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  1. Thanks DIck, maybe if they had used live bait for the races, Blizzard would have done better for two days she has been glued to our front window trying to get the bunnies in our front yard! Gotta love our pups! Have a great day! Janette
  2. thanks for doing this! Night Kansas ( new to us, but adopted to another family about 5-6 years ago) Canaan Blizzard (just retired...a Foster Fail for us...lol) Janette
  3. If you still have the Gabapentin and DAP collar available, I could use them for the Quints. Mamma Rio takes 300mg twice a day for a pinched nerve in her back (has been for over a year, along with Metacam and Tramadol), and Mr. Merlin uses a DAP collar and other meds for his anxiety. No worries if they have gone to someone else!
  4. Aside from what you have already done, with skin tears, our vet told us to get some Preparation H and put it around the outside edges of the wound to shrink the tissue so the wound would close up faster. Apply twice a day after you have cleaned the wound. I know it sounds weird, but it has worked with wounds like the one Teague has (Willy seems to always get skin tears like these...we would forever be going in for staples and stitches if we didn't know how to treat them ourselves). I am not sure if you recall that really large skin tear that Tiana had on her side a couple of years ago? the one that was the size of my hand on her flank that had to be left open and took 2 months to heal? that is how we learned about the Prep H.... The Crazy Quints send their love to Teague....hope he feels better soon...Janette
  5. I am so sorry this happened to you. Thank you for taking the time to write it. It truly is amazing how we can be surprised by our dogs and how quickly their instincts can kick in. With our Rio, it showed in the vet's office for the first time...up until then, she was very low prey drive, lives with 3 cats and a small dog, never showed interest in small dogs on walks etc...but suddenly across from us in a vet's office a small white dogs on an owner's lap startd yipping, and Rio became an entirely different dog...tense, pulling on her leash, starting intently at the dog, and almost frothing at the mouth...we knew if she got the dog, it would be dead. DH had to take her outside, and she was still pulling to get back inside to get at the dog. He kept her outside until the white fluffy was gone (she was there as a support for our other pup, Tiana, for her first vet appointment, as she is a spook). Since then, we keep Rio away from little white fluffies, but without that experience, we never would have known she had such powerful instincts because she is such a paid-back girlie.
  6. what a brave boy, and what amazing people at OSU for caring for him....keep strong Freddy, we are all praying for you....
  7. What a beautiful girlie she was, and how lucky she was to have her home with you...not everyone would have let her take her stuffies outside and then go get them for her to take out all over again! I am so sorry she had to leave you so soon. Run like the wind, Sweet Buffy...may there be all the stuffies you want where you are.
  8. I am so very sorry for your loss of beautiful Daytona...she was obviously quite a character, with a wonderful, playful personality who knew how to get what she wanted (I love pups who stamp their feet!). I am not sure what I love most, her deep brown eyes, her amazing ears, or the way she wore her pearls... Run like the wind, Miss Daytona, side by side with Bill, and find all those cookies...
  9. Oh, that picture of Jilly Bean standing on the table! Rainbowland will never be the same again... We are so very sorry for your loss of such a large spirit in such a small package. She was so well-loved by so many people and houndies....and many are grieving her loss. We will be sharing in her birthday celebration on Sunday evening, in honour of "The Bean". Hugs to you and your family, and gentle scritches to your pack.
  10. How heartbreaking for you...my thoughts are with you during this very difficult time. Run free, Billy...
  11. sweet, spunky Jilly Bean....keep taking life on your own terms, Little One! you and your family are in our thoughts...
  12. What a beautiful tribute to a very special boy. Such a heartbreaking loss for you and your family. I am so sorry you are all feeling such pain. Run free with the other Angels, Sweet Boy...
  13. lotsoffreetime

    Grief

    It has been two years since my Little Kasie has passed away...I still kiss my lips and touch it to her picture next to her ashes to say goodnight every night... I still cry...less often now...and I can smile now when I think of her, too. It gets easier, but the grief never really goes away.....it just changes with time. Hugs to you during this difficult time...remember that you are not alone in this, even though it may feel that way sometimes.
