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Hi Everyone:
Well we are going no where. It is still only 16 and Tipper is so any to go. She is continuing to drink a lot of water. This is bugging me, as she has been on the Soloxine for a month now, so if that is the cause why did the water drinking excess become noticeable?? Today is watch a movie day and rest. I am moving slowly today. Blessings
Patti
Cold here today too. We won't be getting out much, just short potty walks.
That is fine, we have things that need to be done around here today, so that works out okay for me.
Either Tippers dosage upped or more frequent shots, not sure which would last the best.
Sorry you both had such a bad night. :(
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin
Has it been since her stim test? As I always found Tia would drink more for a few days after her testing.
Hope it settles down soon xxx
Hi Everyone:
I took Tipper out for a very short walk one street over as she is very bored. She is drinking a lot today. I don't think it's the ACTH test Mel as that was last Wednesday. This is just not normal for her to be drinking this much? I hope it is the Soloxine and not something else. She was at least happy to be outside for a short period of time. Looking at her today she looks kind of bloated from all the water. I am hoping she has a better sleep tonite with no breathing issues. It was snowing here earlier, just big flurries no accumulation. I think I will ask the vet to raise the Adequan dosage instead of more shots Sharlene as the shots are painful since she does not have a lot of muscle there and I am trying to limit these vet visits for both our sanities. I am looking at Tipper as I type and she looks huge right now,I bet she is up in weight again from this water. It would seem there is always a fire to put out. Blessings
Patti
Patti, how much more is she drinking in a 24 hour period? You are measuring her water every day, right? And were the results of her last stim test ok? I scanned your thread real quick, but didn't find it right off.
Tina:
Tipper's stim test showed higher than normal cortisol on her post was a 9. She is on a different dose now due to that. I had to let her cortisol come up higher as her pre number was too low last time. It's a balancing act with her all the time. Her post should be going down now, and hopefully not the pre. She is consuming maybe a cup more of water. It is hard to measure with her as Toby drinks out of her bowl too. Her urine is not dilute yet though. She is not drinking bowl fulls just more than usual. Blessings
Patti
i hope this increase in drinking is just boredom and stress from being stuck inside so much because of this bad weather. especially for a dog who loves to walk. maybe you can lower de temperature inside your house a bit.
do you own a hygrometer? maybe the air is too dry in your house?
is tipper's leg ok? i hope the both of you will have a good night sleep!
Hi Everyone:
Well Tipper had a better nite. She did not wheeze as much, and slept ok. She was a little hungry last nite and continued to drink more water. This is now going to be harder to discern what the culprit is here. I domuse a vaporizer every nite so she has enough moisture. I am thinking the Soloxine. I will talk it over with the vet on Wednesday, and see if he is worried about her glucose level rising. Today is only 11 degrees so she can only have a short walk. Where are the 50's we were promised this week?? I have some beautiful pictures of Grace on my camera, I am going to try and put them in her album this week. Blessings
Patti
Tipper said Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone!!!!!!!!! Then she laid down and is having a nap.
Happy Saint Patricks Day Wear Green!! :)
Glad Tipper had a better night
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly muffin
enjoy your nap tipper! it is bedtime for us overhere.
Hi Everyone:
Tipper and Toby are having a ball. They have walked three times already. Toby had to be a brat and got in the mud. For some reason if I do not post, Delora fell over in her bathroom last nite and fell into the bath tub, and she is not good, and I am real worried about her. Blessings
Patti
Hi Patti,
So nice to hear the pups got out so much today and had fun! It was so cold yesterday but today is much better so far. Awww, Toby got himself into some mess...Trixie does that a lot, they love the all the scents in that mud!
Too bad about Delora, it's so sad that she's ailing and has no one there to take care of her. You are kind to lend a hand and do so much for her. I hope she did not get badly injured when she fell.
Barbara
Hi Everyone:
Tipper has walked three times today. It is beautiful and the sun is out. Delora is really bad. One of my other neighbors had a confrontation with her son when he finally showed up today. Needless to say the son left in a huff after the neighbor told him he better get his@#$& over here and care for his mother. The neighbor ended it by calling the son a piece of crap!. Oh Lord, I am glad I missed all that. He didnt even stay he got in his car and left. Tipper seems to not be in fhe water bowl too much today. She was up at 5:30 am this morning. I had to bathe Toby after he got his little butt in the mud. I hate to go to the vets tomorrow, but Tipper needs her Adequan. I am so thankful her triglycerides dropped almost in half, that was a jaw dropper. It is nice to see spring is on the way, but I am afraid of the storms. Blessings
Patti
Glad Tipper and Toby are having a stellar day.
Molly discovered the mud too and the dead leaves and twigs. She was a mess and seemed to be okay with it. Her stomach though is just ... ugh.
Girl is going to need a bath too.
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin
Daisy has had two walks today. It's only 32 here. I'm so over this cold.
Patti, I'm glad that you're finally seeing improvements with Tipper!
Valerie:
Tipper is passed out. It is 50 here so we are enjoying the day thoroughly !!
i am so glad that you girls and your dogs had a "'heatwave "' today. hopefully this means the begin of spring.
even tasty mud puddles!
we had a cold day today with lots of wind. brrr!
