Good thoughts for Brutus

• 11-22-2009 7:44 PM

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  BEVOLASVEGAS Joined on 07-11-2006 Texas Posts 9,280 Points 990

  Re: Good thoughts for Brutus * Good update pg 9!!! Reply Contact He's had a good day.  We took everyone out for Starbucks this morning.  He seemed a little tired, & was content to curl up at my feet &watch people.  As opposed to his normal standing guard over me.  When we got back home, he was pooped and content to nap most of the day.  He was very annoyed when I took the other dogs for a run this evening, & left him behind at the house.  When we got back, he had pulled one of the cushions off the couch & was curled up on it.  That's a "normal" Brutus thing, so I was really happy to see it. He is still picking at his food, but that's not really a new issue.  He's always been a picky eater.  Luckily, I feed him with the other dogs, & he's too stingy to leave food for fear that one of them might eat it! Amanda Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to use sarcasm. Seize hold of the moment and begin the journey, wherever you are on the path, however many times you have faltered, begin again. - Gurumayi Chidvilasananda

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• 11-22-2009 7:50 PM

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  dyan Joined on 09-10-2007 Ohio Posts 5,948 Points 160	Re: Good thoughts for Brutus * Good update pg 9!!! Reply Contact Things are looking much better....hoping to keep it up! Thank goodness! Dyan and Gibson
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• 11-23-2009 8:23 AM

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  spiritdogs Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 12,438 Points 1,045

  Re: Good thoughts for Brutus * Good update pg 9!!! Reply Contact  Glad Brutus is doing better.  Regional Director for Massachusetts, International Positive Dog Training Association Director, SeniorCare Pawsitive Connections Program AKC CGC Evaluator #3669 Therapy Dogs, Inc. Tester/Observer Sioux, CGC, TDInc. Maska, CGC, TDInc. Sequoyah, CGC Dancer, CGC, TDInc. (1989-2006) #1 Heart Dog Fergie (1989-2010) RIP my little bugaboo In memory of Mike, please become an organ donor today. "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys." - Chief Dan George "The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be." ~ Konrad Lorenz

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• 11-23-2009 9:34 AM

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  3girls Joined on 08-28-2007 Virginia Posts 1,426 Points 80	Re: Good thoughts for Brutus * Good update pg 9!!! Reply Contact  Yay!! See starbuck's is good for everyone!!
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• 11-23-2009 12:22 PM

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  shadowsgin Joined on 03-06-2007 N.W. Arkansas Posts 2,890 Points 510	Re: Good thoughts for Brutus * Good update pg 9!!! Reply Contact So nice to come back from the weekend and hear good news from Brutus!  Yea!  We have been praying he would take a turn...Mommy he was just hungry and you been telling him to eat! LOL, now Bru is gonna think he has to have his own plate at the dinner table, :)
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• 11-23-2009 12:47 PM

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  TheDogHouseBCMPD Joined on 11-06-2007 Maryland Posts 2,102 Points 290	Re: Good thoughts for Brutus * Good update pg 9!!! Reply Contact  LOL, Brutus, nice job!  I bet that potato just smelled too yummy to resist :D I'm so glad this has turned around so much ((hugs)) ~Steph "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein
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• 11-23-2009 12:48 PM

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  Infiniti Joined on 08-06-2007 Chicago Suburbs, Illinois Posts 1,942 Points 300

  Re: Good thoughts for Brutus * Good update pg 9!!! Reply Contact What great news!  I'm so glad things are looking up for Brutus! Lisa and: URO1 'PR' AliAK's Vereesa Windrunner RL1, CGC, TDI - "Honor" - Alaskan Klee Kai Victory At Marathon - "Nike" - Shetland Sheepdog URO1 RBIS GRCH 'PR' AliAK's Ain't No Mountn Hi Enf, CGC, TDI - "Eli" - Alaskan Klee Kai BIMBS BISS GRCH 'PR' Alaskai's Nikiski V AliAK, CGC, TDI - "Nikki" - Alaskan Klee Kai Dubby - Holland Lop http://lisa-itsadogslife.blogspot.com/

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• 11-23-2009 6:06 PM

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  t__m Joined on 09-10-2007 toronto, ontario, canada Posts 2,017 Points 265	Re: Good thoughts for Brutus * Good update pg 9!!! Reply Contact Glad to hear Brutus is staying well.... Brutus, eat your food or Talus is going to come and get it...
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• 11-23-2009 8:17 PM

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  gradyupmybutt Joined on 09-10-2007 Pennsylvania Posts 10,958 Points 1,265	Re: Good thoughts for Brutus Reply Contact Awww, Brutus, let's not take the "eat Brutus" thing too far, bud.  It's cute now, but I'm sure your mama won't feel so generous once you're feeling 100%.  That being said I'm squeeling happy that you're feeling so much better.  Tell your mom to give you a kiss on your forehead from me. Wag More, Bark Less I Survived Bugsy Kisses
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• 11-23-2009 11:36 PM

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  calliecritturs Joined on 09-10-2007 Central Florida Posts 11,981 Points 3,770

