Postings by Maggie (I'm Moms Angel Now)'s Family

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Queen- Belladonna I'm a Queen who- works like a- pesant     Barked: Tue Jun 18, '13 9:02pm PST  Hi Penny, I will tell you what my mom did for me because of the fact that I was afraid of storms too when I went to live with her and my dad. She bought me a Thundershirt and put it on me. After a few times wearing it and sleeping in my crate during storms (with a blanket over it of course) I no longer fear storms nor do I fear any of the other things that I was afraid of when I first got here. You can always have your mom paw mail my mom and ask for advice. Hope I helped a little my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Abrams Tank- SDiT I'm trying to- fill some BIG- paws     Barked: Thu Jun 13, '13 9:47pm PST  Tank has a blue leash that has three different settings. Speed flash, blink, and steady burn, his vest has two reflective strips on it and we wiped a light coating of glow in the dark paint mixed with water over the patches so that they are visible in low light areas like movie theaters. I thought the reflective bands that I made would go nicely with the other gear. I am thinking of adding a reflective strip to his other halti and his gentle leader when we get it so that it will help make him more visible. He is a black dog so it can be hard to see him in the dark at night. I wish I could find some sort of clear reflective paint or glaze to put on his festive halti for the fourth. It was plain light brown when we bought it and I added the ribbon to make it more festive for the fourth and other national holidays like veterans day. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > First seizure tonight, diagnosed as possible idiopathic epilepsy??

Maggie (I'm- Moms Angel- Now) Punish the DEED- NOT The Breed!!!     Barked: Thu Jun 13, '13 12:17am PST  I know when my late husky Maggie was still alive she could be perfectly fine one minute and seizing the next. She would have one or more every twenty days. We took her to the vet several times and begged.pleaded and ordered him to do blood work to get nothing more than a sore throat. He put her on Primidone 250 mg twice a day but it did nothing for her other than make her sleepy, and she wouldnt eat much at all. I finally took her off it and she went from 1-6 every 20 days to 1 in 83 days. We later had a talk with our regular vet who suggested that it was either a tumor or lesion on her brain, that was in March of last year sadly she passed away in October of last year. I could always tell when she was close to having a seizure because she would start to have a smell to her that was sort of like she had rolled in something dead and covered in horse manure I know it sounds gross but that was her smell for about two days before the seizure. She got to a point where when she was coming out of the seizure she would bite if you touched her because she didnt seem to know where she was or who her favorite people were. I kept a log of all her seizures, date,time, duration (length) and what was going on weather wise. In a lot of ways I am glad that her suffering is over but I still wish I could have her back again. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Reflective gear for your SDs

Abrams Tank- SDiT I'm trying to- fill some BIG- paws     Barked: Wed Jun 12, '13 10:05pm PST  With the 4th of July just 3 weeks away,my husband and I were talking about Tank's gear and going to the various 4th of July celebrations around our area. Tank's vest has the reflective strips on it and he has a red white and blue halti that I painted the stars on with glow in the dark blue paint as well as having a flashing blue leash. I came up with a bright idea of taking some white nylon strapping about two or three inches wide and put some reflective strips on it cut it into four 8 inch long strips and added blue dye and some velcro and made some special bands to go around Tank's lower legs. He doesnt mind them and the sit about two inches above his wrists and ankles. Does anyone else use something like this for walking their SD at night/would anyone else do so if they had them? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Taking your SDiT on cave tours,to go or not to go

