Oh Miss Moo....

So apparently the eye ointment isn't supposed to make her eye more red and puffy initially.  It seems she may be allergic to the carrier ointment.  Poor Molly and poor Dr. Haver.  He said he keeps trying but can't seem to find something that will work for her!  We stopped her ointment since yesterday evening but Molly's forgetful Mom forgot to call the doc again today...first thing in the morning!  her eye certainly looks better than it did before we started using the ointment, but it's certainly not where we want it to be yet.

I came home to a poopy/vomity mess by the front door... I'm not sure what caused it, but it's possible her new bone was partly to blame.  She just laid on the couch and didn't even follow me into the kitchen when I came home initially.  She did eat 1/2 rations for dinner tonight and everything came out ok on our walk this evening.  Thank God for vinegar and the steam cleaner.  Our carpet is not the worse for the wear although it is quite the rude house warming gift.  Oh miss Moo....please feel better soon.

Aside from tonight's events she still continues to look very good weight wise, skin and coat wise.  She's been drinking and eating normal amounts and is displaying very few Cushinoid symptoms....hopefully the Cushex is helping and it will stay this way!

More good news rescue wise.  Duke and Dutchess were 2 fosters that were adopted together this afternoon!!!  Yay!!!

Poop Fest '09

So it's been quite the fun filled week.... I'll spare all the gory details but Molly has been spending a lot of time in the kitchen which has linoleum and is much, much easier to clean than carpet.  (good thing, as we've needed to several times.)  I was actually quite concerned and am so relieved that the flagyl seems to be helping already.  Is that possible?  Regardless, she has held down 1 full meal and 2 half meals without any bloody mess.  Now I wonder, is it possible to get "stuck" so quickly?

I felt so badly fasting her again, but it had to be done.  She was so upset and confused!  I got up early this morning, went out and got her meds and fed her a late breakfast (10am).  Afterwards, she fell asleep on her bed finally content with some food in her tummy.  Unfortunately, that also means she was off her trilostane, which just compounds everything, but tomorrow morning we'll get back on to our normal routine with meds.

Through all of this she has been so affectionate.  I catch her snuggling up against me or pawing at me for more attention.  It's really sweet and I can't help but stop everything and love on her.

Here's to an uneventful night!

Fat Butt and Frog Legs....

Ok, so I know the nick name "fat butt" isn't the greatest but it makes me laugh. I was still groggy in bed Saturday or Sunday morning and Macy got out of bed just as Nick was walking back into the bedroom looking for her. I mumbled something like "fat butt just left" or "fat butt jumped out of bed already" and rolled over to go back to sleep....

This picture doesn't do her body justice as she's definitely looking better weight wise. She has a little waist now and her coat is looking great! She is going to make this little lady a very happy woman and fabulous companion : )

Posing with a bone

Macy loves to chew too. We've caught both of them chewing next to each other in chewy heaven togetherness, and it is stinkin' adorable. Fortunately neither of them are food aggressive in any sense. I do watch them carefully though as they both love their food. Of course they love to tease each other if 1 has a bone that the other 1 wants.... oh darling sisters, enjoy it now as Macy is taking a trip to the Finger Lakes on Friday...with another foster planning to come home with us on Saturday...

Frog Legs!!!

It's not very often that I get to see Molly with a full set of frog legs so I grabbed the camera quickly when I saw these. Isn't she adorable?!?!

On a not so adorable note, Molly was sick again on Sunday night....all down the hallway. Nick found it with his foot on the way to the bathroom. (YUCK!!) I will take pee in the house ANY day Moo over messy poo! Please remember that! Nick being the absolute darling that he is began cleaning it up without a peep (After we both stood their staring in disbelief for almost 5 minutes...). Unfortunately for Molly, she slept in the kitchen that night and has been spending her days in their just in case as linoleum is much nicer to clean than carpet... The vet thinks it's colitis of some form. We had to fast her yesterday. Poor Molly, I felt so badly for her. But she made it and graduated to turkey and rice until her belly is completely healed. (which is hopefully before Friday when we leave her with Nate....) Fortunately for us, Nick did a great job cleaning the carpet. Phew!

Molly and Macy are both currently on the couch with me sleeping, Molly directly next to me and Macy on top of my leg and partially on top of Molly.... I don't understand these girls, but I sure do love them!!!!

Time to Update! Molly gets sick...

So Thursday night we're ready for sleep and Tinker is nesting her bed, refusing to settle. Molly is chewing her big bone and not ready for sleep. Nick and I are exhausted from late nights and a busy week and we're ready to crash. We finally take the bone away from Molly and throw Tink into bed (and she immediately lays down and begins snoring. No word of a lie.)

