Bruce
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devil dog = wiener dog!
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Baymule
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Wiener dogs were bred to go down badger holes drag them out and kill them. It takes a tough dog to do that! I love the mini-wiener dogs.
@frustratedearthmother I have wound up under horses before. My old gal, Sparkles, soon to be 33 years old Tennessee Walker is a spooky as a 2 year old. Haven't ridden her in 5 years, she is retired, has heaves. But if I saddled her up and took a ride, she would be jumping out of her hide at plastic bag monsters, culvert monsters, truck and rattley trailer monsters, anything and everything. You'd think that she would get old and settle down, but nope.
She spooked one day, jumped sideways 15 feet or so, I wound up out of the saddle, around her neck. Her survival instinct kicked in, and she fought off the mountain lion that was clinging to her. She threw me high, wide and handsome until gravity brought me back to earth on my head. I sat up seeing stars and she ran back to the gate. Lost my glasses, never did find them. Sat on the side of the road like a drug addict in withdrawals, goofy as an outhouse rat.
I finally crawled and staggered to my feet and wobbled back to the gate, gathered up the reins and got back on. We continued our ride with her darting her head from side to side, doing her backward, breathe in snarky snort, looking for something else to spook at. Gawd, I love that horse.
@frustratedearthmother I have wound up under horses before. My old gal, Sparkles, soon to be 33 years old Tennessee Walker is a spooky as a 2 year old. Haven't ridden her in 5 years, she is retired, has heaves. But if I saddled her up and took a ride, she would be jumping out of her hide at plastic bag monsters, culvert monsters, truck and rattley trailer monsters, anything and everything. You'd think that she would get old and settle down, but nope.
She spooked one day, jumped sideways 15 feet or so, I wound up out of the saddle, around her neck. Her survival instinct kicked in, and she fought off the mountain lion that was clinging to her. She threw me high, wide and handsome until gravity brought me back to earth on my head. I sat up seeing stars and she ran back to the gate. Lost my glasses, never did find them. Sat on the side of the road like a drug addict in withdrawals, goofy as an outhouse rat.
I finally crawled and staggered to my feet and wobbled back to the gate, gathered up the reins and got back on. We continued our ride with her darting her head from side to side, doing her backward, breathe in snarky snort, looking for something else to spook at. Gawd, I love that horse.
Bruce
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Only experience is the one that lived next to us at the old house. Yappy little rat of a dog, couldn't even be in my own yard without her telling me off non stop.
Masochistic much?
Bruce
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No, you shouldn't!!!
Baymule
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I don't think you should feel guilty either. Sometimes you just really NEED to take some time for yourself. I don't often do a whole day, but as soon as the absolutely necessary chores are done, I have been known to disappear and wind up reading a book and doing nothing else when not feeling good. You've been fighting this for so long.
Also, another good side; when you do go to the ENT, you can say.... okay I have had this, this, and this prescribed. Nothing seems to be working, and so last Thursday I decided to just stop everything. So now you are looking at this with 4 days (or 5 or however many) of absolutely no medicines. Hopefully you can figure something out with there being nothing to "mask" any symptoms.
Also, another good side; when you do go to the ENT, you can say.... okay I have had this, this, and this prescribed. Nothing seems to be working, and so last Thursday I decided to just stop everything. So now you are looking at this with 4 days (or 5 or however many) of absolutely no medicines. Hopefully you can figure something out with there being nothing to "mask" any symptoms.
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I wouldn't let them do any steroids until after the MRI. No if's, ands, or buts about it. That's only another week away. He// you've dealt with it this long, better to have another "picture" before they start sticking things in there.
He looks guilty.
Bruce
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She PASSED OUT 3 times while you were there? Sounds to me like she needs to be in a care facility of some sort. That is just plain scary.Um, could be.
Baymule
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I look at it this way, if I fall, clonk my head and die, so be it. If I am put in a facility to keep me safe from myself, I'd rather be dead. After my Mother's stroke, we moved her in with us. 24-7 was a lot of responsibility, we had to get a sitter anytime we did anything, so we didn't do much. I finally had to put Mom in assisted living. She kept getting worse. I was worn out. It was a tough decision, I felt horrible and I wish it could have been otherwise. At least BJ and I were with her when she passed, holding her hand.
B&B, you are a good friend to your neighbor. Helping her stay independent for as long as possible is a HUGE gift from your HUGE heart.
B&B, you are a good friend to your neighbor. Helping her stay independent for as long as possible is a HUGE gift from your HUGE heart.
