Took Cunha to the vet on Thursday. A trip that my whole family was dreading. Considering that we haven't been seeing any improvement, and Cunha seemed very unhappy we thinking that this was going to be it.
But when we arrived to the vet, they did some test and found out that Cunha has some deep pain sensation! This is a good thing considering when we first took him in he wasn't able to feel any pain or sensation in his back legs. According to the vet, this is a very good sign.
Next came the x-rays. The vet discovered that he has a compressed disc, and it's putting pressure on the spinal cord, which is causing the paralysis. We still don't know what has caused this, but we probably will never know. According to an article I read, Lhasa Apsos have a greater risk of having these kinds of back problems because of their longer body. Click here to read the article for more information
When my mom texted me I was very happy to know that Cuhna was coming home! He will have a follow up appointment in 2 weeks to see if anymore progress is seen, but in the mean time he is to be confined to a very small space with a limit amount of movement as possible. I realize this may seem harsh and mean, but it's same thing a person would do with an injured back.
My family decided it would be easier to bring him with us to the lake. We were originally going to leave him at the kennels, but I think it would just stress him out even more having us be gone for a week. So my mom is going to be him a little tub for him to hang out in so that he can be in the room with us and still get lots of love and attention from us.
Hoping for more good news in 2 weeks!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
one week
In just 7 more days I will be leaving for vacation.
A time when I can sit, relax, enjoy the sun, play games and spend time with family.
There is no cell phone service and most of the time no internet. I can do whatever I want with no time constraint.
This is going to be the longest week ever
A time when I can sit, relax, enjoy the sun, play games and spend time with family.
There is no cell phone service and most of the time no internet. I can do whatever I want with no time constraint.
This is going to be the longest week ever
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Call it an obsession
Today I took the kids from my class over to the park. I've always enjoyed the park, it really brings out the kid in me. Sometimes it seems like I enjoy it more then the kids do. I love it!
When I was enjoying myself, I discovered something very interesting: A girl, maybe about 5 years old, wearing a cute outfit with wedged heels; and a binky in her mouth. When I saw this I had to do a double take, and then I opened my mouth to say something, but I came up speechless.
I was curious how anyone else felt about this. I mean, don't get me wrong, I was a binky child. But after a certain age, there needs to be a limit. 5 years old is a little old to be walking around with a binki is your mouth. I mean my sister was still in love with her binki at that age BUT she certainly didn't walk around with it. It was for bed time only.
There are some things I just don't understand
When I was enjoying myself, I discovered something very interesting: A girl, maybe about 5 years old, wearing a cute outfit with wedged heels; and a binky in her mouth. When I saw this I had to do a double take, and then I opened my mouth to say something, but I came up speechless.
I was curious how anyone else felt about this. I mean, don't get me wrong, I was a binky child. But after a certain age, there needs to be a limit. 5 years old is a little old to be walking around with a binki is your mouth. I mean my sister was still in love with her binki at that age BUT she certainly didn't walk around with it. It was for bed time only.
There are some things I just don't understand
Sunday, July 17, 2011
A little leap of faith
Yesterday I went to my parents' house to visit Cuhna. My poor little dog was injured somehow about a week ago. I ended up needing to take him to the emergency vet and was in a lot of pain. He was not doing very good and thought this was it and it was time to say goodbye.
Luckily Cuhna has made a miraculous recovery. We gave him medicine including steroids, pain killers, anti-inflammatories, and pepcid. He is still not able to use his back legs but he's not in as much as pain as he was when we first took him. He is actually quite the opposite and starting to go back to his normal self.
When I arrived at the house he actually took the effort to crawling out of his bed and greet me as enthusiastically as he could. He follows you around the house, not wanting to be alone in a room by himself. He barks when the door bell rings. And he's back to his usual eating pattern. The only thing that hasn't changed is the fact that he doesn't have control over his bladder, and we fear that he may not ever have control of it.
I took Cuhna outside, and he loved it. He scooted around the yard sniffing all the different smells. In the process of this he spotted some deer. His ears perked up and he started yelping. He wanted to chase those deer so bad and tried doing so like he use to do.
