first, the good news....we're in a new house and a talented buddy of mine welded up a gate so that gracie cannot escape our front porch...and she would if she could :roll: ! anyway, she loves it out there....just watching the world go by .
now...the possibly bad news . gracie developed a lump on her back paw. we went to the vet today and they were a little baffled. at first the vet said it didn't feel like a tumor but later said it might be one. so they took her in back for xrays....the xrays didn't show anything (I kinda wish they had) so they aspirated to check for mast cells (cancer). we waited.....and waited.....and waited, all the time thinking the worst. then, in walks the HEAD vet....i'm thinking "oh god, no" but she said she saw no mast cells and they're usually pretty easy to see . she also said it's a good sign that this lump is not on the same leg as gracie's cancerous tumor. anyway, we still don't really know whats up. we've got her on rimadyl and we'll keep an eye on her. We could use some good vibes. I really don't think we could take another cancer diagnosis.
A scare, but great to hear that the head vet seems pretty confident it's nothing to stress over. It's good to be on the lookout though, knowing it's something she's battling.
Good vibes a plenty comin' your way from the dcfaithful residence.
Got your message by the way - no worries on meeting up another time w/ the dogs...it'd be best for Gracie to take it easy, I'm sure.
What exactly is rimadyl, or what does it do? :?:
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9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Imalive: That sounds like a cautiously optimistic initial diagnosis... the very best of vibes heading west to you now from Boston. Love the gate, it's beautiful! And she looks lovely watching the world go by.
DC: Rimadyl is a fairly powerful pain medication. I did a lot of reading about it some years ago when I thought the Late, Great Seamus might end up on it. It's important to check liver enyzme levels because although it's quite effective, I recall reading studies about liver failure on dogs who were on it chronically.
Imalive: That sounds like a cautiously optimistic initial diagnosis... the very best of vibes heading west to you now from Boston. Love the gate, it's beautiful! And she looks lovely watching the world go by.
DC: Rimadyl is a fairly powerful pain medication. I did a lot of reading about it some years ago when I thought the Late, Great Seamus might end up on it. It's important to check liver enyzme levels because although it's quite effective, I recall reading studies about liver failure on dogs who were on it chronically.
I have seen some pets do excellent on tramadol and gabapentin instead of rimadyl. If you go with rimadyl, ask for the generic 'Vetprofen' 9carprofen) it is like 1/4 the cost of rimadyl.
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
I have seen some pets do excellent on tramadol and gabapentin instead of rimadyl. If you go with rimadyl, ask for the generic 'Vetprofen' 9carprofen) it is like 1/4 the cost of rimadyl.
Years ago some of my dogs took rimadyl for osteoarthritis, which shelties start to develop at about age 7. Never had any problems. Django has been on tramadol for several months now and is doing fab. He's energetic and jumping on the bed in the morning to say hi, something he had stopped doing. :thumbup:
DC: Rimadyl is a fairly powerful pain medication. I did a lot of reading about it some years ago when I thought the Late, Great Seamus might end up on it. It's important to check liver enyzme levels because although it's quite effective, I recall reading studies about liver failure on dogs who were on it chronically.
gracie's on rimadyl and i'm on percoset (knee surgery)!
our last dog, shelby, took rimadyl for probably her last five years. it worked wonders with no bad side effects.
If I had known then what I know now...
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DC: Rimadyl is a fairly powerful pain medication. I did a lot of reading about it some years ago when I thought the Late, Great Seamus might end up on it. It's important to check liver enyzme levels because although it's quite effective, I recall reading studies about liver failure on dogs who were on it chronically.
gracie's on rimadyl and i'm on percoset (knee surgery)!
our last dog, shelby, took rimadyl for probably her last five years. it worked wonders with no bad side effects.
Percoset? :shock:
....Let's hang out.
