Sammie Update

[DogBlog]

Thanks Tony for teaching me how to post.  So...the Sammie update.  She is down to 7.8 lbs.....most of her life she was steady at 13.5 lbs.....poor baby is so skinny.  The vet's comment was "she a little bit worse" but not as bad as she was at the beginning of the year.  Her red cell count is slightly up,  Her crea is 3.2,,,,,,in January it was 4.9.....went down to 2.8...now up to 3.2.   Bun is 84.....in January it was 108...went down to 68....now 84.

Vet wants us to try to get her weight up....suggested the cottage cheese.  She does not want to start the fluids yet...feels it's not time.  Sammie eats 5 to 6 times a day and she said feed her more often if she wants it.  Tony...I'm going to read your article and see if I can find other things to give her.  

I was concerned about giving her too much protein but vet said recent studies show that if the body isn't getting enough protein, it takes it from somewhere else in the body and that affects other organs.  It's such a balancing act!!

That's all for now.....any suggestions are MORE than welcome.

Regards,
Charlene and Sammie

[DarbiesMom]

I will never believe their is a time constraint on love & loss. Whether recent or many years apart, love never dies. I say this as witness to people who weep at the memory of loved ones who died many years ago.

You loved Sammie as "baby pup ", you lost Sammie after 14 years. Your grief is real and it pains your heart.

Please know I balance you:)

Re: Rotweiller - I have to share that my (female) American Eskimo, Tiffany, went to a groomer. She came out with a bow on top of her head. I always laughed. She scowled at me. I  always left the bow in her hair until my parents could see. They laughed. She ran straight to backyard and rolled in cat ****....No kidding:)

[tonyb286]

Hi Charlene. Three weeks is no time at all. Just let it out, when it needs to be let out. There were times a year after BB passed that I could be almost anywhere, including while doing some retail therapy when you'd think I would be distracted enough, and next minute the tears would be rolling down my face. It kinda just happens, even now from time to time.

I'm busy doing strange things today. I have a huge megabag of horticultural chippings arriving, which I then need to wheelbarrow to a hosta bed in the back garden. This all came from a tv program I saw about snails and how they don't like to slither over horticultural chippings - and every year the snails devour my hostas almost completely, so I'm just hoping this deters them next year. I don't know what time the delivery is, so Giro is sat half way up the stairs in the hallway checking for me ... Sally, on the other hand, is leaving Giro to his duties and is catching up on her beauty sleep. Ha.

Hope you have a nice day. Giro and Sally send hugs.

Tony x

[DogBlog]

No bling for Sammie......she thought she was a Rottweiler!!!  But she did have winter coats and a rain coat!!

I didn't see any dog stores at the outlets.....I'll have to research that.  There is one in another outlet we go to in Connecticut.....they even have dog walks at 10:00 on Sunday mornings...pretty cool!!

Today is a tough day.....been three weeks today and I had to throw away the flowers my friend sent me (they were really wilted!!).  My friend's dog had to have ACL surgery today so it helped to focus on her instead of feeling sorry for me for one day!!  

Give Darbie kisses from us.

Regards,
Charlene

[DarbiesMom]

Charlene, that made me giggle. My dogs did the camping in the woods and hiking trails. Sweet Sammie loved to go to the outlets:)...I pictured her in a pink designer sweater with bling! We always pass by the Berkshire Outlets going back and forth from the Cape. It's been years and I bet it's expanded!

Maybe there's a dog store there to stock up on squeaky toys! BIG LOTS has been good to us:)

How are you doing, Charlene? Please know Darbie sends hugs and kisses back!

Fondly,

Lynne and Darbie

[DogBlog]

Oh Lynne.......that touches my heart so much!!  As expected some days are better than others.  The weekends are so hard because I'm home more.  Today we took Bonnie to the outlet mall in the Berkshires and she loved seeing all the people/dogs.  It really made me miss Sammie though....she used to love to go to the outlets.

I think we're exhausting Bonnie trying to keep her busy!!!

Read your post to Tony on how Darbie is doing.  I love that she gets a new toy after every sub-q!!!  How funny that she knows she's getting one.   I know my Sammie is watching over her......she was always so loving!!

Hugs and kisses to Darbie.

Our best,
Charlene and Bonnie

[DarbiesMom]

Hey Charlene:)

My windows start page/display features a collage of Darbie photos from over the years...Your "Sammie" as Darbie's guardian angel touched my heart so much:)....I'm working on pasting Sammie's picture "watching over" Darbie:)

Be kind and patient to your self within this grief. I know Bonnie will continue to heal your broken heart.

Fondly,

Lynne & Darbie