Thinking of the old OES.org gang
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| Nice to see you. The check is in the mail. Or up north would that be a cheque in the post?  |
We do say 'cheque', but saying it is in the mail is fine. I think that Microsoft spellcheck is slowly making us all spell like Americans.  |
| Hi Kim, I miss the board and all the people that were part of it. I check in almost every day, though. Hi Ron. |
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How are both of your pups doing? I have tried hard to give one year old Kasse away, she is such a brat, but no takers!  |
| Bentley is getting old now. He'll be 11 on Wednesday. He's got stage 3 kidney disease. His BMs were terrible for a while, his appetite went to hell, he was vomiting a lot, and he lost a lot of weight/muscle (85 lbs to 65 lbs). I felt his regular vet wasn't doing enough for him, so I brought him to an internal medicine specialist. They ran a bunch of tests and confirmed that he has kidney disease. But she changed up his treatment just a bit and that has helped a lot. He's eating again. He's put weight back on. The vomiting stopped. And his BMs have improved somewhat. His back end continues to bother him. And he can't be on an NSAID pain reliever because they really screw with a compromised kidneys.So he gets gabapentin for pain, which isn't a good pain reliever but I guess it's better than nothing. Don't know how much time he has left, but I'm trying to make what time he DOES have left, comfortable. |
| I know getting Bentley was not in your plan, but for Bentley's sake, I am so happy that your home ended up being his forever home. I am sure that you are doing all you can to make him comfortable. I just wish dogs lived longer, had more healthy years. After losing Mady and Virginia, I try hard not to take Gracie and Kasse for granted. Having said that, today they drove me NUTS! Did you ever have a day when your dog(s) just barked at shadows? I know that it is full moon time, but good grief a leaf would blow across the street and they would act like murderous zombies were coming to the door!  |
| I wish Bentley just barked at shadows. My sister is in town this weekend. I was over my mom's earlier with him and my mom & sister were out. When they came home and up the stairs, Bentley's anxiety kicked in and he chased my sister around the table while barking and growling. He's been so good. Something about my sister just sets him off. Sigh. |
| Can she walk in and immediately treat him? That is frustrating. |
| She's not here enough. Maybe twice a year. |
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When racing at a scramble last month a lady with a female oes asked if could take pictures. Daughter was there with her Dylan so was 3 oes at the meeting-she runs a "oes page" or whatever on facebook-must be the rival lot!!xx   |
| Could be. Facebook is a powerful adversary. I hope Zuckerberg donates to sheepdog breed rescues with the money he makes from them. |
| Facebook is so easy to use.........you can just press the likebutton.......and get out again in a few seconds. I wonder - does it make us stupid? Shallow? Idiots.......doesn't need to be a shamed of my bad english, then.....   I kind of miss all the fun and all the knowledge and all the lovely pics........and most things - on this page. Nice to see that some of you still post here!   Sweet kisses from Grete and Joy. |
I do come on to the site and go through the unread posts-one day I may get back to the beginning!!  |
Labbetussa wrote: :wag: Facebook is so easy to use.........you can just press the likebutton.......and get out again in a few seconds. I wonder - does it make us stupid? Shallow? Idiots.......doesn't need to be a shamed of my bad english, then..... I kind of miss all the fun and all the knowledge and all the lovely pics........and most things - on this page. Nice to see that some of you still post here! Sweet kisses from Grete and Joy. |
I come to this site periodically but not as much as before. I miss a lot of the interactions. I don't do facebook like most do. The closest I have come to anything on line is I signed up on a online dating site.  ANYWAY, Mark, you mentioned medication meds, gabapentin for Bentley. I have Macie Grace on a drug called Gallaprant 100 which does NOT interfere or cause problems for the kidneys or liver. Macie is on it for torn ACL and I don't have quite enough $$$$ for the surgery yet. You would never know she has a problem and she has been on it for a number of months. |
| Just wanted to let this group know that a frequent contributor, Richard Floch, passed away this past July. He was certainly a friend to OES's and to this group, and I'm sure he will be missed. |
azzure wrote: Just wanted to let this group know that a frequent contributor, Richard Floch, passed away this past July. He was certainly a friend to OES's and to this group, and I'm sure he will be missed. This is horrible news. As you know he had recently posted a couple of pics of Roseanna, Mindy and himself. He was a good friend to sheepdogs and to this forum, and I miss him deeply already. Thank you for letting me know. If Roseanna needs any help with Mindy, please reach out to us. |
azzure wrote: Just wanted to let this group know that a frequent contributor, Richard Floch, passed away this past July. He was certainly a friend to OES's and to this group, and I'm sure he will be missed. I am so sorry to hear that! My heart goes out to his family. |
| That is sad news. xx |
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