Quincy, from Polish straydog to Dutch service dog

After 4,5 weeks, Quincy's custommade desensitationfluids arrived and today I gave her her first shot :) Now, keeping everything crossed that she will respond well to the desensitationtherapy and that in 8 till 9 months she has imprioved greatly :D

I also received the results of the specific allergens she's allergic to and I was stunned, to say the least :) She's allergic to 26 different kinds of grass :eek: , to a lot of weeds and herbs (18 in total), to 3 differant types of dustmites (I had no idea there were differant types), to haymites, flourmites, moldmites and to 5 types of mold from 3 differant species of mold and to yeast of course :)

Sure hope we will be able to "teach" her immunesystem not to overreact so badly to the above mentioned allergens.

Apart from this therapy, we have an entire regime of other stuff, mostly to help her skinbarrier that's "broken" which causes fluids to leave through her skin and for bacteria, yeast and mites and stuf to enter her skin. It involves showering, using spot-on treatments and of course omega 3 and 6, sinc, vit E and more :) Oh, and of course the "paw-wash" after each walk :D I am determined to get this under control, as you can tell ;)

Well, it's getting late here, time for me to go to sleep... Wishing you all my best and already "sweet dreams" eventhough for most of you it's not near bedtime yet :)

Saskia and Quincy :)

Oh I hope this will help to desensitize her! Holy cow that is a lot of allergens!

I'm sure that if it is possible to get it under control of some sort, then you are just the person to do it!

hugs

Something entirely different...but fun :) I'm always looking for cheap ways and came across this oh so cute dogbed made of a classic wooden pallet. I will use this as Quincy's loungebed outside in the garden :D So if there's anyone outthere that's a bit handy...this is a nice and cheap way to make a nice dogbed :D

http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/albu...pictureid=7505

Sas and Quincy :)

Goodness! What a list! Bless both your hearts. I hope the fluids and baths do the trick and she can develop some weapons to use against those nasty allergens.

I saw a bed like that on FB and thought how cute! I like the ones made out of the old TV cabinets, too.

I hope Quincy responds as well as Spicey did to the desensitisation therapy. She too suffered from many allergies and once we started on the immunotherapy injections she improved dramatically. She had an injection every month all of her life. Good Luck.

Linda

Thanks Linda, I sure hope as well that it will help Quincy with her allergy issues :) She just had her second shot...such a good girl she is :D
http://youtu.be/XZoCv8wtxds

And yesterday we had Don, the Beagle staying with us. He stays with us one day a week. His owners both work and have adjusted their workschedules so Don is never alone, except for one day a week...they couldn't adjust it. Since he is old (15!) and suffering from severe allegies and iatrogenic Cushing's (due to the pred he needs for his allergies), they don't want him with just any dogsitter or a doggy daycare and so he stays with us that day :) It's just so lovely to have him around. Of course he sleeps a lot but he actually will play for a few minutes several times a day when he is here :) We go for walks, he gets something to eat and then sleeps again. He's such a beautiful old man... :)
http://youtu.be/z2BpxhQZcMs

Saskia and Quincy :)

Hi, Saskia! Don looks like he thoroughly enjoys his time with you and Quincy. :D

He is very handsome--I am, of course, partial to the white faced pups! Love the picture of Quincy trying to will Don awake.

Thought you would enjoy it :) There are quite a few Beagle lovers on this forum and add that white face...BINGO! :D Yes, it's cute those 2...the energetic Quincy who is really trying hard to behave herself and to let Don sleep...but ohhhhhhh would she love it when he woke up and would play with her ;) But she is very polite...at least trying her hardest to be :p But once Don is awake, she always manages to engage him in some play but gently :) And once we go for a walk, a slow, short walk...Quincy just cannot contain herself anymore and she "attacks" him playfully...but never even touches him. But she just has to do it :D We're always looking forward to Fridays...our "Don day" :)

Sas and Quincy :)

Things are going well here, exceptionally well :D Quincy has changed so much... Was she rather shy and timid and fearfull when she came here 8 months ago, she now fully enjoys life, exploring every tiny bit she can...to the point where I sometimes have to hold her back a little because she otherwise becomes too rambuntious :eek: When I first took her to stores and supermarkets, she would pee on my pants, she was that terrified. These days, Quincy goes through supermarkets like "Hurricane Quincy" :D "Oh wait, I have to check what's around that corner".... "Hold on, I think there is someone calling me, be right back..." or "Can't fetch anthing right now, too busy sniffing out what is under that shelf", hahahaha :p Really, she is starting to learn the world and everything that is in it...and LOVING it :D Fear has subsided and nosy to a fault replaced it, timid? No way, everyone is her new best friend these days...she is absolutely hilarious and very, very outgoing :)

Our walks are always a delight, never a dull moment there for Quincy...walks are a good reason to celebrate life ;)
https://youtu.be/ZHFErlllKto

And always eager to learn, to use those brains of hers... Yesterday we started to train how to pile up cups...
https://youtu.be/BQhdUEDAJ_Q

Today she can pile up 4 cups in a row :D
https://youtu.be/YdU_8eYQjTk

So all and all, we are very happy, we laugh a great deal and we keep learning new things (mostly just to occupy her brain but that is fun too). She is my little miss smartass...(can I say that here...?) and I love her to pieces :)

Saskia and Quincy :)

Saskia -- loved the videos! :D Quincy really does look like she loves to learn.