There are a couple of things that really got my attention about this post. Basically, I think Cynthia hit it on the head, I'll just expand on it. First of all I had a dog Shepard/Lab for 14 years. She had numerous issues since I adopted her at 9 months. Because of all of her issues, I learned a lot and, also became furious with veterinarians for not curing things. (Once I was so mad, I almost lost my dog and I almost put my cell phone through a window, and Im considered a very calm person) I am now on my 8th vet in 15 years. You mentioned a tick bite. I noticed that Cynthia mentioned this. I don't believe anyone specifically mentioned Lyme disease. Of the four dogs that I have had over the past 15 years, two have had it. One was easily diagnosed, the other was not. The one that was not (Anela) was horribly emaciated when I adopted her at 9 months. To make a long sad story short, the vet that I had, originally diagnosed her with a brain tumor and started rattling off numbers about what it would take etc. etc. All of this within a few days after I got the dog! Even though the vet new Anela's history (she came from West Virginia, where there is a very high rate of Lyme) he originally did not do the test (that by the way would have only cost $35.00). It was only after I spent about $300.00 for a mis-diagnosis and I consulted two other vets that I trust but can't retain, did the Lyme test get done. Guess what, she had Lyme. Pills fixed the problem. My point with this is not all vets recognize Lyme and the symptoms. I have discovered that any type of joint pain could be Lyme. In my case, Anela could not eat, even though she looked like a walking skeleton because her jaws hurt. I couldnÂt even touch them. No other symptoms were there. The other thing that got my attention was the medication that you initially started with. I learned the hard way (because I almost lost another dog) to quiz the vet thoroughly about what is going on. I want to know what he/she is doing and why. If the process seems to involved, I research the subject and consult with other vets who can educate me. Most importantly, I want to know how long the medication is going to take to fix the problem. There should be an easy direct answer to this. If there is a hesitation, then I would say I need to research the problem before anything is done. Unfortunately, I have not had a good experience with vets. I had numerous occasions where I felt like they saw me as an open wallet walking through their door. You spent $400.00! That's a lot of money. (although I always say that money is not the real issue, but to an extent it is). Also, people with pets are at a disadvantage when it comes to their sick pets. When it happens, we usually don't know anything about the problem and rely on someone who supposedly does. For this reason, unless there is what I term "a life threatening situation" such as severe vomiting, I assume that itÂs a minor thing. If there is a major thing, I probably will wind up at the emergency clinic. If you haven't already, I would research any topic you can find about what your dog is going through. Quiz the vet, and take the upper hand in this. I think the process of getting your dog cured is dragging on for to long. It should have been fixed by now, unless there is something seriously wrong that requires surgery. (for all you know it could be something minor). Fortunately I now have a wonderful vet. When I first called her, she answered the phone. I have sent numerous people to her, everyone loves her. She is the only vet in the clinic, something I really like. She is never rushed and has helped me through numerous issues. Good luck! Keep us posted! SG

Well I haven't actually put them together yet, but I did remove all the fabrics from silk covered shoulder pads from silk charmeuse dress blouses; beautiful jewel tones. I washed & pressed all the silk & then saw how slippery it was to sew, so I tabled the project (now I know a bit about fusibles, etc.). For me, removing their fabrics (if they're nice enough to keep) was worth it. Someday I WILL put these together. Back to your issue. Did you want to use the pads themselves or just the fabrics?

I was going to edit the first one and accidentally deleted it :o) Senior moment!

ravencajun, haven't you previously said you most often use tablets? I encounter more website problems on all kinds of sites with tablets (and we have both Android and iPad varities), and more consistently and frequently so, than I ever do with a PC. Maybe there is site-producing software that's more android/IOS friendly, and some that is less so? Or more Firefox friendly and less so for others? I know for my employer's website, you can't use Chrome. Don't even think of it. I've asked and they just suggest using anything other than Chrome. A few years ago, before they restructured (and re-coded?) the site, Chrome worked great but you couldn't use Firefox. Now, they've switched, Firefox works fine.