Bailey and Friends

Hi Marie & Addy and whomever else may be lurking about.
I never did watch much of the snow storm reports and, thankfully the high tides did not cause flooding at our house.:)
Last week the vet told us we should be feeding Bailey 1/8th cup of kibble with a very little bit of wet food mixed in. She said to feed her twice a day. Put it down; after an hour pick it up. That is what has happened since last Tuesday. Vet said she'll be eating in three days. Well-this is day 6 and only this evening did she eat her food.
I have some major issues with how Bob deals with Bailey. I don't know where this will take us.
It was a bummed out weekend. :(:(

Happy Monday all!!!
-Susan

Bummed out weekends are not a good thing. Is your foot still painful, sweetie? You sounded so sad on my thread. Maybe you need a Spa Day, that might help.

Yesterday I stayed home all afternoon waiting for trick or treaters and only 2 came:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: But I did learn about pancreatitis and low fat diets and now I am freaking out because I calculated the fat in Zoe's raw diet and it is 39.5%calculated as dry matter. The bag says minimum 15%.:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Hubby and I disagreed on Zoe many times. I learned to not criticize him and to try to patiently explain my point of view. It never worked for long so I just let him do his thing. Zoe survived just fine, Koko too;)

love ya girlfriend,
addy

So sorry for the bummed out weekend!!! :(

Hubby and I disagree all the time with Ella--he always says she didn't get enough exercise so that is why she is acting like she does...:mad:--I should be running her (I hate to run!!!); if I don't get her food fast enough--my fault again why she is wild. There is never going to be peacefulness all the time--so don't sweat it so much--it is the tension of not having complete control yet--be patient--isn't that what you tell me!!!:D

What if you mix a little peanut butter in with the dry or hand feed it to her this way--just a thought that popped in my head. Remember I had issues with Maddie as a puppy and she did just fine so there is hope. Of course, Bailey doesn't weigh as much, so I know your concerns.

So glad you came through the storms without a scratch. I know you won't like me to say it will be 77 here today, but fogged in this morning Ella and I were both wet heads after our walk. :eek:

Here is to a HAPPY MONDAY for you!!!!:):D:p

Hi gals-

Addy-foot hurts way more than before. It's one toe in particular. I called first thing this morning and the first they will see me is @11 on Thursday. I then called back and said if he cannot see me before Thursday, I need an Rx for pain meds. She said-I'll have to check with the doctor....I'll call you back. When she called back, two hours later, she said "He is concerned that you are taking too much pain medicine." Let's see-it calls for 1-2 tablets every 4 hours as needed. I've been taking only one and the closest they've been is 4 hours. Yesterday I had two all day. So she said he'll call in an Rx for 20. I felt like a ten year old. Twenty will get me to Thursday-actually I've only taken one so far today. And I am VERY glad that I hung onto some that was left over from the knee surgeries!! Had it not been for those, I would not have made it this far.

Spa day? I had a massage on Friday. Sure did feel wonderful.

I went to the Gyn doc today for my annual checkup-told her I had been getting hot at around 11PM and 3AM. It was only last year that we decided to stop HRT. Then she proceeded to tell me how woman don't pay as much attention as they should to signs of heart disease. She said the symptoms are very similar for both. She wondered about checking out my thyroid, heart, etc. I told her in the past year I had been checked for just about everything. So I said-"So now you're telling me that when I wake up hot I should start thinking and wondering if I might be working up to a heart attack?" She said-It's something to think about. And there it was left. And NOW I have to make an appt for a bone scan because it has been two years.

I have a hand carved wooden cane. They carved my initials into the side of it and the year "1988." That is significant in that it means I have been dealing with my various body parts for 23+ years now. Surgery, arthroscopic surgery, revision surgeries.

Marie - And hubby's behavior.....-when I see him shove Bailey in the house and yank Bailey while she's on her leash, I don't like it. I have mentioned it. He's been talking about sending her back to Ala. (well-just once). I told him he seems to take delight at announcing that he's picking up the food, so that's it for today. He denies that. I did feed Bailey straight from the little food container one day and she ate almost all of it. The vet rolled her eyes at that one. She says Bailey is training us. Come on .... 1/8th cup of kibble, twice a day?? That's it, that's all? So now she'll eat every six days, according to this past test???

I'm just bummed out, pooped out, pained out, doctored out.

And now I've lost a check. I think I'll try starting this week/month/year over.

We picked up a coat for Bailey today-burgundy with silver reflective stripes on it......and a pocket!! I told her to put a quarter in it so she'd always have money to make a phone call in an emergency.:D It has gotten quite cold here...and nothing we have fit her....not hers from last year nor Palmer's left overs. They are too big and may never fit Bailey.

