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11-18-2006, 02:20 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Junction City, Oregon, USA
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Please send some healing thoughts
When we took our Meggie dog to the vet yesterday (another bout with plugged anal glands and she's fine now.) --- we had to wait a long time, even though we had an appointment.
Turns out that our vet was delayed because he was doing surgery on a beautiful golden lab, who was hit by a car --- his jaw was badly broken and took a lot of repairs. Now the hope is that the jaw will heal and he will be able to eat normally. I feel like crying every time I think about him.
The vet is a friend of ours and had a doggie bed in his treatment room so he could watch the poor dog closely.
Please --- if you live on a busy street or highway, and if you don't have a fenced in yard --- take your dog out on a leash. This dog lives on a busy highway and his owner simply let him out and he went in the road.
Donna
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11-18-2006, 02:27 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Aww, how sad!!! I hope the little guy gets better. It sounds like he at least has a wonderful, compassionate vet! Too bad this guy doesnt treat humans too! We'd be beating his door down! But I am glad the doggie has an attentive Dr. I hope he makes a full recovery!
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11-18-2006, 03:23 AM
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ICN Member
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Warren
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poor doggie. I hope he heaals well..
This past summer I was exiting the free way, when out of no where this dog darts out in fron of me, I hit him, and he yelped. I pulled over and the dog got up and ran onto the freeway. I got out and tried to catch him. I was so upset and shaking horribly. It didn't help any to get cussed out by the guy behind me for stopping.. I had a guy that had a cell call the police, and I caled when I got home.. I never knew if they got him or not.
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11-18-2006, 08:36 AM
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Support Leader
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Green Bay WI
Posts: 9,765
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Healing thoughts!
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11-18-2006, 08:51 AM
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Donna,
Good reminders! I am so happy this dog will be ok and what a phenomenal vet who cares so much for all creatures great and small.
Hugs,
Barb 
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11-18-2006, 08:52 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Louisiana
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warm thoughts
Hi Donna, Thats such a sad story, I love my dogs... I have a Lab her name is Gabby, a Basset Hound her name is Harlee and she is sooooo funny, and a Chihauhaua and his name is Snowball cause hes solid white...The big dogs stay outside, but Snowball stays inside, He sure has been alot of company when all I could do was stay in bed...The story you told was sad about the dog who was having surgery, I hope the dog makes it...and as for your dog I sure hope its ok....God
Bless You!!!!
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ONE Second, ONE Bite, ONE Breath, ONE Pill, ONE Minute, ONE Teardrop, ONE Hour, ONE Sip.. ONE DAY! I will Prevail from this disease! IC Hoping for a Cure!
Link to Patient Handbook:
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Diet Reference Sheet:
http://www.ic-network.com/diet/icndi...tsheet0909.pdf
Meds For IC: Lyrica-25mg Glucosamine-500 MSM-500mg, Prosed Ds -When Flaring
Other Meds: Levlite- Continious Birtcontrol, Micardis-40mg for High Blood Pressure
Meds I have Tried:
Topamax,Tofranil, Elmiron, Atarax, Cymbalta, Elavil, Enablex, Detral La, Prydium.
Lexapro< Bad reaction to this med!
Intstills, could not continue them due to some kind of reaction after 3rd instill. Tasted the lidocaine in my mouth, tongue and lips went numb then went into what seemed like a panic attack. Shaking, racing heart, tingling face/head, blood pressure shot up..
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11-18-2006, 09:22 AM
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ICN Staff
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Junction City, Oregon, USA
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We had a Lions breakfast this morning and our vet attended --- the lab made it through the night and has gone home with his people. He said he was wagging his tail in the car.
And our Meggie is fine this morning.
Donna
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11-18-2006, 09:35 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Louisiana
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Well thats good news Donna, glad your dog is better, and hopefully those people will keep there dog inside or get a fence..my dogs are a part of my family, I treat them like babies and I could never let them just roam the streets... so i hope those people take a little better care next time....
