[nagdu] Echo's checkup

[Tracy Carcione]

Julie M, that's great!  You really hit the jackpot.
When my Amba got terminal cancer, we found a vet who would come to the
house and put her to sleep when the time came.  It was way better than
having to take her into the vet office.  For one thing, she'd become
fearful of the vet office, because some aspects of her cancer treatment
were unpleasant.  It was good that she could end her days lying in a place
she was comfortable and content.
May it be a long time until you need that service.
Tracy

> Thanks Tracy. Also thanks for motivating me to go online and find a vet
> here who will make home visits. Even better, she's an end-of-life pet care
> specialist, sort of a hospice service for pets. And still better, she
> lives right near me. Of course I hope I don't need her for a while yet,
> but unfortunately, the time will come.
>
> -j
>
>
> On Dec 29, 2011, at 2:18 PM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>
>> Hi Julie M.
>> It's a prescription.  I'm not sure of the name--one of those long
>> chemical
>> things.  You could ask your vet about the problem, and see what she
>> says.
>> BTW, we found a mobile vet who comes to us.  It's much less stressful
>> for
>> Echo.  Her arthritis makes squeezing into a taxi very uncomfortable,
>> and,
>> as she got older, she got more stressed just being at the vet's.  Now
>> she
>> doesn't really like being out of familiar environments at all.  We're so
>> happy we found a practice that will come to her.
>> Tracy
>>
>>> Hey, would you mind telling me what ointment you're using and if it's a
>>> prescription or not? I have an old dog (not as old as good old Echo
>>> though) who has the same tearing problem.
>>>
>>> Julie M
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 29, 2011, at 10:47 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>>>
>>>> My retired guide Echo is 16, going on 17.  She's on a couple
>>>> medications,
>>>> and just had a checkup yesterday.  The vet couldn't believe how old
>>>> she
>>>> is.  She said Echo's coat is shiny and healthy-looking, like that of a
>>>> younger dog.  She asked me what food Echo is eating, which is Canidae.
>>>> So
>>>> it seems like feeding a high-quality food is having good effects.
>>>> She also said that Echo's eyes look fine, which is good.  I have been
>>>> putting ointment in one eye every day or two for a while, because it
>>>> gets
>>>> very runny, and the effort seems to be working.  I had asked the list
>>>> for
>>>> eye-ointment administration suggestions.  What's working for me is to
>>>> put
>>>> a bit on my finger, pull the skin around her eye gently so the eye is
>>>> open, and dab on the ointment.  I had been trying to do it directly
>>>> from
>>>> the tube, but I have a much better idea of exactly where my finger is
>>>> than
>>>> I did of where the end of the tube was.  I was always afraid of
>>>> jabbing
>>>> her eye by accident.
>>>> Anyway, the old gal keeps on trucking!
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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