I didn't realize this, but Molly never fully settled that night. And for good reason. She spent all night (every 1/2 to full hour) getting up and puking or going outside with rather ummm explosive diarrhea. She was limping earlier and had been a little off to begin with early in the day. All night from midnight to quarter til 5, Nick and I were up with the Moo Mama. Nick was really good with her, but he doesn't do puke, so I had to assist at certain points in the night!

We must have missed her trying to get us up or she didn't tell us, but she didn't get outside for a very important trip that should have been outside... instead it ended up under our dining room table. It was not such a pleasant surprise after a rather sleepless night... Every pertinent cleaning supply in our closet was no match for this level of disgusting. Our house reeked. And with that humid damp weather we were having, it wasn't moving!

To make things worse, Molly refused to eat anything on Thursday morning (not even a morsel!) which was a huge red flag for me. She just looked sick. She sacked out on the couch and couldn't even bring herself to get up and go outside. Obviously this was an immediate phonecall to the vet. Dr. Haver seemed to think it could have been a reaction to the Trilostane and instructed us to keep her off that for a few days. She was still drinking which was a really good sign and according to him, her not eating for the time being was a good sign too. We fasted her Thursday morning (obviously, she woudn't eat.) But by 10:30am, she was already perking up and acting hungry again. We gave her a tiny piece of turkey to see if she could hold it down, which she did and then gave her a fraction of her dinner in 2 separate sittings to see how she would do with that. And since then, she has been normal.

2 days later, she's back to her normal diet and is acting just fine. We haven't added the Trilostane back to her diet yet. (I was supposed to call Dr. Haver friday morning and I forgot...will call on Monday.) He shared that we would probably drop her dose to every other day for a while and see how that goes. So we'll give her a dose tomorrow morning and then skip Monday and see what he has to say then. If she does fine on every other day, then for sure, that's what I vote to do! She hasn't shown any signs of regression since she's been off the trilostane either, another good sign.

We decided Thursday evening that the spot needed to be steam cleaned. In fact, the carpet in general could use a good cleaning (we can thank Tink for much of that too...) We priced out the spot bots and other comparable spot cleaning machines, but in the end we decided to rent a rug doctor and get down to business. Friday was a beautiful evening spent vaccuming, moving furniture and cleaning our carpets. The end product is a beautiful clean carpet with no hint of sickness under our dining room table!

Molly's feeling better, our carpets look great, Nick and I slept very well thursday and friday night, all in all it could have been a lot worse!

Lot's to catch up on....

So in case you're wondering if Tink is feeling better....take a look at these pictures!!!! These were taken 2 days ago!!!

mmm, Parker got the stinkiness back in it...let me have a taste

mmm, this is really good!

Gotta try all of it

good to the last lick

Musta got some on my paw...

So yes, Miss Tink is feeling better... we've begun SLOWLY adding kibble back to her chicken, rice and potato mixture. Her weight is back up, her poop is normal again, she's happy, has energy, and is getting along beautifully with Parker. She's been waking up at 6:30am though for almost a week....If we could only get her to sleep until 7, 7:30 we'd be set!

Vet Call 6/2/09

So Dr. Haver called right on schedule like he always does. I explained what was happening and he sat on the phone for quite a while silent. I explained that I knew it wasn't serious yet, I just didn't want it to be 6 days before she poops again. He understood and agreed and after talking it through, he said, "well try some canned pumpkin. We're going for the fiber here... 1/2 teaspoon twice daily. And you keep me posted on how she's doing." Ok, can do! Nick and I were both relieved that he didn't think this was overly serious : )

I went and got some pumpkin and more chicken this evening (along with some icecream and other "brain" food for us!) When we went on our little walk, she pooped! I'll spare all the gory details but I was pleased with the results of the evening : )

Vet Report

Went to the vet yesterday morning with Miss Tink... Dr. Haver looked her over, listened to my long and involved story starting with Parker and the kennel cough and ending with the diarrhea. He explained that he thought she had colitis as a complication of the kennel cough. She probably had some pancreatitis as well with it as it's common in BT's and older dogs...

We're to keep her on a bland diet like we've been and I have an amoxicillan to give to her twice daily to kill the bad (and the good too i guess at this point) in her gut. If we can get that stuff out and start over then maybe we'll be ok?

So after we went to the vet, now we've gone full circle and she is consistipated...she's tried to go several times and then doesn't. So obviously, another phone call in to Dr. Haver. I left a message and he left one of my phone saying that he wants to talk with my about what's going on with Tink, today. Sigh, he had a more serious tone of voice than I was hoping to hear.

