Roe

[Rufflesgurl]

Laura - Really nice tribute from Yosemite to Liz.
Liz - That would be a great spring (or maybe a little later) trip. It's so beautiful there.

Linda

[OutandAbout]

So sorry to hear of the latest news about Roe. When my Sandy was getting to the final stage in her life, she was on predinsone also. She really started drinking large amounts of water, for her. I was going outside with her and had to pick her up after she squatted. I also bought some mattress pads, the kind for bed wetters (human) and used them on the bed. She loved sleeping on the bed and this allowed her to keep on doing that. You could have Roe lie on the pads, which will make it easier in case of an accident. Hugs to you, Roe and Bandit. Linda

[JoanE]

Liz, I have only been on the forum sporadically and so missed the final diagnosis for Roe until tonight. How very sad for you to watch your friend go through this. Roe has brought you much joy and you have many wonderful memories of your travels. My heart goes out to you.

[Sooz]

Our dog is part Springer so she jumps like a maniac. She's had a torn ACL for years but we can't afford the $6000 or so to fix it. However, she does just fine. If we notice her leg is bothering her, we just give her some ibuprofen made for dogs (the vet prescribes it) and have taken a wait-and-see attitude. Our vet says she may continue to be fine just with occasional ibuprofen for many years. And, if we fix it, she may just damage it again as you can't take the "spring" out of a Springer. If she tears the other one, we may have to do something. But right now she can still run, jump, and greatly annoy anyone coming into the house with her springiness.

The biggest problem with our dog is food allergies and, I suspect, environmental seasonal allergies. She itches like a fool. She's on a special diet, and when it gets too bad, I feed her Benadryl to knock her out for some blessed relief for all of us. We also give her oatmeal baths although now if we head into the bathroom, for any reason, she runs the other way.

[Sooz]

Dang! I clearly didn't read far enough. Forget my last post. I'm so sorry for you and Roe. You're in my thoughts and I'm sending healing energy and comfort your way.