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Originally Posted by DBlain  Ok now that I have read the rest of the thread I am up to speed, it looks like there will most likely be no surgery, which I also think sounds like the best option. For sleeping arrangements perhaps you could try a few things that have worked for me. Lola sleeps on our bed, but in her own small flat bed, you might try that which would give her more protection and possibly keep her in one place. I would try a comfy bed with low sides and a separate pillow that you can put a pillow case on. I find a larger pillow case gives the dog something to scrunch up when they are trying to build their little nest. She could also wear doggie diapers at night. For grooming you could see if there are any mobile groomers in your area, they bring a van to your home, I am sure you could sit in there while they groom her. If that does not work out for you search for an idependent owner operated grooming salon. Go in person first and explain your situation to the owner, if they don't have to bathe her they most likely will let you bring her in at the end of their day for a haircut. If you do want them to bathe her you might need to wait around longer. Like Lady Jane I also stay at the groomers with Lola but I bathe her at home first so we go just for the cut. Getting a short puppy cut for her sounds like a good idea, this way you will not need to groom as often.
A pet stroller might also help, this way you could head out for walks together and when she is tired you could put her in that. A pet stroller would also be handy to have around the house, I put Lola in it sometimes when we are on the deck eating and she wants up, this way she is more at our level but not trying to get on the table. If she likes being outside gettting her used to the stroller might not be hard, just give her some treats and a toy and if you start out walking with her in it and she can look around she might grow to love it. Lola does not like being penned up, but does not seem to mind the stroller since it is higher up, comfortable and easy to see out of. It also comes in handy if other dogs are around and she has had enough of playing with them. It will be trial and error and probably hard not to spoil her even more than I sense she is, which LOL for us Yorkie moms is usually very spoiled. The offer still stands if you just want to vent or have someone to talk to that understands this bond with have with our pups I am just a phone call away. |
Thanks so much Donna for that lovely offer. I might just have to take you up on that one of these days. I do need to talk.
Cassie does love to be on my bed, yes, but she manages to crawl over pillows or even her own little beds to sleep near the very edge of the bed. What's up with this???? It's like it's some kind of fetish or obsession. And they BOTH do it, but Cassie does it to the extreme. She is so single minded it would be funny-I could even see it in a Woody Allen movie, if it weren't so dangerous.
I am definitely going to seek out a groomer who will let me be present and help. There is no question about this. I go tomorrow or next week to find one.
As for the doggie diapers, given that sleeping in my bed is too dangerous for her, I'm not sure she'll be needing it, although it would save my carpeting from further pee and poo stains (but my carpeting is so far gone, I have to have it ripped up and I'm putting laminate flooring down with rugs that can be picked up and washed, much more sanitary.) Also, Cassie is so tiny, I don't know if I could find a doggy diaper to actually fit her. Merlin, my first Yorkie may he RIP, was 3lb, and everything swam on him. I could find no diaper to fit him when he got very old and incontinent. Cassie is only 2 lbs, so I think my chances are even less for this LOL.
Cassie loves her doggy stroller. I mean she just LOVES it, when it is moving, that is. She does not walk well, she hops- and tires easily, so she really loves the stroller and we've had it for years. She does not mind it at all. But it is best when the Stroller keeps moving. Then she lies down and looks out the zippered netting and watches all the people, dogs, and scenery go by. So you are very right about that. Muffin on the other hand keeps jumping up and scratching at the netting wanting to get out and walk. She even used to jump on top of Cassie sometimes, in her excitement to get out of the stroller, up and down I mean, even though I tried and tried to get her to stop--- but now, it is no longer an option and I will not put the two of them together in there ever again. It is just not safe. Muffin loves to walk anyway, so it's probably not going to be a problem.
Anyway, I thank you for all your kind words and your offer and all your suggestions and wisdom. Thank you for being there for us.
Much love,
Shellie Cassie and Muffin
