Giz/Emma and everyones pets on the board

Wow BB, the coat and color is spot on!

ETA, and ears!

 

Bizzaro world here, talking about our aging dogs and adding a new member to our pack and a few hours later the first ever "bite" from 12 + ? y/o Blackie. Sweet deaf old dog sleeping on couch. Darling Kiddo jazzed up to a song in Lego movie dancing away something between figure skating jumps and bouncing off the edge of the couch cushions meets Old Navy Clothes dancing commercials. I did not see it but heard him yelp. In a split second he's down and kiddo had red marks on her arm and is tears. No, did not break her skin nor bruise her and the red scratch marks are gone. But he's never ever ever bit, nipped, or even mouthed in anyway.

Going with an unfortunate combination of circumstances (hearing loss, sleeping deep, and kiddo startling him out of sleep, and likely bonked him somewhere with her elbow on his bony body or head). Two strikes your out is now in effect. New rule is if she wants to bounce or dance etc. anywhere and he is sleeping near by he goes into the bedroom FIRST, then the dancing etc. I'm really on the fence about this as I have a zero tolerance with biting dogs, but trying to weigh 12 years of faithful affectionate protective family dog. Ugggg, now both doggies are wait and see. (BTW, Blondie is hanging in there on her medications, but if they stop working or she gets worse that's it)

Also I wanted to mention Blondie's chronic lifelong ear infections are under control now for the first time ever. Common factor in this timing? I think it's her new meds for her malfunctioning small intestine and the prednisone. (bocefus78 if you see this).

 

Thank you Larry, going to do our (my) best to prevent this from happening again. Totally out of character for him and I need to consider he's never been deaf before or slept so deep until recently. The red marks are gone and there is no bruising as of tonight. I'll find a way for him and kiddo.

 

I should have updated you on Blondie, sorry. Yes, I was at my wits end, it was too hard on all us (especially her) to keep up with it . Do you recall the vet lost a test? After like 3 weeks of calling and they wanted to wait for the nonexistent results to come in (that period was our wits end) asked the vet if she would treat Blondie as if the lost test had been positive. Her diarrhea and vomiting is now mostly controlled, it was so grotesque, actually more rancid than not making it really hard to clean up (ya, lets not forget I worked at a vet and the kennels at a humane society, I have more experience than most with pooper scooping, this was atrocious), and the gas she had 24/7 for those same weeks was just as bad. Unknown diagnosis but vet hovers around intestinal bacterial overgrowth and her small intestines are leaking protein. She seems happy. Her abdomen is extremely distended. She's on Metronidazole, B12, prednisone , probiotics, a strict diet and Cerenia as needed (antinausea). She'll be on these meds for life or until they stop working. It was like stomach flu/norovirus for over 3 weeks straight.

Yes, Blackie was absolutely was submissive and seemed shocked like "what just happened?"




Hazelnut was adopted yesterday. Hope she got a great home

 

Thank you friend, I've been over in my mind what happened a hundred times now. I woke up this morning thinking it's VERY possible her elbow and his mouth open while yelping both accidentally met at the wrong moment and there was no bite or nip involved at all. He's an extremely vocal dog. (read 12 years of shrieking ((Giz Stinny ))/yipping barking when he's happy, or excited, or the UPS guy is here, or rough housing with Blondie, or joining in with us humans dancing), or, anything you can mention.

Interestingly he is more relaxed without hearing (more then 50%), only catches a glimpse of UPS once in a while, and does not go into "protect" sounding off mode for odd noises like he used to. He's still afraid of thunder and snow sliding off the metal roof, but he's been taking really long deep naps in the second bathroom the last several months during those times (relief for all of us). I really appreciate all your input and everyone else's input. Feel better about the whole situation since last night.

 

Prayers up sweet Emma. I have no doubt you Loon & Mrs Loon will do whats right for everybody when that comes. I'm sorry.