Whoo hooo, you wore Tipper out!
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin
Hi Patti,
Could you please send me a link/picture/dosage of the Hawthorn that you give Tipper?
I am trying to get Lola's BP under control and would try anything!
God bless!
We have FROST :-(
Please send some of your warmth to CT. This is crazy!
Daisy and I are envious Patti :-)
Hi Everyone:
Well we are back from the vets. Tipper had a blood pressure of 135 so I'll take that any day of the week. I asked about increasing the dosage on the Adequan and as he looked over top his glasses at me with a smirk on his face he said" I think she should just get the injections more often." Then I said please can you reconfigured her dosage. He finally did and gave it to her. Of course he would jump on the come more often band wagon as that is more money for him. I told him she is already there once a week and it is just too much for her. Well as soon as we got home I opened the dap collar. I put it on her, and was very disappointed in it's construction. Where the buckle is you have to thread the collar back thru it. It then has a hard edge that jabs her in the neck. So I unbuckled it part way and left it stick up. She is not usedto wearing a collar so it looks like she is uncomfortable in it. Tipper cannot usually where anything but leather or it causes her irritation, especially nylon. She has begun to scratch at it as it must have started her neck itching. The weather said storms with thunder so I am giving it a try. I hope to God for her sake this thing works. It has to be snug around the neck to work so that concerns me with the tracheal issues she has . shto be
Hi Everyone:
Well we are back from the vets. Tipper had a blood pressure of 135 so I'll take that any day of the week. I asked about increasing the dosage on the Adequan and as he looked over top his glasses at me with a smirk on his face he said" I think she should just get the injections more often." Then I said please can you reconfigure her dosage. He finally did and gave it to her. Of course he would jump on the come more often band wagon as that is more money for him. I told him she is already there once a week and it is just too much for her. Well as soon as we got home I opened the dap collar. I put it on her, and was very disappointed in it's construction. Where the buckle is you have to thread the collar back thru it. It then has a hard edge that jabs her in the neck. So I unbuckled it part way and left it stick up. She is not usedto wearing a collar so it looks like she is uncomfortable in it. Tipper cannot usually where anything but leather or it causes her irritation, especially nylon. She has begun to scratch at it as it must have started her neck itching. The weather said storms with thunder so I am giving it a try. I hope to God for her sake this thing works. It has to be snug around her neck to work so that concerns me with the tracheal issues she has . She slept well and not as much water drinking going on. The vet said today several others have commented on their dogs drinking more on the Soloxine. He
also said that I need not worry about Tipper's glucose it is fine and no where near the number he would worry about. All in all a good visit, as I am tiring of the fights all the time. Deloras phone is not working right, I try to keep checking on her, and this makes it worse. We'll see if the son does anything about this!! Blessings
Patti
Patti, that's great news! I'm glad Tipper's BP is down! You're doing great.
way to go tipper! there is also an electric dap vaporizer which you can plug in and a spray i believe.
found it; our dutch site says;
Halsband [=collar] , Spray, Verdamper[=vaporizer]. maybe a good alternative to the collar?
Hi Patti,
Sounds like great news from the visit on Tipper blood pressure!! Sorry to hear things with your neighbor are getting worse. Her son must be a horrible person. How does live with himself!? What an awful situation. How old is Delora? I feel sorry for her, at least you and the other neighbors care about her but it sounds like she needs some help. Do they have the Visiting Nurse service in your area? Maybe she needs Hospice care..it's not just for the very last days. If she has Medicare they cover Hospice care for awhile if a doctor okays it.
Barbara
I agree Barbara, he must be a very horrid person to do this or allow this to happen to his mother. :(
I'm so glad that Patti and the other neighbors care about her and watch out for her. It's so heart breaking what she is going through and her family is putting her through! That is worse that it's family that has done this.
Glad Tipper's BP is doing so well that is a good sign and we like good things. :) Just as much as we like plans, we like good results. LOL
Raining here today. Joy joy!
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin
Patti,
great news all around for Tipper!
Honestly, report Delora's son to her doctor. You can do it anonymously and tell them that you don't know who to call to get her help.
