Hi Gang,
Do you remember me?????
I can't believe it's been 10 days since I was last here!!!
I tried catching up, but it looks like I've really lost out on alot.
You are all very dear to me, so I'll be totally honest with you. Things have been a bit overwhelming for me this last month, and it's been difficult for me to process everything.
Healthwise, DH & I are fine. No illnesses or injuries. However, our little girl Maggi has been worrying us. Since moving here, she's been having 'episodes' where her legs get weak, she staggers around, vomits, gets diahrrea, and shakes as if she's got Parkinson's. We took her to the Veterinarian, and the only thing they found was her Thyroid was 1/10th of a point below low normal. It's supposed to be 1.0 and her's was .90. So, to us, it's not significant enough to be causing these symptoms. After some soul searching & research, we've come to the conclusion that it's her Heartworm medicine that we started her on before we left CA. The Vet. there advised us that Heartworm is VERY prevelant in MO, and URGED us to get her on the meds. So, we did. Sort of reluctantly, as we don't like the idea of taking medications if they aren't absolutely necessary.
Well, before we left CA, and AFTER giving her her 2nd dose of the medication, Maggi couldn't walk on her left front leg. She limped as if her leg were broken or severly strained. The Vet. said it was muscular, and we got her on MORE meds, and Chiropractic treatment. At that point, I decided to discontinue the Heartworm meds, and see if she improved. After time, she did improve, but when I told the Vet I felt it was the Heartworm medicine, he tried hard to convince me that it wasn't the meds.
Well, I kept her off of the meds for several months and had no further incident. As the time came closer to move, I started worrying that if we didn't put her back on the meds, that she might get Heartworm, and I couldn't accept responsibility for letting her get sick. So, again, reluctantly, we got her back on the meds. For the first month, she was fine. But, just like the last time, after the 2nd dose, she started having symptoms. The 'episodes' started. We took her to the Vet, got the tests, and started looking at her Thyroid as the cause, although in my heart, I knew that wasn't it. Well, after the 3rd dose, her 'episodes' increased, and now today, she's starting to limp on her left front leg again.
It is my firm belief that it's her Heartworm medication, and it's causing Neurological damage of some sort. Now, I'm not a Vet., nor have I ever worked for one, but as a 'mommy', it's what my gut is telling me. So, I've contacted the Vet., and told her we want to get her off the meds. Now she's telling me that Maggi really should be on Heartworm meds, but we can change brands.
So, off to do MORE research. I found that the meds we were giving her caused several side effects, all of which Maggi is exhibiting.
I did find another one, which apparently is a lot safer with almost no side effects being reported. STRESS STRESS STRESS!!!!!!!
So, now we don't know what to do. Do we take her off of all meds for the winter and let her body recover a bit? Or do we just switch the meds and see what happens. Her health is very important to us, but her body is going through too much, and I don't want her overwhelmed to the point that she gets even more ill or worse......
Add to that that I've been helping my hubby in his job search...which might not seem too bad, but for me, always is!!! The good news is that he'd gotten a job, and so far, he really likes the company & the people. Now it's just a matter of getting settled in to his new position and getting more familiar with his job duties & procedures.
Well, now that he's got a job, I've started looking for something that I can do from home. We've only got 1 running car, so I'm sort of stuck. But, I like the idea of working from home. Saves on Gas & and stuff, plus I'm home when he gets home, and I can take care of the little stuff, ya know? Well, finding something reputable that I like is turning out to be a HUGE challenge for me, and it's stressin' me out BIG TIME!!! But, it's sort of my own doing. Hubby says he'd like it if I didn't work. He says a lot of his reasons for moving us out here is so that I wouldn't have to work. So while he's not pushing me, (he's actually discouraging me) from getting a job, I'm needing something to occupy my mind and time. Just something small.
Anyhoo, with all that going on, and then to have XXXXXXXXX come in here and start causing unrest and stirring things up, well, it was the last straw for me. I had to take a break for a while, cuz it really PISSED ME OFF!!!!!!!!!!!
(Sorry for the language, MrsG). Now that I'm back, I'll be putting them on my Ignore list. The first one...but, don't feel honored, cuz it's not something to feel proud of!!!!!
I've missed you all terribly, and hope that you are all doing well. I'm going to try to spend the next few days on getting caught up, and if it's ok with ya'll, I'd like to get back in the pool. I promise not to pee in it. hehehee
Oh, and Bent Axle...sorry for being so late.....the answer to your question is: Nick Guilder.
(Hope I spelled that right) hehehehe
Sorry this was so long, but I felt the need to explain what's been going on, and I just wanted to share with my friends. Are we ok????
GIANT HUGS & PECKS TO YOU ALL!!!!!
Missed Ya,
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