Purple and Paws
Advice and stories from one dog to lover to another
Three months have gone by since my last update so I figured it was time for another one. I wish I had good news but I don’t. The B12 shots didn’t work. There was no marked improvement after four weeks or five weeks or six weeks. In fact, taking him in for those appointments to …
I skipped an update last month because, well, frankly, I didn’t feel like getting into everything. The good news is that Socks is still doing okay in terms of his liver disease. The meds that he’s on are working well and he’s had no issues with them. The bad news is that his back legs …
I wish I was writing with better news but I’m not. The slightly good news is that his liver disease has stabilized. The medications he’s on are doing wonders for his insides and he hasn’t had one of his “bad” days since he started on his treatment. Unfortunately, his back legs continue to be an …
It’s been a tough year. Socks’ liver problems actually started before 2019 but as I’ve documented on this blog, he wasn’t diagnosed until spring/the beginning of summer of this year. The good news is he’s doing better. His last blood test showed that his liver disease hadn’t progressed and that he’s stable and slightly better. …
I don’t know why but I thought that I had posted at the beginning of October and I just checked the site and realized I didn’t. Oh, well. I didn’t have much to report last month, anyway. And I don’t have that much to report this month. Socks is still on his special food and …
Here we are, almost exactly two months after Socks was diagnosed with copper storage syndrome. And I’m extremely happy to report that my baby is doing so well. He’s currently on four different medications (SAMeLQ 225, Penicillamine, Prednisone, and Metronidazole). He’s eating the Hill’s Diet l/d, a special food for dogs with liver issues. He’s …
Oh, hey there. You thought my last health update was the end of Socks’ troubles, didn’t you? Well, you thought wrong. Pretty much immediately after I posted that Socks’ issues were due to food allergies, he had another bad day. And another. And another. Fed up, I messaged and my vet and told her it …
I briefly considered dragging this out a little and making any readers of this post wait until about the middle before I explained what’s going on, but then I figured if I were reading this and the writer went on and on and on before finally explaining what’s happening, I would be pissed. So here …
Last month, a family friend asked me to pet sit their three dogs and three cats while they went to Europe for ten days. They wanted me to stay at the house instead of driving back and forth (which I was okay with because their home is up in North Phoenix, a forty-five minute drive …
I wish I was sitting here writing a different kind of post today. But this is a blog about being a dog mom and living with a dog, and eventually, most pet owners have to go through health issues with their fur baby. Right now it’s my turn.