Granny's gone and done it again

[BigBlueHen53]

Granny, this is another thing hospice could do for Tom.

 

[lovesfarms]

Could the doctor maybe set up a visiting nurse? Home health care?

DH had to take on of our red heelers in for his shots today. The vets we have now operate an all woman clinic. They are excellent vets and go out of their way to make the animals comfortable while they are there. Wish they would succeed with those four heathens of ours, lol.

Anyway, while he was waiting to be called back, he heard the receptionist answer the phone. Somebody asking how much to spay a dog. 480 dollars. Yikes! I asked if they made an appointment. Nope. I think it was a little over 200 when we had Rocki spayed. But just for shots and heart worm test it was 181 dollars. Sigh, oh well, it's only money.

I know it's expensive and they treat them like humans. Don't get me wrong, I love my puppies. But I would rather have paid for an infant t shirt so she doesn't scratch her stitches then for that cone that ended up giving her allergies. I think there's other things likely required by law that we would figure out a short cut. But do it while they are little, they go by wt to put them to sleep

 

[microchick]

I know it's expensive and they treat them like humans. Don't get me wrong, I love my puppies. But I would rather have paid for an infant t shirt so she doesn't scratch her stitches then for that cone that ended up giving her allergies. I think there's other things likely required by law that we would figure out a short cut. But do it while they are little, they go by wt to put them to sleep

Last time they put a 'cone of shame' on one of the cattle dogs....they ate it. Well, not really 'ate it' but they managed to tear it to shreds. Came trotting up to us with only the small ring hanging around their neck and a really proud look on their faces. Cattle dogs smile so you can always tell when they are really pleased with themselves.

With that in mind the last time we had to have something done to one of them we turned down the Elizabethan Collar and bought a pool noodle. Cut it to fit, pulled a shoe lace through it and tied it around their neck so it rode right behind their ears. Worked like a charm and they used it like a pillow.

 

[CapricornFarm]

That might be the worst. Imagine being in dire need and having no way to call for help.

Signal with mirrors?

 

[CapricornFarm]

And not having any idea what the rest of the world is like? You can't go on BYC and ask everybody else what to do when you have no spigots to get water from

We can get river water.

 

[CapricornFarm]

The dr looked at her throat, said, yup, that's strep, and ordered the ABX. I believe the white cheesy patches are diagnostic.

I had those when I had tonsillitis.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Funny thing was I never had the razor blade sensation either. Just an aching throat and worse, a very stiff neck along with fever both times.

Symptoms are pretty general. A feeling of un-wellness. Low grade late afternoon fever, migrating joint pain with swelling and redness and bone crushing fatigue for me. It took me almost 10 years before the symptoms finally left me but RF stays with you for life.

A few years back the doctor did a battery of lab tests on me and the nurse called because one of the tests, an antibody titer for streptococcus bacteria came back positive. RF is basically caused by an antibody reaction to strep virus so they were worried that I had a strep throat. I assured them I didn't and they had told me when I was 23 that I would show positive for that as long as I lived. Afterwards I was on Penicillin for almost 15 years along with aspirin the latter causing damage to my stomach lining. Yeah, it's a life changer for sure.

Scary thing about RF is that it can also cause cardiac involvement during the active phase which is what happened to me.

Strep can also cause scarlet fever. Another fun disease. Not. Thing is that it's rarely seen in adults which they said is why it went harder on me.

So yeah, take the antibiotics but just keep an eye on things afterwards. I sure hope you don't get it. Even without RF or SF, strep throat is no fun.

My Mom had scarlet fever before she had kids.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Last time they put a 'cone of shame' on one of the cattle dogs....they ate it. Well, not really 'ate it' but they managed to tear it to shreds. Came trotting up to us with only the small ring hanging around their neck and a really proud look on their faces. Cattle dogs smile so you can always tell when they are really pleased with themselves.

They must be pleased a lot, then!

With that in mind the last time we had to have something done to one of them we turned down the Elizabethan Collar and bought a pool noodle. Cut it to fit, pulled a shoe lace through it and tied it around their neck so it rode right behind their ears. Worked like a charm and they used it like a pillow.

Oooh, pics?

 

[troyer]

Anyway, while he was waiting to be called back, he heard the receptionist answer the phone. Somebody asking how much to spay a dog. 480 dollars. Yikes! I asked if they made an appointment. Nope. I think it was a little over 200 when we had Rocki spayed. But just for shots and heart worm test it was 181 dollars. Sigh, oh well, it's only money.

We usually just do the neutering ourselves, but we’ve done enough dairy bull calves that it was regular procedure to do it on a dog. We also neuter our own male cats.

 

[lovesfarms]

We can get river water.

Water is often the cause of a Crohn's flare. And a lot of the people have to boil their water. The creeks are probably tainted to