Pets!

[danie]

The culprit, looking very pleased with herself after her car ride
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Wow, beautiful dog.

 

[Spideyman]

Lulu made me laugh this morning She was very excited to take the kids to school (one of her favorite things), but I told he she couldn't go today. She had an absolute temper tantrum! She was vocalizing (not exactly barking or howling, but something in between--trying to talk) and throwing things all over the living room-throw pillows, shoes, jackets, books. It was exactly like watching my kids have a hissy, but they don't dare throw things--lol. I shouldn't have laughed at her, but I did. And then she got to go anyway--she's very pleased with herself.

Doggies rule!

 

[skimom2]

Wow, beautiful dog.

She's my baby. Ive become a crazy dog lady

 

[Moderator]

She's my baby. Ive become a crazy dog lady

It does sound like she has you wrapped around her paw.

 

[Neesy]

We gave our St. Bernard about 10 tablets of alfalfa in his wet food every day. This was AFTER he was totally down in his hips. Could NOT even stand. We were all crying and the vet wanted to put him down, but he said there was one last thing to try --Alfalfa. For us, it was a miracle and gave us many more years with the boy.

Weird - I took some vitamin tablets in to show my doctor, that came from Amway - he told me he thought they were just alfalfa.

So - does this mean alfalfa is good for people too? (he said it is just a way to get people to spend a lot of money for nothing, basically). Maybe it works better on dogs?

 

[Dana Jean]

Weird - I took some vitamin tablets in to show my doctor, that came from Amway - he told me he thought they were just alfalfa.

So - does this mean alfalfa is good for people too? (he said it is just a way to get people to spend a lot of money for nothing, basically). Maybe it works better on dogs?

People take alfalfa. But we used it on our dog. Believe me, don't believe me, it absolutely worked for our dog. He was unable to use his back legs. They were gone. We started giving him massive doses of alfalfa and not only did he get better, we had him for a number of years after and he never had another episode of hip dysplasia.

 

[Neesy]

People take alfalfa. But we used it on our dog. Believe me, don't believe me, it absolutely worked for our dog. He was unable to use his back legs. They were gone. We started giving him massive doses of alfalfa and not only did he get better, we had him for a number of years after and he never had another episode of hip dysplasia.

I believe you - massive doses of certain vitamins are supposed to help various conditions too - like Vitamin C to boost your body's ability to fight infection.

 

[fljoe0]

Ozzy update

The bandage on his leg came off Monday. There's a small raw spot still but the vet wanted to get some air to it. I've been having to watch him closely so he doesn't start licking it but he's done pretty well. The next decision will be if the vet wants to continue antibiotics when the first round is over with (2 days).

There was an odd story on the news yesterday that makes me wonder. Two guys went swimming in a river here and now have a mysterious bacteria eating their flesh. I've not heard any update about if the doctors know what it is yet but it looked and sounded a lot like what happened to Ozzy. The skin came off of his leg when we were having torrential rains and had standing water around for a week.

 

[Neesy]

Ozzy update

The bandage on his leg came off Monday. There's a small raw spot still but the vet wanted to get some air to it. I've been having to watch him closely so he doesn't start licking it but he's done pretty well. The next decision will be if the vet wants to continue antibiotics when the first round is over with (2 days).

There was an odd story on the news yesterday that makes me wonder. Two guys went swimming in a river here and now have a mysterious bacteria eating their flesh. I've not heard any update about if the doctors know what it is yet but it looked and sounded a lot like what happened to Ozzy. The skin came off of his leg when we were having torrential rains and had standing water around for a week.

That is creepy! It sounds like it could have been much worse - I hope Ozzy continues to heal - keep an eye on him and keep him out of the water.

 

[do1you9love?]

Ozzy update

The bandage on his leg came off Monday. There's a small raw spot still but the vet wanted to get some air to it. I've been having to watch him closely so he doesn't start licking it but he's done pretty well. The next decision will be if the vet wants to continue antibiotics when the first round is over with (2 days).

There was an odd story on the news yesterday that makes me wonder. Two guys went swimming in a river here and now have a mysterious bacteria eating their flesh. I've not heard any update about if the doctors know what it is yet but it looked and sounded a lot like what happened to Ozzy. The skin came off of his leg when we were having torrential rains and had standing water around for a week.

