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[labblab]

Gina, what a great update from you and the Goo!!!

You two have been such pioneers for all of us...thank you so much!

Please give your baby girl tons of hugs for us, OK???
Marianne

[Roxee's Dad]

Hi Gina,
Always great to hear good news from you and the Goo Girl. I do remember it was a rough road for a while. Glad she is doing well and enjoying life.

[lucygoo]

Hi Everyone....

Just got an e-mail from Dr. Bruyette reminding me that next year will be the one year anniversary since Lucy's surgery! Yikes! I can't believe it's been that long! We have to go in Monday for her tests and he wants to do another MRI....keeping my fingers crossed that all is still well.

Lucy's doing pretty good...definitely getting older and has good days and bad, so I'm looking into getting something stronger for her arthritis. She's taking Carprofen, but doesn't seem to do much any more. I'll post again after Monday when we get results

Hope all is well with you all...

Gina and Lucy

[lucygoo]

Correction! Not next year, next week will be 1-year anniversary....DUH!

Gina

[Roxee's Dad]

Hi Gina,
Wow, it's so great to hear from you and weird too because I was just thinking of you and the Goo Girl this week. Glad to hear she is doing well and keeping everything crossed that she passes her 1 year check up with flying colors.

RE: The arthritis, our Mickee is 30 lb, 15 year old and we put him on Adequan a few months ago. He is doing really good, the Adequan really helped him. 1 shot a week for a month then once a month thereafter. Some dogs have to go every 3 weeks and some go about 6 weeks between shots. 4 weeks for Mickee is about right for him. Hope you find something that works for our Lucy Goo.

So good to hear from you and give her a big hug from me.

[lucygoo]

Hi John!

So good to hear from you too! And I'm so glad you responded, because I have a grooming question for ya...lol. Lucy is a shepherd mix, probably with some lab and rhodesian ridgeback, so she has that werid excess hair around her butt. As of late she tends accumulate dried poop there. Is there a quick fix trick that I can use to get rid of it, short of a full bath? Sometimes I'm not quick enough with the baby wipes.

Also, thanks for the Adequan info....I think we're going to insist on that, as I've heard nothing but good things about it. I just dread having to bring her in every month or so.

Thanks again

Gina and Goo

[Roxee's Dad]

Hi John!

So good to hear from you too! And I'm so glad you responded, because I have a grooming question for ya...lol. Lucy is a shepherd mix, probably with some lab and rhodesian ridgeback, so she has that werid excess hair around her butt. As of late she tends accumulate dried poop there. Is there a quick fix trick that I can use to get rid of it, short of a full bath? Sometimes I'm not quick enough with the baby wipes.

Also, thanks for the Adequan info....I think we're going to insist on that, as I've heard nothing but good things about it. I just dread having to bring her in every month or so.

Thanks again

Gina and Goo

Weird excess hair, well I do butt cheeks for many dogs. Using a pair of curved shears and shape it so it looks like butt cheeks. My customers laugh but love it and always ask me to do it again. I would have to see it but many times do what called a feet, face and fanny (sanitary) and we use a 10 blade to shave around the anus and make what we call a potty path. (techinical groomer talk lol) trimming the hair so the poop doesn't catch on it.

Some how we always get around to talking about poop around here.

Regarding the Adequan, Some vets will let you inject it yourself if your willing. Each shot cost me $35.00. It doesn't work for all dogs but when it works, it wonderful. Love seeing Mickee trotting around without much of a limp. You won't notice a change for a few weeks as it has an accumulative effect or action. Hope it works for the Goo Girl.

[lucygoo]

Hi John...

I love the butt cheeks description! I wish you lived around here! We'd be in all the time It was never a problem with the poop in the hair until recently...I think because she's getting so old when she does poop it comes on suddenly, and she just sort of poops where she stands. That's what she does when I take her out too....I don't even call it going for a walk anymore. I just say..."Wanna go out for a stand?"

And sorry I used "poop" so many times in this post! I just said it again!

Gina and Goo

[Harley PoMMom]

Hi Gina!

It is always so good to hear from you and the Goo! I just can't believe it either, that next week marks Lucy's one year anniversary! So very happy that she is doing well, and keeping everything crossed here for Lucy for her tests, which I am sure she will ace!

Please do let us know how everything turns out, and again it is so nice to hear from you! Give Lucy some hugs from Harley and me.

Love and hugs,
Lori

[Buffaloe]

Hi Gina,

It is wonderful to hear that Lucy is doing so well. What a trooper she is! Hey, she's earned her spurs, she deserves to hang loose and take things smooth and easy.

Ken