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Great to hear that Tipper is responding well and hopefully this Will help her hips, along with the cartilage supplement that you give her, she should be feeling pretty fine and dandy. 100mph Tipper! I can just see that! You're going to have to make an agility course for her to run through.:D:D
Hi Patti,
It sounds like the laser treatments are doing Tipper a world of good and that is simply wonderful! I so hope you continue to see improvement in her as the treatments progress. I am so happy for you both!
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
That is such good news to hear Tipper is getting some quality sleep since starting the treatment and haring around like she should be :)
I can tell how hard you are trying to help your girlie, so it must feel even better to see her get some relief
Long may it continue
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QUOTE=goldengirl88;96772]Hi Everyone;
Just an update. Tipper had another good night of rest. I must say I did not take her for the laser treatments because of the muscle contractions, but it is a wonderful thing that the treatments are helping with that too. She only had maybe 2 minor twitches that I saw last night. I actually had to wake her this morning. She wasn't moving all around the bed either. She went on 4 walks yesterday. When we got home she ran around the house 100 miles an hour like when she was a puppy. Then grabbed her ball and proceeded to play with it. I hope this helps her hips as that is the reason I think she is having trouble going up stairs. That is what the Dr. thinks also. i hope God Blesses her with this stamina for the rest of her days, and that she can continue on this even keel. This was only her second treatment, so I am a believer. I am so glad I decided to take her there. God Bless Us All and our Babies.
Patti[/QUOTE]
Everyone;
Thanks for your good wishes for my Tipper, I am going to do whatever it takes to keep her with me as long as I can. I have never been so closely bonded to a dog before, and I have had and loved many. She is just my once in a lifetime special dog.
I soooo understand that! Squirt is that dog for me. She is so much a part of my life and who I am today that I cannot imagine a day without her. Considering my age and the number of pets I have had over all those years, Squirt is truly a once-in-a-lifetime love.
Your picture of squirt is one of the cutest I have seen. Just too adorable!!
awww...thanks! That's her lounging pose waiting for Mom to come rub her belly. :D
How are you and Tipper today? Any more visits planned this week?
Check back later
Mel
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Mel:
Tipper had the return of some muscle contractions last night. If the laser is helping them it may be because she hasn't had a treatment since Thursday. They only do them 2x a week. So she was all weekend without a treatment. I take her again tomorrow and I will mention this to the Dr. I can see her slipping in certain ways, she was a very strong dog before all this, and it is heartbreaking to watch her health, and phycial appearance decline. She used to wear a medium in a harness, she not wears an extra large because of the fat moving to her abdomen, and the lack of muscle there. So the harness gaps at her neck because it is for a much larger dog. I don't know how I can ever do without her. It will be my biggest challenge to date. This dog is my life, and I don't know as I can recover if I lose her. I hope I have your strength to get me thru. Thanks for keeping in touch, we love to hear from you and as always we say a prayer every night for you and precious Tia in heaven.
Patti
I think you could not be doing anymore for your girlie to give her the best shot. You are awesome for Tipper, hopefully the sessions will give her more strength overtime so you won't see a decline over the weekend
Thank you for the prayers, I take it one day at a time and try and remind myself how lucky I am to have her brother after all he has been through
Together we are all stronger, this site is safe to share your fears but try not to dwell on them as Tipper is putting up a good fight with everything you are doing
I will help in anyway I can
Mel
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