  14. I am so very sorry for your loss of such a special boy...
  15. Rio will pee and bury it sometimes. Since she also plays with catnip toys, we think she is was a cat in her former life..lol...
  16. Thank you for your replies and kind words. I will keep an eye on him, and keep logging anything that happens. Hopefully he won't have another one, or if he does, it will be when we are home to see it...
  17. Our 4 year old boy, Merlin, had an absent seizure last Thursday evening, around 8:30pm. I fed all 5 pups their usual dinner at 5:30, and Merlin ate well. I came home at 8:15 from picking up my daughter from gymnastics, let the dogs outside, and gave them all a couple of small pieces of tripe when they came in as treats. This is tripe they have had many times before with no problems. About 10 minutes later DD alerted me that something was wrong with Merlin...he was standing behind me in the kitchen doorway, in a rigid stance, with legs splayed out, tail tucked, swaying as if he unsteady on his feet, mouth open and drooling a bit, staring blankly into space, trembling. The other dogs were backing away from him, which is very unusual...if one of them is in distress, they are right there, giving the hurt one kisses. I immediately had the kids get the dogs out of the room away from Merlin to give him room and protect him in case they might attack him. Merlin did not convulse or lose consciousness, his heart rate was normal, he was breathing, but he did not respond to me at all for at least 2 minutes. Then he slowly came around, but was confused and disoriented, and still unsteady on his feet for about 10 minutes. He had a drink, then went outside to void his bladder as usual, and was wagging his tail and seemed alert again. He remained tired, and seemed hot to the touch for about an hour afterwards. I have done a lot of reading since, and know this was an absent seizure (my vet called it a partial seizure). We have done a blood panel on Merlin, including a thyroid panel, and it is normal. I am now starting to do a journal of any events that he may have, including everything that has been mentioned in the recent thread on idiopathic seizures. And, yes, we are making sure Merlin is safe from the other dogs when we go out. My questions, I guess, are more to do with these kind of seizures, as the threads here on greytalk that I have seen seem to deal with Grand Mal seizures. Does anyone have experience with Merlin's type? I have some questions.... - how likely is an absent seizure to lead to Grand Mal seizures in the future? - when I come home, how am I going to know if he had an absent seizure while I was out? I don't think I will be able to tell... - Merlin tends to have periods of "depression" which are very distinct behavioral changes for him...he is usually a very happy bouncy goofy guy....but there are times when the entire family notices and comments that he is depressed, tired and not moving...is this what the vet is talking about when she says behavioral/mood changes? could this be post-seizure phase that we have missed? I can cope with a seizure dog if I have to....I grew up with a Cairn Terrior who had epilepsy, but this really makes me wonder what I may have missed when I was at work... Thanks for any help you can give me. Janette
  18. I am so very sorry for your loss...
  19. your tribute was simply incredible...thank you for sharing Lucky Girl with us. Like someone else has already said, we should all be so blessed to meet such a special soul in our lifetime. I am so sorry for your loss of your special girl. Run free with the other Angels, Lucky Girl...may you find many bridges to jump off of, into wonderful creeks to splash into!
  20. "When I adopted him and was going through all the stuff that came with him I found a note from his trainer that said he was a real good boy and would swap kisses for cookies." I keep thinking about Bill and you, and what you wrote above keeps going through my mind for some reason...how much his trainer must have loved him to take the time to write that note....and for his first home to keep it and make sure it stayed in with his stuff to be passed along to his next home. Bill was definitely a special special boy, and he knew how much you loved him. You, your family, and your pack continue to be in my thoughts...hugs....
  21. saying sorry just doesn't seem like enough, but I can barely type through my tears...all of us here will miss Bill and his dinner antics (they are legendary with my kids' school friends). My heart breaks for you, and what you have lost. hugs to you, your family, and your pack. Bill, run free sweetie. May you only get right legs, lots of THEM, and all the cookies your heart desires.
  22. I am so very sorry for the loss of your special girl. Twelve years is simply not enough. My thoughts are with you today and in the days that come. hugs...
  23. sending you prayers and strength as you go through this... Sweet Bijou, your daddy love you so much... hugs to you all...
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