My ring bearers

The wedding was a 10 and Mr Beebs and Sydney were the perfect host. They were so at ease with a big crowd, loud music and all the rest of it.It was just like being at a gig for them. I'll write more later but for now here's how my handsome boys looked!

2 lame dogs and Sydney

Well its a good thing we have customized the house for Mr Beebs lack of leg issue.An old family friend passed away 3 weeks ago and we have inherited his dog Tyler. A 10 year old golden who was born with lame back legs so much so that he was given away instead of destroyed.He hops like a bunny almost as though his legs were fused together. So he gets on the chair climber and him and beebs take turns getting lifted up and down .Eventually if there is any money form the estate I hope we can put in a small elevator. I'm worried that come Winter...sleet and freezing rain and me walking backwards down the stairs with 2 crippled dogs could be dangerous.I'm crossing my fingers we can eventually do that.Getting both guys up to our main part of the house is doable but time consuming and hard on the back.
Beebs is rallying after going back on ciproflaxin.What ever he has in his prostate is not going away.Ever. Its pretty obvious the vets know this too as they re issue more ab's without even seeing the dog. They know from what I describe that it's infection. I hope he'll be well enough to be part of the wedding still.His walking is really painful it appears.I give him adequan shots weekly and it helps his joints.I feel a bit depressed...maybe its wedding jitters or just overwhelmed with the constant stress.I should be excited but I just feel blah and blue.The weather here has been grey and muggy. Not a good Summer so far, it reminds me of one years ago that was rainy and damp from start to finish.Maybe I just need to rest! Take a few days to shore up some energy.The new guy is a good dog but has had 10 years with an elderly man who let him get away with murder.He's a food hound and sneaks food and can't be trusted with food within reach.My guys won't touch anything and are really not that interested in food so dinner time is not relaxing.I stand between them all and make sure the golden doesn't start threatening Beebs and Sydney over food.Eventually he'll understand the rules and realize he's going to eat well and not be such a glutton.Since Beebs won't use his wheelchair we are thinking we should refit it for Tyler.Why not. Thats the latest....

He's really slowing down

Well my ole Bubs is acting very old these days.He sleeps all the time and seems exhausted.I wonder if this has to do with stopping the cipro flaxin once again. I have this feeling that it is related but have no clue as to why this poor dog is still fighting infection .It was 2 years since that awful day we went in for the TPLO.Wow our lives have changed dramatically since then some good but regarding Mr Beebs it has been a constant battle to make his life worth living. He's getting chubby and thats making his leg work harder.I have cut back on carbs and try to give him other things to make him happy.He can't go for walks anymore so chewing on rawhide or something like that is his only amusement outside opf car rides.I will talk to the vet again and ask him about the cipro again and if i should re-start it.He is 11 and if he were any other dog i think he would have been dead by now.But he is a gladiator and always has been since he was a little puppy...a powerhouse of exploding energy.All male and full of testosterone.I hope he will be well enough to be in my wedding in August although at the rate he is fatiguing I'm not sure he will be.Thats it for now...

On my own with a diagnosis

Well,
Mr Beebs has been on ciproflaxin for months and months ...every single time I take him off of it the dog goes down hill fast. He sleeps all the time, looks unhappy, can hardly walk.So this weekend I put him back on it, along with 75mg of deramax and tramadol twice daily for pain. He is like a young dog again. Playing with his ball, acting crazy and smiling. For the life of me I can't understand where this infection is hiding that it manifest over and over again.The only thing I can think of is scar tissue...but how it would enter his blood stream is beyond me. Ever since the initial enterobacter infection he has been hosting some bug or another.My poor neighbor's husband had a few staples left in him and oh course now he has MRSA and a wound vacuum attached to him. The hospitals whether human or animal are in dire need of mandated cleanliness. Most of all the infections are a matter of sloppiness on the part of the staff. Eventually just as human hospitals have patients rights so too will animal guardians.Why shouldn't we expect decent, clean, professional service? Our money is just as green as the next persons and we too are paying for credible services.I'm tired of hearing"Its just a dog".Quite frankly my Mr Beebs has done more for mankind in his 11 years then alot of people I know in a lifetime.Sometimes I think he's more spiritually evolved than I am...his motives are love...always.Everytime I see him suffer I think of that lazy doctor who dismissed our case as frivolous.Well here we are 2 years later...still fighting no thanks to him and that filthy hospital.
I know I sound angry...but its righteous indignation I feel...not anger. It was wrong...and I aim to correct it.Mr Beebs has changed my life and the direction of it and all my energy is now pumped into school, knowledge and the tools I'll need to make a difference. Every time the work gets so hard I feel like crying...I think of him hobbling around unable to take a walk...and I study harder.
He is my inspiration and when he's gone I'll carry him around inside me every single day..and everything I do for animals will be in his honor.For now I'm glad I still have him to cuddle and lie on the floor with.He's doing okay once again...and I'm always searching for a way to keep him happy.

Mr Beebs and continueing prostate infection

Ever since the enterobacter clocae infection our lives have been upside down. We removed his testicles hoping the prostate would shrink...it did however an infection keeps rearing its ugly head.I am so worn out by this I can't even put it into words.My other dog Sydney is always smelling his penis as though there is something wrong with it.Beebs is very tired...lethargic, he's also almost 11 years old. I have this terrible suspicion that whatever is in there is not responding to ab's because it's either the wrong ones or its resistant. To get a proper culture a needle would have to be inserted directly into the gland.I think the poor dog has had enough invasive action and I am try9ing my best to give him the best possible life, or quality of life. That means oral meds, deramax, 2 injections a week of adequan, ciproflaxen, car rides, tiny romps in a new location, lots of love.His back leg is really taking a beating and he will not use his wheel chair. I went back up to the place to have it fixed and he is stubborn and refuses to move in it.
I'm getting married this August and want so badly for the boys to be in the wedding party at my home.When i think back to that fateful day 06/06/06 I cringe.However I have been actively pursuing a court case with the surgeon and the dirty hospital that brought this pain upon us.I have done several speeches in college on the subject of which I am told they were very compelling.I intend to fine tune this argument until I can get traction in congress.I don't give up on anything easily especially my beebers.To be honest I spend alot of time trying to diagnose his problems myself using the Merck vet manual and AVMA sources. The GP vet can only know and do so much...and complications are the great teachers of medicine...They see a snapshot and I see a movie.There should be a better way to help the vets, patients and their guardians get to the bottom of the problem.Maybe a software program that adds up symptoms and spits out possibilities, then reduces those to a more finite cause.Well this is the price of love and when I signed on 11 years ago I promised to take good care of him and he held up his end of the deal and so should I.College has me so busy I am not here often enough but will make an effort now that finals are next week.Any prayers for Beebs would be appreciated, I believe our intentions have the power to heal. Lori

Sorry I've been away for awhile

Well Mr Beebs has been neutered and has protititus.After his neutering I expected him to feel better but that has not been the case. His prostate is still infected so after 2 more months I have put him back on cipro.His back leg weakness I attributed to arthritis but it was pain from the swollen prostate that was causing the problem .That could also be why his wheel chair was never used., it probably hurt every time he put pressure on that area. So he's back on adequin and cipro and he's throwing his toys in the air again. I should have know...it was infection when I saw him sleeping and sleeping and sleeping.He has not been able to go for any long walks in a very long time. The amputation has not been as successful as the vets promised. So what we do is go for long car rides, jump out in a park for 10 minutes and let him sniff around.Poor Sydney is so frustrated and I need to address his needs too. All in all I'm just so very happy he's still with me today because in 2006 I came very close to losing him forever. I'll post new photo's soon