Monday, September 18, 2006

Not quite as planned

Today we were going to clean the house, and maybe go camping, as we both have a couple of days off together. Well, plans change. Last week Eric dropped a big rock on his foot while moving the limestones around the yard. It was getting worse rather than better, so we decided a trip up to Alpine and the doctor was in order. We also decided to take Tasha up, as she's still not using her front leg very much. Eric was sent to the hospital for X-rays, we'll find out tomorrow if his toe is broken. Neither of us thinks so, but he'd get a post-op boot to keep his foot still so it could heal better if it is broken. So he was given a pain medication and an antibiotic because his toe was looking rather infected too.

Tasha was Xrayed as well, at least her leg and shoulder were. We were able to rule out cancer, but while it's not a dire pronouncement, the scans did show that what she's got is indeed advanced arthritis, and her leg may improve some with a better diet and glucosamine supplements and we'll continue to try the pills - trimadal (of course I'm spelling it wrong). And guess what Tasha's pain medicine is? You bet, Trimadal. Daddy and doggy are on the same pill. Tasha's pills were cheaper. The vet said there are several pain management plans we can follow, and she wants to start out with the kind that we can continue long term with minimal consequences. Tasha is still perky, happy, and loving life, and we will continue to see that she isn't in too much pain. The vet would still like to biopsy the lump on her chest, as well as clean her teeth, but I think we're going to wait and see on that for now.

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