[nagdu] Health Problems

[Hannah Chadwick]

Ava,
Thank you for your positive thoughts.
She is only a little over two. The teeth problem is genetic and I guess it
happens with pure breeds; at least that's what I was told yesterday at the
dentist.
I'm thinking that the walking me in to things should be able to be fixed in
time as will the giardia. She should be fine after she takes the medicine
for giardia.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Ava Foster
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 6:42 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Health Problems

Wow, I am surprised about Princess's teeth. I have heard that by age 3,
something like 60 percent of dogs have gingivitis, but Princess, having just
been placed, seems awfully young to be having such problems with her teeth.
That, plus the giardia, plus the walking you into things...i would sure be
frustrated! I wouldnt love her any less, but wow, that is a lot to deal with
in so short a time. My positive thoughts are with you both!! Ava

On 3/11/12, Hannah Chadwick <sparklylicious at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
> As I mentioned in a previous post, Princess had her two week vet visit 
> because Pilot requires it. She had her stool tested and we got the 
> results back yesterday. It turns out that she has giardia so I 
> purchased some powder medicine which I hope will cure it. I believe 
> that she got giardia treatment during training because they tested her 
> stool then. Not sure why it's back already or perhaps the medicine didn't
cure it during training.
> I also took her to see the dentist who is known for getting the tartar 
> out of dog's teeth by only using a hand held scalp. She looked at 
> Princess's teeth and said that she believes that it is genetic. She 
> told me that Princess may have to get a full cleaning later on where 
> she will get knocked out and everything. I just want to try this and I 
> hope it will work because it is less pricy. The dentist also told me 
> that Princess may have to have her teeth removed when she gets older 
> as well but I'm sure and I hope that will come later, much much later.
> Princess walked me in to a brick wall last night but luckily I'm ok. I 
> did not get hurt, but gosh... she's walked me in to a door, a pole, a 
> brick wall, and I'm sure a few small things here and there, and I've 
> only had her a couple of months. I have to say that I feel very 
> overwhelmed right now. I did not expect so many problems when I 
> applied for a dog. This is not to say that I regret getting one. I 
> adore Princess and I'm willing to work out all the problems, but I 
> feel like some things shouldn't be happening... for example, she 
> should not be having all these health issues, and she shouldn't be 
> walking me in to things. of course I corrected her and we redid the 
> part where she messed up, but I feel like every time I trust her
completely, then something happens and it gets more and more difficult to do
so.
> She continues to walk slow when she wants to, and I've come to accept 
> it because I believe that it is her personality. I give her a lot of 
> praise when she does go faster, but I've also come to realize that I 
> can't and I don't want to force her  to walk faster when she doesn't want
to.
> Anyways, this is the update for Princess.
> All the best, Hannah and Princess
>
>
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