My apologies for the length......
Love,
Sus, Susan:(

Oh Sus,

I am so sorry it hurts so bad. Sending big hugs and love over the miles. The doctors are weird with pain meds. They think we will abuse them unless you have a doctor knowledgeable in managing pain, which most of them don't have a clue.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Hubby used to yank on Zoe too, I used to just lose it without thinking, all I saw was someone possibly hurting my baby's leg or foot being yanked like that and I would react out of instinct protectively. I kept showing him how to gently move her but he would just forget and yank (his instinct) without thinking he could hurt her. It did get better but we had some real rows about it for awhile until I learned to stop my self from freaking out.:rolleyes:

You have to take a picture of Bailey in her new coat. I would love to see it.

Hope things get better when you see the doctor.

All my love,
addy

Oh Susan,

I think we are so many years older/wiser than when we did the puppy thing before so our patience levels are not what they use to be. My husband is calm with Ella, but he has his moments when he loses it. I try to remind him that Ella lives in the moment and doesn't remember what she did. I lose it quite often and wonder if she will turn out a calm wonderful dog...:eek:

Are you a pill hoarder--hehe!! Good thing you have extra because you never know when you need them. I have kept pills just in case. I hate to take medicine so I have to be pretty darn sick to take it or even go to the doctor.

Now you have me wondering about being hot at night--I just had everything checked and they didn't find anything abnormal...

I hope the doctor figures out why that toe is causing you pain.

Ella is much smaller than Maddie so I know what you mean about things not fitting. I never had any coats or sweaters for Maddie. We tried booties once--that was a joke because she flung them off. Still have them in their package. I know there is no way Ella will wear them--she would chew them up in no time.

We will get through this puppy experience--think when they are 1 yr old, when they are 1 year old. Hopefully we will survive.

Take care Miss Susan!!! ((((Big Hugs))))

Hello friends!
And thank you.
And I love you.
And it's sunny today. Windy and cold, but sunny. Actually not that cold (59) but the wind is awful.

Bob found another sweater...which I guess was Palmer's...........anyway-it fits Bailey.....but she does not like it! She goes after the arm holes and the floppy part at her butt. I am hoping if we take her for walks with her new digs on that she will get used to them. Anyway-at least we have something to keep her warm (besides me!:D)

Just had a nice lunch with one of my better friends here. Best one here, actually. She's funny. She gets my humor and she's understanding. (like youse guys.) :) I knew her back in Virginia.

Foot is tolerable today. One pill so far today. Addy-I know what you mean about most docs don't understand. I had a discussion with my knee doc before he did the first surgery (his on me....not my first knee surgery.) He totally understood about treating pain and about allowing me the time to taper off, since I was on it for a number of months. I did not have this discussion with this doc. We will be discussing this on Thursday (!)

Thanks guys for relating about your spouses. It helps. Bob takes "training" well, so I just need to mention it in casual conversation.

Bob just left to run some errands. He usually kisses me goodbye-likewise me-when we leave one another. Bailey is getting kind of aggressive and protective of me. Once he was out the door, I thanked her but told her it really wasn't necessary. She growls and lunges at him. We're working on correcting that.....needless to say.:o

Well-just wanted to pop in and let you know I was back from the non basement where it's dark, damp and cold.....and makes me really unhappy. Things look the same today, but better. Different day, same problems, different attitude.

HAPPY TUESDAY!!!
Yours truly......me

Has today started out better? I hope so....:o

With your new and revised body parts you should be good for another 20 years plus. You will be running marathons (I hate running myself).

My daughter downloaded Pandora on my iphone so I have been listening to Today's Hits - it makes me walk faster and Ella is mostly good about walking next to me without attacking.

We will get through all the trials and tribulations with Bailey and Ella--we have to be the boss and not them. I read somewhere that hand feeding isn't a bad thing because you control the food. I know Sas said you even have to control the toys--you get them out to play and take them away. If this is the only way to get Bailey to eat for now then I would do it. Maybe hand feed a little to get her started then put in her bowls--if she won't eat it then pick it up--she will eventually get hungry. I use to tell Maddie if she didn't eat the rest of her food the birds would get it. It was so funny to see her look at me like WHAT :eek: then she would eat it or I would take it in (she ate outside for a time). You will work it out just fine with Bailey.:p

Here's to you feeling better soon!!!!:)

Hi Susan,

So sorry the foot is causing you extra pain this time. :( Something I wanted to share with you that my docs tell me about managing pain with pills. Take enough at the start to stop it; then taper down to a level you can tolerate. NEVER let the pain build back to the first level. With chronic pain conditions I have learned they are right. When times get bad, I take my pain pills immediately, enough to make me sick at times but it stops the pain. Then I start cutting back to a level where I can tolerate the pain and stay there til that level subsides. Then I start cutting back again...until the episode is past and I can do without them. I am never pain-free, don't expect to be, so I just work toward tolerable. ;)

I hope your doc can listen and understand then offer some solution that will help you heal.

Hugs,
Leslie

Hi Susan - wanted to say hi and hope you start to feel better each day - Bailey be good for mom she is not feeling well!!!!!:D xo