Albea
10-23-2005, 11:08 AM
First of all, sorry for the very long time I've been away from Pet Talk. This last month has been one that I rather forget, both for me and Carina. And because I've been away for so long I haven't mastered the new format and I don't seem to be able to reply to private messages.
Liz, Karen, and everybody who sent PMs, thank you!
I can't find the thread that Logan started about Carina, so here's the update: you may know by now that she has a torn cruciate ligament and because of her age and advanced arthritis surgery is not an option. Yesterday a vet who practices acupuncture and makes house calls came for the first treatment. She'll have treatments once a week for the next five weeks and then we will know how she's responding. For now she has to stay in a confined space, the dining room, and not even try to go upstairs. It makes me feel very guilty to keep her behind a closed door and she's very unhappy about it.
As for me, it started about a month ago with my falling flat on my face and ending up with a black eye and scrapes on my right knee and shoulder. When all of that was beginning to heal, two weeks ago I had to drive miself to the emergency room of the hospital and stay for 24 hours because I had a swollen tongue and the glands under my jaw were down to my chest. After massive doses of hydrocortisone the swelling went down and they discharged me. The reason for this was a bad reaction to a medication which, strangely enough, I've been taking for 10 months.
So, as you can see, life has been a bit complicated lately.
I'll keep you up to date when I can. I'm trying to spend as much time as possible downstairs with Carina and the computer is upstairs, my time on line will be very limited for the forseable future.
Thanks again for all your good thoughts.
Hugs to all your pups.
Liz, Karen, and everybody who sent PMs, thank you!
I can't find the thread that Logan started about Carina, so here's the update: you may know by now that she has a torn cruciate ligament and because of her age and advanced arthritis surgery is not an option. Yesterday a vet who practices acupuncture and makes house calls came for the first treatment. She'll have treatments once a week for the next five weeks and then we will know how she's responding. For now she has to stay in a confined space, the dining room, and not even try to go upstairs. It makes me feel very guilty to keep her behind a closed door and she's very unhappy about it.
As for me, it started about a month ago with my falling flat on my face and ending up with a black eye and scrapes on my right knee and shoulder. When all of that was beginning to heal, two weeks ago I had to drive miself to the emergency room of the hospital and stay for 24 hours because I had a swollen tongue and the glands under my jaw were down to my chest. After massive doses of hydrocortisone the swelling went down and they discharged me. The reason for this was a bad reaction to a medication which, strangely enough, I've been taking for 10 months.
So, as you can see, life has been a bit complicated lately.
I'll keep you up to date when I can. I'm trying to spend as much time as possible downstairs with Carina and the computer is upstairs, my time on line will be very limited for the forseable future.
Thanks again for all your good thoughts.
Hugs to all your pups.