If you'd asked me in January if Colton would make it to his birthday in March, I'd have said "no". In March, I'd have said he wouldn't be here for his Gotcha Day. But here he is. So we are celebrating
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I saw Colton lift his leg to pee this morning. He hasn't done that in several months. At least not that I've seen. He must be feeling a little more steady. His blood tests from last week show his resting cortisol is still very high. The post-stim level is lower than before but we need to get the resting level back into the normal range. I've
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He's still with us. I've almost called the vet to come to the house twice in the last week and a half. He's been having a hell of a time with the Cushings meds. I think the vomiting is almost under control now (of course, as soon as I say that, it'll be back with a vengeance). At least he's eating again.
Saturday I cut his coat down to 1/2" and
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It sucks to be right. My vet can't seem to decide whether to be happy that I'm a good diagnostician or annoyed that I'm telling her what to do
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Apparently T has been getting kudos on the quality of Kiwi's coat (finally!) from the national. Given that I've been working hard on it for 10 months straight, it's about time that damned coat sorted itself out! Honestly, I think I should get more kudos for getting Bubbles in the ring given how chopped up her coat was when she got here and then
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Today, Colton is officially 14 1/2 years old. Yay for the old man! This is one of the pics that was taken a year ago January by Family Friend Imaging. Handsome guy, isn't he?
I've posted this to all the beardie lists and the CAT list, so here it is to my flist as well...and anyone else who pops in -
I want to take a quick moment out of the day today to wish my favorite slate dustmop dude a very happy Gotcha Day. 11 years ago today he came to live with me. Colton, who is now 14, is a very special guy with a very big
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