I am glad someone else will benefit from Flynns thyroid meds. I took Tipper to the vets for her Adequan shot this morning. It would be easier if her gave me an apartment above the place it would save all the driving!! Tipper gets these shots every 3 weeks for her Trachea and legs and back. It does help a great deal. I think I need a couple myself!! I am hoping Ian is still doing well on this dosage and getting around good. Blessings
Patti