I hear knee surgery sucks!! I'm sure you and Gracie are enjoying your fadedness comfortably. :thumbup:
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9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Years ago some of my dogs took rimadyl for osteoarthritis, which shelties start to develop at about age 7. Never had any problems. Django has been on tramadol for several months now and is doing fab. He's energetic and jumping on the bed in the morning to say hi, something he had stopped doing. :thumbup:
That's so great to hear! Shelties are so much fun!
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
I just have to say that Gracie looks so deliciously cuddly - like I just want to squeeze her and rub her tummy. I love those pix.
It's that curly golden hair!!
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6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Good vibes going out to Gracie! These dogs are giving us too much grey hair!!! :shock:
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Oh my god my heart just did a flip! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!! That is one BEAUTIFUL doggie!!!!!!!!!! Cate, i REEEEALLY appreciate you posting pics in here as often as you do.
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Oh my god my heart just did a flip! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!! That is one BEAUTIFUL doggie!!!!!!!!!! Cate, i REEEEALLY appreciate you posting pics in here as often as you do.
as i remember, cate originally didn't want that dog. funny how they worm their way into your heart!
If I had known then what I know now...
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The Boyz! Yesterday we had a big party for my sons college graduation and both boys were awesome.
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so norm had a play date yesterday...riley is a tennis ball obsessed lab who had no time for norm and his rough housing playing...so really it became playing fetch with riley and norm just hanging out watching
so norm had a play date yesterday...riley is a tennis ball obsessed lab who had no time for norm and his rough housing playing...so really it became playing fetch with riley and norm just hanging out watching
Norm should come and wrestle with my two NUTS! They knocked a glass topped table over this morning! :? Never a dull moment here!
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Oh my god my heart just did a flip! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!! That is one BEAUTIFUL doggie!!!!!!!!!! Cate, i REEEEALLY appreciate you posting pics in here as often as you do.
as i remember, cate originally didn't want that dog. funny how they worm their way into your heart!
and i still dont... not really. but its not his fault.
hes become quite the local celebrity. in the mornings and afternoons when the schoolkids appear hes the centre of attention. they call his name and pat him through the fence. when im down the shops strangers talk to me about 'my' dog. this afternoon this woman was talking to me from across the road about cj, but i couldnt even see who i was talking with cause the sunset was right in my eyeline. but it was about how evrtime she sees him he seems to have grown noticeably bigger. she asked me how old he was and i said without really knowing that he was maybe about 8 months old. everybody knows cj but they dont know hes not mine. but you know what?? dogs really are lovely. and they totally love you simply because you pay them attention and are nice to them... a scratch behind the ear. a rub of the tummy. a game of toss with a stick. even just a hello as you walk to the front door or hang out the washing.
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Almost a year later I've gotten a new buddy. His name is Tank (his prior owners named him that). He came from an elderly couple that couldn't take care of him any more. They asked if I could give him a good home. It was an easy answer to give. I've had him about a month now.
Here is Tank.
He loves to play fetch with a tennis ball and will happily brave water for it.
On his first time checking out his new house he discovered the cut out door for the cat and tried to see what was on the other side...
He was tethered in the couple's back yard for the duration of their ownership of him (about 4 years) so he's out of shape. I've been working with him the past month to get him back in shape. He weighed about 100lbs when I brought him to his new home. I don't know what he weighs now, but he's definitely getting in shape. No matter what, though, he'll always be a large-framed dog so when I seem him run I can always think to myself "Tank rolling thick and heavy!"
I found a dog park pretty close to home and he loves it. After about 40 minutes there he's pretty darn tired and ready to just walk around. He has also gone jogging with me. He holds up for about a mile and then is ready to rest for a while.
I'm really glad to have him. There's just something about the companionship of a dog that can put a smile on your face.
"A lot more people are capable of being big out there that just don't give themselves a chance." -Stone Gossard
she takes her toys outside for when the threat level is low. :roll:
If I had known then what I know now...