On the up side, she is acting fine, happy when i get home, ready to eat ALL the time, snuggly....she slept through the night (and so did Parker!) and here we are at 4:30 in the afternoon.... The vet tech said when I called back that Dr Haver would probably call after 5:30 since he's booked all afternoon...we'll see what he says.

And we'll keep you posted.

Stay strong Little One, stay strong....

I hate this rollercoaster ride

So Tink restarted this explosive diarrhea thing yesterday and it continued through the night....10:30, 12:30, 4am. At 12:30 we were sleeping and Nick found her making a break for it down the hallway. Poor girl. We have a vet appt this morning so we'll see what Dr. Haver says. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers....

Me is sick...

Hi all, is me Tink. Ima feelin betta today, but i waz sick! Mum says i was a sneezin an weezin and i had boogies comin outa my nose! All i did on fri was sleep on my snuggle ball (and eat o course!) I hard a hard time sleepin 2 nites ago--my nose got snuffed up so i hadda sit up so i could breeth again! Last night was betta, i slept justa fine!
mum called my dr just to keep him up on me and he too is keepin an eye on me!
Mum's been taking out my heatin pad to keep me warm and lots of snugglin.

Mum & Dado no i'm feelin betta now doh because i was awanderin the house. And i couldn't refuse a marrow bone eeda!!! mmm, mmm yummy!

Just a slightly wet nose and some sneezin. not so bad, cause i still get to snuggle! Mum & i slept in dis morning. I wuv it when i get to sweep in her arms in da mornin! heaven!

...a better friday

Tink appears to have had a much better day today. Since yesterday i've been taking her out to pee every hour or so, and so far no more accidents *knocks on wood.* And no mess in her crate! wahoo!! (its not really fun washing a dog with 40 stitches by the way).

Because her stitches could have come out as early as today she got 2 real walks for the first time in a long while and I also put the kong back in her crate as well (we've been using chicken strips so she wouldn't tear up the place and possibly tear up her knee in the process). I also let her climb the stairs for the first time in a while (I can't say since the surgery because ahem, someone forgot and let her climb them once : )

Well when i came home she was such a happy little girl, she took that kong out of her crate and was prancing around with it (and actually wouldn't let me have it, fiesty little girl : ). She's been walking around, following me around and eating like no tomorrow. Maybe the antibiotics are already kicking in. or maybe if she caught a bug its passing....

In any case she enjoyed her walks today (even in the cold tonight--when did it get cold again anyways?!?!?) and is now sleeping on the bed with me.

I'm hoping and praying that she is on the mend now... and that the accidents are through.

Post Surgery, day 3

Tink continues to act like her old self.... a little jumping jack in her crate when we get home from work (real good for her knee), tries to run around outside (the weathers been so good, can you blame her for trying?!?!), and stakes out in front of the kitchen around dinner time : )

She's also getting the hang of climbing into and nesting in her new bed : ) although she usually ends up to the far side of the bed leaving room for a large boxer (if we had one : )

Tink's incisions look pretty good but i did call the vet to check on some swelling and bruising above one incision. He believes its where one of the clamps were; it's probably a little excess blood in there (hence the bruising.) I was given strict orders if it were to change to call back immediately and to call on monday to give an update. The oozing has essentially stopped and all the cuts looks pretty good considering.

She's here sacked out on the couch with us... nice comfy bed or not she's still my little snuggle muffin. Tinks been enjoying double rations on food... I can still feel her ribs more than i want to....just being patient and given food plentifully : ) Tink doesn't mind.

I'm very glad we did the surgery when we did... her stitches come out the monday before thanksiving which means she should be basically healed up well enough to travel to MA. The complete babying (ha right) should have ended and she will actually be able to go for a decent walk at that point.

God is always good. Not only did He provide funds, he provided perfect timing and healing.

I feel like a broken record, but this little girl has been through SOOO much... and if God cares so much for her and her well being, how much more does He care for you and me?!?! He has our best interest in mind and having Tinker here each day is a beautiful reminder of God's love for us.

Tinker update: day 2 post surgery

Tinker, as we all know, is a trooper and full of spirit. Yesterday (Wednesday) was a great day for her. She is back to acting like her own self, 40 stitches or not. We're keeping her quiet, but she already wants to run around outside again! She hasn't been licking her stitches too much which is great. Only yesterday morning did she seemed disoriented and gave up very easily getting to the kitchen area... alas it didn't last long ; )

I'm not sure on the what type of cancer Mammary tumors would be, but the vet is 90% sure that the one on her knee was a mast cell tumor... again not sure if that is a specific type of cancer or not.

