Ok -- Fairy Dust aside (Callie/Tink)

Sending good thoughts and prayers that it's nothing at all or nothing serious.  I too would rather spend the time and money and be wrong than not catch something early.  

Good thoughts that it turns out to be worried mommy syndrome or something that is not a big deal :)

 Fingers crossed for worried mommy syndrome!

The pollen here is a beeyotch this year - maybe pollen sensitivity? Allergies? Something relatively benign and environmental?

Prayers and healthy vibes for BOTH of you!

 Good thoughts for just worried mommy thingie

Ok, prayers and healthy vibes for you  baby Tink! special calming vibes for you Mommy and Daddy.   Maybe you are just sad cause you wanna see the little ones agin?!  Specially the little girl that loved your bald hair story :)

Cita

 Fingers crossed for worried mommy syndrome!

The pollen here is a beeyotch this year - maybe pollen sensitivity? Allergies? Something relatively benign and environmental?

second both statements - Bugsy is flatter than normal due to pollen

Hope its nothing!

 Tink, stop scarin your Mom and Dad!!!!

Of course, prayers and well wishes your way.

As someone who's just recently been down the worried mom road, I so hope it's nothing.  I am thinking it could be allergies or the pollen in the air.

Fingers crossed that it's nothing to worry about.

 Good luck!

Those little rosepetal ears can be a real source of problems -- and she's a demodex dog so "skin" is always a concern.  I really was expecting her to blow out with allergies this year (just because she's crap bred) but *iknock wood* so far so good.

BUTthe ears on and off have been 'hot' and the holistic vet and I have kept after them big time.  The ONLY thing I can really specifically say -- her ears aren't hot to the touch - BUT just beyond the ear flaps -- like on the skull where the *inner* ear would be -- THAT is warm. 

So the first place I'm gonna have them look is deep in the ears for a bacterial infection.  No head-shaking no evidence of yeast and no real 'smell' like I would generally associate with bacteria -- but it could be something I'm not familiar with.

A deep ear infection is gonna give her a headache and could sure account for all of the above big time. Dr. DiNatale is usually danged scarey -- she can sniff an ear infection usually right on the money

We've futzed with ear stuff for several weeks -- been "on" it but I'm too well acquainted with deep bacterial infections and I'd really rather not give one room to inflame for a long time.  It would be an easy fix relatively speaking.

But I'll tell ya -- it was this same sort of "feelnig" - absolutely without any "sign" of illness at all that I took Billy in 4 years ago and dang ... we wound up with IMHA. 

It kinda makes me adamant that I don't care how foolish I look -- whoever thinks you "can't teach an old dog new tricks" just ain't got it figgered -- THIS old dog (me ... female dog??? *grin*) is still learning as she goes. 

It's funny -- I was thinking taking her to one or the other of the vets -- and David said "no -- do both".  LOL -- cos BOTH of us old dogs are still "learning" and trying to get ahead of the game. 

I was talking to one of my boss's clients today -- and he knows we took Tink when she was real sick and I just made the comment to him that's "what we do" -- we take on dogs with challenges and not only try to get them better but then try to help other folks figure out how they can treat stuff like this and keep it "do-able'.

So this guy says to me "So .... all those vet bills -- do you have to PAY all those vet bills?  I mean -- why would you DO that .... when you could just get a HEALTHY dog ?????"

You know -- I just laughed and said "But hey - it's what we do" -- and the man walked away shaking his head.

Yep -- most of the world thinks we're crazy.  Mebbe we are.  But what was it Alice said "Yes, you are ... totally mad!  But ... I have it on the best authority that most of the BEST people ARE you know!!"

So .... *looking around* ... I'm in really good company here cos you guys are just plain the finest folks I know!  Thanks!

Willow and I are sending all our good luck at BOTH vet vibes and hoping it's nothing.  But, I definately know where your mind is going with this. 

I always say that we owners know our animals waaay better than our vets.  We see and interact with them every day and therefore know when the least little thing is off. If you think something isn't right, then that's probably the case.

Here's hoping everything will be back to normal soon and that Tink is on the mend ASAP!