Peggy, have you tried PetzLife Gel for Gigi? It comes in mint and salmon flavor. I put a little on my finger and smear it on a few of the front teeth. Then when it mixes with thecsaliva from her licking it, enzymes are formed to break down tartar. If you can brush her teeth twice a week to remove any loosened tartar, that will help more. You could avoid dentals that way. Ihave mint for Dolly & Desi.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy TabPeggy & The Girls <[email protected]> wrote: Busy year for you and your family. I am finally retired and loving it! Gigi s seizures have stopped as well, although you can see some slight brain damage. She has some liver issues and I think the anesthesia from when she was spayed triggered the seizures, because right after the surgery she refused to drink water, or any fluids for almost 3 months, during which time I had to soak her kibble and syringe her a couple of times a day. I really think that was the beginning of it all. Sometimes she still displays some weird behavior type of seizure, but it only last for a few minutes but, I am more inclined to think it is brain damage, since now she is aware of things and me when she gets like that, where as before she was out in space. She is now on a low protein and low fat kibble, and doing much better. She cannot have any of the natural foods or natural treats that have Rosemary in them, as that seems to trigger a seizure. Your pack is on a raw diet which is a high protein diet. Seizure dogs have to be on a protein of 21% or less, or they will be prone to seizures. This is working for Gigi so far and it has helped to defray the use of phenobarbital. It has also helped her to loose 1/2 lb, which is a good thing. I so wish that we had non-anesthesia teeth cleaning Vets here like you have in CA. Gigi is going to need it again, and I am so afraid of the anesthesia, since that is what triggered the seizures to begin with. I don't know what else to do. Princess is well and thank God, strong as a horse and no medical issues, not even bad teeth! Happy, the yellow-collar mini macaw will be 23yrs old this week and Rainbow, the Green-Cheek Conure will be 22yrs old in July. Happy is now nasty, because she/he is at the mature breeding age and is so frustrated Actually, I think she is a he. Sad fact, but so many of the larger parrots get this way once they reach full adult age, which is why people get rid of them. Rainbow is still a sweety and loves to be groomed. I know that she is a female because she layed eggs at 16 and 17 years old, but for months before she laid those eggs she was nasty and then afterwards went back to her sweet old self. I could never buy a dog on breeder/show terms only to loose the dog a year later. Once I own a dog it stays with me forever. I would rather have a pet then some ribbons in a box. I just couldn't do it any other way. When you have those terms, who gets her puppies? I am happy for Nugget, atleast the med is working and that has to be a big relief for her. Is Logan and Toby neutered? Since you have so many unspayed females, I can't see how else you could control them. I really would love to see some pics of all of them, especially Madison. She was a puppy the last time I saw a picture of her. Here are a couple of current pics of my girls: -------Original Message------- From: Deanna Corey Date: 4/2/2012 9:17:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Deanna Hi Peggy, Shuai Li is living with her breeder...she wanted to finish her out and breed her...I most likely will be getting her back in about a year or two. She is doing really well...I just didn't want to do the show thing anymore!! My last years of it left kind of a bitter taste in my mouth. We kind of co owned her...yet paperwork wise she is all mine, but Michelle really thought she might turn out to be something...wanted me to agree to show her...which I did. But she is into it way more than I want to be so agreed to let her do it. Toby, the ESS has always gone back and forth between my daughters and mine.. same with Bella the Pom. Both actually belong to her but they have been fighting to keep their house for the last few years and just recently lost it completely...so both Bella and Toby are here with me...Bella will stay here until Andrea gets all settled in their new home and Toby will remain here forever...although Bella may too...it depends on their new landlord. Andreas old house had 5 acres...Toby loved to be there...they had sheep and goats for him to herd and he loved the horses too. But with them losing everything, he will have to be happy here. We only have 1/2 an acre but we do a lot of hiking and he has slowed down just a bit...so now he is very happy inside with mama and the pack. Maxine the Pit is my sons dog...once he moved back home here so did she. She is a great dog but doesn't do well with the littles so she stays with him. The way our property and home is, it's kind of divided into two sections.. Jimmy has his own section and Maxine has her own little yard