Raleigh, Archie, Gus

Vicki:
I don't know where I posted a message for you, but I lit a candle for Scoop. Know I am thinking of you and him. I wish things had been different as you were the best cush mom, and you gave it your all. Blessings
Patti

Patti,
I read your message and I saw the candle.
Thank you so much for all you kind words and for lighting the candle.

Raleigh will be going back on the 14th to have his retinas tested. She said if the retina isn't good there is no sense doing the surgery.
Please pray that everything looks OK so he can have the surgery.
I'm not thrilled about the thought of surgery because it scares me to think that something can happen but I feel so bad for him. His sight isn't good and his hearing isn't good. So hopefully we can take care of the one eye for him to be able to see.

It upsets me to think that his right eye has been bad for a while and I didn't know it.

Tomorrow, July 4th my little Gus will be one year old.

Happy Birthday Gus!

Love, Mom, Dad, Molly, Raleigh, Archie

HAPPY 1st Birthday Gus! Don't let your big brothers push you around! ;):p:D xxxx

Happy Birthday, Gus!!!

Thank you Kathy and Lori for birthday wishes for Gus.

Did someone say birthday????


Happy Birthday Gus

Happy Birthday Gus!!!

And hugs to your Mom from me and Jasper. :)

Awwww, Happy Birthday Gus!! 1 year old! How time flies, when you aren't looking!

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Addy and Tina,
Thanks for the birthday wishes for Gus and the hugs.

Raleigh's retinas passed the test. He had a check-up and blood work done at the vet yesterday. Today they called and said his blood work is good. Now we see about starting pre-surgery meds. Have to wait till I hear from the doctor.
Thinking about the surgery makes me nervous but I don't know if he can see at all anymore. Yesterday going into the vet's he walked into a pole. When they get treats he sits there like a little birdie with his mouth open waiting to be fed.
Hopefully he will get his sight back in his one eye with the surgery.

Has anyone heard of or used Nuvet Plus supplement?
I started Archie on it. I hope it is as good as they say it is.
Sometimes you just don't know if things are what they say they are.
It looks like a very good product

I was wondering if anyone has used homeopathic remedies?
If so, what was it and did you feel like it helped?

The vet I took Archie to a few weeks ago started him on one for his GI, immune system and a neuro calm. When I looked them up on the internet I wasn't happy with what was in them. It scared me to give it to him.

Just wondering if anyone has experience with them?

Oh I do hope that the surgery will be successful.

Sending good vibes your way.
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

I've merged your posts about the supplement and Homeopathics into your babies original thread so we can keep it all together. Hopefully you will get more answers as they might pertain to your guys if your questions are connected to their thread. ;)

Thanks Sharlene,
Raleigh gave us a scare at the end of the week. We could tell something wasn't right with his "good" eye, the one that will have the surgery. The first thing I thought of was a corneal ulcer. Thank goodness it wasn't. His regular vet checked him. He has been walking into things outside of the house so maybe he bumped his eye. Just hope it's OK. Surgery isn't scheduled yet. Hopefully we will get it scheduled this week.

Thanks Leslie,
I was asking because of Archie.
He is on the NuVet supplement and I was hoping to hear if anyone else has used it.
The integrative vet wanted to put him on a homeopathic remedy but I didn't like what I read was in the remedy.

Raleigh's cataract surgery is scheduled for Monday if all is OK.
He started with some inflammation in his left eye, the only one they will operate on. His right eye is not a candidate for surgery.

We'll be cheering for Raleihg. Hope the surgery is a great success.

Hugs
Sharlene and Molly muffin

Thank you so much Sharlene.

Hi Vicki,

You and Raleigh will be in my thoughts and prayers, hoping for a successful surgery and uneventful recovery.

Love and hugs, Lori

Praying for your sweet Boy. :)

Me, too!!!!!

Marianne

Lori, Kathy, Marianne,
Thank you. I appreciate it very much.
Raleigh has had some problems with that eye recently. I hope nothing will keep him from having the surgery. I feel so bad for him.
His hearing is very bad also. I hope and pray he will be able to at least see with the one eye.
I didn't realize his right eye is as bad as it is. So bad they won't do surgery on it.

Hi Vicki,

I tried to send you a private message regarding vaccinations. I read your response on Tina's thread about your concerns about the rabies vaccination. Your message box is full. I was unable to send that message. This is the message I received........

scoora has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space

If you want to hear what I have to say, please clear some space in your message box. Thanks,

