Buddy, The Mighty Lizard Hunter - Suspected Pituitary Macro Tumor

hope everything is going well at the vets this morning. :) I'm sure Buddy will be happy to get back home...maybe a little lizard hunting this afternoon? Is he able to be without the cone now? I don't think that cone would make for optimum stalking of lizards. :D
Hope you get to relax at some point today. All you have had the last couple of days is so stressful. Take a break today and try to rest!
Barbara

Buddy only has to wear the cone when he's inside ready to rest, or I'm not able to watch him. That is when he's more inclined to lick at his scrape. It is too hard for the mighty hunter be taken seriously by the lizard population, when your hunter is wearing a cone! :D LOL I can just hear that conversation now!:D. It is all about image! :D Seriously, Buddy hates the cone. Once it is on, he goes straight to his bed and sulks.

Kathy:
Good thing the Lizard Slayer does not have to wear that cone outside. The Lizards might think he is trying out a new technique on them, and is going to sweep them up in the cone! Have you tried soaking his wound in the Betadine. It helped Tipper stop chewing her foot. If they have no open sores I know bitter apple may help chewing, but would more than likely burn an open wound. I hope you can get Buddy straightened out, he is so cute and I love hearing about his Lizard stories. God Bless
Patti

Awww, poor Buddy. I can see how the cone could have a serious consequence for lizard hunters. The lizards would fall over laughing and probably make fun of him unmercifully. tsk tsk, can't have that.

How did the test go and did you talk to the vet about the tremors?

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Or Buddy could be like Molly and just decide it was better to lick than not lick, even with the bitter apple. :( Brat dog will do anything to get to her feet or tail. Hopefully Buddy and all other dogs have more to their taste buds than Molly seems to.

LOL
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Hi all,
No tremors since Thursday Afternoon! ;)
Buddy is not normally too much of a licker. He has a little scrape that he can't leave alone and I don't want it to get infected, thus that dreaded cone. :(

There was more drama at the vet's office today. I hate to have to fight for every little thing that should be done a certain way anyway.
Buddy's ACTH test was done according to protocol, only because I stayed an insisted upon it. The story is much more drama and I'm really over my limit, so I'm not going to go into it. I deal with enough drama just working with the kids at school. They are kids and it's excusable. There is no excuse for adults to behave in such a way.:(

As for sharing the tremor videos and discussing them with the vet, that didn't work out today. It was more important that I got the ACTH test done in the proper time-frame. I can always come back any day after work, and do the other thing. I'll just have to call first, to be sure the vet is in.

I emailed Sonja a few minutes ago to see if she has a referral for a reasonably priced IMS.

Thanks for all your help and support. You truly are angels!:):)

You know if they aren't going to follow protocol for everyone, they should at least realize that Will follow it for Buddy and you. Some peeps are just drama queens about anything and everything. (my phrase of the week from my work LOL)
Hopefully Sonja will have a good possibility for you.
Time to sit down and relax, give Buddy some belly tickles and just enjoy the rest of the weekend.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Sending hugs and prayers for you and Buddy! Poor little man, maybe he could play aliens with his cone and get those lizards with laser blasts from his cone, I can see the lizards shaking in their skin....you still got it Buddy!

How frustrating to have a bad vet day, I hate reading about those. Jeepers we have enough stress with our babies without the ones that should be supporting us the most acting up. Imagine if we were rating them, quite a few would have a black star lately :mad::mad:

Glad Budster is doing ok and has his Mom looking out for him, GO YOU!!! xx

Hey Kathy

It's not like you wrote those instructions, they are from Dechra. Herbert's.

How's our little hunter now? Settled for the night? I hope none the wiser as to the drama that unfolded

Hoping Sonja will know someone good for you.

Big hug

Mel
Xxx