Loving my Oldies

So brave.

Because I had to fly up to Queensland (funeral) and back yesterday, I left Danny at the vets so he could be watched and given his medications. Due to suggestions here and on FB, I left a list of questions and "maybes" for my vet, particularly about his liver as I recalled the tests from some weeks ago proved somewhat inconclusive. One of the things I asked, JulesP, was whether it might be worthwhile redoing the tests. I didn't get home until 10pm last night and he was back home with the others and happy as a pig in mud so I think he must have enjoyed the attention.

Sure thing. When you see the pictures on television and you think, "People are heading towardsthat!"

I'm living vicariously though you, HazyWal. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: All these threads about the Mornington Peninsular. Be careful those of you who live there - there'll be mass migration from all parts before long. :laugh: :laugh:

Fun times ahead for your all, Rascal. Hugo is just a bit scrumptious. Just a bit??? No way! Totally and absolutely :laugh: :laugh:

You are getting some answers .... that is good.

Thanks JulesP. I think I might have put to much emphasis on the staring into space . He doesn't quite do that, it was just my way of saying sometimes I think he is off in his own mind somewhere. For instance, he will stand on the top of the back steps and have a random barking session - although the other dogs do that too - and as the neighbour doogs chat back, it does encourage him. But I will ask my vet about it, because I know there were some confusing liver tests results. I might ask them whether we should do some more tests.

I know he has had his lived checked, but I don't recall anything being said about bile. What is HE, JulesP?

Agree on both these points, sandgrubber. That poor man - 82 year old flesh just does not heal from those sorts of injuries. He is probably already on all sorts of medication that could possibly inhibit healing. I still have the scars from being bitten badly on the wrist several years ago. The scar from one particularly deep bite still gets all rough and the skin peels. So my deepest sympathies to that man. The fine $$$ should go to him.

I know Persephone. The other evening while I cleaned up in the kitchen I actually had to barricade him out. His need to stand as close to me as possible and is becoming a health hazzard for me :D . At all other times, I try to give him as much attention as possible. I know people can be very quick to say "dementia", but simply from my own experience with lots of old dogs, I don't know that it is all that common. Most of the behavioural changes we see I think can be attributed to just old age. However, I sometime wonder about Danny. But then when I see him starting into space, I think, well, I do that, I walk into a room and find I've forgotten what I was going to do. So I think that Danny is just really feeling his years. Mind you, you wouldn't think that when we go to bed and he start leaping around trying to hump Jeune - LOL. I wish I knew how to load videos from my phone as I have a couple of goodies.

Well after a while of thinking we were making small progress, we have had the huge vomits this morning. :cry: Danny was very very tired and so I gave him his first medication while he was still half asleep. A little while later he appeared in the kitchen and I gave him his second. Tried to give him a pill in lite cream cheese, refused and then threw up. I went into the bedroom to make the bed and found he'd been violently ill bringing up just about everything he'd eaten yesterday including pieces of undigested roo jerky. He loves roo jerky and I thought it would be okay being lean. Chewing on a piece can keep him occupied and happy for ages. The vomit episode was obviously after I'd been up because it was all over my side of the bed. He hasn't been sick like this for a couple of weeks. Back to the vet.

Oh, Kirislin, how very distressing for you and Feather. Hopefully you can find some answers and be able to treat this. Seeing our loved ones suffer the ravages of age is just very confronting and so worrying. Feather's total episode is very different from the experience I've had with any of mine, but parts of it sound similar. Two of them take fits from time to time (Danny and Banter) during which they are totally conscious, don't drool, just become totally wobbly,shake a lot, can't stand up and aware that something is happening like Feather was. I just hold them very tightly until it is over. They rarely last long.

That is brilliant, Dave. I am so happy for you, your wife and your dogs - your care and devotion are paying off.

And such a beautiful one, too, Grumpette. They certainly deserve to win, not the least to show people what wonderful wonderful dogs Rotties are. She was very special.

BLOODY BRILLIANT Grumpette

LOL Grumpette, I would not say no to winning some money. :laugh: :laugh: I'd hire a Nanny for Danny ....... .......

CavsRcute, I've forgotten which dog/s I had with me at the time, but I remember Angus and I both sitting on the floor in the consulting room a couple of years ago. I still laugh to myself about it. I have just come back from being out shopping for a couple of hours and because Woolies is geting all their Christmas hams and whatnot in, they'd moved the cat mince that Danny has taken an intermittent liking to, so I bought a couple of packs of human grade mince. Of course, I couldn't wait to see whether he would take to it, so cooked it all up (I cook all his mince now, very very lightly until just brown), gave the others a bit and put Danny's in front of him. Well, he won't need a feed tonight!! :thumbsup: He ate and ate and ate. I was beginning to think I'd have to take the bowl away :laugh: , but he eventually stopped. He looks fine, too, not as though he has pains anywhere. Yee Ha !!! :cheer:

Oh, VM, that brings back memories. I rescued a German Spitz many years ago - what a mess he was in, so much so that my groomer came over and groomed him at home for me. He was beautiful, pitch black and lovely nature. I had intended to keep him, but one of my dogs at the time was insanely jealouse of him . He ended up going to a home where there already was a rescue dog and it was love love love at firt sight. I'll have to find my photos.

Frankly, VizslaMomma, Danny and I would have been up s**t creek had it not been for my local vet, Angus Martin at Hornsby.

That is hugely stressful when you can't get to the reason. Good luck with the b/bands.

When I had to start using belly bands on my toy poodle some years ago, I used to just buy the cheapest I could find at Woolies. Homebrand I think they were.

Thank you, Stressmagnet. I couldn't have done it without the help of my local vet. SASH vet has been verging on useless. She even sent me an email suggesting (more like implying) that I wasn't able to give Danny the care he required simply because I'd said that I felt that the number of times Danny had to be medicated each days was exhausting him (and me). My vet rings every couple of days to check how we are doing and even rang me yesterday (Sunday) for an update. I asked him a question about Aloe Vera and, despite being pretty sure of his answer, he still took time to check the literature to be 100% sure. How terrific is that? One of the best things is that the number of times for medications has been cut back, so we have only six lots of syringing of medications per day and one of them can be mixed up into the Aloe Vera . Even typing all that makes me feel a bit hysterical, .

And never forget that the beautiful dogs Grumpette and Allerzeit have just don't "happen". They are wonderfully socialised and trained, much loved and live great doggy lives. :thumbsup:

Take the dog to the vet, explain the situation and see if they will actually confirm the address on the chip if there is one. I am sure they won't tell you the name of the person (unless they have to leave the room and inadvertently leave the computer screen open :D :D ). Not a nice situation to be in when all you care about is the dog's welfare. The people at the Shoalhaven Shelter may be able to help in this regard. Good luck.

Oh dear, I have tears in my eyes laughing at that one. I tell mine that I am so grateful they don't have any concept of human beauty, otherwise they would sure be looking for somewhere else to live. :laugh: :laugh: The photos, as always, just show us how beautiful, healthy, happy and loved your dogs and Neko's siblings are, Kirislin. So beautiful.