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On Tuesday morning Mom tried to give me my pill and I yelped in pain. Later that day I came crawling out from under the bed yelping in pain and spinning around in circles. Mom took me to the vet and after many visits and x-ray, they finally found that I have Spondylitis which is an inflamation of the spine.
I have had many more episodes of pain since then and my back is all hunched up.
The dogtor gave me pain medicine but it does not seem to help very much. They cannot give me non-steroid anti-inflamation drugs because of my liver condition. We have to rely on supplements and vitamins which will take a while to be effective. I refuse to eat so mom has to feed me by blending my food into baby food like and use her fingers to put it in the roof of my mouth.
Yesterday was the first day since mom got me 7 years ago that I did not run out to greet her when she came home. Pawlease pray for me. I am in so much pain. :(
Update 09/13/09
I am so much better today. Mom has not heard me yelped in pain for about 2 days now. I have been on some supplements so they probably started to work. The dogtor gave me Cosequin (glucosamine & chondroitin) and some pain med Tramadol to use as needed. Dr. Dodds told mom to try Dog Pain Away and Mom also bought Joint Strong at Petco, Krill Oil (similar to fish oil) and Vitamin E at Costco. Hopefully, these painful flare ups won't come around any more or at least few and far between.
Thank you every one for your kind words, well wishes, rosettes and prayers. We have made so many wonderful furiends here on dogster, we are blessed to have all of you who love me so much.
Update 10/02
I am much better now and the pain seems to have gone away. We don't know if it is one of the supplement I am taking that is working or a combination of all of them. As long as I am not in pain, that all that matters. Hopefully, those pesky flare ups won't come back any more.
I used to like to go to the back yard at night and just sit outside looking up at the sky for hours. Sometimes I would stay outside and not come to bed until midnight or so. Just sitting there staring at the stars and the moon.
Last year, I stopped doing that when I started having liver problems. I was staying in bed more and not as active as I was. For the last 2 weeks or so, I started staying outside at night again so I am back to my old strange self. Mom says that I am ET who is waitin' for the mother ship to come. He he....
p.s. It is my 9th birthday tomorrow April 1, 2009. It is bittersweet for mom that I am turning 9 because she is so worry about me. She adopted me when I was 2 and I have been her girl ever since. She said that Kobe and me are the best thing that has ever happened to her. The last 7 years have been nothing but joy and she loves having us in her life. She cannot imagine going back to living without us.
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