[nagdu] Update on the old gal

Thu Jul 28 13:42:21 UTC 2011

Probably she'd lick it off, too.  And when I was trying raw food with her,
I gave her hamburger.  It went down, it came back, real fast. What I need
is something solid enough for her not to quickly lick it off.  Maybe a
teeny piece of squishy white bread.
Thanks for getting me thinking in the right direction, maybe.
Tracy

> 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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