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He was tethered in the couple's back yard for the duration of their ownership of him (about 4 years) so he's out of shape. I've been working with him the past month to get him back in shape. He weighed about 100lbs when I brought him to his new home. I don't know what he weighs now, but he's definitely getting in shape. No matter what, though, he'll always be a large-framed dog so when I seem him run I can always think to myself "Tank rolling thick and heavy!"
I found a dog park pretty close to home and he loves it. After about 40 minutes there he's pretty darn tired and ready to just walk around. He has also gone jogging with me. He holds up for about a mile and then is ready to rest for a while.
I'm really glad to have him. There's just something about the companionship of a dog that can put a smile on your face.
Good for you and I bet Tank is enjoying his new life.
This is my first visit to the Doggie Thread as I don't have a dog but love 'em. We've never owned one because with both of us working we didn't think it fair. As I now work from home and aren't as busy as I used to be it's time. Typically I missed out when the post offices' dog had 9 pups and I couldn't bring myself to get around there and say "I want one"!!! They are also Border Collies, my favourite dogs. My brother and sister have had Borders and they are the most intelligent dogs I've known.
Almost a year later I've gotten a new buddy. His name is Tank (his prior owners named him that). He came from an elderly couple that couldn't take care of him any more. They asked if I could give him a good home. It was an easy answer to give. I've had him about a month now.
Here is Tank.
He loves to play fetch with a tennis ball and will happily brave water for it.
On his first time checking out his new house he discovered the cut out door for the cat and tried to see what was on the other side...
He was tethered in the couple's back yard for the duration of their ownership of him (about 4 years) so he's out of shape. I've been working with him the past month to get him back in shape. He weighed about 100lbs when I brought him to his new home. I don't know what he weighs now, but he's definitely getting in shape. No matter what, though, he'll always be a large-framed dog so when I seem him run I can always think to myself "Tank rolling thick and heavy!"
I found a dog park pretty close to home and he loves it. After about 40 minutes there he's pretty darn tired and ready to just walk around. He has also gone jogging with me. He holds up for about a mile and then is ready to rest for a while.
I'm really glad to have him. There's just something about the companionship of a dog that can put a smile on your face.
Welcome, Tank! :wave:
So glad to see your dad has a new buddy! :thumbup:
You won't believe this, HH, but I recently remembered your thread from when you had to have Gabby put down. We've had some sad times with our dogs on this board but I'm glad to see you've opened your heart to a new friend!
This is my first visit to the Doggie Thread as I don't have a dog but love 'em. We've never owned one because with both of us working we didn't think it fair. As I now work from home and aren't as busy as I used to be it's time. Typically I missed out when the post offices' dog had 9 pups and I couldn't bring myself to get around there and say "I want one"!!! They are also Border Collies, my favourite dogs. My brother and sister have had Borders and they are the most intelligent dogs I've known.
Oh well I'll have to wait a bit longer.
Welcome!
I hope you have a new dog soon!
I love Borders. I've always had shelties but I've trained with many people who had Borders. They are amazing dogs.
This thread is great today - I love all the pix of the Boyz and Norm and Tank, we're all so lucky to be dog people. I just took baby Brian out for his "sit" and "down" lesson. He does pretty well for a 13 week old. Of course he's exhausted now and will probably sleep for hours.
This is simply the best thread on any forum ever! How awesome is it that we all share ourselves through our beloved dogs! We are here for each other threw the good and the bad.
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As always good vibes sent your way!!!
Gracie looks so happy, makes me
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A scare, but great to hear that the head vet seems pretty confident it's nothing to stress over. It's good to be on the lookout though, knowing it's something she's battling.
Good vibes a plenty comin' your way from the dcfaithful residence.
Got your message by the way - no worries on meeting up another time w/ the dogs...it'd be best for Gracie to take it easy, I'm sure.