Send me his name and the name of his church. ;)
Hi Everyone:
Got my car inspected, thank goodness it did not need anything. Tipper had some really bad tremors when going to sleep. This time they rocked her body and it was very scary. I had to shake her out of it. It seems like she is sleeping deeper snd deeper. She used to hear me as soon as I said her name. She was very upset when I got home from doing the car. She just does not want me going anywhere without her. I think Deloras son has told her to stop talking to me.I could not get thru on her phone so I called the phone company and they said there was nothing wrong with her phone. I ran up to her house , she said her son had been there. I checked her phone and the battery was dead. Why did he not do something to get her a phone?? I said you son needs to start taking care of this. She must have told him I said that, as now she is barely talking to me. I am worried as I gave her a phone I had, and I hooked it up, but she is not answering the phone. I will be calling someone today as I have had enough. Will post later. Blessings
Patti
PLEASE let me have his name and the name of his church! (where is the little devil icon!) :D
Hi Everyone:
Just done with my car inspection, so glad it all passed. I don't need anything. Tipper is crazy worked up the sitter said she was crying for me. She just does not want me to leave her alone. I couldn't get a hold of Delora yesterday. She called me and I could hear her TV in the background, I kept calling her name but no answer. I ran up there thinking she fell and was trying to call me. She said no the phone was not working right. I called he phone comany which is no easy task to request service for someone else's phone. I went back up and she said her son had been there. I checked her phone and the battery was dead. I. Said to her why didn't you son do something about this? She did not answer. I went home got a phone from here and hooked it up. Today she called and wanted to know if I am getting her battery?? She left me a voice mail when I called back she does not answer. Ran back up, she is acting strange. I think she told her son what I said and he told her not to talk to me. I cannot believe this. I am calling someone today about her as I have had it with her son. This is not fair to me with Tipper needing me, I cannot help her any more. I have done all I can and this is making me a nervous wreck. I am not her family, and am sick of trying to help her and they hamper everything, and do nothing. I cannot be in the middle of this. Will post later as I need to get caught up. Blessings
Patti
Well he isn't going to like any of the neighbors, that son of hers. After all, they care about his mom and try to help her as they can.
Delora is probably, cranky at the situation, scared at the situation and lashes out. Her son is like this lifeline for her, that she has to always hope will have her best interests at heart, but unfortunately he doesn't seem to.
You know that she is very grateful for all that you do Patti. I know that it hurts though to then have her be curt and unfeeling towards you when you have only tried to help her. :( Her son is a turd if he even puts bad thoughts into her head about her neighbors that have been there for her when he has Not.
Tipper does seem to be getting more vocal about her displeasure at you not being with her all the time. :(
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin
so glad that your car was fine! does your neighbor gets some help from prefessionals who take care of her? or at least someone who will help her with housekeeping? they can report this at their organisation.
it is hard for you to watch all of this. it is my work and i know all about this.
Hi Everyone:
Well Tipper had some really bad tremors again last nite. Her whole body was shaking and rocking. This is extremely hard to watch, and it is starting to worry me again as this all started out with her rear leg shaking, so where will this go from here?? I may need to contact the neurologist, and get this on the IPhone for him to see how bad this is getting. I am worried about what her heart and blood pressure are doing during this too. It is cold here this morning, and we are to get snow next week. I called Elder Care a legal group about Delora yesterday and they had no one to talk to me but said they will get back to me. I have heard nothing from her and have seen no one at her house to help her. Even though she is listening to that disgusting son of hers, I still feel bad for her that she doesn't know any better than to listen to his lies. I am hoping this place I called helps her out of this mess. I am missing Grace, she really left her paw prints on my heart. Blessings
Patti
Hi Everyone:
Tipper is resting after having three walks today. She is my rock star. She just keeps on going no matter what, and I pray it continues. Every day with her is the biggest blessing I could receive. Toby is passed out,band Elvis just went in the cage for the nite. I guess I will wrangle the kitties with some teasers. Their cat room is like being in Miami. It is about 80 degrees in there. They like it warm so I have the heat turned up for them. I hope Tipper does not have tremors tonite. It is really on my mind. Tipper is having fun as she has no vet visits until next Wednesday. I hope for her sake tomorrow is nice too. I cannot believe we are getting a clipper tomorrow. I just saw it on the weather channel. More snow. Look out Valerie it is coming your way!! Hope it misses you Sharlene. Blessings
Patti
Hi Patti,
I hope all the exercise that Tipper had will make for a restful and no tremor sleep tonight.
I took Trixie to Central Park early this morning, she had a great time, it is still cold here today, sunny but windy. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice and in the 60's, but Mon and Tues we're back in the voretx...not as bad as last time, but in the 20s. Winter doesn't want to give up. I'm not looking forward to the summer heat though..it's too hard on our pups! Hoping for some real spring weather low 60's would be great for awhile.
Have a great weekend.
Barbara
so glad that tipper and trixie had their walks today. it keeps our doggies sane.
is it very hot outside in summer where you both live?
i think dogs prefer the cold weather though!
it will be 12C overhere this weekend.
p.s. what is a clipper?
We have rain....yippee. The bath battle yesterday will be all for naught in about 2 hours! :D
Oh! and I haven't forgotten the salve again. I got my bowl for this down and dropped it, empty, because of my arm. SO I decided I didn't quite trust the arm just yet to carry the bowl full of hot liquids. :o
Hi Everyone:
Tipper had an decent nite. She kept me up all nite though. She slept plastered up against me. When she first went to sleep I was watching her. It seems that now the tremorsndo not start in one place like her leg, and move to other places, but it seems they all start at once now. Her whole body shakes and jumps around. When she got up against me real it seemed she had no more. If she was not so hot all the time I would put her thunder shirt on her and see if that would help. It seems when her legs are stretched out and free it may happen more. Other than that everything else was fine with the exception of hunger, which she had bad last nite. No one called back yet from Elder Care. Still waiting. Snow expected today and tomorrow, and very dark out. Tipper kept me up sleeping so close to me I could not move and was hanging off the side of the bed all nite so I am tired lazy day today. Blessings
Patti