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I raise my glass along with you in the toast and wish to also include my thanks to you, Gina, for sharing Lucy's journey with us and becoming part of "the family".....Cheers!Quote:
I propose a toast to you all and all your babies, both that are here and have passed on...thank you.
Gina and Lucy
Many hugs to you and lots of extra pets for Lucygoo!!
Louise
Thanks, and blessings, all around.
Scott.
Hi Gina,
I assume the Goo Girl is doing well??
Hi John...Yeah, Goo's doing well, thanks:)
Not so much me, though:mad: Had a pretty stressful day trying to get her DDAVP drops for her diabetes insipidus, which is supposed to go away, but doesn't look like it is. So hence, I was up all night with her last night because she was drinking massive amounts of water and peeing accordingly. (I don't have a doggie door, and am afraid of cats, skunks, possums and whatnot coming though if I did have one) Then today juggling people to go let her out so she could pee while I was at work, and fenagling a wonderful tech at the hospital to bring home a bottle of drops with him so I didn't have to drive all the way to the west side to get them at 4:30 p.m.! And if anybody knows what traffic's like in LA at that time, going from Hollywood to the west side....I'd almost rather have root canal with no anesthesia!:eek:
She's holding her own though, and has a good appetite:D Now she's allowed to eat kibble again, so she likes that. She's still somewhat weak, and acts like a weirdo when we walk outside, so I'm still trying to figure out a way for her to get more exercise to strengthen her back legs, especially. She actually chased a cat the other day....:eek::D
Hope all is well with everyone, and I'll keep you posted with the continuing saga of Lucy:)
G and L
Hi Gina,
Just wondering how you and Lucygoo were doing, haven't heard much from you lately.
Hope everything is going well.
Miss your updates :)
Lori
Hi Lori...
Thanks for asking and missing my updates:)
Lucy's doing good. I think I'll always have sort of one eye on her at all times from now on, but I'm very happy with the outcome so far. She continues to improve every day. She does keep panting though sometimes. And it can't be because she's hot, because it's been quite cool here. I know, now I'm looking at every little thing she does through a microscope...always on the lookout for anything weird neurologically. Still haven't been able to get a decent night's sleep either, as her DI kicks in at night...and even after I give her a drop, she stops drinking but has to be let out sometimes at hour intervals:mad: I wish that damn thing would go away. I also still sort of have one eye and one ear open all night, worried that I'll miss some sound of distress. I'm nuts. I was talking to a human endocrinologist friend of mine, and he said it's all a guessing game whether the DI is going to stop or not. He also said in humans this particular surgery does do damage to the hypthalamus.
All in all, though, I certainly can't complain. She's getting more and more of her personality back every day...the good, the bad and the ugly:) I never thought I'd be glad to hear her barking so much again:D She's also gaining weight, finally. I'm still trying to find a decent canned food that won't give her diarrhea that she'll actually eat. Everything she likes gives her the runs. I found a kibble that she likes, Innova Senior Plus, so I'm sticking with that. I wonder if there's some kind of digestive aid/supplement I can give her so she won't get diarrhea so much.:confused:
Hope everyone is well, and I'll be posting until you all throw me off:eek:
Gina and Lucy
It sounds like the DI needs a bit of fine tuning - it's something that should be able to be done so don't hold back on mentioning it Dr. Bruyette especially as it is impacting on your well-being - probably more than it does on Lucy's. Might be worth checking her for a UTI too just to be on the safe side.
People here swear by pumpkin as a diarrhea remedy - also works for constipation too as it seems to sort of "normalize" dog poop in a lot of cases. I believe in the US you can get canned pumpkin but that it is important to make sure that the only ingredient is pumpkin - no spices or anything. I use pumpkin which I zap in the microwave until it is thoroughly mushy - it is a normal part of Zac's diet actually as he likes it. I'm not quite clear on how much you use as a diarrhea remedy and I probably feed more than you would use if you were using it as a 'remedy'. Someone else will be able to help you with the "dose" - I know it is surprisingly little.
You do realize that this means that you are never going to be able to leave....:DQuote:
Hope everyone is well, and I'll be posting until you all throw me off
Alison
Hi Alison...
I've tried the canned pumpkin. She sort of liked it the first time i gave it to her, but no more. Now I actually have to force feed it to her, and she still spits it out most of the time:mad:
You heat it up? Maybe that's the problem.
Yeah, the DI probably does need some sort of tuning..dont' know what though. She's probably due for bloodwork and stuff and the dreaded MRI anyway, so we'll have to see. Right now I'm enjoying no bad news for a while:)
Gina
Can you mush it through some canned food - she might take it that way? Mia would never eat straight pumpkin (except when her cortisol was high, of course) and had to have it mixed into some meat before she would classify it as something a dog should be eating.
Zac (3yo Cattle Dog) eats almost anything that is put in front of him, bless him - he even loves big, tough broccoli stalks and eats them raw, chewing on them like he would a bone. Slightly weird dog, I think, but I'll take it!
Alison
I'll try that...although I've tried that with other things; i.e., mixing a little W/D in with her regular canned food, and she's wise to it right away and turns her nose up to the whole thing. Today she just seems to want to eat kibble, no canned. She threw up early this morning, so maybe that's it.
Right now I have enough dog food of different varieties I could open up a dog food store. In fact, I have more dog food and treats than human food in my house. I kid you not. It's insane:eek:
Gina