A trip to the chiropracter vet

Well Mr Beebs condition is worse than ever and I was up all night worrying and wondering what was going on. When I woke up this morning it occurred to me that his problem could be his back and spine and not his leg. That the symptom isn't necessarily the cause/I massaged his back end for about 15 minutes and then let him out to go potty. He hopped around quite a bit better...which made me think that maybe he had a pinched nerve and he couldn't feel his leg.
So I went online and found a chiro vet in Stamford Ct.Mr Beebs responded very well to her treatment and visibly relaxed while she was performing her task. He seems less wobbly and we go back Thursday...one day before our vacation .
His wheelchair will be ready in 2 weeks and I was very impressed with the quality of the chair itself. Ultra sturdy and well thought out. He was measured by the staff and his back leg will be able to walk along and yet it will support his back and hips. So perhaps if we have any luck at all.Beebs, Sydney, and I will be able to go to the park once again for a stroll. This entire ordeal has me very depressed and anxious. My sleeping is very turbulent and it seems like every single day I am trouble shooting yet another complication.
It is truly a TPLO nightmare. NO more ab's...for now at least. Although it is only 2pm I am so tired from the 3 hours of driving today and the 5 yesterday I want to take a nap.I hope we can take our vacation and a crisis doesn't arise as soon as we leave town.I can always pray for a miracle. I have all along and the fact that he's still here 14 months later maybe shows that it really is a miracle considering the trauma over this past year plus. Okay...the war continues.

A trip to Mass.

Tommorrow I'll drive Beebs up to Shelburne Mass. to have him fitted for a wheelchair. His back leg is in such bad shape I can't stand watching him walking on it. Exactly what I feared would happene after amputation. This wheel chair will provide freedom from pain...and mobility...happiness to resume a walk in the park.I'm crossing my fingers...its not cheap at $500.00 ...but I can drive there if there's a problem.Its a 2 hour ride which compared to dving to Georgia is nothing. He deserves a break and so do I.

Feeling down

Mr Beebs has never been a humidity dog and here in CT the humidity is way up there. Right now he is eating a bone and seems happy...yet his face every morning has a depressed look about it...a sadness, as does mine for the pain I feel for him.

A wheel chair is in our future. I think he may be frustrated and bummed because he has been so weak for so long.K9Karts( is a developed product from an orthopedic vet). I'll call them asap and ask...his advice. Mr Beebs front end and stamina is huge and yet his back leg is a burden. He drags it and wobbles ..sometimes falls. Thats why I think he is so upset. Who wouldn't be?

Everyday I wish to God I had never done a TPLO, and especially with the surgeon who did it, in the place that he operates out of. I can't change the past but I can point out glaring inequalities. On a side bar: I get email from Bella Moss ...a lady who's dog in the UK suffered and died because of MRSA. Bella died from a contagion that has now become an animal problem as well as human. The Bella Moss foundation tells the horrible story. Because our companions have no rights beside market value/purchase price... their harsh deaths from contagion goes unnoticed. As does mal practice and negligence.Without recourse or justifiable condemnation. I personally want to acknowledge the bond between companion animals and humans and say ..please...they are not washing machines and toasters...they are in our family photo albums. I have more photo's of Beebs and Sydney than any vacation , trip or, social accomplishment. Why? Because they are my family.

Where is the culture report?

I did get a copy of Mr Beebs initial care at the hospital back in June of 2006. Whats interesting is that the culture report which had the original enterobacter organism listed was not in his file. Could be that its was an oversight.Could also be a deliberate attempt to bury the results. I'll have my regular vet call and ask for it and see what happens.
Fortunately...I had already copied this report 9 months ago and brought it to Geogia with me. So there are numerous copies of that still in existances.
Maybe I'm just paranoid.....Beebs is still wobbly today and I considered getting him a wheel chair, so he can still go for short walks without falling down.
I registered for a heavy load of college courses in fall and can't wait to dig in.One day I hope I can represent animals in my state and protect them as I believe they should be. Funny how a dog can change your life .

