[Guess Who Is The Little Piglet?]

I loveloveLOVE good news in H&M!

[I Feel I Am Losing Ember]

Doubt is a cancer in it's own right. Please don't let that consume you. Second-guessing past decisions won't change what's happening right now. That will only torture you and rob you of the confidence you need to help Ember through this. Try to take each moment as it comes. Easier said than done, I know. All too well, I know.

[Lymphoma - Tcell Or Bcell? (update Post #5, It's B)]

That pic is pretty cute. She can't be bothered to even sit up to clean that plate. Glad you are able to try the treatment. I hope it buys you a lot of quality time. I'll look forward to updates.

[I Think Roo May Be Very Sick]

I am beyond happy to hear the good news! Give that pretty gal a big hug for me!

[I Think Roo May Be Very Sick]

I know how stressful waiting and not knowing can be. for Roo...

[Concern Over Heart Rate...?]

Have you taken his temperature? Is he panting at all, or just trembling?

 

At our old house, Dazzle sometimes got spooked by seemingly nothing at all-- perhaps a scent in the air (we joke that there are ghosts that only she can see) that only she smelled. The other two pups never reacted at all. But Dazzle would act extremely skittish, pacing and trembling, and too stressed out to eat even a cookie... I never figured out what the trigger was, but since we've moved, it hasn't happened.

 

Upshot is, perhaps Riley smelled something that spooked him?

 

The squeal during the night-- do you think that's related? Seems like perhaps a separate incident? Maybe just a dream. Tipper makes all sorts of crazy dreaming noises. Yelps, barks, growls...

 

ETA: Dazzles "episodes" always calmed after an hour or two. If Riley's heartrate stays high for longer, I'd be calling the vet.

[Lymphoma - Tcell Or Bcell? (update Post #5, It's B)]

My Sissy died of T-cell lymphoma.

[Grrr Acidopholus]

Oh CRAP! No idea who, Jenn?

 

Literally.

 

Annoying, yes, but whomever ate it will be fine, I'm sure.

[Day 14. My Sleeping Beauty]

Her incision is looking great. That's a very sweet picture of Polli, secure in your arms.

[Nose Drips Question]

Alimony has a very juicy nosey. Pools spread from her schnoz while she sleeps. None of the others come close to her prodigious juiciness. It doesn't appear related to anything. She's just a juicy kinda gal.

[People Who Are So Clueless That Dogs Can Get Many Of The Same Illnesse]

I do get incredulous looks if I mention taking my dog to the eye doctor for a checkup.

 

I usually tell them it's off to the orthodontist after that to get his braces adjusted.

[Ember's Bruising]

That incision is looking great!

[It's Back... (update Post #49)]

I'm sorry you are both going through this.

[Pannus, Not Pannus, Left With Medications]

Tipper's been getting NeoPolyDex for four years now for his pannus with no ill effects. It's cheap too, about $11 per tube, and each tube lasts a good long time.

 

I should add though, that our vet ophthalmologist did say that some dogs have a reaction to NeoPolyDex too, so maybe it'll work for you, maybe not.

[Ember's Bruising]

Yes, arnica is topical and it's amazing stuff. I used it on my boy after he tore a muscle in his leg and I could see the difference by the next day. You don't need to get around the stitches just yet, but you can rub it along the bruised area. ...

 

Yup, what she said. It's a thick gel, so you're unlikely to have it drip into the incision area. Just gently apply a bit of it on the bruised areas, avoiding the incision. Glad to hear she's doing so well so soon!

[How Was Your Pup's Pannus Diagnosed?]

My regular vet (at the time) misdiagnosed the tissue in Tipper's eye as old scar tissue. I knew that was wrong because I could see it changing, getting worse over time. So I researched a lot and learned about pannus. I was pretty sure that what it was, so I made an ophthalmologist appointment on my own. The instant the eye-doc looked at Tipper, she said "Yep, that's pannus! Good eye, you caught it early." No cell-scraping or anything. I think (it was five years ago) she did a tear-test and maybe a staining just to rule out any other injury, then sent us home with NeoPolyDex ointment. He's been on that ever since (decreasing frequency over time as his eyes recovered), and now you can't see the pannus at all.

[Ember Is Home!]

Heal fast, babygirl. Glad she's home and the surgery phase is over.

[Ember's Limp]

Thinking of you and Ember today. Positive thoughts for a quick and flawless surgery...

[Ember's Limp]

Oh poor sweetheart. Here's hoping the surgery goes quickly and flawlessly, and she heals fast.

[Polli- Day 7 Post Amp]

Sounds like she is turning a corner.

[Today Marks One Year Since Marla Died]

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I usually try not to indulge myself in this kind of wallowing, as it has a way of spiraling me into a major funk. And true to form, it did. I really appreciate everyone's kindness and reassurances.

[Ophthamologist Visit]

Did they send you home with sodium chloride eye ointment?

[Ophthamologist Visit]

Open grid keratotomy, is likely the "needle procedure" he had. Sounds like he had an ulcerated cornea, not just a scratch. That's what happened with Sissy. Turns out she had epithelial basement membrane disease. It was successfully managed for the rest of her life with medicated eyedrops.

 

Hope Buddy's on the path to healing now!

[Buddy's Scratched Eye]

Glad to hear he'll be seen by a specialist today. My Sissy had what we initially thought was a corneal scratch, turned out to be a much more serious condition. If I'd not gone to the specialist (on my own, cuz I didn't trust my vet at the time), she could have lost her vision. Good luck at the appt today.

[Today Marks One Year Since Marla Died]

 

 

 

Her fur was velvet. The softest of any dog I've ever owned. She was sweet and quiet. I do love her, and always will. She didn't deserve what she got.