Loving my Oldies

Big pot of bone broth ready for straining. House smells horrible, but a bit of lavender oil in the burner should set that straight. :) Oh, and Danny kept the Lactose Free Lite Cream down and has had a little bit this morning.

I tried an appetite stimulant for Danny which had no effect. Apparently they work well for cats, but not so well with dogs. I still have a box of 80 tablets of Periactin if anyone is interested. Probably cost more to post than to buy LOL. I can't remember what they cost. I've not heard of mirtazapine.

Gosh what a beautiful dog. The owners have been led astray by whoever gave him to them. Keetamouse is Canberra. And what about DAS? There is a pinned thread at the top of rescue which might give you a few leads - don't know how up to date it is though. That dog is so beautiful and, yes, I think German Spitz. I rescued and rehomed one many years ago. Boy was it touch and go that he stayed with me LOL.

CavNrott, no matter what happens on Friday, I will def go to the specialist. Vet has been debriding the cornea for some weeks now (only needs a local drop into the eye) and at first he was very pleased with the result, but I imagine Danny's healing processes are somewhat compromised by his other conditions. What you have described as happening for your Rottie is what the vet has described to me as the specialist treatment. MrsRB, I'm not having any difficulties with giving Danny his meds at the moment; the only one in pill form is tiny and at the moment, he is still taking it in the peanut butter and it isn't (as was the case previously) making him throw up. Fingers and toes crossed that that continues to be the case. I did have a bad couple of moments yesterday morning when he spat it out, but mornings are never good and when I tried again, he took it. I don't feel I could risk trying to give him all his meds in peanut butter. I bought some lactose free lite cream because I'd remembered someone suggested that to me when Gussy Cat was losing condition. He lapped up an amount which would constitute a fair contribution to his daily calorific needs :D :D Now to watch him like a hawk to see that he doesn't bring it up because it is pretty rich, despite being Lite.

Thanks, SM. As pathetic as it sounds, I am sitting here in tears an hour and a half late with starting the daily round of medications and trying to find something Danny will eat. He is so good, because as much as he hates it all, he just stands there while I put drops in one eye, two ointments in another, and syringe three medications and give another in a bit of peanut butter. And apart from the drops in his right eye which is only once a day, this goes on three times a day every day. He never complains, never runs away, just takes it all. And I don't even know if any of it is helping

He had endoscopy and stomach biopsies way back in October. Nothing definite. He was going to have a flouroscopy, but we decided against that.

Doberkids, I am really sorry to read about your feeding difficult and Bindi's diagnosis. I started a thread sometime ago, because I am going through all sorts of feeding problems with my dog Danny. As usual, DOLers have dug deep with their support and suggestions . The thread is in General and called "What Food Can your dog not resist". There are heaps of suggestions there from bought and homemade to kibble and canned and additives, some of which might be able to help you. Good luck and heaps of smoochies to Bindi.

Gosh, I missed these posts, I'm sorry. Thank you for thinking of Danny and me. He is just the same and the first time he ate the goodies and "recipe" that BM Animals sent up was the last (photo of empty plate at post #442). Same pattern as so many times before, but I really thought this time would be different. He won't even eat the Green Tripe Medallions that he absolutely wolfed down when Valbitz sent me some. The only things he eats regularly (i.e. every day) are the dried chicken treats and because he was eating those, I tried him with liver treats and he eats those as well. I have previously not given him liver treats because I thought they would be too rich. But I don't over do it and as long as he keeps them down, I'll give him little bits throughout the day. So I've ordered more Chicken Treats and another chicken treat so hopefully, he doesn't decide that he no longer likes those. Today, he wouldn't even eat a roo jerky piece. Following today's consultation, his vet is not happy with the slow healing of the ulcer on his eye and if there hasn't been any progress at next consultation (this Friday) he may have to go to the eye specialist. He has also lost weight and is now only 5.1kg. I have started syringing bone broth mixed with the probiotics from BM Animals. That isn't easy because he will sometimes refuse to swallow and just lets it dribble out of his mouth. I found a last can of Science Diet in the cupboard, so I will make that into a slush tomorrow and syringe. Only thing I can do, I suppose, short of letting him starve himself to death, which I am really afraid he is doing all by himself . I'm terrified he will reach that anorexic stage where he really wants to eat but just can't.

