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

we are in the plus temperatures [no frost] and dry, so we can walk.
do you have a lot of snow and frost?
this is the second winter in a row in nl. which looks more like spring.........

We had snow most of the day and the wind is blowing pretty fierce.

I'm not sure how Koko will go out tomorrow as the temperature will continue to drop through the night. Up until this weekend, our weather was not as severe as last year.

I hope your weather stays good for you and the pups.

i hope this winter will not be as severe as last year for you too.
is it too cold to let koko out in the snow for p and p?
if she really has to go she will won't she?
hope the weather will improve soon so you can walk koko again.

ian is slowly drinking more the last 3 a 4 weeks. i found a puddle of pee twice. otherwise he is doing fine.
today after our afternoon walk along the riverside he got sick. before he was acting normal.
after a normal poo he pooped small amounts of mostard poo, yellow/orangish.
7.30 pm he started to vomit.
luckily we do have a 24/7 vet practice, so i made an appointment at 8pm.
the vet palpated his belly, but no signs of pain and everything felt well he said. gums ok. no signs of an uti.
little fever, but he is very stressed at the vets.
got a shot of cerenia and loperamide because of the cramps.
he is very restless still, drinks a lot, wanting to pee every hour, lying on his belly, not on his side what he normally does. not relaxed although he is very tired.
his sister got a snack and he wanted one too and ate it.
he will be 14 next wednesday.
i hope he is feeling better soon.

Oh Iris. That must be very worrying. :(.

No uti but glucose okay? Kidneys?

He hadn't been acting off at all before the walk today other than drinking more and peeing more?

What did the vet think was going on?

Hope he is better soon.
Hugs

Oh, I'm so sorry to see that Ian isn't well. I really hope that it's nothing serious. Could it be something that he's eaten whilst on the walk?
It's a good sign that he wanted to eat. I'll be thinking about all of you and hope he's feeling better soon.

Prayers rising for Ian and you, sweetie. Let us know how he's doing! Had to take Redd in yesterday for the same problem - explosive butt syndrome! His wasn't orange, tho - just LOTS and OFTEN! :eek: So here's to our boys feeling much better today!

Keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers. Hoping that Ian is feeling like his ole self real soon.

Hugs, Lori

ian is feeling better today, no poops, but drinking a lot and peeing a lot. he never eats anything filthy [his sister does though]
he was drinking more lately and it looks like the cushing symptoms are coming back. he even eats his pills all the time.
he is still on a very low dosage 20 mg vetoryl for a 14a15 kg dog [+ - 30 pounds], so i am going to up it gradually.
blood work when he is better.
the vet wasn't worried, because the vital signs were ok. and his belly or kidney area felt good, no pain.
he is very fit for his age, looks good, no weight loss, strong heartbeat.
he is a very experienced all animal vet. [10 minute drive] he knows what i want and don't want. there is also a female vet and a regular female locum vet. i do like them all. no nonsense country vets.
and a veteranary uni at 25 km [15 miles]. [advantage of living in a small country.]
so i hope he can invite you all for his 14th birthday party march 4.
@leslie, i hope redd is feeling better too.

Glad to hear Ian is feeling better! Redd seems to be tho he's still having a little bit of an issue. Nothing like before thankfully! ;)