Curious how he would do if he was able to walk again, my mom created this make-shift sling to hold his back legs up. He started off slow, trying to get use to moving around again, and then he took off fast, chasing after Braylon like nothing had ever happened to him.
By the time we were done, I was almost out of breath because, since I was holding his back legs up, I needed to be able to keep up with him. I was happy to see that he was so motivated to get up and walk around. This gives me hope that even though he is unable to walk, we can at least get him a little wheelchair, so he can continue his life happy once again.
Luckily Cuhna has made a miraculous recovery. We gave him medicine including steroids, pain killers, anti-inflammatories, and pepcid. He is still not able to use his back legs but he's not in as much as pain as he was when we first took him. He is actually quite the opposite and starting to go back to his normal self.
When I arrived at the house he actually took the effort to crawling out of his bed and greet me as enthusiastically as he could. He follows you around the house, not wanting to be alone in a room by himself. He barks when the door bell rings. And he's back to his usual eating pattern. The only thing that hasn't changed is the fact that he doesn't have control over his bladder, and we fear that he may not ever have control of it.
I took Cuhna outside, and he loved it. He scooted around the yard sniffing all the different smells. In the process of this he spotted some deer. His ears perked up and he started yelping. He wanted to chase those deer so bad and tried doing so like he use to do.
Curious how he would do if he was able to walk again, my mom created this make-shift sling to hold his back legs up. He started off slow, trying to get use to moving around again, and then he took off fast, chasing after Braylon like nothing had ever happened to him.
By the time we were done, I was almost out of breath because, since I was holding his back legs up, I needed to be able to keep up with him. I was happy to see that he was so motivated to get up and walk around. This gives me hope that even though he is unable to walk, we can at least get him a little wheelchair, so he can continue his life happy once again.
Friday, July 15, 2011
The truth about public play structure
I know I already posted this on my facebook, but I wanted to post it on here as well so that this video can become public and everyone can know what goes on in those play structures that your children play in.
I'm personally disgusted after watching this, but I wanted to get your opinion about it. How do you feel about this? Do you think there should be regulations for the structures to be cleaned?
I'm personally disgusted after watching this, but I wanted to get your opinion about it. How do you feel about this? Do you think there should be regulations for the structures to be cleaned?
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Wordless Wednesday: Cuhna- one of the family
He may be a dog, but I consider him part of the family.
My poor baby... :(
My poor baby... :(
My poor puppy...
My family was gone all weekend and I noticed my dog, Cuhna, hadn't been acting himself. But I figured he was just moping around because he was stuck at home. Didn't really think twice when his energy level went down, and we had to pick him up in order to get him to go outside. My sister took him to the river, he played outside, did all the things he normally does.
But on Monday, I went to pick him up to take him for a walk. He greeted me like he usually does, jumping on me and licking my face, raced me to the car and off we went to the dog park. We get there and start walking, and I notice his unusual slow pace. Usually I'm the one having a hard time keeping up with him, but for once he was having a hard time keeping up with me. He didn't do his normal greetings to the other people we passed by, and had no interest in other dogs, unlike his normal happy behavior of needing to say "hi" to everyone.
I cut my walk short, realizing that I had left my inhaler at home so I turned around. Our walk was a normal walking speed we always do, and a normal distance. But by the time we got to the car I was literally dragging him back to the car. Noticing a funny limp I picked him up and carried him back to the car. We get home, and all of his energy is gone and didn't even want to jump out of the car to greet the neighbor across the street, again not like him at all.
Figuring that he was just tired and missing the rest of the family, I brushed it off and went home. 15 minutes later I get a text message from my sister saying that Cuhna couldn't walk. He was not able to walk on his back legs at all and the more this continued the worse he got, so we took him to the vet.
The diagnosis:
He is paralyzed from the waist down.
