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Hi all -

I’ve been missing in action trying to recover from my battle with anaplasmosis and sepsis. I’ve been out of the hospital for 10 days and still very weak. Went to my doc yesterday and had to hang around for the blood test, and had to eat something before I went home. It took forever, and I guess I paid for it today - so tired!

Enough complaining!

1 - prayers. Maybe someone can say that they heard the prayers were making some folks uncomfortable, and suggest a moment of silence instead. I would dislike this practice because it seems to make an assumption about me, that I would then feel uncomfortable about denying. It imposes on me an obligation to act as though it’s my religion or break the group’s tacit acceptance of it.

I love to pray in church. There’s an agreement among all of this that we come together for this reason, and we each pray in our own way.

2 - don’t discount little dogs! My 6-lb. Chihuahua is the most loyal, affectionate, funny dog I’ve ever met. He just turned 18 and we love him to death. He acts like he has attitude but then he melts your heart!
Hey Angel, hope you finish recovering quickly!
 
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Okay, as long as we are showing off our darling grands, this is Frances (“Frankie”), 15 months
 
Gawd, he is so cute, @trumpeting_angel. So sorry to hear that you are still feeling like warmed over death spread on a soda cracker. 10 years after being treated for Lyme and I am still amazed on how totally a tiny useless insect can so screw up a person's health and life. Hang in there. Lots of rest, long soaks in a hot tub with Epsom salts in it and lots of lemon water to help flush out the toxins in your body. It takes time but you will feel better. Thanks for the insight concerning prayer. The big problem is that about a quarter of the club members belong to the same denomination of church. Years ago I set on my church's counsel. Chaired several groups, taught Sunday School, helped with communion and Lay ministry. I wouldn't think of insisting people worship and pray the way I choose to and I guess that is where the rub comes in.

Feel better!:hugs


@CapricornFarm, you hang in there also with the pupscicle. Our oldest female, Spot, still pulls that crappola on us and she is 6 years old. Her brother wouldn't have an accident on the floor if you bribed him with a steak but she is just hopeless. I sometimes wonder if her problem is behavioral or based in lasting nerve damage from her run in with a truck when she was just a year old. Who knows. The pups are doing well so far. Not perfect. Diesel has a bad scent marking problem going that we hope having him neutered first will help bring to and end. Ben and Varn learned that if they heist a leg, they get kicked outside and the others get to stay in so they haven't had an accident in ages. Do you have a fensed in area you can put her in for a half hour at a time? You could keep an eye on her and when you see her 'go' you can get her, lavish her with praise and bring her in . Repeat every hour while awake. Housebreaking is a pain, I know. :hugsfor you also.... I sure thought you were working on quilt #4.

@penny1960. Our big male blonde tabby cat has the same problem with one ear. He had a hematoma in it. Vet said it was gunky, gave us ear wash for him. It cleared with scaring, then bingo, round two. Poor guy. We puncture and drain it but it just refills. Vet says let it heal on it's own which it will do but it will scar up more. He's such a good natured boy that we hate inflicting more pain on him and we love him even if he has a goofy ear but we feel sorry for him. Our last Cattle Dog, Dingo had that happen to one of his ears. Took two drainings by the vet and finally 'buttoning' it to get it to heal, then once again it scared and he had a droopy ear for the rest of his life.

Animals with their injuries drive me nuts. It's almost worse then having a sick child. Neither can tell yo where it hurts or why they aren't feeling well and you have to be a mystery solver in order to get to the bottom of what's going on with them.
 
We tried Dingo's ear the first couple of times ourselves by using a 20 gauge needle and syringe. We just drew out as much fluid as we could. It refilled. Finally we just cashed in our chips and went the vet route. With Jimmy, I mummy wrap him and hold him and DH uses a scalpel blade to poke a larger hole in the ear. I hold gauze while he expresses. It works pretty well, but yeah, drains would be good. Vet never used them. Just lanced and drained. Last time he used pieces of ice cream lid to sandwich his ear together with sutures so hopefully it would seal without scaring too much.

Can you use CBD oil on her to help her relax? I know it (draining) hurts them but having the hematoma has to be painful all by itself. Poor Jimmy, or poor us, as he is an 18 pound kitty with claws that look like raptor toenails.
 
We tried earlier may do it again in the morning have cephalexin I put her on it is 500mg so should give her a boost no secondary infections they took my license when I lost my vision like duh maybe I will call the one vet I met here see if I can have her give me a few things
 
Hi all -

I’ve been missing in action trying to recover from my battle with anaplasmosis and sepsis. I’ve been out of the hospital for 10 days and still very weak. Went to my doc yesterday and had to hang around for the blood test, and had to eat something before I went home. It took forever, and I guess I paid for it today - so tired!

Enough complaining!

1 - prayers. Maybe someone can say that they heard the prayers were making some folks uncomfortable, and suggest a moment of silence instead. I would dislike this practice because it seems to make an assumption about me, that I would then feel uncomfortable about denying. It imposes on me an obligation to act as though it’s my religion or break the group’s tacit acceptance of it.

I love to pray in church. There’s an agreement among all of this that we come together for this reason, and we each pray in our own way.

2 - don’t discount little dogs! My 6-lb. Chihuahua is the most loyal, affectionate, funny dog I’ve ever met. He just turned 18 and we love him to death. He acts like he has attitude but then he melts your heart!
I hope you get your strength back soon!
 

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