Were Back!!!

Well now that I am working full time again I feel as if I have no free time! Since getting back from Texas I have not been blogging as much but will do my best!

While away in Texas, Josh said Zoe was miserable and wasn't using her leg as much as she had been. I think that it was just Zoe missing me! When I got back she was still miserable and never wanted to go for a walk, barely would walk to use the bathroom. Since Zoe stopped taking the medication she wasn’t using her leg as much as she should have. We should be taking her for at least 3 walks a day but she would get to the end of the road and refuse to walk back!

Because my husband is not a fan of calling anyone I had to call the vet when I got back and ask for suggestions. They recommended we give her the rimadyl that was given to us when she was first diagnosed with hip dysplasia. It is an anti-inflammatory. Since starting with the medicine Zoe has been acting a little more energetic and has some life back in her! She is going for a couple walks a day, when it is not raining and is back to using the stairs.

My dad came up to visit this past weekend and Zoe was excited to have a visitor. We also had a friend come over and do a Reiki treatment on Zoe. It is suppose to assist with healing. I had it done on me first and it was interesting. I felt a sense of calmness and warmth, and if you know me at all I don’t think I am ever calm! Afterwards I was really tired and took about a 2 hour nap! Zoe went next and I guess Dogs are more difficult but more open to it than humans. Afterwards she almost looked as though she was on some sort of drug and she too took a two hour nap. I am not sure if it worked but we have now decreased Zoe’s anti-inflammatory drug to a half a pill and she is still doing ok. I took her for a walk yesterday and she was doing great until it was time to come home. I use to think it was her hips but no she doesn’t want to go home! It is a pain in the butt to get her to start walking back but eventually I con her into going home.

Zoe is due for her shots tomorrow so she is going in to see the vet and we have been having problems with her getting sores on her back, not sure if it is the food or what but she has about 5-6 sores on her back. Next week we will take her off the anti-inflammatory and hope she doesn’t regress again. She goes back to Dr. Glennon on the 16^th of September and we will decide what to do about her other leg.