That might be worth a mention to the vet at Ozzy's next visit. Glad it's looking better though!

 

[Anduan Pirate Princess]

I am a crazy cat lady! We have 3 cats in the house. The top two are siblings, Alexandra and Niko. The bottom goofball in the box is our misanthrope Maggie, who refuses to associate with the other two even after a year and a half, and so lives upstairs.

 

[Spideyman]

I am a crazy cat lady! We have 3 cats in the house. The top two are siblings, Alexandra and Niko. The bottom goofball in the box is our misanthrope Maggie, who refuses to associate with the other two even after a year and a half, and so lives upstairs.

Beautiful cats. Thank you for sharing them with us.

 

[ghost19]

We had a pretty bad scare earlier this week with our dog, Bailey. We had a cook out last Sunday for my wife's family and we're not sure who did it and I'm sure whoever it was didn't mean to do it maliciously but they fed her ribs that we had cooked. She started acting very weird Sunday night, wouldn't eat, whining, ears laid back, obviously in a lot of pain. We decided to take her to the vet first thing Monday morning. The vet was very sharp, without doing any testing, he told us most likely it was acute pancreatitis. He took a blood sample and after putting into a centrifuge, you should have seen how much fat was on top of the blood. It was weird looking. We feed her just dry dog food so we're not sure exactly what happened. The vet kept her for two days at the clinic on an IV giving her fluids and pain killers. I haven't seen my son worried that much in a long time, and to be honest, it made me worry about him being as this was his first brush with someone/something close to him being near death. Anyway, she's back home now, resting, still in a bit of pain, but she's eating again so the vet thinks she will recover. He did tell us that pancreatitis damages the pancreas when it occurs so it makes the animal more susceptible to future pancreatitis flare ups which sucks. We've been ordered to keep her on a low fat canned food diet and we'll definitely do so. It sure is good to have her home. My son has basically grown up with her since he was three years old and he's eleven now so I hope she stays around a long, long time.

 

[Spideyman]

We had a pretty bad scare earlier this week with our dog, Bailey. We had a cook out last Sunday for my wife's family and we're not sure who did it and I'm sure whoever it was didn't mean to do it maliciously but they fed her ribs that we had cooked. She started acting very weird Sunday night, wouldn't eat, whining, ears laid back, obviously in a lot of pain. We decided to take her to the vet first thing Monday morning. The vet was very sharp, without doing any testing, he told us most likely it was acute pancreatitis. He took a blood sample and after putting into a centrifuge, you should have seen how much fat was on top of the blood. It was weird looking. We feed her just dry dog food so we're not sure exactly what happened. The vet kept her for two days at the clinic on an IV giving her fluids and pain killers. I haven't seen my son worried that much in a long time, and to be honest, it made me worry about him being as this was his first brush with someone/something close to him being near death. Anyway, she's back home now, resting, still in a bit of pain, but she's eating again so the vet thinks she will recover. He did tell us that pancreatitis damages the pancreas when it occurs so it makes the animal more susceptible to future pancreatitis flare ups which sucks. We've been ordered to keep her on a low fat canned food diet and we'll definitely do so. It sure is good to have her home. My son has basically grown up with her since he was three years old and he's eleven now so I hope she stays around a long, long time.

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Sending Bailey many healing vibes. Calming vibes for you and family, especially your son. Such loving eyes!

 

[ghost19]

Sending Bailey many healing vibes. Calming vibes for you and family, especially your son. Such loving eyes!

Thanks! We appreciate it.

 

[danie]

I am a crazy cat lady! We have 3 cats in the house. The top two are siblings, Alexandra and Niko. The bottom goofball in the box is our misanthrope Maggie, who refuses to associate with the other two even after a year and a half, and so lives upstairs.

Wow, your cats are beautiful!

