Well, it’s time for our monthly update…Maggie’s morning wasn’t too great…she fell down in the entry trying to make the 90 degree turn to the entry from the hallway. She doesn’t have really good balance when she has to turn with the amputated side on the outside of a turn now. Nothing really new….but as the winter has gone on, it’s gotten a bit worse – I guess what can you expect from a 13 year old tripawd, huh?
I helped her get up and she was a bit shaken up but everything seemed OK. We went outside and she did her business and we came back in. She’s also been getting picky on foods this winter. Not really keen on her Honest Kitchen blends she’s been eating for YEARS now with no issues. I have found a food that she really likes, Dr. Harvey’s, but I thought maybe she’d eat some Honest Kitchen Thrive that seemed OK with. Nope. Nada. Not eating that. Even tried giving her some without supplements in it to see if it was that. Nope. Nada.
So she went to lay down and I noticed her quivering a little bit…like someone that has Parkinson’s. PANIC came over me. Oh.My.DoG. What is wrong?!?! Well, I figured it had to do with her falling, so I gave her a dose of Arnica 30C homeopathic remedy(for pain and bruising). Waited 15 minutes and gave her another dose as still quivering(out of pain I assumed). After second dose, the quivering stopped!!! Thank DoG!!! I gave her a 3rd dose as a just in case measure 15 minutes after 2nd dose. My sister, Gina, told me to also add Magnesium phosphate cell salt(for muscle soreness), dosing every hour for the morning, which I have done.
So, I figured I could take her for a short walk…to stretch her legs out some…not too far…and she was some freakin’ happy to go for a walk! Here’s some video’s of her and pictures of her walk….. so happy to see Maggie feel better!
After her walk, she got a duck foot chew…and then I offered her some of the same food she refused this morning and she GULPED it down as if she was starving 🙂 Yay!!!!!!!
Here she is now….taking a nice snooze with her Back on Track coat on and her little sister snoozing next to her – all is well with our world now!
Maggie looks great. I never thought about a BOT coat. I use their products for my horses. What a great idea! Glad to see she recovered well from her slip.
Glad to see you are once again, bright eyed, bushy tailed and stick eating! 🙂 Cousin Dory had fun with sticks in the woods today too Mags. Keep up the good work!
Auntie Gina
Maggie, you are so darn cute! It’s funny, you mulch your sticks the same way Jackson does – you both attack a big stick and violently break it into little bits. An accomplishment, I’m sure! I’m glad you had a better ending to the day. You take it easy on those turns, dear. Your face and ears are just so darn lovable!
Don’t scare us like that silly girl! I just now got caught up on your blog and I’m sorry I just saw this, but dang I’m happy that you’re all good again.
We need to keep some Arnica in the house. I’m so glad it worked wonders for you.
Chill out pretty lady, what’s the rush? No more falling ya hear? You’re too precious, take it easy.
Thanks everyone for reading Maggie’s blog and your comments!
Maggie is doing well. No more “shaking” episodes, so that’s a good thing! This winter hasn’t been all that easy to get outside for her with ice, so her exercise has been severely limited. That and I guess her age is catching up with her 🙁 Her desire to “do” stuff is still there but she doesn’t have the stamina to do much anymore. But she got some Wag It Games play in yesterday! She loves to play and a little and be included in our practices..
Tracy