new from europe (arthritis and vetoryl?) - Ian, Flynn and Enya have passed

[flynnandian]

10 cm of snow in april, brrrr!
o, yeh, bouncy puppies and bouncy henry, they are a lot alike.
midas loves teenage girls. they think he is cute and want to cuddle him.
maybe they should meet in england, then they can run around together.

[flynnandian]

last year july 22th i had to say goodbye to my ian.
in the same awful heat as we have now. 30+C/100+F.
i do miss him a lot as does his sister enya. i want to visit his grave, but it is a long trip and i don't have airco in my old car.
enya is doing pretty well. i still think she does have some mild form of cushing's, but it progressing at a snails pace luckily. she is 14 years old now and as long as she is doing well, i am not going to treat her.
my new dog midas is 6 months old now and already a big boy of 25 kilo. i will upload a pic soon.

[randomguy]

Hi, just wondering how you decided to treat your dog that had arthritis and cushings and if you have any suggestions. My 14-15 year old dog probably has both and I don't really know what to do. I'm strongly considering stopping treatment, though it makes me sad to think there is nothing I can do. How did you come to realize your dog also had arthritis? Thanks a bunch.

[Harley PoMMom]

Iris, sending you huge and loving hugs, Lori

[Joan2517]

So sorry about Ian and glad to hear that Enya continues to do well.

[flynnandian]

Hi, just wondering how you decided to treat your dog that had arthritis and cushings and if you have any suggestions. My 14-15 year old dog probably has both and I don't really know what to do. I'm strongly considering stopping treatment, though it makes me sad to think there is nothing I can do. How did you come to realize your dog also had arthritis? Thanks a bunch.

after the first capsules of vetoryl he became lame and his right wrist was 2x as big as before. he was in pain, because the vetoryl unmasked his underlying arthritis. he was a bordercollie and has worked with sheep and cows, so his joints were not 100% anymore. he had all the symptoms of cushing's including the rare ones. no treatment meant going downhill very fast and i had to let him go. if your dog is tolerating vetoryl fine, i won't stop the treatment unless your dog shows signs of joint inflammation too and is in pain. your dog is already 14/15 years old and you can try out how he is doing without the vetoryl if his arthritis is bothering him. quality of life should be our nr. 1 priority.

[flynnandian]

@ lori and joan; thank you!

[mcdavis]

So hard to believe that it's been a year since you said goodbye to Ian. Hugs to both you and Enya from Henry and me.

I'm pleased to hear that Enya is doing well, but the heat must be a nightmare for her. How is she with Midas now?

[flynnandian]

thank you, yes 1 year already, seems like yesterday. enya and i are not tolerating the heat very well. no airco in the house.
midas is far too energetic for enya, so i walk them seperately and the same way indoors. she hates him and goes after him ha, ha! she is the boss lady.
how is henry doing? still practising escape artist stuff?

[mcdavis]

Do you think Midas will start to calm down as he gets a bit older or will it take a few years?
I have no expectations of Henry calming down..... ever I'm keeping everything crossed as I still haven't had an opportunity to try a ruffwear harness on him (no local suppliers) but I did get a thin dog collar which I use to attach his current harness to his collar. I used a piece of string the first week - got some odd looks from people we met!