  Re: Good thoughts for Brutus Reply Contact BRUTUS ... you is missin it!! Starmucks ... that's the place that alway slooks at Mom weirdo when she wants "haffa cuppa decaf with haf a cuppa hot water".  Trust me -- they don't know my mom -- she don't need more wired!! But ... I got 4 words fur ya.  (I'ma dog .. I can 2 count!!) LEMON ... ICED .... POUND .... CAKE Yum.... nooo Brutus it is **beyond** yum.  There ain't nuffin bedder.  sswwwwwwwwwwlllllllllllllllurppppppppppp (sorry almost drooled on the keybored there) Brutus -- it's GOOD stuff.  c'mon -- at this point you kin talk her inta ANY thin ... DO IT buddy.  'cmon -- this is prime time ta train mom.  You kin get stuff NOW that it will take Mom YEARS ta break herself of giving ya.  Do it man .... It's not choklit or nuffin bad.  We're dogs ... we can't spell shugur.  Work it man ... I'm countin on ya.  Humans NEED ta help ya feel bedder.  Aktually you are helpin them out.  They give ya some goodie and it makes them feel like they DID sumthin speshul fur ya (and they did).  So help the humans out buddy.  The go fur BEEF HART.  Man -- Brutus that stuff is SOOOOO YUM.  An she'll give everbuddy some cos it's reel good fur ya.  Mom wood give me THAT raw even when I was on boodles of stuff just cos it's a "clean organ" .... now I didn't get much raw ... buit man ... whatta yum thing. Billy .... the NOW VERY HUNGRY Adventurin English cocker spanYELL "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." Helen Keller

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• 11-24-2009 2:15 PM

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  Johnny&Tessy Joined on 04-18-2009 Nova Scotia Posts 1,498 Points 145

  Re: Good thoughts for Brutus Reply Contact I'm getting the impression that Billy is big time spoiled...right Callie?  I know what you're saying though about nows the time to be getting yummy treats.  During the time Tessy's been sick I've spoiled her 100 times over.  It's almost to the point all she has to do is give me a certain look and she gets something.  LOL.  AND YES....Beef heart is a biggie with her also!  She absolutely loves the stuff. What other drugs is Brutus on?  Anything to protect the stomach?  Pending on how the blood looks many have used small dose aspirin to help prevent clots from forming.  That's one of the leading causes of deaths for dogs with this disease.  I KNOW....many people on here don't like the use of NSAID's, especially when they're on these immune suppressing steroids, but they have helped countless dogs dealing with this disease.  I've talked to so many people who have said it wasn't needed and then lost their dog to a clot.  Don't want to scare ya....just wanna make sure you know of this issue. OH YEAH...one more thing....a money saver for you.  Since you're using cyclosporine you should know that they give rebates for every two boxes of Atopica you use....assuming of coarse you are using Atopica.  Every dollar you can save will add up. Here's the site....   http://www.us.atopica.com/pdf/Atopica_current_rebate.pdf Maybe there's others using this drug also who may not know about this. Hope that Brutus is getting better. Hugs from Johnny & Tessy

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• 11-24-2009 6:58 PM

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  micksmom Joined on 09-10-2007 Warren Co, NJ Posts 2,618 Points 200

  Re: Good thoughts for Brutus * Good update pg 9!!! Reply Contact BEVOLASVEGAS: ...Just a quick Brutus story from today, because it was kinda funny, & totally Brutus.... When we got home this morning, after the initial excitement of being home, Bru & I were sitting on the couch.  I was eating a baked sweet potato & Bru was lounging with his head in my lap.  Suddenly, he sat up, & helped himself to part of my potato!  I was shocked, & when I recovered I asked him "What did you do?"  He knew that he was in trouble, so his response was to flop his big head back down into my lap & close his eyes. I couldn't help but to laugh, & wonder if feeding him off of a plate for the last 10 days was going to come back to bite me in the butt.  OMG, that's got me laughing so hard I'm crying!  That's great that Brutus is feeling well enough to be "bad". All the Angels were busy so they sent me Caleb instead.

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• 11-24-2009 7:31 PM

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  Thalie Joined on 01-01-2007 Louisiana Posts 1,269 Points 245	Re: Good thoughts for Brutus * Good update pg 9!!! Reply Contact So happy to see you are doing way better, Brutus. Getting your own cushion, stealing some yummy tater, going on a field trip to Starbucks... all those are such good things. Love, tummy rubs, ear scritches and good wishes for a continued recovery. Nathalie & the Monstresses Flem - GR - DOB 04-24-04 Spip-YL- DOB 05-18-02
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• 11-24-2009 10:54 PM

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  BEVOLASVEGAS Joined on 07-11-2006 Texas Posts 9,280 Points 990

  Re: Good thoughts for Brutus Reply Contact Johnny&Tessy: What other drugs is Brutus on?  Anything to protect the stomach?  Right now, he's on 50mg of Pred twice a day, 150mg of Atopica daily, & pepcid twice a day.  We are also using dill, & cat's claw to help keep his stomach feeling normal.  He's also on two different herbs, as well as copious amounts of milk thistle, & an assortment of joint supps.  We haven't started asprin yet, but if his PCV is still looking good tomorrow, then we will be starting.  We still aren't really sure what set this off.  The best guess that we have is that it was yellow jacket stings that sent him spiraling.  About 8-9 days before his PCV bottomed out, he was stung 11 times.  There was nothing else, abnormal, that he was exposed to. He's still eating very well, & he's decent at taking pills.  I won't even discuss how spoiled he has turned out to be.  I'm almost afraid that he'll never fully recover, only because he knows that he might have to go back to being treated like the rest of our dogs.   He has developed a few habits that will eventually drive me nuts, but at least for now, I just laugh at him & let him do what he wants. Thank you soooo much for the Atopica rebate info!!!  I will be using a compounding pharmacy soon, but for now, he's taking Atopica.    Amanda Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to use sarcasm. Seize hold of the moment and begin the journey, wherever you are on the path, however many times you have faltered, begin again. - Gurumayi Chidvilasananda

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• 11-24-2009 11:28 PM

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  ron2 Joined on 09-10-2007 far north central Texas Posts 11,505 Points 595	Re: Good thoughts for Brutus Reply Contact We're pulling for you Brutus. By the way, Amanda, OT, I like your tagline.   The way you treat your dog in this life determines your place in heaven. - chukchi proverb
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