Findlay's new adventure

Friday, August 14, 2009

We have had about 5 weeks of craziness with little Findlay. He had Canine Anaplasmosis - which is like Lyme disease. It is often called deer tick fever and results in a fever, pain, lameness, etc in the dog. The disease is treated with high and long doses of antibiotics and some sort of anti-inflammatory for the joint issues. He seemed to do well on the antibiotics, but never stopped limping. Somehow in the middle of all of the tick fever, he tore his back right leg ACL ligament.

FANTASTIC!!! That is the leg and ligament that I had surgery on last summer...so he gets to now have surgery next week Tuesday on his knee. The surgery is pretty intense and the recovery is VERY intense - about 12 weeks in length. SO, keep my little guy in your thoughts and prayers. He will need to only walk on a lease for the first few weeks, otherwise he will be cage-bound. No jumping, etc for the whole 12...yup...mommy will need a valium by the end of this 3 month period!!

LYME DISEASE for Findlay

Monday, July 13, 2009

My little one decided to wake me up yelping in agony at 3am. He was totally lame on his right back leg and was in such pain. I immediately knew what was happening...LYME DISEASE. Yes, the tick virus made famous here in good ole' CT. My baby got to get some serious meds, shots and a blood draw. The vet said his temp was in the right range (103+, with his at 103.6), the swollen knee and ankle, lethargy and joint pain all point to Lyme. He has had some ticks lately, mommy has missed getting them off within the special 48 hour window.

When we finally got out of the car (yes, mommy lifted her 90 pound baby), he walked outside straight to his place to 'hide'. He is a hide in the bushes kind of dog. I think it is a safe place or something. So, have attached a few pictures of him in the hydrangea bushes. He spent from noon until 7pm in there, even ate dinner in there. Finally, I used Peanut Butter to get him to attempt coming inside the house. Hopefully, (as the vet said) he will be close to as good as new tomorrow by midday. Poor baby!!

4th of July 2009

Monday, July 6, 2009

The weather finally has turned toward summer! We had a fun day painting the garage and playing with the dogs. It was a nice day for a cook-out and doing some work that the rain has kept moving 'to next week'. Here are some before and after pictures, plus some shots of my swimming sonshine!! Happy 4th to all of you.