Josie

positive thoughts

hope the IV get her better... to Loca

Happy to see you here again! to Booker, Sahara, Ducati & Cyah.

Loca Hope you feel better soon beauty and will eat the yummy stuff Tina will bring you...

Loca

Alreay 1 year pass by... How many times I thought "I should tell Trish about this about that" and realise that she wont ever be online on my msn window... How many time I wish we would have met.. How many times I wish I could have talk to her... She taught us to love and cherish the moment, she always listenned and was there wen we needed her... I miss you Trish!

godspeed beautifull Alan

UPS just deliver Tuffy's new ortho costco bed at DH office! yeah! cant wait tonight to see if big boy will love his new bed!

Tuffy just turn 7 and there's more tiking in is white... but now the new ticking are more grey then dark

Thanks for the news!!! Logan Seing Logan roach makes me see what Tuffy would look like if He roach! They look so much alike :wub:

we just order the costco bed... cant wait to receive it! I'll post pics of it when it's here! (www.costco.ca item #158223)

well that's a bed!

Dont have Sam's store around here... the lowess ortho bed ar at Costco online at 65$US (80$CND) shipping included...36 in. x 40 in. x 4 in. Extra-dense convoluted foam...

Looking for a new bed for Tuffy... with is arthrite arthritis I was looking the memory foam "orthopedic" beds.. There's the baby mattress also... What do you think? what do you have for you "stiff" greys?

Syn-Flex here. Liquid Glucosamine Sulfate and HCL, shark cartilage containing 20% chondroitin sulfate, boswellin, yucca powder, manganese ascorbate, bromelain, vitamin C, omega 3 and omega 6 essential fatty acids,vitamin E, and vitamin A. 1 bottle last for about 2 months.. it taste real sweet... Tuffy eats anything and is food driven so no problem geving him this.. I do mix it with his morning yogourt.. not really because it upset his belly, it's just more easy to give..

Talk to the vet last evening on the phone... after the description of the situation (in my maiden language, maybe the description I made of it here in English did sound more like a "worm" problem but it's really not, Tuffy does not scratch his bottom on the floor, He walks with a arch back. It did look like he wanted to poop, that's how I would describe it, but it's a arch back walk... I have difficulties some times with my English ) The Vet point out that it could be arthritist of the spine... Tuffy already has it in one hip... and He did slip a couple of times this winter on icy side-walks so it could have emplified the pain related to this.. We started him on syn-flex this week (liquid gluco) and will see.. Thanks for your replies.

yeah.. I thought of that.. nothing strange in his poop... maybe I'll get his poop analyse on his spring check up at the vet.. no symptomes like that... if Tuffy lost appetite I would run to the vet! He is such a pig... I would be so worried!

Tuffy is acting weird sometimes... here's what he does: Laying on his bed he sudenly and very quickly get up, like something scared him or pinch him, start walking with his back legs bend, like if he is going to prepared to go poop.. . I usually go and open the door to the backyard and He goes out.. starts running aound and does nothing else..after he is ok... I'm thinking that maybe is butt is itchy? (never had problems with anal glands and no sigh that they need to be emptied) His poops is not that firm (He never had firm poop) but it's "ok" (firm enought to pick-up with the pop bag)... or could he have belly cramps? Or could He have sleepy legs? just a strange behavior that occurs 2-3 time a week...

We used Syn-Flex a couple of years ago with our senior Willa and I think it worked wonders for her. We gave the recommended dose every night in a couple of ounces of strawberry yogurt (her favorite) and she did very well with it. Syn-Flex also came out with a stronger version, but they do not recommend it for animal use. The original will do just fine. thanks for the reply

We think Tuffy is having arthritis problem and we will start him on SYN-FLEX next week. His stiffness is more and more present and He need stronger supplements... any Gters using it?

not much advice here.. just that I saw some articles saying that licking helps healing.. maybe some other GTers have more experience with stitches... big to Charlotte and a Hapy Valentine day from Tuffy

maybe I'm not aplying the bag balm as often I should.. I'll start aplying more time a day (use to do 1-2 times a day )and put socks at night.. so no licking..