Just wanted to make sure everybody that stopped by earlier- in the week saw this...

THANK YOU ALL!

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Can someone help please?

OK, so mom was going to do one of those hover pictures where you just click on the green words and a picture/graphic appears. She went to her usual Jonradchenko.com link that she keeps in her favorites and it took her to a web page, not the link where you get the codes to put on our pages. Did they change something? Does anybody have a different code than what we have?????

http://jonradchenko.com/dogster/forumImage.html ?ai=1


Help please.

~Doo & Mom

Vet Visits and Dental Work

Doo's mom here...Doo and Austin were both in for their yearly checkups within the past 3 weeks and Doo just had her teeth cleaned. Just got off the phone with the vet and I knew going in that Doo had 2 cracked/broken teeth, but the vet said they hadn't cracked where nerves were exposed, and that they were still "sealed" so neither one had to be extracted. AND, her right upper K-9 tooth had lots of tartar on it and they weren't sure if they might have to remove that one also, but it looked good on the x-rays so NO teeth were extracted! YAY! I am SOO happy!! Its such a relief. My girl has been thru so much this past year, but she should be good to go, barring no unexpected emergencies.

She also had 2 lumps aspirated and they were just fatty lumps, so she's healthy as an ox. Altho, the vet said she did act strange under anesthesia, kinda like she was having a seizure. She gave her some valium and it helped her and there was nothing in her chart as to it happening before when she's been under for her teeth cleaning. She said they just need to be aware the next time she's out for surgery or teeth cleaning.

The boy dog, Austin, was due to have his teeth cleaned last week but since he is so traumatized by just going in the car and to the vet, I decided to hold off on having his teeth cleaned for a few months. I hate stressing him any more than necessary. They take him to the back away from me to do his exam and said he was such a good boy. (Usually pawrents stay with the kids while they're being examed, but they thought he'd be less stressed if he was away from me.) The vet said he's a good weight and very healthy and happy. She said that she's so happy he's never had any ear or skin problems. Shar Pei don't live real long lives but he's 8 now and starting next year she'll be doing the senior exam on him. Usually by 8 most Pei are getting senior exams, but since he IS so healthy, she didn't need to do it this time. Another, relief for us.

OOOO WEEEE! Did I have a great birthday!!

WOW! Did you see my page! LOTS of pretties on it. :) I want to thank each and every one of you for all the pressies, pictures and birthday wishes you sent me! You all definitely made my 9th birthday very special! THANK YOU for always making a girl feel extra special.

It goes without saying the thanks also extend to all the angels in your families and the pawrents too. In no particular order, I want to thank.....

Benji Bella & Prada
Flicka & Lucas
Krickette
Abby & Lucian
Otto, Sagwa & Daisy
Harley Diva Girl & Jazzi Danz'r
MJF
Mazy
Annie
Pepper
Sophie Claire & Harley D
Duncan Fife & Hamish McDuff
Zoe, Tux & Drover
Tinkerbelle & Natasha
Whitley
Cooper, Redford, Wishbone, Nina, Keighty, Mick, & Forrest
Petey
Beanie & Bacon
Saphira
Hershey & Winkie
Diesel
Zaidie
Fizzy
Milton
Angel Sunny
Riley & Caileigh
Max & Lola
Lexie, Monnie & Roscoe
Scooter, Misty, Pepper & Mr. Cutter
Charlie, Abbie & Toto


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Blizzard

We want to send all our Dogster pals in the north and northeast lots of big Texas-size hugs to keep you warm as this blizzard hits you this weekend. Stay inside, keep warm and snuggle with the pawrents.

Update...

I went for my 4th PT appt today (we missed last Fri cause mom has a cold). The tech said I'm doing SOO good and that my surgeon Dr. Israel did a follow-up check-up on me and said my range of motion is good, there's no residuals, no limping, and everything looks great. Mom talked to the PT tech and they decided it would be good to let me do 6 more sessions of just the water treadmill after my last 2 full treatments next week.

I also went for accupuncture on Monday and she says I only have to come once a month for maintenance. So that's more good news.

