Go get her Sharlene, how dare that little brat!!
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Go get her Sharlene, how dare that little brat!!
He's OK. There doesn't seem to be any signs of symptoms coming back. We're watching his tail since that was the main thing that rang alarm bells.
It was pouring with rain last night and he wasn't best pleased at having to go out in it. I didn't go out with him tonight as it was warm again and I was feeling a bit feeble.
We've been asking other dog walkers if they knew exactly where that girl lives - I know roughly but not which house and they've all said the same - when they see them, they dread it. I will find her exact address though and I will report her. Little madam.
A very old man, who was a championship staffy breeder and judge at Crufts once told me that a good stafford will not start a fight - but they will finish it and as a rule, I'd say it's accurate. Cairo never starts any trouble but if trouble comes to him, he won't normally back down - but that was before he was ill. Now he just seems scared and if he barks, it's because he's scared and he's shaking.
Some people seem to get some weird thrill out of winding dogs up. There used to be an old man here with a west highland terrier - it used to terrorise Neo (Cairo's brother from another mother) and the man used to stand and laugh that the staffy was scared. It started on Cairo one night and he stood up to it but of course, the old man didn't think that was funny - strangely, I had a dangerous demon dog that was out of control.
Alison:
I would not want to tick Cairo off ever! I know what you mean about them finishing the trouble. My Tipper is different in that respect, she will start the trouble and then finish it too. It is their personality they are feisty and will take on any big dog no matter the size. Even though she is sick she is still powerful. I cannot believe her strength. I hope you get some more of this cooler weather we are having and Cairo and you have a good walk without that brat! Blessings
Patti
It's got hotter and hotter here. He's only managing a couple of hundred yards before he wants to go home - so we're just letting him. It's just as well - the council were patch repairing the road and the entire bit we walk up is just puddles of molten tar with the heat and I don't want him getting it on his paws.
My friend's daughter was in the other night (she's going to Bulgaria to work for the summer so was saying her farewells) and he was really excited at seeing her. He was all hyped up and after she left, he went out for his walk but he could barely put one paw in front of the other - it wasn't the heat, he'd obviously exhausted himself with his excitement. My mum was really worried - she thought he was either going to have to be carried home or picked up in the car.
Lesson learned - keep him calm.
ALison:
I learned that lesson the hard way. Tipper loves to break balloons. She can do 100 in a minute, she loves birthdays as they have balloons to break. For her last birthday I blew some up as I wanted to video tape her doing this. She got so excited I thought she was going to have a heart attack. I quickly got rid of the balloons and probably never got it on video as I never played it back as it made me ill , and I was stupid to go it. I even control the visitors to my house now. 1 or 2 people ok, but no more than that at a time as she gets crazy and then I worry. Your weather is really bad for Cairo right now the poor thing. You may have to resort to a treadmill indoors. I was going to try one with Tipper, but she hates things that are motorized and tries to rip them apart. I can just see her trying to rip apart a tread mill!! Yesterday I was using the food processor in the kitchen and she wants to rip it apart and started jumping at the counter and I had to put her in another room! Hope you two have a better day today. Blessings
Patti
Hope his cortisol isn't dropping again. If it keeps up you might want to end up having that checked. His adrenal glands might not have perked up after the last dose of prednisone stopped helping them out.
Just keep an eye on that. There have been instances, when they have gone too low and you give the prednisone rescue but the adrenals never all take over again. That would be Addisons. With a crash they usually will eventually but it's hard to say when.
Sharlene and molly muffin
It's just so difficult to know if it's the hot weather that's tiring him out and he can't be bothered or if he's ill.
I was worried tonight as he didn't go far and pulled me all the way home - then we remembered that my little niece had been up with a balloon and he was looking for it - that's why he wanted home in a hurry - to play with the balloon.
We're just letting him set the pace and also trying to take him out when it's cooler as well. I'd take him to the beach but he hates water!! LOL
It was hot today, so maybe it is just the heat. Best walk him early mornings or late at night when it's cooler.
He,s a staffy most of them don't like water lol.
Alison:
When it gets just the slightest bit warm Tipper starts to pant right away. She was not this sensitive last summer, so her heat tolerance is not too good. She will stay out on the porch only if there is a breeze and it is cooler. I am wondering did they ever check Cairo for a heart murmur. It can be form Cushings or is a side effect of Vetoryl. I know the Cardiologist told me that will slow them down if it gets bad. I hope you have a cooler less humid day so he can enjoy his walk, and you can too. Blessings
Patti
Tonight was more pleasant. We waited a couple of hours later and it cooled down a bit and there was a slight drizzle so it was better. We still didn't go far though - mainly because now he's limping. I think he must've hurt his leg when he was trying to get the balloon yesterday.