#doggy stuff

[itzmykiekat]

Pugs

I just want to adopt a Pug. We've been looking, but few rescues have them in the Pacific Northwest. Still, I look everyday, and tonight I added some doggy items to our wedding registry. Like a hoodie, so when we do adopt a Pug, it doesn't get cold.

[brianne333]

Doggy update

We had our vet appointment this morning and I suppose I can say we didn’t have good news or bad news.  The doctor told us what we expected and that he likely had some sort of disc trauma.  And that our options were to have surgery or to give him extended rest with steroids and pain relief. 

Surgery is only a great option in the early stages of this so if we opt for bedrest, we lower our chances of surgery being a “fix”.  And bedrest may end up with no improvement or little improvement and him needing a doggy wheelchair.  If we opt for surgery, it’s traumatic on him, costs us $4-6k dollars, and we still risk a chance of reinjury of the disc and having to do this all over again.

I love him so much and don’t want him to lose use of his legs.  I also don’t want to put him through a surgical process if I don’t have to.  It’s not a great choice either way.  

He started steroids today and will have a pain relief medicine tonight after I pick it up.  He has finally started urinating but all 3 times this afternoon have been on our bed or his bed.  Every time I try to get him to go with me assisting he isn’t doing it.  I’m sure it’s strange and stressful and he doesn’t understand why he can’t go like normal.  I feel so bad for him, and I want so much to be able to fix this.

We’re on a trial two weeks here and we will see if there is any improvement at all in that time.  If we see nothing, we might have to reevaluate our approach, I don’t know.

I haven’t slept more than a couple hours at a time since Saturday night and I’m starting to feel deliriously anxious and upset.  Loki was having problems with his hernia this morning so it’s all been a bit overwhelming this week.

[deanandtyler]

DOGGY LOOT

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[kibblekandae]

So Bella just started her heat cycle. I noticed that when she was jumping on me a few minutes ago and blood was all on the floor. Because of that, we have to separate Zeus and Bella until my dad buys those dog panties or something similar to 'em. I remembered him saying that he was going to breed them back when we first got her but now's not the time.

We were so confused at first about all that was going on because Bella is our first female pet ever out of all the animals we had throughout my life. When I first found the blood I was checking her teeth and everything to see where the blood was coming from. xD

[blackmoonsignal]

she's gone.

the only options were adoption or euthanasia. a kind woman who used to work at the animal hospital offered to take her in so she could pay for the surgery she needed to live. however, efforts to contact her were unsuccessful. they're going to try to get a hold of her again, but if they continue to be unsuccessful, Ruby will be euthanized.

so either way, she's gone.

and it sucks.

[blackmoonsignal]

so here's what's going on

there's a very very good chance that Ruby has a uterine infection that is likely to be fatal. we can't really afford to have her uterus removed (which would be the only way to make her well I've been told), but the vets told me that if that's the case, we could take her to the ASPCA in Orlando, or to another local no-kill shelter, that perhaps someone who can afford to keep her well can take her in. I'd rather her be well with someone else than keep her here to die. tbh I'm prepared to lose her either way.

[fake-geek-guy-blog]

Doggy update

She came home yesterday, her growth is still there but it's now just a waiting game for it to go down. They also left a tube in there so it can drain all over my floor. Big news, she hasn't been trying to lick her lesions. This is surprising, cause when she broke her leg a few years ago, she would attack the cast like owed her money. I feel like a bad parent cause I want to get her a cone of shame. It's also weird seeing her have trouble getting on and off the bed, she's too stubborn to let me help. My poor girl is getting old. :(

[fake-geek-guy-blog]

My poor baby. She’s got a new hair cut.