July 2009
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Can We Breathe Yet?
Well it’s now been over 48 hours since our last dose of Cerenia (anti-nausea medicine) and he’s still eating and not vomiting. That’s a good sign I hope.
He’s still not eating as much as the vet would like. But he is eating. I’m trying not to push food on him and trying hard not to bribe him because I don’t want a pick eater down the road. He does seem to want...
June 2009
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Are We Still Doing This?
Reporting in with a quick update on Riot’s Monday. Riot was very excited about breakfast and ate it all quite quickly. I didn’t want to offer him too much at once so I figured he’d still be hungry when I offered him a second breakfast later. He wanted nothing to do with that.
Apparently he’s won over everyone at the vets’ office as we had two different people call to...
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We Made It Through Sunday
Sunday some meals were met with gusto, others were left untouched. I’m not sure what the deciding factor of eating vs. not eating was. I was thinking it was the anti-nausea meds wearing off, but even 2 hours after re-administering, we still weren’t eating. We decided to throw out the can we had been feeding him from and start a new one (which was greeted with much enthusiasm) for his...
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He's Home! Again. *
Yesterday Morning we took Riot back to the vet where he spent the morning getting more IV meds and sampling (err turning his nose up) at the finest canine canned cuisine. They literally put a ton of different foods in front of him hoping to find one he’d eat. He finally decided on Adult Advanced Fitness Gourmet Beef Entrée — not necessarily the most bland food, but not that horrible...
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A Day of Ups and Downs
Friday was a day filled with ups and downs. I called first thing in the morning and was told he was doing great that this was the best yet the techs had seen him.
It was decided I’d come over around noon and try to give him lunch as he’s still not eating. So I head over at noon armed with some boiled hamburger and some Ensure. The dog they brought into see me was certainly not the...
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And the next 72 hours....
have been such a whirlwind I’m not sure where to begin. The following is part of the e-mail I sent to a mailing list asking for ideas from Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tuesday, he again did really well at the emergency clinic. There was no vomiting and he was eating. We got to bring him home. His first meal with us was Tuesday night and we made him chicken and rice. He wanted nothing to do with...
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Happy Birthday Riot!
Riot’s spending his first birthday in the hospital. Not the best way to spend a birthday, but at least he’s feeling better.
He had a pretty good day today and actually started eating (not with as much gusto as one would hope, but at least he’s eating).
Chris and I went to visit him tonight. He was so happy to see us. We got to feed him dinner and take him for a short walk. I...
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The Second 24 Hours
We just got back from visiting Riot. He looks SO much better than he did when I last saw him yesterday afternoon. We was so happy to see us — tail wagging, bouncing along as we tried to walk with him, can carrying the leash in his mouth. I don’t think he’s 100%, but he’s looking so much better.
Today was incredibly long, waiting either for the next time they told us to...
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A Rough 24 Hours
As I’m writing this Riot is chilling at TLC Emergency vet in Leesburg. We’re keeping our fingers crossed he continues to improve overnight.
Last night shortly after we got home around 8, Riot threw up his dinner. He vomited 6 more times before 10 when I called Blue Ridge. We took him out there, they did an x-ray and didn’t see any obstructions so they gave him fluids, something...
Last Handling I Class
We had our last handling one class on Thursday. I really need to work on distance and sending with him. We’ve done a little work at home, but the problem is at home, I throw the toy and he runs to it and starts to eat grass. I’m going to need to find some creative ways to work on drive to a toy outside…
We did a 9 obstacle sequence where we had all sorts of problems. He showed a...
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Rally and Field Training
Riot had a busy weekend. Friday night, he had a rally lesson with Cisco and Berkley. Cisco and Berkley got to go first doing novice exercises so Riot had to wait about an hour before he got his turn. He was a very good boy and waited patiently for his turn.
This was his (and my) first exposure to the advanced level exercises. We learned what the exercises were and practiced them and ran through...
