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This is the same problem I had with mine last week. I could log on everywhere but here at the house and from neither one of my computers. Me and my geek started from square one and worked our way through the computer settings, firewalls and securites etc. The last thing we did was disconnect the modem and reboot it back up and all of a sudden, I was back in the good graces of the Greytalk Gods Of Log In. I kind of knew it wasn't either of my computers that was the problem because I could access every other website in the world. Anyway, what ever the procedure was for unattaching what cables in what order and then reattaching them back in whatever order seemed to do the trick. I think we may have also knocked the computer back a day or two to before the issue started. Whatever----it worked. Jeff? you want to chime in on this as I am the computer dummy of the entire planet.

Is all of this new stuff going to be the norm or is it just part of the changeover and getting the bugs out. BTW - Thanks for doing all this. Theres a special place for you in Miami - with sunshine.

Why is this happening Jeff? I had the 503 message late last week and didn't quite know what or why?

Thanks Jeff.

My heart cries so hard with yours Xan. They come into our lives and our hearts like a thief in the night and take us over with their unconditional love and trust. We know that pain is the price we pay for love and the love that they give us is so well worth the pain of having to say goodbye. Thats why we do it over and over again. I hope that your pain can turn quickly into the joy of wonderful memories of Happy, easily reached in your heart where she rests. Leslie

Hi from Miami!

Oh Robin, its so hard when we have to say goodbye to these precious pups and then try to get use to the changes in our life without them. Never second guess the decisions that you made. We are not perfect beings but we all try very hard to do what we feel is right. You made your decisions with love and that is never wrong. No forgiveness is ever needed when you have acted from your heart. Loca rests inside that loving heart of yours and keeps you company every day with her memories. L.

Have been going thru this with my new 9 yo girl Rose. She would leak when she sleeps and needed to go out, A LOT! First was the UA with micro and culture and sensitivity. Bad UTI noted and the sensitivity showed it was susceptable to many ABX. Cipro twice a day for three weeks with a repeat culture done and no more infection noted. She was however, still leaking. She was started on Proin 75 mg twice a day (think little old lady incontinence). That stopped the leaking when she sleeps with no side effects noted. We did, however, do an ultrasound of kideys, adrenals, bladder, and the rest of the girlie parts to rule out any structural/masses etc. Her insides are better than mine! She still wants to drink like a fish but she is getting better about that. She has been cleared for diabetes and cushings so we think it may be behavioral. I think she may have been returned to our group for this reason instead of the one given. We are working on that issue and making good progress. Hope this helps. BTW - I have ordered Rose's Proin from KV Pharmacy (Nebraska) at a sinificantly cheaper cost than from my vet. He is very good at faxing/calling in the Rx's for me to help me with costs.

Quincey seems to have been in this family forever. He has always been here, unobtrusive, quiet, and the love of my mothers life. He joined our family in a very odd way. He came home to his first house, not ours but the next door neighbors, as a fluffy ball of fawn fur, about 22 years ago. A cute puppymutt from the pound. He lived happily there for about two years. He knew everyone in the neighborhood and they knew him. My mother, at the time, had a gnarly tomcat named William Edward. He was a card carrying thug of a tomcat complete with the usual scars and proclivity for bring home dead things. At somewhere around the age of two, there happened a feline canine pact, unspoken yet understood, that the two of them would seemingly be happier if they changed homes. The neighbors started buying cat food along with the dog food and Mom started buying dog food along with the cat food. The little girls next door would put William Edward in the baby carriage and allow them to cuddle the raggedy cat like a baby doll. Quincy started spending more and more time with my mom spread out on the family room floor or up on the bed with Mom. It took several months for Mom and the neighbors to figure it out but eventually they got it. The neighbors have been gone for many many years, the little girls grown and married. My mom, now 85 years old and beginning to show the wear and tear of Alzheimers that is slowly changing her, taking her away from us piece at a time, has grown old along with this wonderful old dog Quincy has been her constant and loving companion for these past twenty years, keeping her company as her own brood grew up and scattered to their own homes. He had become her reason for going for walks, puttering in the kitchen with his food and the connection with the neighborhood pups and their owners. The fire rescue crew down the street had come to know Quincey too because of his daily walks with Mom. They knew where the key was to Moms house and not to let Quincey out when the occasional need arose for them to come to take Mom to the hospital. Their phone calls to me always ended with "don't worry about Quincey, he's in the house and he has food and water". He loved to come to my house and visit with whoever the current hounds were at any given time. He could never keep up with them in the backyard but he sure as heck tried. We, as a family, have known that his time with Mom was growing short. Mom had noticed too. He was almost deaf. His eyesight was fading. His soft fawn fur was almost totally white. He was slowing going off his food. I would see my mom gazing at him sadly sometimes, appearing to take in every detail of this canine person that was so close to her heart, as though willing herself to remember in the midst of her fading memory. Quincey, quietly lying on his bed this morning, had what is presumed to have been a massive stroke. My daughter helped my mom get dressed and together they took him to the vet to send this very old and wonderfully loving pup to the Bridge. My mom is heartbroken. She told me that all of the hounds that have gone before, William Edward, and my great grandmother, all wanted him with them. It is the thing she repeats through her tears. I cry for the loss of what he has been to my mother and this family for the last twenty years. We, as a family, have been blessed to have had him and the joy he has brought to our mom in her own waning years. We will miss him dearly.

Oh DeVon. I'm so sorry. I know how special Raven has been and always will be to you. During this week of Thanksgiving, I will remember to include how grateful and thankful I am that you had Raven and Raven had you. Our hearts cry with yours.. Leslie and your Magic City family.

We're working Miss Rose up for Cushings at present. I'm gonna keep an eye on this thread too. Thanks L.

Yep! thats the easy way. Just takes a little practice to get your hands coordinated. Gustopher P has been on Tacro 2% I think twice a day for the first year. Its compounded by Roadrunner Pharmacy in Phoenix. I call when I'm almost out and 3 days later the new bottle shows up. The vascularization in his eyes has pretty much receded and he is down to once per day. He gets his in the morning. He comes and stares at me from the kitchen doorway until I put the gtts in then he heads for the yard. He has never given me any trouble. I also dont let him hang around in the yard for long in the middle of the day because UV/sunlight can exacerbate it. He does most of his best "barkyard hunting" in the early morning hours or late afternoon/evening. Thanks for asking the question because it reminded me GPJ is due for his "doggy eye doctor appointment for his every 6 months follow up. Once you start putting them in with a little more dexterity/confidence, your hound will settle in with the drops. Good luck and dont forget your follow ups1 L.

Hoping Patrick has an uneventful and speedy recovery.

Nope! Runnin fine in Miami. Thanks again for the upgrade Jeff. L.

Going thru the same thing with my 9 y/o Miss Rose right now. Have just finished 3 week regimen abx for a bladder infection and am sending another UA with micro and c & s to make sure we have cleared it up. Still leaking tho. Next comes the fasting SMAC/CBC etc. No prednisone in use here so I will haunt this thread hoping for some insight.

Hi and welcome from Miami! Wilbur is decidedly handsome.

How very sad for Harry's final caretaker, but there is joy in my heart that he was loved and cared for at his end. A wonderful poem for a cherished hound. L.

From Miami.

Thank you Jeff.

Thank you so much for being the wonderful loving grandma to your precious grandhound CC. My condolences to your whole family and those who loved her. L.

Will keep Star close in my thoughts and prayers. L.

Sending Rascal a bucket of warm sunshine from his buddies at the kennel....

A big thank you Jeff and Trudy

Many hugs and kisses for Rascal. We are wrapping our prayers around that special boy. L.