| broodizt | 11-17-2013 11:55 AM |
Sandy, You are soooo totally right. I haven't yet figured out a good way, a comfortable way for her and me to carry her in a sling like over the shoulder holder. I do have a large bag that was made for carrying dogs, but it is so deep and big, she is all the way at the bottom of the bag, and I don't think she likes it. I've bought other hand bags made to carry dogs, but the way they lay, with her inside, it is just not comfortable for her. So still on the lookout for something super great that I can carry her in. For now, I just push the stroller wherever I go or just carry her in one arm. I probably should try to shift her to her bed and the floor at some point, because she needs to be using her legs. I don't have carpeting on the floors anymore, but I do have runners in one bathroom that could be her room. I am afraid she will be lonely all by herself without Muffy. She barks whenever she cannot see me, sometimes even when she is in the stroller right by my side she wants to be held. Who can blame her. The poor baby has been through hell and back.
Right now I am trying out a new traditional Vet in San Diego who was highly recommended to me by a local breeder of championship puppies, as I probably shouldn't continue to use the ER in town as my traditional VET. This Vet is a Veterinary Internist. He seems nice, but I get the feeling that he is not on the same page with me about animals in general and their innate intelligence, soul connections to us and their being a family member, etc. etc.... so I am just not there with him energy wise. I can't explain it. I usually go by my energy response to people. I know it sounds crazy to some, but it seldom fails me and I am usually right 95% of the time. But I am willing to say I might be wrong and am giving this place a try because this practice was highly recommended to me. It feels to me like this guy thinks that dogs should live a certain dog life, and if they are disabled or a special needs dog, and cannot be like a "regular dog" as he put it, they probably should be put down. I don't know if I am right yet. But if I am, I am not going to continue to use this place. It's just a feeling I get, call it metacommunication or some such animal. Anyway, we will see.
He wants to redo an Echo concerning her severe pulmonary hypertension and also do a bile acids test. We were going to do them next Friday, but I cancelled the Bile Acids test for liver shunt as I don't want her to go through two procedures in the same day. She is just too fragile. I went to this Vet last week and he did some X-rays and blood tests--(Lungs perfect, blood tests, also excellent with some borderline potassium issues that he doesn't think are all that serious) and will reschedule that test another time, as after those tests, when they brought her back to me her teeth were literally chattering, she was grinding her teeth, shivering and chattering her teeth even though she was wrapped in a blanket. She was a nervous terrified wreck!!! At this point, I believe, any test at all is extremely traumatic for her. I had to do reiki and Tellington touch, back massage, and sing and rock her to sleep, etc. for over an hour to calm her down to a relaxed state, and it is imperative to my way of thinking that she be in a relaxed state at all times.
My current challenges are still finding a wholistic food she will really love and want to eat, as she is still eating the baby food, increase her baby food from one whole jar a day to one and a half jars a day, and also--- building up the strength in her legs so she can walk better and be a little more active and doglike.
Light and love to all
Shellie | 