Miko's Health (updates and more)

I don't know what to tell you in your situation, but I can tell you that with Louie, when I look at his pictures now I wish I had given him his pain medicine more often, I can see it in his eyes he was hurting but I didn't see it then. It is not a mistake I'll make again in another dog, if in doubt I'll give it. I don't know what I was saving it for..... Give your sweet boy a big hug from me
 
tentcamp said:
I don't know what to tell you in your situation, but I can tell you that with Louie, when I look at his pictures now I wish I had given him his pain medicine more often, I can see it in his eyes he was hurting but I didn't see it then. It is not a mistake I'll make again in another dog, if in doubt I'll give it. I don't know what I was saving it for..... Give your sweet boy a big hug from me
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Good point. I guess I just don't want him doped up. But he seems to do okay on his tiny dosage. And I also can't tell when he's in pain. Like this morning, took him out for his morning potty break, and he was walking pretty fast and good. Does that mean he's pain-free? No. Just means he is doing better.

Thanks for the feedback.
 
Acupuncture

Well, now that I have some money, I've decided to go ahead and get Miko some acupuncture treatments. I hope this helps to alleviate his arthritis a bit.

Question. His rabies is due in September, do I really have to give him a rabies shot? Will it matter to his health? I should take him to see my vet, but gawd, I always feel so bad putting him in the car nowadays. I guess they could titer him while I'm there. Okay, now I feel even worse since the animal communicator said he said, "no more shots". Oh, poor thing.

So, what do you think? Can I get away without rabies and licensing him? Can you get rabies waivers (and just do titers)?

Thoughts?
 
Some states grant waivers, but it isn't easy. If you are still in California I think they will if your pet is too unhealthy to rabies vx. Your vet will know.
 
mellie said:
Some states grant waivers, but it isn't easy. If you are still in California I think they will if your pet is too unhealthy to rabies vx. Your vet will know.
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Thanks. I did look it up. CA does have waivers. I am going to call my vet tomorrow to see what he thinks. I should probably titer him for everything else too. Poor Miko. I think it's also time for his quarterly check up with the internist. More poking and prodding. I may give him time to settle back down at home (since we were on the road for 2 weeks) before I force him into that crate again.
 
Diaper Wear

I noticed that on Miko's diaper, there'd be little black specks where the urine is. I kept wondering what it was so I finally flipped him over. He's all black on the outside and around the opening of his penis. I would have thought it was flea dirt, but it wasn't.

I would have gotten a photo, poor Miko, but didn't want to stress him out by doing it again.

Is it some sort of infection from urinating in his diaper and then wearing it? I try to wipe him down at least once a day.

(on the upside, he doesn't have fleas down there)

Thoughts? Is it an infection or godforbid, mold?

I'm letting him "air out".
 
So hard to watch

I don't know what to do. As I type this, Miko is making circles. He can't seem to lie down. He's up all night. It seems like he's peeing more, but I'm not sure. It's like he can't get comfortable. I can continue acupuncture, but even the doc was surprised at how fast he'd regress afterwards.

I really don't think he's ready to go yet. But it's so hard to watch him. He can't stand in one place because he leans to one side and then makes circles. He just got stuck behind a lamp.

Any suggestions on what to do? This is breaking my heart. But like I said, I don't think he's ready to go.
 
I don't have any advice to offer. Just wanted to say how sorry I am that you and Miko are going thru this. Take care....:hugs
 
k9kreationz said:
I don't know what to do. As I type this, Miko is making circles. He can't seem to lie down. He's up all night. It seems like he's peeing more, but I'm not sure. It's like he can't get comfortable. I can continue acupuncture, but even the doc was surprised at how fast he'd regress afterwards.
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I wonder how much of this is stress from the move. You've only been in your new place for a few weeks and probably still have moving boxes you haven't unpacked yet.

Even though you and Koji are there with him, the smells are different. If he's loosing is eye sight and/or hearing, his sense of smell may have increased to compensate and the odd smells have him unsettled.

I don't know, it's just a theory on my part.

I really don't think he's ready to go yet. But it's so hard to watch him. He can't stand in one place because he leans to one side and then makes circles. He just got stuck behind a lamp.

Any suggestions on what to do? This is breaking my heart. But like I said, I don't think he's ready to go.
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I'm going to ask you a few questions simply to make you think not because I want to see you PTS Miko before he's ready...
  1. WHY do you think he's not ready to go yet?
  2. Does he truly have a quality life?
  3. Are you certain he's not ready to go or is it you not being ready to let go?

These are tough questions to answer but ones we need to be able to answer as our dogs become seniors and age starts to catch up to them. The hard part is answering them honestly because, to answer honestly we have to set our hearts aside and answer with our minds.

I wish I had an answer for you, Cheryl. :hugs You will know when the time has come. I can't explain how you, and I've been there twice already, know but they definitely have a way of telling you.
 
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