I had to crate Bino for eight weeks when he tore up his knee and hip. I think I felt worse than he did. He would stare at me with those 3rd world child eyes like I was punishing him and I felt all sorts of guilt. Which was the point of the exercise I am sure..lol
From: Joan Croft <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 9:18 PM Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Monster I agree with you that he needs some holding and loving. He may be looking at you strangely because of the meds he is on. I stare like that sometimes…LOL I really do hope that he gets all the way well this time. It looks like your vet is very good that he uses laser surgery for the disks. Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 3:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Monster I might try that when he starts wanting out. He's really not that bad but it hurts me to have to leave him in the crate all the time. I do take him out and hold him for a little while even though some say not to do that. They need the love and to be held some. Sometimes, like right now, he lays there and just stares at me and I feel like he's thinking let me out. It takes 8 wks for a disk to heal all the way and that's how long you're supposed to keep them on crate rest... Lorena Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T From: Joan Croft <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 13:47:42 -0700 To: <[email protected]> ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Monster Prayers for Monster. Do you think that if you gave him some calming chews or something else it would make his time in the crate easier? Maybe some new treat or something to chew on while he is in there. Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 10:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Monster Well, I'm at the vet now and Monster is getting a laser therapy treatment. He's also gonna be on a few meds and on crate rest for a few weeks just like last time. He's not near as bad as he was last time so I'm glad for that. I still wish he didn't have to go through this. Crate rest is the worst because he has to stay in it 24/7 and its so hard when he starts feeling better and wanting to play because I can't let him or the disk won't heal properly. And even after crate rest he won't be able to do much as his return to activity has to be gradual. Maybe the laser therapy will make it heal faster. We had just started going on walks again because the weather is so nice and I'm gonna miss that. Back home now. He finished the therapy treatment and we had to drive back home before I could finish this email. He's doing even better now. It looks like the laser therapy is already working. He may be getting some more therapy treatments. I need go do some more research on it so I know what exactly it is doing and what, if any, questions I need to ask the vet. Lorena Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T From: [email protected] Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 11:30:18 -0400 (EDT) To: <[email protected]> ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Monster Oh, Lorena, I am so sorry to hear Monster is still having problems. I have been wondering about you since you haven't posted in a while. Keep us updated, please. Sending healing glows to Monster. Gloria -----Original Message----- From: lgorum18 <[email protected]> To: chihuahuas <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Oct 31, 2011 9:31 pm Subject: [Chihuahuas] Monster Monster may be having another disk episode.... For those of you new here, Monster was diagnosed with disk disease in March after being in a lot of pain and not wanting to move. Right now he isn't as bad as last time. He isn't yelping and he still tries to walk around. I can tell he's in pain become he is shaking some and his abdomen is really tight. I have him in his crate so he won't move around and hurt it any further. I just talked to the vet and he said to give him some meds that I have leftover from last time and bring him in in the morning. Lorena Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