The cause:
Unknown
As you can see, he is unable to walk on his back legs. He's on some meds so he's not in as much pain anymore, and last night he was willing to eat. There is some hope that he will get better, but a 50/50 chance that he will be able to walk again. I will keep you posted as the week carries on and he goes back to the vet for a follow up appointment. In the mean time I'm trying to remain positive about the whole situation :(
But on Monday, I went to pick him up to take him for a walk. He greeted me like he usually does, jumping on me and licking my face, raced me to the car and off we went to the dog park. We get there and start walking, and I notice his unusual slow pace. Usually I'm the one having a hard time keeping up with him, but for once he was having a hard time keeping up with me. He didn't do his normal greetings to the other people we passed by, and had no interest in other dogs, unlike his normal happy behavior of needing to say "hi" to everyone.
I cut my walk short, realizing that I had left my inhaler at home so I turned around. Our walk was a normal walking speed we always do, and a normal distance. But by the time we got to the car I was literally dragging him back to the car. Noticing a funny limp I picked him up and carried him back to the car. We get home, and all of his energy is gone and didn't even want to jump out of the car to greet the neighbor across the street, again not like him at all.
Figuring that he was just tired and missing the rest of the family, I brushed it off and went home. 15 minutes later I get a text message from my sister saying that Cuhna couldn't walk. He was not able to walk on his back legs at all and the more this continued the worse he got, so we took him to the vet.
The diagnosis:
He is paralyzed from the waist down.
The cause:
Unknown
As you can see, he is unable to walk on his back legs. He's on some meds so he's not in as much pain anymore, and last night he was willing to eat. There is some hope that he will get better, but a 50/50 chance that he will be able to walk again. I will keep you posted as the week carries on and he goes back to the vet for a follow up appointment. In the mean time I'm trying to remain positive about the whole situation :(
Friday, July 8, 2011
Frustrations...
Why is it that the one area I want to get rid of when losing weight (my stomach area) is the one area that STAYS?! I lose weight but still look the same. I don't feel different and am still not satisfied with how I look.
I've been working really hard to workout, eat healthy and no junk food for almost 3 weeks now. Guess it's time to increase the diet even more, which has been the hardest part because I have a really bad sweet tooth.
Must keep at it before I start seeing real results, but it's just so frustrating not seeing the difference on the scale. Any advice is welcomed.
I've been working really hard to workout, eat healthy and no junk food for almost 3 weeks now. Guess it's time to increase the diet even more, which has been the hardest part because I have a really bad sweet tooth.
Must keep at it before I start seeing real results, but it's just so frustrating not seeing the difference on the scale. Any advice is welcomed.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Wordless Wednesday: Sunsets
I love sunsets. When ever the sun goes down I first look to see if there are any clouds, because clouds is what gives the sun that awesome effect, and then look to the west.
These are some of my favorite sunset pictures:
These are some of my favorite sunset pictures:
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
4th of July
This year the 4th came on Monday, and I had the day off, this only meant that I had a 3 day weekend. This year I was planning on being part of the 4th of July parade with my work and was going to have the kids be part of it as well. We spent time decorating Bailee's scooter and Braylon's wagon the day before
We all got up early the next day and both me and kids were really excited... but when we arrived it turns out we had missed the entire parade. My work gave me the wrong time on my flyer! :( We were all bummed out so instead we went to eat with some friends
I felt bad for not being able to do the parade, I decided to take the kids to the park for a play date:
Braylon loved playing on the train!
Of course what would 4th of July be without: fireworks!
Tyrel was part of the team that shot off the fireworks display so I had a front row seat to the show. Awesome and overall good day.
Anyway, I'm exhausted. It's been a very eventful day and should be in bed. Good night world
We all got up early the next day and both me and kids were really excited... but when we arrived it turns out we had missed the entire parade. My work gave me the wrong time on my flyer! :( We were all bummed out so instead we went to eat with some friends
I felt bad for not being able to do the parade, I decided to take the kids to the park for a play date:
Of course what would 4th of July be without: fireworks!
Tyrel was part of the team that shot off the fireworks display so I had a front row seat to the show. Awesome and overall good day.
Anyway, I'm exhausted. It's been a very eventful day and should be in bed. Good night world
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