Bailey and Friends

Susan,

Hope Bailey makes a speedy recovery and is soon home again.

Linda

Hi Susan,

I hope Little Miss Bailey is better this morning. I was dealing with a flat tire on my car last night and first saw your post this morning.

Let us know how our sweet little girl is doing.

Love and hugs and prayers,
Addy

Any news on Bailey....?

Sas and Yunah.

Hi Sas-
Bailey did consume one of my pills. After making her throw up at home, we took her the 45 minute ride to the ER. She got carsick and threw up right before we got there.....poor baby. They checked her out initially and told us what they would do to treat her. When I called later to check on her, the doctor told me her BP had spiked to 220 over ? He gave her medication which brought that down. At 6 AM we went back to pick her up and take her to our vet. The ER vet closes @8AM....they are just an after hours hospital. She again got car sick....they would not let us give her the Dramamine at the hospital. The vet kept her 5 hours for observation....she needed to have normal BP for 12 hours. The vet gave her a shot to help with the motion sickness an hour before we went to get her. We got her safely home. She spent the balance of yesterday sleeping-she was really wiped out. Today she is back to her usual self.
The scary thing for me is that it was Bob who knew to call and find out what to do. I did not think she had digested the pill.....and that she had lost it, even though we could not find it....it's this teeny tiny little pill. Bob only knew because he talked to neighbors recently about their going through this. I just never thought through any of my medication causing her a problem...but because of her 9 lbs. it's really serious. Any time she were to ingest anything-even my vitamins-we'd need to check it out. It was a very frightening experience.

Tomorrow she goes for her spaying, hernia repair, microchip, and for pulling 3 teeth. Her incisors (the big ones) 3 of the 4 have both baby teeth and now adult teeth. Rough week for her.....and me!

The walking is going better. The heat has dropped a couple of degrees and the humidity is much less, so it's tolerable to go outside for short periods of time.

When I know how tomorrow goes, I'll let everyone know.

Thanks for asking.:)
-Susan

BIG SIGH OF RELIEF AND MANY, MANY HUGS



Love you,
Addy

Susan,

glad the "pill adventure" ended well! :) And now, we'll be wishing you and Bailey all the best for today. We'll be thinking of you...

Saskia and Yunah :)

My little girl is in there and feeling woozy. I tried to get them to give me some of that, but no go. Spay, 3 teeth pulled, hernia repair, microchip............she's going to look like a game of connect the dots!~:rolleyes::(:eek:
Fortunately the staff there absolutely loves Bailey. Tuesday-when we had to leave her there for observation-someone who did not know she was there exclaimed "Bailey's here??? Oh I've got to go see Bailey!" They greet her like I would and they've been known to put her inside the opening in their smocks to keep her warm and to cuddle her.

They've said they'll call when things start and then when they finish.

I miss my little pup. Long day today.:(:(:(

-Susan

Oh Susan,

I know the feeling.....:o Yesterday morning I was going with adoption again, but then they are so cute. Ella has the high pitched bark with the nipping and jumping that drives me nuts and the hubby. This morning I now have two wonderful teeth scratches on my left arm and wrist and then the cute card is pulled again. I just do not seem to have the patience. I know what you mean about, but they use to....seems like Ella now has selective stay power when before I could tell her to stay and she did it and a few other things. Last weeks training class she wasn't the star--oh no...

We are at the 4 mos old stage so she is trying as hard as she can to be in charge--I hate this phase. She is putting her front paws up on the dinner table and going for anything she can get a hold of. Yesterday she spend the most time in her Condo that she has on a continuous basis because of our working schedules. She wasn't very happy about that, but like my husband said it doesn't hurt her; so don't feel so bad. I just wish she could spend some of that time in the backyard, but the STUPID neighbors!!!!:mad:

I think I read somewhere that even though they are teething a dog will still eat hard kibble--it is a dog thing. It looks like Ella is starting to lose some of her front teeth, but still has the sharp big teeth.

We will get through this even though we think back on what we had, well they are not Palmer or Maddie and once we get through this we will look back thinking why were we thinking of giving them away??? LOL I think it is because we are older, have less patience, and we just want to get stuff done and not have little feet or teeth in the way. We want calmness back even though we like the puppy cuteness we want the trust factor back with them. This is my opinion.

As they say dogs live in the moment so Bailey won't be mad about you removing a little part of her. She doesn't have a clue now she doesn't have a tail. I really don't think the process even hurts them. I think they use a piece of string tied off to make the tail fall off. I saw this on a few breeder's sights for Aussies.

Keep positive thoughts--yeah looks who is giving you advice. A friend just told me about Wellbutrim and I think I might think about trying it to see if it will help with the blues and stress of life and job.

Have a great day!!! You might be on your trip or soon!!! :):)

Everything you guys are going through is so normal and pretty soon it will all be a distant memory and you will look at the two juvenile delinquents turned great pups and say "thank goodness I stuck it out 'cause you were so worth it"

Next week Koko will have been with us 3 years. i can't believe that it has been that long. And I was going to give him back that dreadful New Year's Eve so long ago.:eek::eek:

I kept every pillow he chewed the corners off. They are my "badges of courage". I look at them now and smile.:eek::D:D:D

I think we may need another group hug. Who needs hugs????

I DO:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Love,
Addy

Count me in on the hug!!!!!:D:D
Well-Day #2 and I have a totally different puppy from yesterday. The surgery etc all went very well. :) When we picked her up she was pretty "wiped out." We got home and I had her on my lap or beside me on the bed for the rest of the night. This morning she was something else. All puppy like and rarin' to go. How come it took me 6 weeks to recover and it takes her 18 hours???!!!:confused::confused::confused:
We have medication to give her for pain, but I honestly don't see her suffering at all. We are giving her the medication anyway because it really slows her down...for 4 or 5 hours. Then the puppy returns.
Marie-I would not go back to 4 months for anything. It's kind of the equivalent to the terrible twos and then the feisty fours. I certainly know how you feel....and how I still feel sometimes. I was thinking about this yesterday-Palmer could be pretty independent or stubborn.....but I could get him to cuddle at least for a little while. Bailey is more stubborn. We've had three dogs now and each one has been more independent and/or stubborn than the prior one.
Tonight I watched the movie Marley and Me. I had read the book and so enjoyed that. It was not good timing. It's a week now to the anniversary of Palmer's death. In Marley and Me the guy had to put his dog down...due to age and frailty. It took me right back to the vision of my last moments with Palmer. It's still very fresh.
Best wishes for a wonderful weekend for everyone. We don't have any relief from the high 90's in sight for at least a week. This looks like it's going to be the hottest summer on record. :eek: We've already broken many daily records.
We leave in two weeks on our trip. Oh goody.:rolleyes::rolleyes:
Hugs
-Susan