connected to Jimmy's part of the house. It's nice because she can come inside through his doggie door and into his rooms and I don't have to worry about her getting too rough with the littles!! I don't think I ever claimed her in my sig but I figure I feed her and hike with her more than he does so I added her into it lol!! She has been here about two years now. Losing Caleb was really a tough one!! He was so good and gentle with everyone and really felt it his job to protect everyone...I never worried about our house, my kids or grands or any of the dogs as he would die to defend them!! He was a great hiking dog and I could hike with the Littles as long as he was there...never an issue with coyotes, bears or mountain lions with Caleb in tow!! He has left a huge hole in our hearts and lives!! We are not too sure exactly what happened...at 10 pm I let him out in the back for final potty before bed...at 10:20 I let him back in...he was whining miserably and unable to move the last half of his body. We think he fell or slipped off the last step...we went that night to the emergency vet...they did exrays and gave him pain meds till we could get in that morning to our regular vet. He had blown out his disc. He would be permanently paralyzed and in pain...so our option was for him to be put down. I miss him sooooo much!! Logan was added the week before Caleb's accident...friends had a beautiful litter of Shepherds and gave us one!! He is coming along great!! He loves the littles...and they just adore him!! We finally got Nuggets seizures under control. After playing with every natural remedy known to mankind, changing everything we could discover...and making a dent but never completely eliminating them, we turned to Pheno....I sure didnt want to but I just wanted the seizures completely gone...we will just have to deal with the affects of the pheno if they come!! I do think there has been a new Grand added since I've been off list...baby Olive is turning 5 months old. She was born almost exactly one year...by a few days...after Andrea lost Eleanor. She is such a chubby bunny!! Cameron turned 3 yesterday, Jack is going to be 5 in July and Evelyn turns 6 in January. Their oldest, Lori just turned 14. Baxter, my son in the Army, is just finishing up his first deployment in Afghanistan. It has been absolutely horrible...he lost so many of his friends...he went to Kandahar with 68 and they are returning with less than 1/2.... Hardest time in my life and I'm way sure harder for him!! We are actually picking him up today from LAX for 30 day leave...then he goes back to Ft Drum in NY. ,....but hopefully not another deployment...we are praying! My hubby is on his last year before retirement...yeah!! We can't wait!!! Nope...never moved...in this market we wouldn't make a dime selling...so we are in the process of adding on. My sewing business is going pretty well.. keeps me busy anyway...about 5-10 orders a week but then I'll hit a little lull and have a week or so off...so it's been really nice. That's the news from the dog park....so what has been happening with you!!? Romping in the Dog Park! Deanna and the Dog Park Gang! The LITTLES: Mouse-chi 11-13-2004 Madison-yorkie 11-20-2010 Myrtle-chi 4-23-2010 The MIDDLES: Nugget- poodle 8-24-2004 Bella-Pom 1-15-2007 Mabel-Boston 7-14-2010 The BIGGUNS Logan-GSD 11-24-2011 Caleb-rott/chow/pitt mix 6-17-2006-RIP 2-22-2012 Maxine-Pitt 6-3-2008 Toby-ESS 12-12-2006 Stella and Stanley ( winged dog park members) And of course....the CAT (Miles) LIFE WITHOUT A DOG IS LIKE DANCING WITHOUT MUSIC. YOU CAN DO IT, BUT WHO WOULD WANT TO?? ...and I like all kinds of music!! On Apr 1, 2012, at 11:16 PM, Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> wrote: Well I see from your signature that your pack has changed. What happened to Shuai-Li, the Shih-Tzu? Don't remember you ever mentioning that you had a Pom, or a Pitty before and what is a ESS? Logan is a puppy so I guess you recently got him too. Boy have you been busy, LOL! Sorry to hear about Caleb, he was still young, what happened? Pictures of all the new guys please!! Hope the kids and hubby are all well. Anymore grandkids added to the family? Did you ever move like you wanted to? <174957~1.GIF> -------Original Message------- From: Deanna Corey Date: 4/2/2012 12:29:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Housebreaking A Dog! Ann Hi Peggy!! I just rejoined the group...glad to see you are still here...I was sure hoping you were!! Howdy everyone! Romping in the Dog Park! Deanna and the Dog Park Gang! The LITTLES: Mouse-chi 11-13-2004 Madison-yorkie 11-20-2010 Myrtle-chi 4-23-2010 The MIDDLES: Nugget- poodle 8-24-2004 Bella-Pom 1-15-2007 Mabel-Boston 7-14-2010 The BIGGUNS Logan-GSD 11-24-2011 Caleb-rott/chow/pitt mix 6-17-2006-RIP 2-22-2012 Maxine-Pitt 6-3-2008 Toby-ESS 12-12-2006 Stella and Stanley ( winged dog park members) And of course....the CAT (Miles) LIFE WITHOUT A DOG IS LIKE DANCING WITHOUT MUSIC. YOU CAN DO IT, BUT WHO WOULD WANT TO?? ...and I like all kinds of music!! =
