Dad of Lulu - sweet Lulu has crossed The Bridge

Hi Jenny we are hoping for a resolution of Lulu's cough. I just brought her down, actually she didn't want to leave her upstairs bed. I put the coffee on and bundled up and got her down, actually carried her carefully down and then let her walk outside. She did not want to pee. So I brought her in. I gave her a small helping of rice and hamburg and she gladly ate it all. So I gave her a bit more and she ate. She didn't want any water.

Lulu is calm and alert. So I am hoping the front left leg is a mild sprain. She will get a dose of antibiotics in a little over an hour from now.

I hope Lulu is feeling better today and good luck with fingers crossed for happy news from your interview.

Zoe was limping around back in October, turned out she sprained a toe and I have no idea how she did it. :rolleyes::rolleyes: I am hoping it is a mild sprain or maybe just a twisted muscle that will get better quickly.

Well noon report on Lulu, is she threw up. I did give her some food at lunch, not much, but she apparantly didn't tolerate it as she hadn't peed or poohed in 18 hours. So she started to pooh. I got her outside and she did squat and poohed good, though loose, but I would expect that.

She still hasn't peed, and I am trying to get her to do that. She is pretty sick with the effects of the cough, though I haven't heard much cough, but she is tired. I help her walk with the harness by raising up so she doesn't have to put much weight on her legs. But it's not the same, I don't think she likes to pee when I hold her, so I also put her on a small leash.

Now I may try to use the longer leash instead of the foot long one for peeing, as that may give her more initiative. She anticipates everything, that is she thinks to much. I think she prefers the basement as it is easier to go outside, no steps because the sliding basement door is at ground level.

I have some Acepromizine 10 mg, but not giving her, just was wondering if that might help relieve any anxiety. But that drug is pretty potent, as I usually would give her half a pill when a storm came by, and she would be pretty lethargic for the next 8 hours.

I will be monitoring, have to go to the bank and possibly library but that will be just half an hour and my wife will be around. I may at that time try to get her to go upstairs from outside.

I haven't given Lulu a Duramax, her half-pill that she can have once a day. She had one yesterday, so I don't like to give every day, but it might ease any pain she has. I did put some ice on her front left paw, as my wife said it looked like it might be swollen. She didn't seem to mind the ice as she left it on for about 10 or 15 minutes.

Got some self-adhering bandage and a plastic bag for Lulu. She walked on the light snow which I think was bothering her front left paw. She peed! :) she came back and chose to go to the basement. I may stay with her tonight there. Already napped a bit on the couch! Tnx on the good luck for interview, I am going to work on the informal interview for Friday.

Hi! Good luck from me on the interview too!

My Tasha (golden retriever also)got to where she only wanted to be in the basement because it has the slider door to right outside and no stairs. She hated it though if we were upstairs, she wanted to be with us, but she just couldn't do all the stairs. Poor Lulu, she'll like it better if someone is with her down there, or you'll have to carry her up and down the stairs, which is liable to be hard on your back and knees too. :(

Hang in there. Hopefully this too shall pass.

Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Thanks on the interview. Lulu slept well last night. She did have me take her out to pee in the middle of the night. She peed again this morning, drank some water, took her meds which I wrapped in a piece of ham. She isn't hungry this morning, is quiet, did give me her paw when I asked for it once. So other than the eating breakfast she would appear to be a bit improved. I don't hear a cough as of yet, just quiet and you can tell she doesn't feel her perky self as of yet.

Well I am going to have my breakfast, I slept surprisingly well on the couch in the basement. http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/albu...pictureid=4598

I'm glad she is urinating and the cough has lessened. Hope the basement sofa didnt kill your back!!!! Poor Dad.

Here is to hopes for a better day today!

Just an update before lunch-time. Lulu still hasn't eaten, other than a very small bit with her meds. I gave her half a Duramax, though I had to put it in ham, and she ate the ham, so I just had to make her take it.

I am hoping with her cough, (she's only coughed two or three times) that she is tired and she appears calm. I had her upstairs via outdoors for a while, but when I just took her out, she just wanted to come back to the basement. So there she will be, and I will continue my cleanup in the basement which I have been doing, it really got to be a mess after my dad passed away over a year ago, and I had to get all his things out.

I am thinking that Lulu should surprise me and start to eat this afternoon, she has done this before. But will watch. Maybe the new antibiotics are causing the extra tiredness or just the cold itself. I think if she stays the same this afternoon, that I would put a call into Dr. Booth this afternoon.

I have noticed that Lulu's fur is softer and a definite growing from her Cushing's Treatment. I used the furminator and was getting a lot of fur. The last time she shed was almost two years ago, and she had been treated for Cushing's then and had been on Lysodren for about a week and then taken off, because the vet then, said she could go into Addison's. The shedding Lulu did was on the day after our anniversary at a friend's home in northern Michigan. And she was excited with the dog our friend was babysitting and fur was in the air.

Anyway, back to my cleaning and lunch. Will update this afternoon.

Hello Lulu's Dad!
I too am I'm happy Lulu is urinating and the cough has lessened, now to just get her to eat...baby steps...praying she will begin eating and heal up. You're a great dad for staying with her in the basement and keeping a close eye on her...both you and your wife are doing a great job!
p.s. I hope your interview went well.

Thinking of you and Lulu...

Sharon and Norman