up and down and not sure how bright the future is

Every day is different in regards to Mr Beebs health.Today he is a little perkier than yesterday, but still tired. I was on the CDC web sight today and noticed just how resistant to treatment GNB (gram negative bacteria) are becoming. Several of the species Beebs has or had are resistant to all known ab's and the mortality rate is staggering. How we made it to this point is a miracle. I truly believe that my love and devotion coupled with his will to live and strong heart have given us one more year. I don't know how much longer the ab's will continue to work...or if they too will become fatalities in our war with the bacteria. I see that he has lost alot of life force since the amputation. I also believe that taking him off everything and assuming he was bacteria free was a huge mistake on the part of the vets. It gave the organism 10 days to start invading body systems ...and weaken the poor guy terribly.
Its as though no one takes it seriously. Are doctors lazy? Is it to much effort to implement safe precautions. Is it because animals have no rights that the vets do only as much as they need to and not a drop more. After all...what recourse do we have ? None.But not for long.
I found out by reading manuscripts from the Harvard law conference that the California vet assoc. tried to change the law regarding animals as property to companions. Guess who lobbied to stop em and won.The pharmaceutical company that I won't mention by name but is in the top 10 .So in that case the vets tried to remedy a bad situation/ an unfair situation and a big gun drug comp. paid off someone in the legislature (its called lobbying)...
I have been studying the disastrous clinical trials of the big guys and will make surer I have enough damaging evidence to shut them up before they try and stop me here in CT.
There;s an old saying "Know your enemy"...well I intend to and with that in mind I will imagine Mr Beebs how he could have been had it not been for this horrific lack of sound judgement.He would have lived a very good and long life had I never taken him in for that TPLO with that surgeon in that hospital. I hope I can turn these lemons into something useful...just so I can live with this outcome.

Pathology from Yale New Haven Hospital

Just to see for myself..I went on the Yale University site looking for a pathologist I could speak to about the various organisms I have come in contact with myself. While looking at the university info I found the Yale hospital precaution list for contagious diseases. Well after reading about enterobacter cloacae and seeing that from day one Mr Beebs and I should have been in a private room...they should have been wearing masks and gowns...upon entering and thrown out when leaving.The gloves that were worn should be thrown out and the examing doctor should wash their hands as well. It goes on and on and the more I read the more disgusted and upset I became.
Today I will go speak to my own doctor regarding this as I have felt punky/gastro problems for about nine months. Could be an ulcer from the stress of this or it could be the bacteria that flew into my face while I was syringing the tract.
I also noted that when in fact any hospital has a diagnosis of a contagion such as the numerous ones in Mr Beebs leg...they are to notify the public health dept. within 48 hours. It is very doubtful that the animal hospitals did that. Ironically I called the Public health dept number in hartford....I was told that the doctor I would be speaking to is a veterinarian! That I found astounding..that the State of CT has an animal doctor over seeing this .It was on the yale web site.
He was in a meeting and did call me back to say..that it is very unlikely I would get sick from bacteria...he used his very biggest words to describe why I shouldn't worry. If its not a worry why did my reg vet wash his hands thoroughly every time he examined the dog amd warned me to do so as well.
Today Beebs is limping more and seems tired.He over did it yesterday or Sydney banged into his back end. He is eating well and playing with his toys. But...his face is so much grayer lately.
I bet ifd it weren't for lady Clairol my hair would be white.

one week after resuming AB's

Phew...well its been one solid week of ab's and Mr Beebs is hopping around like a puppy.He is eating well and being a pest which is a wonderful sign. However it points to one very obvious problem.The bacteria roaming his body ..is here to stay.
The vets have been wrong.It is systemic and it is obviously well versed in hiding.I wondered if it wasn't the scar tissue from his traditional acl surgery from 7 years ago. Wherever it is the blood supply is not carrying the medicine to the infection or a few rogue cells. That says that its got a place to spawn and once the ab's hit the generalized blood stream they back way down and hide.That I believe is why his back leg is so tender and painful...until he was put back on the various drugs.Perhaps in a few days I'll let the vet exam him while I hold his head so he can press on that femur and see if it bothers him.
Thank God for ortho dogs...I went up to Maine to sell my parents rv trailer and I was deeply distressed about Beebs condition when I left.I saw a brightening but felt it was dangerous to be 6 hours away.That night when I went to bed I was hashing all the possibilities through my mind. The next morning at 5am I sat bolt upright and said to myself.."This is Norman all over again". It was such a strong feeling that I had my dog sitter pick my dogs up and bring them home to watch them like a hawk. My Mother whines about giving the dogs pills and does a bad job of it. I always find pills that have been spiyt out after she watches them.The last thing on this earth Mr Beebs needed was to miss a pill or have my mom forget if she gave him his "life saving" drugs. So...if it hadn't been for the Norman story...which is the exact opposite of what all the vets here have said. Mr Beebs would be going down hill fast just like Norman.There is no doubt in my mind that "their assumptions " would have killed him. I even called my vets and told them to look up the Norman story and read it.Read it and perhaps learn a very powerful lesson.
Thanks to all those people sharing I was able to see the trend....and make a snap decision that was the right one. He is playing, bright eyed ...and goofy...even more so than his 7 year old son!Thank God