She loves her "recovery ball" as nick as dubbed it, however she managed to slip right out of it last night which made me awake with haste! She now can climb into it and out of it herself but she still has figured out just how big it is yet : )

We've moved her original (and still very well loved) bed into her crate for the next couple of days (to week) so she has something softer than a bunch of towels while she recouperates. She'll also use it as we travel : ) People are so kind and we are so blessed by their generosity!

I have a few pictures of the "patient's" stitches (as we affectionately call her); i will try and post them later.

Tink's been eating like a horse, hopefully she'll gain some weight soon. now if only we could get her to do her business like a horse would we'd be in business : )

more later

Post Surgery update

Tink's surgery was successful...over 1.5hrs of surgery and 3 mammary tumors, 1 mast tumor, and 2 skin tags are removed. She has a ton of stitches all over her belly, her right back knee knee, & her chest... sigh, hopefully her recovery is uneventful. The vet let me know that her tumors were cancerous... so its a good thing we removed them...

She was absolutely famished when we came home, but she made due with half rations. And since dinner, she has been sleeping like a queen... next post will explain and show why!!!

It was a tough day....

We started this morning bright and early at the vets office tomorrow to have a few bb pellet sized tumors on her belly that have changed shape over the past few months. The vet was worried about the tumors at a few of them are mammory tumors. There's also a nebulus kind of tumor on her left leg which also needs to be removed... so she goes in for surgery on tuesday bright and early....

We had bloodwork done this morning (she was such a trooper) while we were at the vet to prepare for the operation next week AND to check for diabetes. I had been noticing how hungry she's been in the past month or so. She also had lost 2.5 lbs since we got her... the GOOD news is however she DOES NOT have diabetes or cushings or anything else... all her bloodwork came back great. I just don't understand where her weight is going... she looks good but always acts so hungry.. we're slowly upping her food intake to see if we can stabilize her hungry pains a little bit!


The vet also looked at her X-rays from the summer and looked at how arthritic her back was. He was very surprised and said that she might be in a lot of pain even though she doesn't act like it. Sigh, i'll get a better joint supplement and put flax seed in her food (and more food too!) and just take as good a care of her as we can. My poor girl. She's so happy and full of life though, she's getting the best she can now and I believe she's enjoying every minute of it.


Operations are expensive... we're just praying that the surgery goes quickly and it is on the low end of the estimate rather than the high end. I trust Dr. Haver very much and know he's working in her best interest, but this is all happening so quickly.

So thats the latest with our little one.... it was quite the day, but we made it up to her with a marrow bone and then we went to McKrackens and bought some chicken treats and a meaty knuckle for her later this weekend : )

Mommy's turn to be sick

aren't i cute?!?!? How could you not love my beautiful face!?!

ok, it's Tinker here. Mom and Dad can't seem to get their act together with updating the world with how i'm doing. So i gotta take things into my own paws.
Yesterday and today have been great... Mom's been home sick with strep, whatever the heck that is.. she says i can't get it because i'm on enough meds for a small elephant with this foot infection still. She's on meds now too. but anyways, its been really nice having her around all day... we stayed in bed until 10 this morning. About that time i wanted a really long belly rub : ) which of course she gave me being the favorite dogter and all.

Well lets see.... I'm pretty good with getting around the new apartment. They thought they could trick me by moving, but i'm too smart for that. I get to all the rooms with ease. I especially know how to book it down the hallway to my bed when i know they're trying to get ready to leave soon. Only the house changed, not the people (not even the furniture..is that legal?) so its pretty easy to go along with it... of course, i don't mind the extra pampering and treats and snuggle times either....

I thought with mom being sick i would be safe from a bath, but nooooooo. A bunch of natural stuff for me came and she decided i needed to be safe from fleas and ticks yesterday. She shampooed me and I got conditioner and then this spray stuff.... I kinda stink but daddy says he likes it. But it won't hurt me, just the fleas. So thats nice.

I used to bark alot when mom and dad leave me, but they put me in the office and i settle down most of the times now.... i'm learning that they're coming back and so i sit and wait : )

OH oH! Mom got me a Zuke treat!! (its like a greenie but no wheat, corn or icky cellulose that doesn't digest) It takes pretty yummy, but i was easily distracted last night... mom said i had some ADD whatever that is... there was so much going on while daddy cleaned what was i supposed to do???

Hee hee.... mommy's feeling a little better today, but she still gets to stay home so she doesn't infect anyone else. Mommy also says that I'm so cute! she thinks my expression in front of the camera has changed since i came to be part of the family... I say of course! i have a family!

Oh and my foot is doing better, its just taking a while to get rid of all the 'fection. but i get cheese every night!!!