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  1. Lou, sorry I only check H&M sporadically. It's just too hard sometimes; I know you understand.

     

    Yes, PLEASE send the photos to me and I will post them! Having seen Betty a couple of weeks ago and meeting Jack for the first time (gotta love that boy!!! :beatheart ), I can report that Lou is an amazing Mom, Betty is just as sweet as she was the first time I met her and she certainly appears none the worse from her traumatic experience. Lou has the support of a wonderful Vet who went above and beyond to find the treatment that would work for this girl. Lou was amazing in coming up with her "toga" (Lou, be sure and include a photo of Betty in the toga!), figuring out bandages, tapes, etc. to bring her from horror to healing in such a short time. Her DH is their official "cook" and for those of you who have cooked for your dogs, please join me in applauding his efforts for their BIG dobie, Jack and the beautiful Betty. :yay

     

    Hats off to you, Lou. :bow2 Amazing job!

  2. Could you call and ask that all the test results be emailed to you so you can post them here?

     

    The best advice I ever received was from a Veterinarian/certified animal nutritionist who believed that a restricted protein kidney diet should not be started until there were 3 sets of blood tests and urinalysis run 30 days apart to confirm a diagnosis for which such a diet was appropriate. Because there can be multiple causes of "kidney disease" a low protein diet may not be the best choice.

     

    Ooops! Edited to add: Forgot to add: check out dogaware.com . There is a wealth of information about all things related to kidney disease!

  3. Soft tissue injuries take a LONG time to heal properly and if you let them push it too soon you will end up with worse injuries. One of mine suffered a ligament avulsion and was on 9 weeks of crate rest and only outside long enough to do her business. Then we had 2 weeks of walking on leash (building up to 30 minutes towards the end) and 2 weeks of light jogging. After 13 weeks of restriction she was able to return to running. You might be walking too far too soon. The tests can help you determine what kind of injury this is and how to best deal with it.

    :nod

  4. No doggie incidents, but about a month after angel Frank, (a PITA Abyssinian) came home in 2001, he caught and ate a wasp. Must have stung his inner cheek because that boy walked around looking like he had a ping pong ball stuffed in his cheek for a couple of days! He never showed any signs of distress - ate and drank fine and continued to hunt and catch anything that moved in our pool enclosure and screened porches. Omg, that boy was a mess! Loved him to pieces!

     

    Knowing what I know now, I would give the Benadryl and be prepared to make a mad dash to the E-vet if any symptoms other than localized swelling appeared.

  5. If Angel Suze had scarfed up big, fat nightcrawlers, I could understand the attraction, but we just don't seem to have many of those around here for some reason. Let some regular old itty bitty worms try to escape a good old FL downpour, then dry out on the sidewalk, well Suze was all over those; scraping them off the sidewalk with her incisors! They hardly seemed worth the trouble to me, but Suze thought they were delish! We all slept better at night knowing that no dried worms were lurking on our sidewalks! :lol

  6. Jet - what a magnificent name for a girl who lived up to her name. And you're right - it shouldn't have ended that way. I am so sorry!

     

    Sending prayers of healing and comfort.

  7. A black girl with "special charms".........................they burrow into your heart when they gift you with the slightest display of affection and infect every minute of the day with their demands. Oh, yes. She was very, very special. Godspeed, beautiful little angel.

     

    I am so sorry for your loss.

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