new from europe (arthritis and vetoryl?) - Ian, Flynn and Enya have passed

thank you both. 2 long walks today and some shorter ones.
we like the cooler weather.
patti, are the thunderstorms still on?
i hope not.
i have worked today to earn some extra money.
my energy bill was due a long time ago, so they send me a nasty letter with a high fine! just great! hope i get some money back because of this hot winter we had.

Iris:
Thank you for your good wishes. I am hoping to get home as soon as possible because it makes me nervous to leave Tipper with a sitter. It is dark put, and looks like another storm looming. I am anxious to get my questions answered from the IMS, I hate waiting. Tipper said to ask Enya if she feels like an old lady now?? Blessings
Patti

answer for tipper from enya; no, i don't feel like an old lady in my mind, but my body says otherwise sometimes.
hope you and i will stay in good shape for a long time!
and patti, i don't like waiting too...
hopefully it is just a mild storm.
i do have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning...bleeggghhh!
hope your cardiologist has good news for you.
does your dog-sitter arrive at 4 am as you have to leave home that early?
that would be very special.
have a safe trip tomorrow.

Iris:
Tomorrow is to be a bad storm day. It will really put this mixture to the test!! We have to go for bp and Adequan shot. If it is rumbling on the way to the vets forget the bp!. We had laser therapy today and I noticed Tipper was touchy so I think that one leg is bothering her. The laser will fix it up, so glad we went. I switched her to Benadryl for the mucous and gave it this morning, it seems to have helped her more than the other Chlorphenarmine. The true test will be tonight when she is sleeping, that's when it is the worst. Maybe that's why she has been sleeping with her head hanging down off her pillow, so the mucous does not run down her throat?? It is beautiful and sunny today, hope it is not too hot and humid for Ian and Enya. I cant believe it will be the middle of May soon, time has really been flying. Is Ian doing ok with the pills? We have some buds on the trees opening up, your I guess have been out for a while? I have not gotten anything from the IMS yet so we wait! Blessings
Patti

oops, waiting is so not ok!
our trees have leaves already indeed.
the blossom of the fruit tress has gone and there are little apples/pears hanging from the branches.
ian's pills are down, except for the big fish oil pill.
we will try that tomorrow again.
after a few cooler days, it is humid and sticky again............
hope tipper does well at the vet practice tomorrow.
and that those herbs will work.
my mucous problem is also worse when lying down, but i sleep with an extra pillow, so head up............

Iris:
We are back from the vets. Got some good information there, and Tipper's bp was good and she got her shot. She has to get one every two weeks because of her trachea. We tried three weeks and that is just too long. I bet that is nice seeing all the fruit trees with new fruit on them. It sounds just lovely there. We woke up to rain, I have given Tipper the mixture because they are calling for thunder. The vet said I can make it stronger even and give it up to 3 times a day. He said there is no side effects to it and is fine long term. She is conked out rightnow as she walked twice in between the rain which iisn't something she would normally do. Ian just does not want those fish pills. It is a pity all those capsules have to be so huge. Don't they realize for someone or a pet taking them it makes it so hard. The capsules can stick in your throat maybe that is why Ian
does not want them. Tipper said to tell Enya she is becoming a bit forgetful, and is scared of doggyhimers!! Blessings
Patti

glad, that your vet was in a good mood!
it sounds good about tippers reaction to those herbs.
that would be a great help to control her fears!
yes, those capsules are way to big since most dogs are not easy to fool.
tipper; enya and you are just spring chickens!
we will live up to 20 and still make long walks! no worries!
i used a dictionary to look up doggyhimer, but i could not find it.
can you explain what this is?
ian jumped into the car yesterday and has a sore leg now.
he can not do this anymore. i was talking to someone and hoppa...............he is too old for that.
hope you have time to relax a bit now after all those appointments.

Iris:
Tipper does stuff like Ian an often would hurt herself. They just keep on doing it though. Strong willed these babies are. Tipper wants to do everything herself and resents help. Hope he did not do any damage to his leg. I am going to wait and see what the next ultra sound brings for Tipper. Nothing like making me a nervous wreck. My vet thinks she is frying to scare me into this operation. I am going to try and get another room done today, I need to be finished with this crap already. Tipper said to tell Enya doggyhimers is like people Alzheimer's!! Going up to 85 today so I need to change the furnace filter as I may have to put the air conditioning on for Tipper. Blessings
Patti

yes, they certainly are strong willed! and luckily no doggyhimers for ian and enya.
but as long as they are this-strong willed- way, they do well is what i believe.
i agree with your vet, they are preying on your fear to loose tipper!
it is business for them after all.
wait till the next us. maybe it has not grown at all. measuring this things during an us is always a gamble.
it depends on the angle of that probe thing they are pressing on their skin.
tipper can feel your worries, so try to let it go for 3 months, and just enjoy your girl. older dogs are sleeping and resting more. mine do too.
hope the cleaning will be finished soon so you can relax till next spring.
ian's leg is better today, and since it finally rained , we did 4 shorter walks.
since flynn, i am always afraid it will be arthritis flaming up.

Iris:
I am just not thinking right this morning, my heart hurts so bad for Leslie and Squirt. That is one pitfall of being on here, your heart is continually broken. I am hoping Ian does not start up with the arthritis. I give Tipper Glycoflex III it has the green lipped mussel we discussed before, so she is not allergic. It seems to help her. It was so hot here yesterday the dogs could only walk in the early morning. Igot one more room cleaned yesterday.I could hardly walk when I got out of bed this morning!! Two more to go and I am done. I had to turn the air conditioning on yesterday as Tipper could not take the heat it was 85 here. It is already steamy out there and thunderstorms on the way again. Lots of tornadoes yesterday out west. Hope you are able to get out with the babies before it gets tohot and humid. I am ssitting still with Tipper's tumor situation until the next ultra sound. I hope this IMS would not say the size increased on the next one, sothey would get the operation, and it really had not!! I hope she would not stoop to something like that! Blessings
Patti