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

Iris:
Today is going to be miserable for the doggies and myself. High temps and humidity is really high. I am so disgusted with that pain clinic, but what can you do, it is what it is. I am glad you are getting some extra money, and some things that will make it easier on you having to buy things. There could be treasure in the basement!! I truly hope you get some usable stuff. I just love the dogs that are merle. They are so pretty, or should I say handsome in Ian's case?? It is not even 8am and my elderly neighbor is ringing the phone already! I guess I better see what he wants. Blessings
Patti

Hi Iris! Some of your people there sound like ours here. Seemingly unconcerned somehow. I was totally surprised when these people actually though instead of throwing everything away (in a hurry) they have auctions and sell everything their families had. Me on the other hand....gave to people who needed it....but I kept everything of value. Maybe, I'm a hoarder afterall. :)

I know it has to be hard after caring for someone for that long, to lose them! I get really attached to some people.

Yikes...I started this 3 days ago. :( All is fine here..HOT in the 90's. Eli and I have just been laying around doing a lot of nothing. :D

I hope you and the babies are doing OK. How's Ian doing?

Oh! Good that you'll be getting some extra money to have. That's always good! Like Patty said you just might find a treasure somewhere in there!! :D You'd be surprised what is valuable! ;)

yes, the money is very welcome. lots of bills to pay for.
no treasure yet from the basement.......
those children are in such a hurry, so there is not enough time to really sort things out.
who knows what they are throwing away??
but i do have a crate of food, and found some sharp scissors i could use.
and some old books about nature.
we [collegue and i] called a second hand shop to come and have a look and they took a lot of furniture and the rest of the books.
salvation army took the clothes. i am glad we organised this.
after this we have to clean the house...............
ian is doing fine with the cooler weather.
hope the temp. will drop in your area and no blizzards, hurricanes or tornado's! keep safe!

Iris:
It is such a shame when people are rushed and have to throw out good things some poor person could use, just such waste. Hope you are able to save some stuff in the basement for whoever could use it. We were at the vets all morning going over Tipper's operation. Itnstormed so bad on the way there the roads were like lakes, and he got to see Tipper being terrified so that was a good thing in a way. She is napping from a bad morning. The sun is out now, but not for long. Hope you don't have this horrible humidity, Ian would hate our weather. Is you aunt feeling better now? Do you plant a garden? I love veggies and they are so expensive here. Blessings
Patti

they even threw away the tv...........not a flatscreen, but it worked fine and would have made someone happy...
my garden is a sort of wilderness, no time to do much work in it.
but there are wild flowers [lots of hollyhock and lavender] and 2 mini ponds with frogs...
on the terrace there are pots with some herbs, tomatoes, fuchsia etc.
i keep them over in the winter, never have to buy new ones.
veggies are pretty cheap overhere and you can buy them straight from the farmers who have little stalls outside with free range eggs and fruit and veggies etc.
it is still rather cool overhere but dry.
we could use some rain.
hope you and your animals won't need an ark......

Iris:
Too bad about the TV. Someone could have used it! Still hoping you find a treasure. That sounds like you will have a lot of cleaning to do. It will get you extra money until you get another client though. Your garden sounds like mine, I haven't done too much this year because of Tipper and these storms I cannot take her out with me when it is too hot for her either and I stay with her continually. So forget the garden this year. It is still raining. It thundered all nite and Tipper stayed in the closet. I did not medicate her as it was just low rumbles and not the cracks like when lightening strikes something. She did well, no panic and no running in or out of the closet. Hope your temperatures stay cool for Ian. He seems to be plugging right along with the Vetoryl and doing well. Maybe you caught him earlier than Flynn? Maybe he can just deal with it better, who knows. I have to take Elvis my parrot to the traveling vet tonite so I hope this rain stops as it is about 25 miles away and I don't like driving in the pouring rain in the dark! He is just getting his wings clipped, beak done and nails and a checkup. Blessings
Patti

hi patti, ian is certainly doing very well on the vetoryl.
when looking back on how things went with flynn, i think he was suffering from cushing's disease for a long time, but he went on and on like a real working dog.
he was always eating and drinking a lot, being so active and at first he was treated for thyroid problems, which we found out later were due to cushing's.
but his arthritis was a no go for vetoryl.
ian was certainly caught earlier than flynn.
he hardly had any symptoms but weaker hindquarters with some tremors.
but i thought -as many among us on this forum- it was due to old age.
he was and is never ill. the cushing's was a surprise to me and the vet.
no treasure yet, but who knows......a millione will do.....
glad that your elvis is doing ok after his ordeal at the vet, and tipper for being comfortable in the closet!

Iris:
It is a shame that more is not know about this disease and it is not a well know fact to vets or people with dogs. It is just a natural thing to think it is age related. I know Tipper so well from having the pleasure of staying home with her all day that I just knew something was not right. I think back sometimes now if I had not let my vet say this was old age and pass it off as nothing that maybe I could have saved her a lot of muscle loss and her stomach would not hang so bad. I had to get in a fight with him to test her, when he finally did and I knew she had it I was really mad at him. I am the one who had to tell him what she had and get the right testing done. You can't go back and redo things, but it makes me mad when I think of it. I have already walked the dogs and it is to get warm out today. I hope it is not too bad over there for Ian. It can make you feel so miserable when the humidity is up. Hope you are making progress on the house, sounds like it is a real job. Old people tens to hoard things don't they? Blessings
Patti

hi patti, yes the old lady was a classic hoarder.
the house is almost empty now. they needed 3 or 4 dumpster loads to remove everything.
today we found refugees who live in the neighborhood in the dumpster and they filled some garbage bags with towels, bedlinnen and clothes. [and a toaster]
glad they caught it before the dumpster was collected.
there are a lot of el cheapo closets nobody wants, but that is to the daughters to get rid of them.
my back is broken already.........
and then comes the cleaning..............
luckily my country vet has experience with cushing's in dogs, horses and even some pet ferrets.
it is a mysterious disease i think and still needs lots of research.
ian is 99% his old self and as long as he is doing well, i do not take him to the vet.
i am afraid it will kill him from the extreme stress he gets at the vets practice.
when there is anything wrong with him, i will go of course.
all pills are down today....!
hope there will be sunshine tomorrow so you can get some sunny vitamins!