Vibes for little Jessie please

[poiuytrewq]

Jessie! A waggy Labrador is what we all need.
Don’t stay away too long Mrs J!

 

[ArklePig]

I'm so glad Jessie is on the up. I'll be thinking of you both while you're offline.

 

[Tiddlypom]

So pleased to hear that Jessie is doing well.

I can quite understand why you feel the need to take a break for a bit, but please do return in a while, your input is much valued and welcomed.

 

[Shady]

Fab news about Jessie Mrs J
I shall miss you while you're away, tho I totally get why you feel you want to take a break from here. I do it myself now quite often when it all gets rather tedious

 

[Amymay Again]

Wonderful news about Jessie.

Come back soon xxx

 

[Rumtytum]

So pleased about Jessie, and I’m another who would like to see you back here soon.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I am so pleased that Jessie is doing well now. Just don't let other people dictate your use of the forum.

 

[splashgirl45]

Really pleased that Jessie is doing well, I mostly agree with your posts Mrs J but I’m not brave enough to post similar . Enjoy your break and please come back soon

 

[View]

I’m another that’s pleased that Jessie is continuing to prove.

I echo so many others when I say enjoy your break, and please come back when you are ready.

 

[silv]

She is doing very well thank you misst.

Just a very quick (for me!) post thanking you all very much for all your very welcome vibes for little Jessie I am sure they have helped enormously. For reasons that some may be aware of I am finding the forum a bit heavy going just now, as those who know me will already be aware, button pushing and nasty threats to shut down differing opinions is one of my pet hates on an otherwise enjoyable and open forum. My use of the forum is for fun, sometimes informative and also serious discussion from time to time. Sadly I do not feel I have the freedom any longer to express myself honestly and openly, democracy has walked out the door on here too it would seem, to many Trumpers toadying up to their leader perhaps!

I just want to thank so many of you who really are great people and have supported me in many times of great distress and personal sadness, some others not so much. So off on my holidays for a nice long break it is. xx

I am happy for both of you. I agree about the forum, I very rarely post on here now. Enjoy your break.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Just a little update on Jessie she is now doing very well and should be off all steroids within the next 10 days. Unfortunately shortly after my last post on here she did suffer two very minor strokes and had to go back to the hospital. It was felt they were possibly caused by the steroids and she is now on a small dose blood thinner until she is completely off the steroids. She will not make old bones sadly, they are going to manage her hip dysplasia conservatively, but she does have some other issues now with her kidneys and liver, she will have regular bloods done from now on to monitor those issues going forward.

So she is home yet again thankfully, not quite the dog she was, can be a little odd and wobbly from time to time, and goes into a trance like state but very briefly and soon perks up again. Absolutely starving 24/7 poor thing (steroids apparently). Her muscles on her head have atrophied and her eyes are a little droopy, she now looks for like a red setter's head rather than a labrador, but this may improve when she is off the steroids. Either way we really don't care what she looks like so long as she is still with us and happy. I never realised just what an effect some of these meds have on our pets, but I guess that is one of the prices of keeping them with us as long as we can. Mandatory piccy for Jessie to say hello.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Lovely to see you back here, Mrs J, and thank you for your update on Jessie. So pleased that she is still with you and is happy enough after all her health challenges. You and the vets have put so much care into her, here’s hoping that she toddles on cheerfully for a good while longer yet.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Mrs J, thank you for the update, hoping she will be comfortable a while longer x

 

[TheOldTrout]

Glad you have got her back and she's comfortable and happy.

 

[misst]

How lovely to get this update. I was wondering how Jessie was doing, and also yourself. Welcome back xx you were missed

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Thanks for the update. I'm glad it's mostly positive news.

 

[Sandstone1]

I am so glad shes back with you and doing ok. Hopefully once off medication she will be more like her old self.

 

[Asha]

Another here that’s glad to have you back MrsJ . I hope she keeps improving and you get many more years of hugs and licks x

 

[tda]

Thanks for the update, I've been watching out for a post from you. Pleased she home and comfortable x

 

[Archangel]

Lots of and for Jessie.

 

[Bradsmum]

Thanks for the update Mrs J, I was only thinking of Jessie over the weekend. Sorry to hear about the strokes but hopefully they will be a thing of the past once off the steroids. She’s obviously made of strong stuff so here’s to many more years of walks, fuss and love.

 

[Rumtytum]

Thank you for the update and lovely to see you back.
So pleased Jessie is back with you and doing well given all she’s been through. Hopefully she will feel even better when she finishes the steroids.

 

[meleeka]

I'm pleased she's doing well. I will say, when I got the diagnosis for my dog and knew her time was somewhat limited, it made things easier really. I knew what to look out for and had a plan. Granted it wasn't the plan I'd have wanted, but knowing her time was limited, I'd already come to terms with it long before it happened. It enabled me to really enjoy the time we did have. I hope it's the same for you.

 

[Dopeydapple]

So pleased things are moving in the right direction and she's starting to feel more like herself x

 

[Thistle]

Lovely to see you back for a while. Hoping that Jessie continues to improve and live a full and happy life.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

I'm pleased she's doing well. I will say, when I got the diagnosis for my dog and knew her time was somewhat limited, it made things easier really. I knew what to look out for and had a plan. Granted it wasn't the plan I'd have wanted, but knowing her time was limited, I'd already come to terms with it long before it happened. It enabled me to really enjoy the time we did have. I hope it's the same for you.

Thank you meleeka and exactly that. We do feel easier if quite sad now. Much better to know what we are dealing with and having all scenarios planned for now we know she won't be around for a long time. We are spoiling her rotten as much as we can but still keeping to the guidelines of her diet and care. She is really quite cheerful now and happy to keep going, so if she is Ok then we are OK. I'm on a short timeframe myself so who am I to deny her as much time and enjoyment as she can possibly have, we shall plod on together and become miracles of both veterinary and medical science for our unexpected longevity.

Thank you all so much for the lovely response it is a real pleasure to be back posting again I have to say.

 

[Shady]

Lovely to see you and Jessie back Mrs J
Steroids do have a very negative affect on liver and kidney's, but can repair themselves once off them . I have a digestively challenged cat on a tiny dose every day ,and had to make the decision to him having a shorter happier life on them, or a longer miserable one without. He is blood tested every 5/6 months and so far is fine on his dose. Am hoping I can soon give him them every other day, but I have accepted that he will not live to a great age. I am however very careful with his food, which helps enormously