Introducing Fraser - our sweet Fraser has crossed The Bridge

Hi Naomi

I hope you figured out how much to give, it will be interesting to see if the numbers improve on it!

Hope you found that cooling pad for the babies, I must confess when it was hot and I was not here I used to leave the air con on for the two cats, but unfortunately they are not with us this summer and Flynny goes to my parents during the day so I can turn it off and save a bit of power.

How are the little guys doing? I bet you are not looking forward to going back to work after the holidays. I have worked all through the holidays apart from the stats so can't wait until April and my trip to Melbourne and Sydney, shame it is not to WA or I would have popped in for a cuppa! I lived in Sydney for a few years back in the 90's so like to visit there when I go over to Australia for our yearly conference to catch up with my friends :D It is going to be hard to leave Flynn for 10 days so hope he behaves himself while I am away :)

Trish xxxxxxxxxxx

Hey Trish,

I guess no one else wanted to tackle my wall of quotes, don't blame them :D

Anyway, I'm giving him 1/4 tablet 2x a day of the MediHerb brand I bought, so will se how that goes. Will run liver tests sometime around next ACTH I think, see how his numbers go then. I have noticed some change in him since he started, but then it could be exhaustion from too much activity over the weekend. :):)

Shame your not coming to Perth when you come across, would have loved to have you in for a cuppa! But I do know what you mean about hating to leave them. I have to go to Singapore in July for 8 days (taking 50 kids with me :eek:) and am leaving boys with Mum. She is very capable, but I still worry, will she notice the little things, remember his pills etc. Considering she has dealt with a diabetic dog and an epileptic one in the past (epileptic one for over 10 years too) I am worrying about nothing, but he's still my baby boy.

As for the cooling mat, not decided yet. Am debating to go with water or gel based. I know the water ones get really heavy, but I like the ones that supposedly "recharge" themselves with weight. Just don't know which will be cooler. I leave the overhead fans on for them, but the lounge does heat up in the afternoon. They do also have the entry tiles to stretch out on which they both do frequently, but I still want to have something soft for then to lie on that is also cool. Old bones, you know? :D Maybe I should work out the timer on the air con to come on when it gets hotter :rolleyes::rolleyes: Feb March temps failry often get to the low-mid 40's so will probably do that for them then.

Anyway, must head off, got Dad coming for dinner in an hour, need to start organising food. Have a great week!

That wall of quotes scared the tar out of me! I suddenly felt like I didn't know what percentage of what should be given when.
50 kids to Singapore! Ohh, you're going to have a busy trip! LOL
Wonder woman you are.
I hate that panic feeling that comes on when I have to leave Molly while away. The vet does have our cell numbers though and we check constantly to make sure that we don't miss anything.
The only time she told me she almost called was when the test came back and she said Molly had cushings. We were in Prince Edward Island at the time and she said she decided not to tell us till we got home. Good thing, or I wouldn't have had time to find this board and demand more tests. Whew!

Have a good day Naomi!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

I saw the word "maths" and my mind went blank! :eek::o;)

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Jarrow is 30:1, the Medi Herb one I bought is the 70:1. What this means? I have no idea!

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However, this I can answer for you. When herbs are standardized to a certain percentage what they are telling you is that in the total composition of the capsule/tablet/dropperful/etc contains that percentage of the active ingredient of the herb. So Jarrow at 30:1 means that each capsule/tablet/dropperful/etc has 30% of the MT and the Medi Herb at 70:1 contains 70%. My Squirt takes 40mg flax lignans capsules which are standardized to 20%. This means there are only 8mg of the SDG (active ingredient of lignans) in each capsule.

40 mg capsule = 20% lignans
20% is 1/5 of 100% (or 100 divided by 20 = 5)
40 mg divided by 5 = 8 mg lignans
Each 40 mg capsule contains 8 mg lignans

Hope that helps!
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

PS. Bulk herbs are so much easier for old math challenged brains like mine! :p

Thank goodness for Leslie deciphering all that :)

I know what you mean about noting the little things, Mum and Dad who are great and love him to bits do not notice the things I do... still they know their way to the vets and they have had to rush him in twice, once with his orignal collapse and the other when he had his shoulder ripped open by a pitbull while Dad was walking him up the beach :eek: so they do get him there if they really need to!!

Wow Singapore with 50 kids, now that sounds a real challenge! Fun though too :)

Trish xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Originally Posted by Trish

and the other when he had his shoulder ripped open by a pitbull while Dad was walking him up the beach :eek: so they do get him there if they really need to!!
Trish xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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OMG OMG OMG! :eek::eek::eek:

Poor Flynny! that's horrible! I know they say blame the owners not the dogs, but I've never warmed up to pit bulls, they scare the bejesus out of me. but I'm glad he's ok now at least, and on a path for the better apparently :D

I must admit, Singapore with 50 kids is not as bad as it sounds, there are 5 other staff too, so it's really only 1:8 kind of thing; and it's good fun. We only take good kids and they know and follow the rules. We went 2 years ago too, had a blast! I think the staff spent more time on the roller coasters at Universal World than the kids did! (Actually in 07, myself and 2 others took 30 kids to NZ too:D). The hard part this time will be worrying about my boys back home :o. Guess that's why apple invented Face Time :D:D:D:D:D:D

Ok, next question. Anyone ever used a coolmat? if so, was it water or gel based? Very interested in people's observations with this, though I do understand most of you are currently wishing for a heating pad instead :D

Brand recommends welcome but may not be of any use with geography in the way.

Thanks!

I remembered Mary Beth bought one for Alivia so searched her thread- the one she bought had water not gel. She also purchased some cooling bandanas for her pups.

http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/show...ling#post56771

Im so paranoid I would be worried about the gel just in case the pup chewed the mat through somehow. I could see my Koko doing that:o:o
But I am super paranoid about stuff like that becuase Koko is always in to SOMETHING:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I purchased a coolmat but it has not been used! I originally got it for Buddy but he wouldn't use it so I then tried it on Phoebe who also would have nothing to do with it. Both these pups are now gone and I have tried with my current Luke and Joey but neither of them are interested. I have tried it covered and uncovered but no go.

It seems like it stays cool but it will only help Fraser if he will actually use it.

Jen

We have a new forum host! :) Congratulations Naomi!

hugs,
Sharlene