AND mom got a full size bed from a friend and now we're sleeping in the bedroom again on a bed, together, even tho its on the floor. YAY! After 9 months on the couch, it took mom a few nights to adjust to more than the width of the couch cushion. BOL Me, I didn't have a problem adjusting at all. BOL

2 PT sessions down, 4 to go.

I went for my first physical therapy session the day after Christmas. The PT tech took a video of me so mom could see me in the water treadmill. I also do the balance board and the big exercise balls where the tech stretches out my legs. I think its all working cause mom hasn't noticed me limping any more since Wed! Can you believe it--NO LIMPING after 13 months! YAY!! Mom said it was worth every penny for this end result.

The PT tech and my surgeon both suggested I keep up with accupuncture, so mom made appointments for me on 1/7 and 1/14, the earliest she could get me in. She's thinking that maybe just going once a month for maintenance will be the best course of action rather than going weekly or bi-weekly. She'll talk to the accupuncture vet and see what she recommends.

I want to thank everyone again for all the POTP, it sure did its work on me very successfully!

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and that you all have a safe and Happy New Year!!

Love to you ALL
~Doo

I'll be starting rehab next week...

Mom took me back to the surgical hosptial today to have me evaluated for rehab. The lady talked at length with mom and then took me in the back and put me in the water treadmill and put me on one of those big exercise balls and checked my range of motion of all 4 of my legs. She told mom I was kinda scared when she was trying to make my back legs stretch straight out, but she said other than that I did real good. I'm going to go twice a week, starting next Wed and then next Friday, and every Wed and Friday for 3 weeks. We bought a 6 session package and then we'll see how I'm doing. They also want mom to start walking me every day for 7 mins. (guess we'll both be benefiting from the walking and mom's benefit isn't for rehab but more for getting her to lose weight! BOL) They also suggested I go back for accupuncture because that'll work well with the surgery and the hydrotherapy rehab.

So that's the latest update on me. I'll be letting ya'll know how the rehab is helping me in a few weeks.

~Doo

My staples are out!!

YAY! got my staples out! Sometime during the night I must have scratched and one of the staples broke in two, and mom noticed it this morning when we got up. So she took me to my regular vet to have them remove the broken one, and they said my incision looked really good and its the 10th day, would she like them to go ahead and remove the rest of them. (they can be removed anywhere between 10-14 days) So of course mom said yes. So now she doesn't have to take me clear across town on Monday to have them removed. My vet said I don't even have to take the Tramadol any more since I'm not in pain. I sure am glad its all over!! Now that my staples are out it'll make it easier for mom to scratch my chest since she doesn't want ME to do it. BOL

Thanks again everybody for all the POTP and well wishes you sent me during this time. POTP really helps alot. :)

Thank You My Friends! (click here)

I'm home...

Mom picked me up from the hospital today and its just her, me and Austin. No vet techs or doctors to be with us. Mom got a list of things to look for (panting, restless, whining and shaking)and if I do any of these things that means I'm in pain and to give me some pain medication. I'm not allowed to run or jump on anything, no stairs, no playing or rough housing. She can take me out for a walk for only 5 mins a day and can increase it to 10 mins after a few days. One of mom's friends bought me a lambskin bed to lay on and it is sooooo soft. I love it. We're supposed to watch my incision (its about 6" right down the front of my neck to chest area. Watch for redness which means its infected. And we're to call them back if it turns red. (They suggested mom take a picture of it every day to compare it from one day to the next.) They gave me some antibiotics I'm supposed to take every night along with my pain medications. Mom bought me another elevated dog dish/holder and the jury is still out on it. I ate supper from it but not to sure if I like it or not. Didn't like the one she bought me this summer and even tho this one is a few inches shorter, not sure I'm going to like it that much better. I'm not ever supposed to wear a collar again, only the harness that mom had gotten me at the request of my accupuncure doctor. They just put a slip leash under my arms and around my torso to help walk me out to mom's car and make sure I didn't jump getting in. Its pretty low to the ground, so I was o.k., but the vet tech was there really to ease mom's stress rather than mine. BOL

All in all I'm doing pretty good. I want to thank everyone for all the POTP sent to me before, during and after the surgery. It really has helped. You guyses are the best.