Abrams Tank- SDiT I'm trying to- fill some BIG- paws     Barked: Fri May 31, '13 8:49pm PST  also wanted to add that Spring Mill has a pioneer village complete with a 3 story limestone grits mill that still grinds corn for corn meal. Blue Springs and the others have gemstone mining as well as Squire Boone has a grits mill as well. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Abrams Tank- SDiT I'm trying to- fill some BIG- paws     Barked: Fri May 31, '13 8:46pm PST  @Chance, I tried emailing Blue Springs but got no reply. As they are listed as a state cave site the rule that Indiana has concerning state park and recreational areas is that one the dogs may not be on any longer than a six foot leash, two they must be up to date on their vaccines, three you must pick up after your dog, we carry pick up bags in Tanks vest pocket and in Belladonna's back pack pocket, four the dog must be well behaved and well mannered if your dog is aggressive they should be left at home, oh and you have to remember to take plenty of clean fresh water for the dogs to drink. @Otto, I have a feeling that there is more to the Secondary PTSD and what not going on with me. I used to not have an issue with people coming up behind me in a store or restaurant, but when I was in either jr high or high school a guy who wouldnt take no for an answer came up behind me between classes and choked me until I passed out. Now I cant stand to have someone come up behind me while in a check out line in a store because I feel like I am trapped with no where to go. Also Belladonna seems to know when I either have a head ache coming on or when my blood sugar is a touch out of balance and will do this thing where she sniffs my hand and arm then licks my wrist if my sugar levels are off just a little if they arent off then she wont lick my wrist. And as Sadie said my husband is a Veteran and his last SD Katana passed suddenly August 16th last year prompting us to step up Tank's training a little more than we would have. We had been only taking him to pet friendly places for a large part of the summer but after Katana died we took him into a couple places like Walmart, the one located in the town we live in is more SD and handler friendly than the other in our area. Tank is doing very well and has gone into places like Walmart, the courthouse, church and a local independent wrestling show all with no problems. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Taking your SDiT on cave tours,to go or not to go

Abrams Tank- SDiT I'm trying to- fill some BIG- paws     Barked: Thu May 30, '13 7:04pm PST  We are considering going to Blue Springs Caverns, Marango Caves and Squire Boon Caverns all located here in the Southern Indiana area. Blue Springs does a boat tour through their caves. Marango has two or three different walking tours through theirs and Squire Boon does a walking tour BUT they have a 73 step spiral staircase that you have to use to both enter and exit the caves. The only other place that we might visit that has a cave area is Spring Mill State Park and they have several caves although only one of them is open and that one is a boat tour through it. The rest of Spring Mills caves are closed due to an outbreak of White Nose Syndrome that is effecting bats. There is no evidence that this is spread by humans however but they are keeping the majority of their caves at Spring Mill closed. Tank is fairly well bomb proof and handles everything we throw at him. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Taking your SDiT on cave tours,to go or not to go

Abrams Tank- SDiT I'm trying to- fill some BIG- paws     Barked: Wed May 29, '13 5:32pm PST  My husband and I take a couple trips during the summer months usually they are day long trips. This year we are thinking of taking Tank and his sister Bella with us. Usually we take one dog as a pet while working the other dog. My husband's psychologist however has come right out and said that I have all the markers of having a condition known as secondary PTSD brought on by being married to a PTSD veteran for the last 15 years. Bella is good about being in pet friendly stores and loves going to local parks and has been to one small railroad festival. She has yet to go into a store like Walmart or any other non petfriendly place. Since I am always fielding questions for the hubby concerning Tank and since his psychologist suggested me training my own SD I am very strongly considering training Bella because she is already picking up tasks that Tank knows such as alerting to panic attacks and grounding during one. I am wanting to visit a state cave system that does guided cave tours but I am unsure if that would be a wise idea or not. Both dogs are well behaved and walk well on the leash as long as they wear their halti or gentle leader head collars. The policy at all state areas here is that the dogs cannot be on longer than a 6' leash and that you pick up after the dog and that the dog be well mannered non aggressive. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Need help for my sweet Miniature Pinscher

Blaze Watch out I- pounce and I- WILL LICK YOU     Barked: Tue May 28, '13 1:23am PST  Garnet and Blaze's mom weighed 16.8 lbs when we had her spayed in November. Her owner doesnt walk her or even bother to toss a ball for her to chase. He doesnt allow for either of his two dogs to have toys or anything to chew on. We did redirection training with their dad when we cared for them because Psycho chewed on everything including the couch. We gave him empty pop and tea bottles plastic only and we were always playing with Diamond and letting her run around chasing a ball or just taking her for walks. I dont know what she weighs now but I know she is really chubby. I feel horrid for her because she is a sweet dog but she cant be healthy. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Abrams Tank- SDiT I'm trying to- fill some BIG- paws     Barked: Sun May 26, '13 8:50pm PST  Aqwar you arent preaching to the choir there. We are fighting with them now for an increase in his ratings so that we can get the VA home loan and health care for me as well. I am beginning to really dislike dealing with all this government BS. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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