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Please send Smoke and Prayers for Beanie Weiner
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Update on Beanie Weiner:
We are starting to wean him off the pain meds and steroids, as the vet says he's likely about as good as he's going to get.
We are instructed now to let him walk a little, as he can to build up any lost strength and reverse any atrophy from being cage bound for 5 months.We are also continuing to diet him to relieve back stress as much as possible. Fortunately he has taken a liking to many vegetables which help him feel full without adding much calories at all. His favorite is squash or broccoli. The steroids were preventing much weight loss, so once off of them we are hoping he will lose more weight.
He still isnt back to 100% normal. His left leg seems more messed up than his right, but he has feeling and usage of both.
The last couple of days he has been scratching his right ear with his hind leg, so that is another small improvement.
He can walk, but not normally and prefers not to stand much. although he did stand to pee the other day, which is another good sign and small improvement. When he walks he sometimes will fall over, and his gait is more of a bunny hop than a walk.
Thru it all he has remained his happy self and his only wish is to play ball. We now throw the ball straight to his mouth instead of him chasing it. He doesnt care as long as it's some form of play involving his favorite object in the world.
We are still saving every penny we can for surgery and due to kind donations, the raffle from Auntie and the selling off of the better part of my collection, we have just about saved up half of the needed $5000 for the surgery. I'm trying not to get rid of the things i cannot replace, like my G&L bass guitar and my KZ1000 motorcycle (in parts) and the pieces in my collection that cannot be made again due to the kamis being retired or gone. But if it comes down to choices, bean will get what he needs if its necessary.
I'm praying he never needs the surgery, but am going to have the money handy just in case. I don't want to put myself or the wife to having to beg for help like we did when marbles needed his. I still miss that little boy terribly, as does the wife.
We are starting to wean him off the pain meds and steroids, as the vet says he's likely about as good as he's going to get.
We are instructed now to let him walk a little, as he can to build up any lost strength and reverse any atrophy from being cage bound for 5 months.We are also continuing to diet him to relieve back stress as much as possible. Fortunately he has taken a liking to many vegetables which help him feel full without adding much calories at all. His favorite is squash or broccoli. The steroids were preventing much weight loss, so once off of them we are hoping he will lose more weight.
He still isnt back to 100% normal. His left leg seems more messed up than his right, but he has feeling and usage of both.
The last couple of days he has been scratching his right ear with his hind leg, so that is another small improvement.
He can walk, but not normally and prefers not to stand much. although he did stand to pee the other day, which is another good sign and small improvement. When he walks he sometimes will fall over, and his gait is more of a bunny hop than a walk.
Thru it all he has remained his happy self and his only wish is to play ball. We now throw the ball straight to his mouth instead of him chasing it. He doesnt care as long as it's some form of play involving his favorite object in the world.
We are still saving every penny we can for surgery and due to kind donations, the raffle from Auntie and the selling off of the better part of my collection, we have just about saved up half of the needed $5000 for the surgery. I'm trying not to get rid of the things i cannot replace, like my G&L bass guitar and my KZ1000 motorcycle (in parts) and the pieces in my collection that cannot be made again due to the kamis being retired or gone. But if it comes down to choices, bean will get what he needs if its necessary.
I'm praying he never needs the surgery, but am going to have the money handy just in case. I don't want to put myself or the wife to having to beg for help like we did when marbles needed his. I still miss that little boy terribly, as does the wife.
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Continued smoke for Beanie. Sounds like he's at least going in the right direction.
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Smoke and prayers for Beanie.
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Some more smoke up from the gang and our chihuahua
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All the Best Beanie! you too Karda for & all your pack, Fom myself & Jess & Bob the mad Collie dogs.
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Just wanted to give you all an update on the Beany Weiner.
He had a slight relapse because we tried to wean him off the meds and he had to go on bed rest for a little while again
He has been off cage confinement for a couple months now and only goes in there when we're gone, busy or to sleep at night.
He was sooooo happy to be able to go outside again to do his business and we are happy for the savings in bed pads.
We have to watch him carefully when he's out as he's not allowed to get rambunctious, run too hard or do any stairs.
The good thing is that since he's is able to move around and his vegetable diet, he is now starting to lose weight slowly and hopefully this will help relieve his back a bit. The hardest part for him and us is he is still as ball obsessed as he ever was. He'll still fetch it all day if you'll throw it.
We must be strong for him and careful not to let him do anything that will cause more problems.
I'm still working on saving up the funds for his surgery.We are still only about halfway to the 5k total.
He had a slight relapse because we tried to wean him off the meds and he had to go on bed rest for a little while again
He has been off cage confinement for a couple months now and only goes in there when we're gone, busy or to sleep at night.
He was sooooo happy to be able to go outside again to do his business and we are happy for the savings in bed pads.
We have to watch him carefully when he's out as he's not allowed to get rambunctious, run too hard or do any stairs.
The good thing is that since he's is able to move around and his vegetable diet, he is now starting to lose weight slowly and hopefully this will help relieve his back a bit. The hardest part for him and us is he is still as ball obsessed as he ever was. He'll still fetch it all day if you'll throw it.
We must be strong for him and careful not to let him do anything that will cause more problems.
I'm still working on saving up the funds for his surgery.We are still only about halfway to the 5k total.
I'm sorry that Beany had a set back. My 10 year old pointer has had Lyme Disease (she's been treated at least twice but they say it remains in her system forever) and this has caused a lot of pain in her back. My understanding is that the disease either causes or exacerbates arthritis. She is treated daily with rimadyl but still when its damp out she has days she just lies there and trembles. It is heartbreaking.
I commend you for caring for your dog, and I commend Beany for his indomitable will to chase balls!
Good luck
I commend you for caring for your dog, and I commend Beany for his indomitable will to chase balls!
Good luck
