Monday 6 May 2013

Update - Don't know how many days now enough I guess

Some people have sent me some private messages asking how the big blue wonder is doing. The answer is fantastic!! I couldn't be more over the moon happy with his results that he's had on the cyclosporine. Since it has been spring time, he's been able to spend his days wondering outside in the back yard without being extremely itchy. In the past we've limited his outdoor exposure as it would send his whole body into hive mode, he would swell all over, turn bright red and all shades of pink and itch so much he would sit and master the double leg itching, it was something to watch, and will soon just be a distant  memory. With the spring and pollens around he has had some minor flares but nothing a few Benadryl hasn't been able to solve.


This past Saturday we went back to go and see Dr. Johner at Northwest Veterinary Clinic to get his Thyroid levels rechecked along with another Chem Screen to make sure that his kidneys or liver didn't have a fit when we reduced his thyroid medication. Clean report on both counts, all within normal ranges. He also had a rather large skin tag removed, and like the good boy that he was just stayed on his side for the freezing and then the electocautery to burn it off. I tell ya this boy simply amazes people on a daily basis on just how well he can behave at times (well at least these times are in public and he doesn't make me look like an ass and embarrass myself, he saves those stubborn ass moments to have in the privacy of his/our home.)


The true joy - a dog and his horking pig.

My handsome boy's lovely face!


This would have been amazing if only I didn't chop his ears off. 

I just can't get enough of his happy expressions that he's been offering. Gone is that face of MOM I'M ITCHY!!


Apparently, according to some people Sidney's been feeling left out of the whole blog experience. She also came along for a vet visit this past weekend as she's had quite the limp. This past week she's been affectionately (well ok ok you have me, I'm relishing in giving her a nickname) known as "The Gimp with a Limp" At the vet's office we found that her arthritis has progressed quite a bit in her elbow and has spread to the other joints in her right front leg due to the way that she's been walking on it over the years. I should preface that when she was 3 months old she fell and had a spiral oblique fracture to her humerus bone, after complicated healing due to her not coming from the most ideal situation (AKA our Crack house dog) and lacking the proper nutrition from the very beginning, the pin that was used to hold her leg together had slipped through her elbow joint. After it had been removed, the joint ended up fusing itself so her range of motion is only a few degrees in her elbow but she's gotten around just fine (as some of her other guest blog appearances you've seen her jumping and running around like a 2 year old when in fact she is just over 8 years old). So she's got a new prescription for Rimadyl for her achey days when she limps just to help her out a little. My wee pocket boxer weighing in at only a mere 38lbs. 




I also want to mention, recently a friend of mine has lost her big blue boy to dilated cardiomyopathy . His history is unclear of where exactly he came from but for some reason (likely the strong resemblance to Festus) I felt some connection to him and really sympathized with his owner. Hopefully she can find some peace knowing that even in the short time that she had him that he was loved more than words can even say, and she did the most unselfish thing that she could have done for him, and that was to say goodbye. I guess the point of this rambling, is that even though these big guys seem invincible, they are like a delicate flower and you should cherish each and every single moment that you have with them because you never know when their time will be and what lessons they have to teach you. RIP Titan, God speed.

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