Update on Shadow

[Abby's Mom]

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Jayne,


I was just thinking about Shadow, as I was perusing the Col. Potter's site. I would love to take every one of those Cairn's home with me.

Happy Birthday to Shadow.... Happy Sugaranniversary as well.

Barb

[JayneN]

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Jayne,


I was just thinking about Shadow, as I was perusing the Col. Potter's site. I would love to take every one of those Cairn's home with me.

Happy Birthday to Shadow.... Happy Sugaranniversary as well.

Barb

Thank you so much

I love seeing all the cairns that are posted on Col. Potters FB page that find forever homes! Honestly, I too could take each and everyone of them myself...LOL...

[Patty]

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Happy Birthday/Anniversary/Sugarversary to Shadow!!!
Wishing you all many more

[jjefferjo]

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Happy anniversary Shadow- all great and wonderful milestones

[SandyL]

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A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY and HAPPY SUGARVERSARY to you and Shawdow!!
Feels good huh??!!

Sandy

[JayneN]

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A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY and HAPPY SUGARVERSARY to you and Shawdow!!
Feels good huh??!!

Sandy

Yes it does! And thanks!

[Cebe]

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Happeh happeh happeh!

Zoe has a birthday coming up in a few days and she deserves some attention. This is a good reminder that she needs a Zoe appreciation day.

[JayneN]

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Happy Birthday to Zoe..hope she enjoys her day!

[Cebe]

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Thanks! Same to Shadow!

[JayneN]

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Haven't been around much, life is always quite hectic around here...hope everyone is doing well, Shadow is hanging in there...turned 11 in January. The diabetes seems minor at times compared to the still anxiety attached to storms at this time of year and of course fireworks that are starting up.

We have him on Prozac now, and honestly, like the other meds we've experimented with, he can still override what we give him when the storm starts. I'm usually up with him for a couple hours if it storms at night before he settles down...makes for a tired me the next day

I'm going to have the vet wean him off the Prozac in the fall....I'm at a loss for what else to try....I think it is a lost cause trying to keep him calm during storms.

[Judi]

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Jayne it's good to hear from you! I just was talking to someone who said the only thing that helps his dogs during storms is to take them for a car ride. With music. That could be a lot of car time but I wonder if it would work?

Judi

[jesse girl]

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that has been a problem with jesse also all her life .we dont have allot of storms but sonic booms . this was a larger problem with her epilepsy and can cause seizures .

i made a campaign of rewarding with food (the forbidden fruit) her most loved eatables . i put the diabetes on hold every time a boom came . she received a treat the more the anxiety the larger the reward . if i caught it to long after than she had loss all focus and no treat will help .

its been a year or two ,cant remember when i started this and her anxiety is greatly reduced to a point of a normal dog no seizures which is the best part . i guess she associates the boom as a food reward and something positive .

now with storms they are longer in duration so it maybe more challenging to keep that focus on food . probably depending on the storm might need the whole cupboard .

another thought with jesse is her cortisol levels were low but i never got her tested because she has calmed down

[JayneN]

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Oh, believe me, I've tried the treats and just about everything, except Judi's suggestion of riding in the car ...I don't even think that would help, cause we were traveling once with him and it started storming and he got all worked up.

I've come to accept he is a lost cause with this anxiety. I leash him at night and keep him in the room with me, cause as soon as it starts to storm or he senses it coming, he runs around and wants to pee on everything...I'm sure its a nervous reaction, and not something medical, cause he is and has been housebroken for years. We don't leave him out alone anymore when we leave the house, we crate him, as he just has become untrustworthy when we aren't here. This all started pre-the diabetes...so I feel its a combo of his age and his disease that has brought about this crazy behavior. I have to say, it is very trying and frustrating to deal with. Someone from here kindly sent me a Thunder jacket, and it helps a tad, but I've never seen anything like his ability to override any sort of medication or attempts to calm him.

[JayneN]

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now with storms they are longer in duration so it maybe more challenging to keep that focus on food . probably depending on the storm might need the whole cupboard

I think you are right, we would be feeding him non-stop!