"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." ~ Unknown

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Garbage Hound

We went to dinner last night and then went to a couple of stores and came home to the garbage can on its side and garbage strewn from the front door to the back door and everywhere in between. What a lovely mess!

Anyways...that's the 3rd time this month Topaz has gotten into the garbage.

And he threw up again yesterday morning.

But...no seizure activity...which is lovely.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Throwing Up

No new seizure activity...thank God!!

Topaz threw up yellow bile (I believe it's bile anyways) a couple times on Monday night and then he did again this morning.

We're gonna keep an eye on him for now...if it continues, he'll be going to the vet.

Monday, April 28, 2008

4/28 - Vet Call

I called the vet when I got to work and she said that since this one was "different" and that it didn't seem as violent as the others and since he had gone such a long time seizure free, we will leave his meds where they are for now...which is good because he's totally a different dog with the 1/4 pill decrease. It's amazing.

So..we'll keep an eye on him and go on with life as usual!

4/28/08 - Grand Mal

Topaz had a seizure this morning at 6:08am. It wasn't as bad as the last ones have been and so far no clusters. He had it in our bedroom at the foot of our bed. I heard him kind of get up and then felt and heard a hard thud and went to see what was going on.

And there he was seizing half under the bed and wedged between the bed and dresser in this little area.

He made little noise, and wet himself and foamed as usual, but overall it wasn't as bad as they have been. I'm hoping he won't cluster. The last couple have been very loud and pretty violent.

This one was different too, I couldn't get to him flat, so I kind of picked him up and held him while he came around, which seemed to comfort him...no growling this time around. We also gave him rescue remedy when it was over...gotta keep that in our room to be able to give it right away. Maybe I'll order another bottle of it.

I also should add that he got in the garbage can on Saturday and garbage was all over the house. He licked out cat food cans and ate whatever was on the garbage he pulled out. We've also been giving him peanut butter bones and those new hip-flex treats. And the supplement...no changes other than those.

Plus, it's that time of year and we have wonky weather...maybe the barametric pressure is messing with him.

I'll call the vet when they open to see what they want to do about his meds, we lowered his PB a couple weeks ago and he's been doing so well. Maybe we'll continue and see if this was an isolated incident or something, not sure yet. Will update later.

Anyways...he went almost 83 days with no seizure. 4 hours shy of 84 days. That's awesome. I'll reset his ticker.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

For Later If Needed

...but hopefully it won't be...

Neighbor closer to mile road fertilized his back yard (and possibly front) yard this afternoon.

Brought the dogs in when I realized what he was doing, but they were outside for a little while.

sigh...

Hopefully this won't effect the puppa.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Supplement & Treats

We got the supplement for Topaz as well as some treats.

The supplement we got is: Advanced Mobility from Oma's Pride (O'Paws)

  • Ingrediants: Glucosamine Sulfate, Green Lipped Shell Mussel, Saccaromyces Cerevisiae, Kelp, Spirulina, SOD (Super Oxide Dimutase), Dicalcium phosphate, Ester C® , Ascorbic Acid, Methylsulfonal Methane (MSM), Yucca Schidigera, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Silicate, Bromelain (Fruit sourced), Horsetail, Tumeric, Gelatin (Vegetable sourced) O’Paws Digestive Performance tm

And the treats we got are: Hip Flex Cherry Soft Chewables by Overby Farms
  • A canine soft chewable for joint health! Formulated with Tart Cherry Concentrate, Flax Seed and Glucosamine. Supports healthy joints and hips, for active and aging canines.
Hopefully this will help both dogs!

We're going to start the supplement tomorrow, and I gave them each a treat already tonight.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Vet Results from 4/16

Of course on the day we were to take topaz to the vet he decides to act like nothing is wrong. He was running around the yard, jumping up on Todd and jumping all over the living room and on the couches like all is well.

He is always really nervous at the vet, and this trip was no exception. We had to wait a while to see the vet too, which didn't make things any easier on poor puppa.

Needless to say, he wasn't on his best behavior and tried to bite the vet. Nice, huh? Anyways...he needed to be muzzled and she tried to examine him. He was just too nervous.

She said he doesn't seem to be in a huge amount of pain, but if he's moving slow and everything she will give us some pain meds for him and suggested we get him a joint supplement. She suggested Kirkland Glucosamine/Chondroitin, but we're probably going to get something from The Pet Beastro...which is where we get their food and treats at.

We'll get the supplement tomorrow and I'll list what it is then.

We also are going to lower his PB from 1 1/2 gram to 1 1/4 gram...which is progress!

I feel so much better taking him in, and I'm confident that we're on the road to him feeling better!