~:~:~:The Doggie Thread!!:~:~:~

Ms. Haiku

I hope Gracie feels better, imalive!

PJ_ROCKS

imalive wrote:

totally badass :fp:

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:nono:


i really need to take some pictures, we had 7" of snow and Sophie loves it!

decides2dream

so small bit of good news. all is going well with igby, to the point that his oncologist (i STILL cannot get over the fact that one of our DOGs has an oncologist!) wants to try reducing his chemo meds dosage, in the hopes of weaning him completely off them. of course, if that happens we will need to monitor him VERY closely to make sure new tumors do not develop, but man, would be awesome! awesome for ig of course, but truly, awesome for our wallet. realize he's been on chemo meds for a year, to the tune of $500/month, not including food/treats/regular vet visits, etc. not exactly a walk in the park, especially while i am unemployed. also, discovered he cracked a back molar while i was brushing his teeth sunday - thankfully the vet was able to simply break off the chipped piece, prescribe some antibiotics, and only charge $56! whew! let's hope it all works!

-Emma-

decides2dream, I hope your pup Igby is ok. It's a shame that the treatment is so expensive, going to the vet never seems to be affordable!

My dog Tilly got herself into trouble last week, resulting in a trip to the vet! When I was at work, my brother had her in the front yard (something I am forever telling everybody in my family not to do, because she is an impulsive little bugger). Tilly heard one of my neighbour's dog bark and took off into their front yard, to find their bulldog chained up. The dog tried to sniff her and she curled her lip, and then the bulldog grabbed her neck. She is one lucky dog...it took my brother and my dad to stop the bulldog and they ended up hosing water up the bulldog's nose for a good minute to get it to let go of my dog. This dog would easily be triple the size of my dog, so she is extremely lucky to have not been killed by him, it could have been so much worse :(. She's on antibiotics, prescribed cream and I have to wash it with antiseptic daily, but it has healed very quickly.

Enkidu

Happy Halloween everybody. We try to be safe with our pets every year (we keep our two black cats inside, for example) and try to keep Brian the dog away from chocolate.

However... we weren't expecting this. Yesterday my husband was carving small pumpkins that he usually hangs on our front porch. They look great - super easy, you cut from the bottom and use a drill to make the holes. So he had three little pumpkins outside, cut out with the pumpkin guts on the ground and he went in the house. Came out and there were only TWO pumpkins. No pumpkin guts.

But there was Brian, looking very very guilty. So we guess he ate one of the pumpkins. No sign of it anywhere. He seems very healthy and happy today (he loves pumpkin from a can). Whoops.

norm

PJ_ROCKS

norm wrote:

LloydXmas

PJ_ROCKS

LloydXmas wrote:

too cute she is.

Wobbie

decides2dream wrote:

so small bit of good news. all is going well with igby, to the point that his oncologist (i STILL cannot get over the fact that one of our DOGs has an oncologist!) wants to try reducing his chemo meds dosage, in the hopes of weaning him completely off them. of course, if that happens we will need to monitor him VERY closely to make sure new tumors do not develop, but man, would be awesome! awesome for ig of course, but truly, awesome for our wallet. realize he's been on chemo meds for a year, to the tune of $500/month, not including food/treats/regular vet visits, etc. not exactly a walk in the park, especially while i am unemployed. also, discovered he cracked a back molar while i was brushing his teeth sunday - thankfully the vet was able to simply break off the chipped piece, prescribe some antibiotics, and only charge $56! whew! let's hope it all works!

good luck! we know all about vet bills :(

Wobbie

Enkidu wrote:

Happy Halloween everybody. We try to be safe with our pets every year (we keep our two black cats inside, for example) and try to keep Brian the dog away from chocolate.

However... we weren't expecting this. Yesterday my husband was carving small pumpkins that he usually hangs on our front porch. They look great - super easy, you cut from the bottom and use a drill to make the holes. So he had three little pumpkins outside, cut out with the pumpkin guts on the ground and he went in the house. Came out and there were only TWO pumpkins. No pumpkin guts.

But there was Brian, looking very very guilty. So we guess he ate one of the pumpkins. No sign of it anywhere. He seems very healthy and happy today (he loves pumpkin from a can). Whoops.

pumpkin is good for a dog!

Wobbie

norm wrote:

norm is a good looking boy!

Wobbie

some days, we don't think gracie is doing so well :(



then, she goes to the park and is as happy as can be

decides2dream

bittersweet.
but, there's still sweet.
enjoy every moment, life is fleeting.

Spags

Poor Gracie :(

Maybe this will cheer everybody up a bit?

http://vimeo.com/variable/shake

Wobbie

Spags wrote:

Maybe this will cheer everybody up a bit?

http://vimeo.com/variable/shake

some of it cheered me.....most of it creeped me out

I'm glad gracie got to play in some snow yesterday





the poor thing is not doing great :(

Enkidu

Love and kisses and hugs to Gracie. Glad she has snow to play in.

norm

imalive wrote:

love the snow on the nose

imalive wrote:

the poor thing is not doing great :(

twisted thoughts

im so sorry you're not feeling well gracie :(
but it's good to see you enjoying some time in the snow
virtual hugs coming your way!
and I'll be sure to will the snow back in your direction when it comes to us here on the east coast!

Who Princess

Hugs to Gracie. Thinking about her a lot.

PJ_ROCKS

sending some goood (((vibes))) your way Gracie, and a lot of hugs...

Ms. Haiku

Hugs to Gracie!

Wobbie

gracie had a pretty happy day yesterday, she:

1) went to the park and saw some friends
2) went to home depot and got some lovin'
3) got fed by her grammy and actually wolfed down her dinner
4) got to hang with the boys during thursday's football games and got more lovin'

we have resorted to froo-froo dog food on top of her dry stuff. at this point, it's "whatever it takes." she went to the vet on tuesday and got a full blood panel. besides the lymphoma, all else is good



P.S thanks to everyone who is thinking of her

Who Princess

Yay, Gracie! Enjoy that froo froo food too! You are a special girl!

Spags

Froo froo food shaming on the internets? Poor Gracie!

he.who.forgets

belly rubs to Gracie!!!

Claireack

Hugs to Gracie

Wobbie

"I love my froo-froo food!"

Who Princess

imalive wrote:

"I love my froo-froo food!"

norm

imalive wrote:

"I love my froo-froo food!"

nice pj's rob :P