Sick dog suddenly eating newspaper
ilovepoco
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Comments (10)Steph, at the very least, your vet should be able to talk to you about the treatment, suspected diagnosis, test results, and such on the phone. It is not unusual to have to have another family member or friend take an animal to the appointment, and the vet should call you to explain everything. I would also be concerned if the vet has not called to see how your dog is doing. Call her/him and ask questions like Annz and Elly suggested. Don't feel bad about asking your vet to recommend an internist or other diagnostic specialist, either. If you are near a university with a good veterinary school, you also might ask your vet if your dog should be referred there. You should be able to have this conversation over the phone if you cannot get away from work to see the vet. If you can't take calls at work, ask the staff to please arrange for the doc to talk to you during your lunch or break time, or before or after work. This is serious stuff and you need to have good communication with the doc in order to make good decisions for your dog. I hope it goes well, and please keep us informed....See Morecat is so sick
Comments (29)We have straggled out again, and we are parched []]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]](that was a note from kitty that just walked on my keyboard...your cats and dogs will have to decipher it for you...it seems to be a new binary based language). Kitty has a big history with the vet. I do have nasty neighbors. One of them baited her with a can of Tuna into a small squirrel trap...and while kitty is small and keeps her girly figure, she has unusually long legs and was faster than a speeding bullet when she ran. The neighbors left her trapped over 17 hours before they contacted me. At that point, there were not to many humans kitty wanted to be around, she became a fraidy cat. Many of the people who visted the house, identified her in the trap and still left her there without contacting me. It took her over a year to even walk over to my father. He used to walk around, muttering to himself "why is she like this, why is she afraid of me? I didn't hurt her!" I would always tell him that it was because her brain was half the size of an avocado pit and it couldn't store more information than 'humans attacked me'. His brain must have not been much larger ... that fact never really sunk in. Miss half-a-walnut-shell-sized-brain did have enough room to recognize "TOWEL" "BLANKET" "PILL POPPER" "PILL" and the examination is over the minute a "THERMOMETER" comes in view. She got sick from insect bites and that being the one summer day that dipped down to the low 40's high 30's (in temperature at night), a touch of Pneumonia followed. She has a dislocated vertebrae, she compensates for it well. You still feel it running your fingers down her spine. There were many vet appointments following the incident. That was almost eight years ago. The vet just calls her feral now. I don't believe that is technically accurate, she's just has had it with humans and she is almost ready to put me in the 'had it' category. She's difficult to handle. Since the trapping, she's not the cat I originally had. BT (before trapping) every time the doorbell would ring, she would be the first at the door, ready to lead the visitors back to the family room, or where ever my mother was holding court. Those days are long gone. There's a person here and there she will warm up to without introduction, but those chosen individuals are few and far between. The vet used to use anesthesia(sp?) just to examine her (post trapping). The vet did wrap her in a towel to show me how to administer the pill and after 15 minutes he said "See wasn't that easy?" My reply was "It took you and two assistants." The moistening of throat sounds like a good deal ...and might be at the base of this huge objection...besides not wanting to be told what to do. Its so obvious, no one ever thought of it. I will try your suggestion with a little tuna water, I'll see if that will bribe her into agreement. Skeptical but trying - thanks. marf...See MoreReasons why people get rid of dogs.
Comments (12)jpw, it may be cynical, but it's realistic. I bet I've seen every one of these excuses on craigslist or in newspaper ads or on signs in the neighborhood; people who work in rescue probably do get cynical & burned-out, much as social workers get cynical & burned-out, & for the same reasons. I my own self once personally spoke with a woman who said she was going to start her own rescue, & she even had someone lined up to provide a maternity home for pregnant dogs & cat s, because....she didn't believe in abortion. & as for: "Press 10 if your relative has died and you don't want to care for their elderly dog because it doesn't fit your lifestyle."... I once was in line at the grocery store when a woman's cell phone rang & she blithely rattled off something like the following: "Human Services? yes, this is Mrs. Whatsis. I was calling to get my mother enrolled in Medicaid. She has to be enrolled in Medicaid before the nursing home will take her. We sold her house & she's staying with us at present, but we just can't give her the time she needs." then, with a touch of pride, "We have *five* children." oh. so neither you (fit-looking woman probably in her forties) nor any of your *five* children can take care of Granny?.. The only thing that gave me comfort was that her equally fit-looking daughter, who looked to be in her late teens, was standing by her side, absorbing every word, maybe storing it for future use when this woman got old....See MoreLoose Dog Attacked My Dog- Help With Advice
Comments (52)Remy continues to improve and is about 90% "himself". He went for a walk this morning, and I'd even say he was jaunty ;-) Another good sign is that he's barking at all things that pass by the front of our house. He's still on Rimadyl for a couple more days, and of course is finishing out his antibiotics. The wounds are healing nicely, with the largest one still weeping a bit, but that one was really gaping. Remy's getting lots of love and attention (and home cooked meals), and is able to sleep on the bed with us again. I think that has been really helpful for him to do his normal nocturnal snuggling. Thanks for all the well wishes! Stitches removed in a few days....See More
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5 years agoThanks very much and so sorry to know Penny had a tough time at the end. Pups are often the family members that cause the least friction and provide the most comfort. (No pressure to read further, but if you’re interested in Gigi’s experience, some of it follows). Again, thank you for responding after all this time has passed.
I’m quite sure that Gigi’s vision has been slowly deteriorating for at least the past year — she would display odd behaviors, so I’d thought on multiple occasions, ‘can she see me?’. But, then she’d be able to track small movements in low contrast toys or treats, and erase that thought for a while. I asked the neurologist about the likelihood of a stroke or tumor, but the staff & students fairly uniform positivity & avoidance lead me to think they’re directed to be positive. I do hope they are correct, but pragmatically, I’m leaning less in that direction — there have been no noticeable improvements in the weeks post prednisone.
Fortunately, this nine pounder is fairly intrepid despite blindness — she careens about in the house and yard like a furry cue ball — I envy her resilience. (Goggles on order because she’s fairly adept at removing her cone).
Susan, I’m glad you have happy memories of sweet Penny and thank you. ~ Steve
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