[nagdu] Health Problems

Natalie nrorrell at qwest.net
Wed Mar 14 23:37:14 UTC 2012


Hi Hannah,
I'll be praying for you with all these challenges with Princess.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 5:26 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Health Problems


> 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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