 

[danie]

We had a pretty bad scare earlier this week with our dog, Bailey. We had a cook out last Sunday for my wife's family and we're not sure who did it and I'm sure whoever it was didn't mean to do it maliciously but they fed her ribs that we had cooked. She started acting very weird Sunday night, wouldn't eat, whining, ears laid back, obviously in a lot of pain. We decided to take her to the vet first thing Monday morning. The vet was very sharp, without doing any testing, he told us most likely it was acute pancreatitis. He took a blood sample and after putting into a centrifuge, you should have seen how much fat was on top of the blood. It was weird looking. We feed her just dry dog food so we're not sure exactly what happened. The vet kept her for two days at the clinic on an IV giving her fluids and pain killers. I haven't seen my son worried that much in a long time, and to be honest, it made me worry about him being as this was his first brush with someone/something close to him being near death. Anyway, she's back home now, resting, still in a bit of pain, but she's eating again so the vet thinks she will recover. He did tell us that pancreatitis damages the pancreas when it occurs so it makes the animal more susceptible to future pancreatitis flare ups which sucks. We've been ordered to keep her on a low fat canned food diet and we'll definitely do so. It sure is good to have her home. My son has basically grown up with her since he was three years old and he's eleven now so I hope she stays around a long, long time.

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Poor thing. I hope she's feeling much better soon.

 

[FlakeNoir]

We had a pretty bad scare earlier this week with our dog, Bailey. We had a cook out last Sunday for my wife's family and we're not sure who did it and I'm sure whoever it was didn't mean to do it maliciously but they fed her ribs that we had cooked. She started acting very weird Sunday night, wouldn't eat, whining, ears laid back, obviously in a lot of pain. We decided to take her to the vet first thing Monday morning. The vet was very sharp, without doing any testing, he told us most likely it was acute pancreatitis. He took a blood sample and after putting into a centrifuge, you should have seen how much fat was on top of the blood. It was weird looking. We feed her just dry dog food so we're not sure exactly what happened. The vet kept her for two days at the clinic on an IV giving her fluids and pain killers. I haven't seen my son worried that much in a long time, and to be honest, it made me worry about him being as this was his first brush with someone/something close to him being near death. Anyway, she's back home now, resting, still in a bit of pain, but she's eating again so the vet thinks she will recover. He did tell us that pancreatitis damages the pancreas when it occurs so it makes the animal more susceptible to future pancreatitis flare ups which sucks. We've been ordered to keep her on a low fat canned food diet and we'll definitely do so. It sure is good to have her home. My son has basically grown up with her since he was three years old and he's eleven now so I hope she stays around a long, long time.

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Very scary, Ghost... I'm glad she is doing so much better, sweet little lady. xox

 

[do1you9love?]

We had a pretty bad scare earlier this week with our dog, Bailey. We had a cook out last Sunday for my wife's family and we're not sure who did it and I'm sure whoever it was didn't mean to do it maliciously but they fed her ribs that we had cooked. She started acting very weird Sunday night, wouldn't eat, whining, ears laid back, obviously in a lot of pain. We decided to take her to the vet first thing Monday morning. The vet was very sharp, without doing any testing, he told us most likely it was acute pancreatitis. He took a blood sample and after putting into a centrifuge, you should have seen how much fat was on top of the blood. It was weird looking. We feed her just dry dog food so we're not sure exactly what happened. The vet kept her for two days at the clinic on an IV giving her fluids and pain killers. I haven't seen my son worried that much in a long time, and to be honest, it made me worry about him being as this was his first brush with someone/something close to him being near death. Anyway, she's back home now, resting, still in a bit of pain, but she's eating again so the vet thinks she will recover. He did tell us that pancreatitis damages the pancreas when it occurs so it makes the animal more susceptible to future pancreatitis flare ups which sucks. We've been ordered to keep her on a low fat canned food diet and we'll definitely do so. It sure is good to have her home. My son has basically grown up with her since he was three years old and he's eleven now so I hope she stays around a long, long time.

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(((Bailey, Ghost & family))) Glad she is feeling better. I have a good friend whose dog scarfed up a lot of ham and ended up with pancreatitis. She recovered nicely and is still kickin' 8 years later. Just make sure you tell all of your family the story and warn them not to feed her anything! So many well meaning people, even serious dog-lovers, just don't get that they can't eat "people food"!

 

[Dana Jean]

Oh no! I hope Bailey gets stronger and stronger each day. That is scary. Look at that sweet face!