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    Kelsey ("watch The Kick")

    in Remembrance

    Posted

    For those of you that don't already know from Facebook or otherwise, sweet little Kelsey went to the Bridge Friday, almost a month after her 15th birthday. I imagine she is now romping and lounging with all her buddies that have gone before her.

     

    Before we let her go, Chris (kelseysmom) made sure to spoil her with some of the foods she never could eat because of her stomach - cheese, beef jerky, roasted chicken, and, of course all those dog treats she loved but couldn't have. Since we let her go, I have been crying tears of both sorrow and joy - sorrow for the loss of such a special girl, and joy that I got to have her in my life in the first place. So to celebrate how special she was, I put together a slide show of some of the many photos I took of her over the past several years. The song is "The Way I Feel" by Matt Wertz, and the first time I heard it, it immediately made me think of Kelsey and the way she made me feel . . . .

     

     

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    Hug your hounds, your pets and your skin kids and make the most of every moment you have with them.

    Run with the wind gorgeous girl.

    T (Shabbos Goy)

    in Remembrance

    Posted

    T, formerly known in the kennel, as Tigger left this earth and I'm just now accepting that he is gone. T was my heart and soul and I miss him every second that passes. Words about T are not enough to express what a special boy he was, so I'm going to remember him through his photos and I thought I would share his beauty with you all.

     

     

     

    T's adoption photo (2002)- not a pretty boy by any standards but he did turn from the ugly duckling into a beautiful swan.

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    Meeting my niece's horse soon after adoption

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    T and Sahra Rooing

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    Rooing his heart out

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    Peekabo

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    random photos that I love of him

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    Farewell for now, my friend. Until we meet again.

     

    I am so very sorry for your loss. I just saw this today. T (Shabbos Goy) has always been one of my favorites. I told so many about the lovely boy named Shabbos Goy, the nest name ever! Run with the wind gorgeous boy.

    Butt Pimple? Aquitaine Is Bleeding Lightly From Under Her Tail.

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted · Edited by carronstar

    I woke up this morning to find blood on Aquitaine's bed. I thought that something happened with her leg stitches but no, those are fine. Went all over her and finally found a small bit of blood under her tail. I cleaned it up. Let it dry, then checked again and there is a tiny pin-point of blood. She walked fine and pooped fine. No straining, no blood.

     

    Does anyone have any idea what this might be?

     

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    Thank you all for your responses. My vet says that since it looks like a popped zit and the bleeding stopped, that I don't have to worry.

     

    He will look at it next week when he takes her stitches out of her leg.

    Aquitaine's Day At The Emergency Vet

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    Last night was a 4 lap around the apartment night and this morning she actually tried to do her "downward dog" stretch. The swelling has decreased further which must be good news. She is really tired of being muzzled all the time so I am trying to keep it off when we are just sitting around the house. She has been trying to use the Christmas tree to rub the muzzle off of her nose. I was careful when putting up the ornaments to put only unbreakable ones in that spot.

     

    I appreciate the catheter information. Oddly, she has had no bruising, just the swelling. I am going to stop icing since the swelling has gone down so much.

     

    Thank you for all the good thoughts.

    Aquitaine's Day At The Emergency Vet

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    Aquitaine seems to have made improvement on the overnight. She got up a couple of times to do laps around the apartment. I laid on the ground quelling my urge to follow her so that she could do it on her own. We did 1/2 of her normal pee-run walk this morning (1 block out/1 block back) and she got to see a couple of pups which made her happy.

     

    The swelling is still there but has gone down enough so that I can see actual toe definition. So, more icing and more bed rest for her.

     

    Thank you all for your caring and good wishes. They are definitely helping her.

    Aquitaine's Day At The Emergency Vet

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    I just spoke to my vet. I am monitoring the swelling for the weekend. He said as long as the catheter site itself isn't infected (and that is extremely rare) that this should resolve itself. I have watched her getting off her mattress which is now on the floor, she is using the front leg for leverage so I think that is where the problem originated. She got herself up twice during the night (3:45 and 5:30 am) to walk around a little. I gave up at 5:30 and got up myself (only to find that the upstairs neighbor's radiator was leaking through my ceiling...what next...).

     

    She has done a couple of laps around the apartment today and been fairly steady. She stood up to eat her dinner. I am icing both legs every few hours. I am going to take her out in a few minutes and then it is Tramadol and bed for her and yoga mat and the floor next to her for me.

     

    Please keep the good thoughts coming, they seem to be working for her. Thank you all.

    Aquitaine's Day At The Emergency Vet

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    The appointment should be at some point tomorrow. Andy just answered my email right before 9 pm. He is a homecare vet with two small kids so I truly don't expect him to sit around monitoring his email waiting to hear from me. I just wish I knew WHY they said to monitor the catheter leg.

     

    I am petrified to walk her at this point. If only my good girl would pee in the house but she won't. If I get her outside on my own and she goes down I can't get her back inside. This would be a really good time to have a boyfriend.

     

    Of course, she just lapped up a bowl of yogurt and some cookies with no clue that I am hyperventilating. I am so glad my parents paid for theater school. I'm doing my very best performance as a sane, not leaping about the room with panic human being that I have ever done...

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