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

yes patti, dogs are less sensitive to valium as humans.
and you are right about giving it to her before she gets into panic mode.
2 mg is peanuts, so i do not think it will be enough, but it will not harm her. do you have enough pills in case you need more when there will be a severe storm?
you can give her 2 mg before she goes into the closet tonight [if she goes] and find out how she will react.
dogs can handle a very high dosage and it is out of their body in no time.
that is aparantly a dog metabolism thing.
stesolid is a rectiole and works faster because it is "'liquid"' and has to be put in her anal region . in case you need it asap.
there is a lot of experience with it on the epilepsy [dogs] forum i am still on because i had a dog with this disease.
i once had a grown blind man as a client who used the same amount of diazepam [when having an attack] as my 10 kg dog.......weird!
but i hope these storms will pass you.
yes i hope we will enjoy the weekend despite of the tropical temp.
hope you will finally get an apointment soon at the pain clinic!

Iris:
I have a feeling that she will need a larger dose. It is good to start this way in case she is allergic, and she can be real sensitive to meds so I guess we will see Sunday as that is the next storm coming. It is cooler here in the 40s last nite and Tipper loves it this way. It is so much easier on the dogs than the heat and humidity. I am tired from all these appointments already. I am calling to see if I can track down my referral to the pain clinic yet? Good thing I ws on the heating pad a lot last nite it took the edge off of this darn pain. I am sending some cooler weather and lower humidity your way so the babies will feel better, I will skip the storms!! Blessings
Patti

unbelievable that the pain clinic is soooo slow with the paperwork!!
is the heating pad the one that you can put into the micro wave?
at least this helps a bit, but an appointment at this clinic is what you really need....
no chance of any cooler weather overhere for the next week. bleeh!
the weather is off like in your area.
hope the storm will forget to touch your area!
sleep well!

Iris:
Oh no not a heat wave over there too! The dogs will have to get in water to cool off. I hope Ian can get thru it. It is a shame the heat is so bad on cush dogs. That pain clinic is giving me a pain excuse the pun, but I am sick of it already. On Monday they will hear one irate person if they don't have an appointment for me. I use an electric heating pad, usually when I go to bed I watch some tv and lay on it for a while. If it is bad during the day I lay on it or rub it with muscle cream that gets hot. It is starting to go into my shoulder now. I am taking an easy day today, as I am not feeling real great this morning. All of your fruit trees etc. must be getting ready to bear fruit over there?? A lot of my plants have still not come out yet from such cold weather this year. Blessings
Patti

do you think your plants are still alive?
or are they frozen?
they already sell strawberries, blueberries and cherries in the orchards.
then come the prunes and after that apples and pears.
it is only walking distance for me.
i will ask my aunt to make some photographs of the dogs this weekend, so i can post them.
back monday night, so i am without internet till then.
my aunt lives close to the sea, so i hope it is not too hot overthere.
i would make it a lazy weekend if i were you with all this pain, and i hope you will find a nice and understanding person on the phone next monday. [wishful thinking?????/i hope not!]

Iris:
I am glad you are off for a weekend of relaxation. That will be great to get some pictures of the doggies. The sea near your aunts sounds wonderful, do you swim in it? I hope you just do nothing but rest and let your aunt be the hostess. I think you said last time she cooked for you both, that sounds like a good holiday having someone else cook for you!! I will be waiting for the pain clinic to open Monday and call them. I am having to do some cleaning and laundry and I do not feel like it at all. Blessings
Patti

so, we are back and the weather is still VERY hot and humid.
only lots of shorter walks for now.
my aunt was a bit moody and not feeling well because of the heat, so i did a lot of the housework and worked in the garden.
ian is doing well considering the weather, but i hope the temp. will drop soon.
i forgot to buy new catfood cans so ian had trouble taking his pills.
i used peanut butter and hope they are in.
had a funeral of one of my clients today, so i have to find new clients.
hope you will hear from the pain clinic SOON!

Iris:
Sorry to hear your aunt was not well, but that was so nice you pitched in and helped her even though you needed a rest. Hope it is nothing too much. I have been wondering if Ian was having a bad time from the heat. It just makes it so miserable for them. We are in for bad weather this afternoon so I need to time these meds just right like the last time.It is dark out now, but nothing going on. We went to the vets and got bp this morning and I am thankful it was good. I am resting today as I worked hard yesterday and I am still not feeling well. I hope it cools down over there for you all, and that Ian did not spit the pill out of the peanut utter. Blessings
Patti

hi patti, heared from the pain clinic yet? i hope so!
ian is doing pretty well. i am surprised. it was very hot after all.
we went to the river for an hour.
enya loves to swim, ian keeps his feet on the ground in the water, but it cools him down walking through it.
the temp. will be better in the weekend. [i hope they are right about it]
i hope the bad weather will pass you, but great that tipper's bp was ok.
do you have enough valium in the house in case the storms will be bad?
one short walk and then off to bed.

Iris:
My Dr.'s office left me a message yesterday and said that my referral is at the pain clinic it was all sent over. I will give the pain clinic one day to call me, then I will be calling them. I am so glad that Ian has the river to go into to cool off. That is funny how Enya swims and Ian walks on the bottom. Maybe too much energy exerted to swim?? Tipper would have loves a river to go in, she would have had a ball. I don't let her do too many things that excite her anymore because of her heart. It is mostly calm things like walking, playing ball, blowing bubbles for her, she loves them. It is early morning here at it looks like nite it is so dark out. We await yet another storm!! Blessings
Patti