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[Vally]

Sheena, he’s been a little quiet for my liking – unless it’s meal times – then he’s a little loud for my liking.

The weather, I think, does affect him.  It’s just so very humid and doesn’t want to let up.  No rain for months, but it’s now been raining for a week.

We are 2 weeks and 2 days (who’s counting)  into the last pred reduction with no ill effects, so he’s officially now on 1.9 mg pred a day.  Good colour.  I won’t relax though until we get to the 4 week mark, and, what the heck, until we go back to have his bloods checked again.

He no longer gets his every so favourite treat every day of dried chicken necks. He now gets some dried kangaroo or dried chicken tenders.  Less fat.  He only does a tap dance for these as opposed to wrap dancing and moon walking for the necks.

I’ve planned my whole week around his next blood test.  It’s the week after Easter, so I’ve arranged to have the week off as there are 2 public holidays that week, plus my day off, plus my RDO for the month, and I’ll take 1 day off my holidays.  I’m planning it on the assumption that further testing will be needed – so if I prepare for the worse case scenario, the tests will come back good – right??? (Vally you’re so glass half empty).

Love Vally & Bingo

 

[Vally]

Tara, wow you poor thing you must be exhausted from worrying.  Chicken breasts are very low fat so that wouldn’t be a problem with his pancreas.  I’d make a batch of it, with lots of broth and freeze it up in batches, so you’re not having to cook each day.

I’ve just read that Ideopathic vestibular syndrome cannot be treated. However, the course of disease is such that it presents acutely, then gradually resolves on its own over 7 – 30 days. There is no way to speed this recovery process, but during this time the patient needs to tbe supported by antinausea and dizziness medication, and fluids (if the patient is so bad the it cannot eat). In majority of cases, the vestibular signs completely resolve.

So Diablo is still well within the times mentioned above and the fact that he’s not worse, is, I think, always a very good sign.

My very best, Vally & Bingo

[Vally]

Tara, hoping it all clears up soon.  It must be terribly distressing to see.

Vally & Bingo.

[Vally]

Mary & Mable,

Bingo wears many mantles, Napoleon was Linda’s name (small man’s syndrome) for not being wise enough to shut up when a much bigger dog is going for you and thinking you’ll come out on top.

This morning, we went for our usual 2 minute walk (only 2 minutes in the mornings now as he won’t go through the park in the mornings as he doesn’t like to get his little feet wet from the dew).  It’s only really a pretend walk to see if there are any cat poo offerings because I don’t feed him enough (or maybe he has noticed the low fat food).  On the mornings (like this morning) when the garbage bins are out, he always confronts a little white labrador across the road.  The labrador does absolutely nothing to Bingo – in fact, it doesn’t move – that’s because it’s only a picture of a labrador which someone has stuck on their  bin. But Bingo struts off after showing it who’s boss.

Love Vally & Bingo

 

[Vally]

Mary, Bingo has been on the lesser dose now for a whole week with no issues.  Good colour and no evidence of any arthritic pain, so, so far so good.

I’ve also decided no more liverwurst for him.  I was giving him about half a teaspoon each morning with his prednisone tablet and another tiny bit at night, because ever since he started on the pred, I’d wrap it in a bit of liverwurst and yell “Here’s your tablet” and he’d come running for it.  Now I’m using a tiny bit of low fat dog food instead.  He hasn’t noticed the difference though.  Again, hoping cutting out a bit more fat from his diet will help the next test results.

Love Vally & BIngo

[Vally]

Hi Tara

Terrifying.  I’ve seen this a few times on a television show we have here – Bondi Vet – good show, gorgeous vet (but he promotes annual vaccinations still – grrrrr).  It looks terrible but it’s not serious.  Hopefully that is what it is.  If Diablo is eating and toileting, sounds good.

Love Vally & Bingo

[Vally]

And yesterday he got into an argument with a 7 foot giant black hairy labradoodle. Bingo took himself over to say g’day and this dog was a real snob.  It snapped at Bingo.  Well Bingo ain’t intimidated by size (he think’s he’s much taller than he is). Bingo barked right back and the monster went for him. Bingo still not giving up falls over and the dog closed in on him. The other owner is calling the dog back – gee that’s helping lady – and I get in there and grab Bingo – he’s still barking at the monster the whole time.

Few extra grey hairs for me.

 

[Vally]

Patrice, don’t apologise. Fingers crossed it is a sprain.

As you said the forum is up and running, and running well. That’s the most important, so you don’t need to promise to do anything.  As you say, icing on the cake (that is my favourite bit of every cake though).

And here, summer just doesn’t want to move on.  Mornings are a little cooler thank goodness, but it heats up during the day and it’s still incredibly humid.  Rained for about a week straight a month ago which was welcome as it just hasn’t rained in forever, but the rain seems to have dried up again too.  My poor plants – I’m a hopeless gardener. I love bonsai, but have killed a forest worth.  I feel sorry for any plant that catches my eye.

Love Vally & Bingo