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ONE Second, ONE Bite, ONE Breath, ONE Pill, ONE Minute, ONE Teardrop, ONE Hour, ONE Sip.. ONE DAY! I will Prevail from this disease! IC Hoping for a Cure!
Link to Patient Handbook:
http://www.ic-network.com/handbook/
Diet Reference Sheet:
http://www.ic-network.com/diet/icndi...tsheet0909.pdf
Meds For IC: Lyrica-25mg Glucosamine-500 MSM-500mg, Prosed Ds -When Flaring
Other Meds: Levlite- Continious Birtcontrol, Micardis-40mg for High Blood Pressure
Meds I have Tried:
Topamax,Tofranil, Elmiron, Atarax, Cymbalta, Elavil, Enablex, Detral La, Prydium.
Lexapro< Bad reaction to this med!
Intstills, could not continue them due to some kind of reaction after 3rd instill. Tasted the lidocaine in my mouth, tongue and lips went numb then went into what seemed like a panic attack. Shaking, racing heart, tingling face/head, blood pressure shot up..
Dx With IC in Nov 2006 with Hydro/Cysto
Hydro/Cysto Caused Bladder to Rupture.
Other Dxs-Vulvodynia,Fibro, Endo, IBS, HPV, Migraines, Spastic Colon, Mild Dysplasia.
ICN Volunteers are not medical authorities nor do we offer medical advice. In all cases, we strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.
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11-18-2006, 09:48 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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I am so glad to hear the doggie made it!  I have seen so many of those invisable fences being put up around me. They must work since this one home (I'm in the country) has 6 dogs and they stay in the yard behind the invisable fencing. Nice to hear he had a caring vet to take care of him as well. Those are hard to find just as much as a person doc. Just so glad he pulled through ok.
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11-18-2006, 10:56 AM
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Support Volunteer
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Central, NY
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Donna
I am glad to hear theat Meggie and the Golden are doing well! Yes I agree with the leash thing or a large fenced in area where there is a lot of land.
Warm Hugs!
Kara
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11-18-2006, 12:39 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 5,656
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Glad they are both ok.
Poor Meggie and those anal glands. My Maggie has lots of trouble with them as well. Fortuneatly our vet taught hubby how to do and we have not had to make that trip for awhile.
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11-18-2006, 03:15 PM
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ICN Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: South Carolina USA
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Oh Gosh Donna what a heart breaking story!! Yours too Cindy!! I'm Very glad the doggie is doing okay and got to go home with his people family. I hope this is a leason they want soon forget!! Cindy I do hope the dog on the freeway got home safely.
Rhonda
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11-18-2006, 03:54 PM
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ICN Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: N. Idaho
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I'm glad things turned out okay for meggie and the golden lab. I see the same dogs along the highway so often in my part of the country and it breaks my heart! It's only a matter of time before they'll be hit. What are their owners thinking? And when there is an unaccompanied dog on the side of the highway, why is it people don't slow down?
Sorry, didn't mean to go off on my own little gripe!
Vicki
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12-04-2006, 09:07 AM
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ICN Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 4,721
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I know this post is older, but I just saw it...how does one clean out a dog's anal glands? I've got a dalmation too, and he's getting old, almost 9 now, and never had his glands cleaned, or blocked for that matter. Does it make them sick?
I saw Mike Rowe do it on Dirty Jobs once, but that hardly qualifies me as a doggie anal gland cleaner!!
Glad the dog pulled through that got hit. Cindy, I've seen them hit on the highway before and I always cry...one time I did a U-Turn on an exit ramp to get back to where I'd spotted a dog about to get hit, never found him though....And, Donna, glad your Meggie's anal glands are better.
Now that I have 3 dogs, whether it's temporary or permanent with the 3rd one, I really would like to know how ya do this.
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12-04-2006, 09:49 AM
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Support Leader
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: North Carolina
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Great to hear the doggie is going to be okay!!!
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You can see my IC story at http://www.ic-network.com/patientstories/jennifer.html -- it's a little out of date these days, but you'll get the idea!
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