[nagdu] Update on the old gal

Thu Jul 28 12:56:07 UTC 2011

What about raw lean ground beef? Probably same drill.

On Jul 28, 2011, at 7:36 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:

> Hi Rox.
> So that's what Sheila was asking about!  Pays to read before I reply.
> We could really use that bottoms-up leash.  Where do you get it?
> 
> Also, Echo is quite resistent to taking her pain pill.  I stick it way
> back in her mouth, but if I don't hold her good, she starts jerking her
> head around.  She's dairy-intolerant, or I'd hide it in some cheese.  I've
> tried hiding it in a little piece of canned dogfood, or peanutbutter, but
> she licks off the cover and spits out the pill.  Any ideas welcome.
> Tracy
> 
>> Tracy, we let our dogs on the bed, so a friend built a set of wooden steps
>> so she can get into bed by herself. I'm also going to buy a bottoms up
>> leash, which is a special leash which goes around the dog's back end so
>> that a person can help support the dog's hind end.  She doesn't need this
>> now, but may in the future and I want to have it when I need it.
>> 
>> Rox
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On 27 Jul 2011, at 12:33 PM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hey Rox.
>>> Go Bristol!  These old dogs sure are amazing!
>>> We're going to talk to the vet about cutting the Tramadol a bit, though
>>> it
>>> doesn't seem to having any bad effects on Echo, and we're so happy about
>>> everything going well.
>>> Glad to hear this regimen is working well for others, too.
>>> Tracy
>>> 
>>>> Hi Tracy, I am also the lucky care-giver for an old gal. Bristol will
>>>> be
>>>> 14 in December and 2 weeks ago we also started her on tramadol. She had
>>>> started Previcox, an antiinflamitory last month but we think she
>>>> slipped
>>>> and strained something so we gave her Tramadol when the antiinflamitory
>>>> stopped working.  She is also up and around, playing and going for
>>>> regular
>>>> walks. We're weaning her from the tramadol to see if she can still get
>>>> around and be pain free without it.  She's doing great so far!  These
>>>> old
>>>> dogs are sure something else!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Rox
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> On 27 Jul 2011, at 10:09 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I thought I'd give an update on my old dog Echo, in case it helps
>>>>> someone
>>>>> else dealing with a senior canine.
>>>>> My retired guide Echo turned 16 in April.  We found a vet who makes
>>>>> house
>>>>> calls, which is great, because the old gal gets totally stressed at
>>>>> the
>>>>> mere thought of getting in a car, and also gets very anxious at the
>>>>> vet.
>>>>> Now she can be treated in the comfort of her own home.  She still gets
>>>>> a
>>>>> little anxious, but it doesn't exhaust her for days like the trip used
>>>>> to.
>>>>> And it's about the same price, too.
>>>>> About 3 weeks ago, the vet recommended we put Echo on
>>>>> anti-inflamatories,
>>>>> because the arthritis in her hips is getting pretty bad.  A few days
>>>>> after
>>>>> we put her on the new pills, she stopped eating.  At least 3 times we
>>>>> decided to make the call for the vet to come and put her to sleep and
>>>>> then
>>>>> she'd rally--eat something my husband found to tempt her appetite, or
>>>>> get
>>>>> up and casually go get a drink or whatever when we thought she
>>>>> couldn't.
>>>>> ("Bring out your dead!" "I'm not dead yet!")
>>>>> Of course, we were trying to reach her vet, which took a couple days
>>>>> and
>>>>> did not make us happy.  When we finally got her, she suggested we try
>>>>> a
>>>>> small dose of a pain pill, Tramadol, which she called in to our
>>>>> pharmacy.
>>>>> She said it wouldn't make Echo dopey, and it might help.  If it
>>>>> didn't...well, we could make the decision you can't unmake.
>>>>> Echo started to feel better about 20 minutes after we gave her the
>>>>> first
>>>>> pain pill.  Her appetite came back, and she started walking around a
>>>>> lot
>>>>> more.  Now she's back to where she was a while back--not bouncing
>>>>> around,
>>>>> but walking about, eating well, wagging her tail, and generally taking
>>>>> an
>>>>> interest.  It's great to see.
>>>>> I'm not a big fan of drugs, but the combination of the
>>>>> anti-inflamatory
>>>>> with the pain pill is making a big difference for our old gal.
>>>>> It ain't easy taking care of such an old dog, but it does have its
>>>>> rewards.
>>>>> Tracy
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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