That looks so much fun :thumbsup:

That photo is exquisite.

Rest In Peace Rocky. A beautiful tribute, Rebecca G. I am sure we all knew that you would be finding it very tough and felt keenly for your sorrow. It is a hard place to be. Take care.

Safe and they'll be able to get all those wonderful smells that dogs get hanging out of windows.

I think you should paint her toe nails to match the harness. She is so pretty.

..and why would it be a judgement ? if you rescued a lizard off a highway, or decided to chain yourself to a tree - and we said "well Done , you are doing the right thing!" Would that be a judgement ? No .... I also think you have done a good thing - it saves all sorts of hassles :) I feel a bit the same. Why is it a judgement of what you hadn't done before if they are agreeing with you now. Maybe they have never even given it a thought before. If they are your friends, they probably knew you were waiting for the right time, because your breeder might have wanted to use him. Getting heated over nothing, I think. Big hugs. Have a

A couple of years ago, I passed (luckily on the other side of the road) an elderly couple walking a little JR type dog. The dog stopped to poo and the woman chased it around trying to get a plastic back under its backside. The man, sensibly, kept walking. I have to say I was shaking my head at the sight.

I wish someone would rescue me What a morning!! I'm sure others have had worse, but mine is the one I live with. I had an appoinment at the vets for both Danny and Bunter: Danny to have the ulcer on his eye checked and debrided. Bunter because he has had a small lump on his tummy every since I adopted him from Renbury pound March 2011. The vet is not sure, but thinks it is a serbaceous cyst. It "leaked/burst" about 18 months ago, but soon cleared up with a course of AB. On Wednesday night when I lifted him up on the bed, the lump (which has probably tripled in size over the years) was very hard and a couple of times that day, he'd squeaked when I picked him up. I was nearly ready to leave for the vet this morning and noticed that Bunter was pretty subdued. He is a very quiet boy in any case and I actually had to push the little bit of peanut butter holding his heart tablet into his mouth. Unheard of!! Anyway, he went off to the water bowl and after a drink, settled down on the kitchen floor which is not unusual, but a bit odd. When he got up there was a huge puddle of brown/red bloody mess where he'd been lying. Luckily he tottered off to one of the donut beds, so I was able to pick him up in that and not hurt him for the trip to the vet. He is now on AB and bathing the site a few times per day. And back for check up on Monday. Because of his heart, vet is very concerned if he needs sedation for further procedure. The vet then checked Danny's eye, gave it a small debride, but is not happy with the way it is healing. I may have to take him to the specialist at ARH. They are brilliant there and Geoff Smith, the specialist, was the one who restored Bunter's sight. On my return home, I gave Bunter the first of his AB in a bit of food and then he and Danny then decided to have a throwing up competition One elderly person FTGH.

Bags are packed

Thanks Ranga. He never has much and my coffee is instant, even so, I will be careful.

The throw up was before he'd eaten anything, Valbitz, and I did wonder whether it could have been the heat. The air conditioning is blasting away now. I thought I'd take a photo of the meds and food all set out LOL. A sense of the ridiculous has to help ....... I guess.

Only a tiny bit, Boronia. Unfortunately, he threw up when we came back from our walk (which was very very slow and short), so I didn't really expect him to eat anything. But as I was feeding the others, I put his bowl down. He didn't do his usual carry on as though it was poison and how could I be so cruel. A small improvement, but they all tot up. They are all settled down to sleep now

:laugh: :laugh: Boronia, 9am EDST in my household is like 5am in a normal household . We are all very late risers. So that answer is - no, because I am chicken LOL He has had all his meds though and is wandering around with his tail half up which is a change. He has had a green tripe medallion which is about the size of 50cent piece. I will wait a little while to let him properly wake up. It is going to be a stinker here in Sydney today, so I I'll take them for a little walk before it is too awful.

If he doesn't, I am packing my bags and leaving home.

The goodies arrived today from BM Pet Snax. They arrived when I was going out to an appointment, so I've only just been able to follow the instructions sent for feeding Danny. His first meal consisted of chicken, bone broth, few small pieces of dried green tripe, topped with a mixture of three types of powdered food (bovine pancreas, green tripe and kefir. The other dogs had the same and all bowls looked like this:

Whoops ! Posted twice. Must be excited :D :D

One food might suit one dog, but not the other. Same as humans. Trial and error. Good luck.