What did your pet(s) do today?

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Gemme

Today, Oliver decided to not run out of the bedroom as soon as we got up. He was hungry but he knows that right after breakfast comes medicine so he didn't want that and actually fought me a bit today when I applied his drops. He might be a bit under the weather. Normally, he moves around a lot at night but he stayed for hours in the same spot against my hip and back.

Gemme, I loved your little shih tzus story (minus the bow legged part... that made me sad), but I of course focused in on Oliver...

Isn't there an end point to these drops?

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Gemme, I loved your little shih tzus story (minus the bow legged part... that made me sad), but I of course focused in on Oliver...

Isn't there an end point to these drops?

End point = when his ear infections are gone. They are far from that point now. First there was antibiotics and then the steroids and now the drops with the twice monthly vet ear cleanings.

Once the ear infections are taken care of, we will move onto dental issues. He can't go under until we have those cleared up as it's likely he won't react well to it.

Why would you be sad about the bowlegged part? Gidget was adorable and she'd worn them from a few weeks old so she grew around them. Do you feel sad when you see a cowboy/cowgirl walk? They are bowlegged because of their lifestyles as well.

Wearing the doggie pants was her choice. She was perfectly potty trained to go outside and let us know when she had to go but she chose to get our attention, stand right in front of the door and piss. Multiple times. As soon as we put the pants back on her, she was cool.

I think she liked the routine of her coming to us, us chasing her down to get them off, all the while talking to Brodie and chastising her for wiggling so much and then the mad dash for the door. It was playtime for her.

You get sad about interesting things. You are a strange duck, my friend.

Today is a progression of yesterday for Oliver. I'm certain he's feeling 'twingey' aka close to a seizure. He isolates himself, which is something that is sad. Smart but sad. Sometimes he can stave it off long enough for it to pass and for him not to have one, which is good, so I give him as much space and time as he needs.

[DapperButch]

Yeah, I think I am really weird about animals. I probably project a lot of my person shit onto them. Who knows where the heck it comes from.

I also didn't realize that cowboys/girls were bow legged. Or that it would be due to riding a horse a lot (when young, I suppose?). I actually thought that was a myth and that the only way a person could become bow legged was being born that way. Is that incorrect?

I hope Oliver can avoid this one, and not seize.

Originally Posted by Gemme

End point = when his ear infections are gone. They are far from that point now. First there was antibiotics and then the steroids and now the drops with the twice monthly vet ear cleanings.

Once the ear infections are taken care of, we will move onto dental issues. He can't go under until we have those cleared up as it's likely he won't react well to it.

Why would you be sad about the bowlegged part? Gidget was adorable and she'd worn them from a few weeks old so she grew around them. Do you feel sad when you see a cowboy/cowgirl walk? They are bowlegged because of their lifestyles as well.

Wearing the doggie pants was her choice. She was perfectly potty trained to go outside and let us know when she had to go but she chose to get our attention, stand right in front of the door and piss. Multiple times. As soon as we put the pants back on her, she was cool.

I think she liked the routine of her coming to us, us chasing her down to get them off, all the while talking to Brodie and chastising her for wiggling so much and then the mad dash for the door. It was playtime for her.

You get sad about interesting things. You are a strange duck, my friend.

Today is a progression of yesterday for Oliver. I'm certain he's feeling 'twingey' aka close to a seizure. He isolates himself, which is something that is sad. Smart but sad. Sometimes he can stave it off long enough for it to pass and for him not to have one, which is good, so I give him as much space and time as he needs.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Yeah, I think I am really weird about animals. I probably project a lot of my person shit onto them. Who knows where the heck it comes from.

I also didn't realize that cowboys/girls were bow legged. Or that it would be due to riding a horse a lot (when young, I suppose?). I actually thought that was a myth and that the only way a person could become bow legged was being born that way. Is that incorrect?

I hope Oliver can avoid this one, and not seize.

Oliver seems to be feeling a bit better today but was very stern about getting into the bedroom after getting his medicine. I leave a towel on the bed where he tends to lay and last night there were a few small bits of ear stuff so that's not great. I'm running out of drops anyway so I need to pick some more up soon and I'll reschedule with my favorite vet so he can clean his ears properly.

In people, we're all pretty much born bowlegged. Being stuck in the womb, scrunched up for 3/4 of a year, makes all of us a little bowlegged. We usually outgrow it by age 3. There are some diseases that contribute to it and if there's physical trauma that might contribute to it.

When I say that Gidge was bowlegged, I don't mean like this.

For Dapper, there is an ANIMAL in this link.

I mean it was more like this.

For Dapper, there is another ANIMAL in this link.



Hate me yet? lol

Her back legs grew out a bit to accommodate the diaper and pants. It didn't harm her or restrict her activity in any way.

[Lecheloco]

He was extra lovey dovey yesterday and this morning, he kept wanting in the room all evening and night and was kneading on my pants I threw across my bed when I got home plus wanting to climb on me for petting on and off all night and into the morning, he must really like the new food lol

[cinnamongrrl]

Yoda the boxer/pit has had a love hate relationship with his sister the cat for a while now....

She has been coming out around him more lately, but in catch him giving her furtive glances out of the corner of his eye... I. Never knew dogs glanced out of the corner of their eyes lol...its comical...

[Blade]

She ran outside this morning in the snow and came back inside a mud puppy. She is long haired and needs. To be groomed. Not a good day for that but she did get a bath.

He went out this morning came back inside and in his kennel like a good boy. He hasn't made a peep all day, which is unusual. Normally he likes to spend his weekends in my lap.

[Gemme]

Oliver's having trouble with his ears today (more than normal) and has rested in bed all day.