Kathy

Hi Vicki,

Like Kathy, I also saw your question about rabies titer testing and wanted to pass along this info. It is possible to test rabies titers, but as far as I know, no state will yet accept these test results in place of the legal requirement to vaccinate at specified regular intervals. Dr. Richard Schultz, noted immunological expert at Univ. of Wisconsin, has headed a research study aimed at investigating the true duration of immunity created by modern-day rabies vaccine by testing titers ("The Rabies Challenge"). The goal is to see whether immunity extends long enough to increase the spacing between legally mandated boosters. The research has not yet been completed, but some preliminary results are available. Disappointingly, thus far, conventional titer testing has not provided evidence for immunity lasting significantly longer than the three year booster interval now required in many states for dogs after the initial vaccination sequence has been completed at one year. However, the researchers believe that an alternative way of testing immunological response may establish that immunity does truly last longer than that. As far as I know, however, the study remains ongoing and the alternative testing protocol has not yet been validated by actually challenging the study dogs with rabies virus. Here is a link to the study's most current status report:

http://www.rabieschallengefund.org/l...immunity-study

For any dog who already has had a bad response to a rabies vaccination or who has health issues that make vaccination especially dangerous, you can always see whether your state will legally accept a medical waiver in place of proof of vaccination. If so, you can ask your vet to please sign a waiver. The downside, however, is that this means your dog would need to be guarantined for an extended time period if he ever bites anybody. And in most states, a dog without proof of active vaccination must be put down or totally isolated for lengthy periods if exposed to a rabid animal. So there are a few risks associated with the waiver, as well. Given the timing of Archie's seizure problems -- right after his previous rabies shot -- I do understand why you are especially worried. However, this first one-year booster for him is needed to complete his initial vaccination protection sequence. So I do think it's a good idea to discuss your concerns and options with your vet.

Marianne

Hi Vicki,

Did Raleigh have his eye surgery today? How did it go?

Thinking of you
Sharlene and molly muffin

Popping in to check on Raleigh. ;):p

Kathy, Sorry about the PM box being full. The messages are about Scoop and I have a hard time deleting them. I know I should but it's hard.

Marianne, Thanks for that info on rabies titers. I'm glad there is testing going on. It won't help my Archie but it will be good for future problems with dogs.
From what I've read there are a lot of issues with animals when they get vaccinations. I am so torn up about what to do about Archie's booster in Oct. He doesn't need any more problems and what if it causes him to have more seizures? I just don't know if his immune system can take it but I also don't want any problems if he bites someone. Different books that I have read that are written by holistic vets say that vaccinations are to be given to healthy dogs. The one vet in the practice where we go definitely knows how I feel about the vaccinations, rabies and the distemper combo.
Since he had that seizure after his first rabies shot (which was only 2 weeks after his distemper) I think his vet will sign a waiver. I read that it has to be done every year. I'm pretty sure our state will accept a waiver. The drug company says the vaccination doesn't cause problems like Archie's but all the books I read the holistic vets say they do cause those problems and more.

This whole thing sucks. What if I get Archie his booster shots and he has more problems or even dies from them. How do I live with myself?
I haven't found the help I've been looking for to help boost his immune system. I wish Dr. Simpson(holistic vet) would have accepted him as a patient. I just don't know what to do! It has me so frazzled.

Sharlene, Kathy,
Thanks for checking in on Raleigh. He had his surgery on Monday. It wasn't till around 5:00PM and we got home with him around 9:00PM. The doctor was talking about these threads in the eye. I didn't catch exactly what they are all about but Raleigh's are very fragile. She said probably from age and some of them tore during surgery. So they couldn't put a lens in his eye. Without the lens he should have good vision at a distance but not close up. Sometimes I feel like everything I do just doesn't work out the way it should. I try hard to do the right thing but it feels like nothing goes right.
I haven't seen any proof that he can see anything yet.
He was still pretty much out of it yesterday except when it was time to eat.
We'll see if today is any better. He goes for a check-up on Friday.

Kathy,
I definitely want to hear what you have to say about vaccinations.
When I have time later I will look at my PMs and make room. I will let you know when I do that.
Thanks

How is Raleigh doing today?

Hugs
Sharlene and Molly muffin

Hi Sharlene,
Raleigh does seem a bit better today. Thanks for asking.
His eye is still red.
He goes for a check-up tomorrow so we'll see what the ophthalmologist has to say. Can't tell if he can see with the eye.

Does anyone use a daily multi-vitamin supplement or a supplement to help boost the immune system?

Has anyone ever used Rescue Remedy?

i haven't maybe some of the others know something about it. How is Raleigh doing?

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Raleigh's doing OK. His eye is still red. Don't know if it should be but it's only been a little over a week.
He has more confidence when he goes up and down the steps to go outside and I'm not afraid he will bump into everything outside.
This evening we were standing at the end of our driveway and someone walked by. I could see that Raleigh realized someone was there but he didn't bark. After the man got several yards down the road Raleigh started barking. I said to my husband I wonder if that was when he could make the person out since his distance is supposed to better than close up.

Sharlene, thanks for asking about Raleigh.

Oh Vicki, I hope Raleigh gets better. Sometimes, things don't come out as we plan but we keep trying.

hugs

Well, Raleigh now has an ulcer in the eye he had the cataract surgery.

I am waiting to hear from the vet about Archie's titer tests.

Gus is on antibiotics and steroids for itchy, infected skin.