Granny's gone and done it again

[lovesfarms]

If it takes weeks to get an appointment with your vet for an animal in distress....you need a new vet. IMHO. Our vet does labs for Remadyl but only once a year. I can understand that. It's tough on their livers. I tend to use aspirin a lot, 81mg for small animals and chickens and 325 milligrams for our medium sized cattle dogs and the border collie mixes. I don't overdose and don't let them have it too many days in concession but it works as well as the Remadyl.

We also keep Fish or Bird antibiotics on hand for emergency use until we can get them to a vet. It's simple to find the dosages on line and DH titrates them out for home use. Vet often tells us to use what we have on hand if we want and we do. Living out in the middle of nowhere with animals that like to get themselves hurt during non business hours makes one self sufficient.

Cooking for two is hard. I always seem to have some left overs. I usually reheat things once then it gets tossed in with the dog food. Nothing goes to waste. Meat is the same although I tend to go by the 5 day rule myself as long as it has been refrigerated and not left out on the counter for any length of time. Food is jus too danged expensive anymore not to get your money's worth out of it.

I can take her to the ER. However, the vets within 20 miles of here don't take new patients. There are plenty of vets but everyone around here has pets
We had her by the ER. Got labs and X-rays done and they didn't see anything. Suspected hip dysplasia. I'm out of those pills. Fish oil and glucosamine were recommended. Then I made the appointment they recommend antidepressant so she's less active or ER until the appointment

 

[ShrekDawg]

If its still good today then freeze it

Hmmm that’s a good idea I guess. But I don’t think I have room in my freezer now. Unless I bought some freezer bags or borrowed one or two from the club or my dad lol

Put it in a colander and rinse it under hot water till all the mayo and seasonings are gone.

I don't think a little chili flavor would hurt dogs. Cayenne pepper is okay for dogs in small amounts. I imagine if you rinse it long enough to get it all off it would be okay for them as a training treat.

Oh that’s a good idea!!!!!! I didn’t think of that!!!!! IDK if it would work to get all of it off though cause it’s kind of soaked in now BUT I’ll try and see what I can get off of it. If I can’t get it off, I’ll just get rid of it I guess. I put A LOT on LOL

 

[ValerieJ]

Betty had pain again yesterday. I give her half a baby aspirin. She actually needs anti inflammatory pills but for dogs you have to get lab work and just prescription. Fish oil and glucosamine chondroitin aren't working 100% Have to take her back to the vet.
Moist heat packs work better the dry. I microwave water to the boiling point, then put a towel beside the container and microwave again. The towel is steamy warm when it comes out. I wrap it around her when she comes in from a bathroom trip

When I took sulfasalazine I had achy legs when it was cold. The kind of ache that makes you tears. A steamy towel feels dreamy- oh so good!!

I give my cat cosequin. Have you tried that? Cute dog!!

 

[ValerieJ]

Thank you. She won't take the pill pockets. Yesterday I used a teeny bit of peanut butter cup. I make it small enough so she doesn't chew it or it comes back it

The cosequin comes in capsule form, so I open it and put it in a little broth for Pipsqueak. He will absolutely not take a pill no matter what I wrap it in.

 

[microchick]

Hmmm that’s a good idea I guess. But I don’t think I have room in my freezer now. Unless I bought some freezer bags or borrowed one or two from the club or my dad lol

Oh that’s a good idea!!!!!! I didn’t think of that!!!!! IDK if it would work to get all of it off though cause it’s kind of soaked in now BUT I’ll try and see what I can get off of it. If I can’t get it off, I’ll just get rid of it I guess. I put A LOT on LOL

Chickens would LOVE IT! Seriously love it the blessed little cannibals that they are.

I can take her to the ER. However, the vets within 20 miles of here don't take new patients. There are plenty of vets but everyone around here has pets
We had her by the ER. Got labs and X-rays done and they didn't see anything. Suspected hip dysplasia. I'm out of those pills. Fish oil and glucosamine were recommended. Then I made the appointment they recommend antidepressant so she's less active or ER until the appointment

It's like that here. The last time Ben got into it with one of his brothers (His brothers push him around, he's alpha, knows he's alpha and only takes so much before he puts one of them in their place) and wound up tearing a two inch laceration in his ear our vet was packed and suggested we call around and see if anybody would sew him up for us. I called every vet in a 30 mile radius of us and got nowhere. Pretty discouraging. We finally had to take him in and sit with him till they could work him in as an emergency which would have cost us double. Luckily they had a cancelation and took him in as a non emergency.

Both of our 12 year olds have arthritis so the aspirin is a Godsend when it gets bad for them. The thing with it is that you have to be careful with it as it will upset their stomach and you always have that bleed risk with it but crap, it's the same with all NSAIDS.

Can they do surgery for Betty to correct the hip dysplasia? She's a young girl to be looking at spending the rest of her long life in pain.

 

[microchick]

Choked down my bowl of chicken soup, need to toddle off and feed the canines now, maybe work on the bedroom wall a bit before I have to bundle up and head out to feed the chickens. Later.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Chickens would LOVE IT! Seriously love it the blessed little cannibals that they are.


It's like that here. The last time Ben got into it with one of his brothers (His brothers push him around, he's alpha, knows he's alpha and only takes so much before he puts one of them in their place) and wound up tearing a two inch laceration in his ear our vet was packed and suggested we call around and see if anybody would sew him up for us. I called every vet in a 30 mile radius of us and got nowhere. Pretty discouraging. We finally had to take him in and sit with him till they could work him in as an emergency which would have cost us double. Luckily they had a cancelation and took him in as a non emergency.

Both of our 12 year olds have arthritis so the aspirin is a Godsend when it gets bad for them. The thing with it is that you have to be careful with it as it will upset their stomach and you always have that bleed risk with it but crap, it's the same with all NSAIDS.

Can they do surgery for Betty to correct the hip dysplasia? She's a young girl to be looking at spending the rest of her long life in pain.

Unfortunately I don’t have chickens anymore and haven’t for several years.

 

[h2oratt]

That sounds more in line with what my dad does. But even so that would only give me one day to eat all of it.

Why ?

 

[h2oratt]

Make soup

 

[h2oratt]

Er is so expensive