What exactly is rimadyl, or what does it do? :?:
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
DC: Rimadyl is a fairly powerful pain medication. I did a lot of reading about it some years ago when I thought the Late, Great Seamus might end up on it. It's important to check liver enyzme levels because although it's quite effective, I recall reading studies about liver failure on dogs who were on it chronically.
I have seen some pets do excellent on tramadol and gabapentin instead of rimadyl. If you go with rimadyl, ask for the generic 'Vetprofen' 9carprofen) it is like 1/4 the cost of rimadyl.
- Christopher McCandless
our last dog, shelby, took rimadyl for probably her last five years. it worked wonders with no bad side effects.
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VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
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Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Percoset? :shock:
....Let's hang out.
I hear knee surgery sucks!! I'm sure you and Gracie are enjoying your fadedness comfortably. :thumbup:
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
That's so great to hear! Shelties are so much fun!
- Christopher McCandless
It's that curly golden hair!!
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Thankfully I have few regrets about my time with Jesse. As a friend said, he lived a fairy tail life.
GIve your doggies an extra hug today.
I'll ride the wave where it takes me...
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*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
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ALOHA!!!!
Norm should come and wrestle with my two NUTS! They knocked a glass topped table over this morning! :? Never a dull moment here!
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
and i still dont... not really. but its not his fault.
hes become quite the local celebrity. in the mornings and afternoons when the schoolkids appear hes the centre of attention. they call his name and pat him through the fence. when im down the shops strangers talk to me about 'my' dog. this afternoon this woman was talking to me from across the road about cj, but i couldnt even see who i was talking with cause the sunset was right in my eyeline. but it was about how evrtime she sees him he seems to have grown noticeably bigger. she asked me how old he was and i said without really knowing that he was maybe about 8 months old. everybody knows cj but they dont know hes not mine. but you know what?? dogs really are lovely. and they totally love you simply because you pay them attention and are nice to them... a scratch behind the ear. a rub of the tummy. a game of toss with a stick. even just a hello as you walk to the front door or hang out the washing.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=80212&p=2461832&hilit=gabby#p2461832
Almost a year later I've gotten a new buddy. His name is Tank (his prior owners named him that). He came from an elderly couple that couldn't take care of him any more. They asked if I could give him a good home. It was an easy answer to give. I've had him about a month now.
Here is Tank.
He loves to play fetch with a tennis ball and will happily brave water for it.
On his first time checking out his new house he discovered the cut out door for the cat and tried to see what was on the other side...
He was tethered in the couple's back yard for the duration of their ownership of him (about 4 years) so he's out of shape. I've been working with him the past month to get him back in shape. He weighed about 100lbs when I brought him to his new home. I don't know what he weighs now, but he's definitely getting in shape. No matter what, though, he'll always be a large-framed dog so when I seem him run I can always think to myself "Tank rolling thick and heavy!"
I found a dog park pretty close to home and he loves it. After about 40 minutes there he's pretty darn tired and ready to just walk around. He has also gone jogging with me. He holds up for about a mile and then is ready to rest for a while.
I'm really glad to have him. There's just something about the companionship of a dog that can put a smile on your face.
she takes her toys outside for when the threat level is low. :roll:
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
This is my first visit to the Doggie Thread as I don't have a dog but love 'em. We've never owned one because with both of us working we didn't think it fair. As I now work from home and aren't as busy as I used to be it's time. Typically I missed out when the post offices' dog had 9 pups and I couldn't bring myself to get around there and say "I want one"!!! They are also Border Collies, my favourite dogs. My brother and sister have had Borders and they are the most intelligent dogs I've known.
Oh well I'll have to wait a bit longer.
So glad to see your dad has a new buddy! :thumbup:
You won't believe this, HH, but I recently remembered your thread from when you had to have Gabby put down. We've had some sad times with our dogs on this board but I'm glad to see you've opened your heart to a new friend!
I hope you have a new dog soon!
I love Borders. I've always had shelties but I've trained with many people who had Borders. They are amazing dogs.
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown