Poor Mopps is limping very badly since yesterday afternoon , hoping that he just strained it and that the pain meds he takes have not stopped working for him. Surgery is not an option at his age. Still eating and going around all over the place , just wish he would rest it.

Poor Mopps, hope he feels better soon. Murphy has been limping lately, the vet thinks it may just be an arthritic condition, we think he is 8 1/2. He loves to play ball and run but we are limiting his play time right now to rest the leg. According to the AKC site, his
equivalent age is approximately in the mid 50's

Macrocentra said: Lexi (dog) went to the vet today. She's had a chronic dry nose for years, but suddenly it's been all green and infected. I took her to the vet I used to work at and we tried antibiotics and an antibiotic ointment but they didn't seem to work. After that she was stumped about what to do.
So I took her to the vet that sees my cats today (I kinda took Lex to the other vet due to convenient location, but kept the cats at their original vet cause they're familiar with their histories. My original vet is in another town.)

We did nose swabs and some other tests. Her nose glows bright green under a blacklight, which the vet said can be a big sign of ringworm. So she took a clipping of her nose for further testing. Going to check for ringworm and other fungal infections.

Hoping this might finally answer the question of what's wrong with her little nose. A past suggestion was a biopsy, but it's risky to put her under anesthetic for it because she has a high grade heart murmur.

Her poor nose looks just awful...

Extra luvs for Lexi & Mopps, hope they both get better soon!

and for Murphy!

Vet gave us Carprofin to try for the pain. We have to be away from home this afternoon but when we get home later we will try it. We don't want to try it until we will be around for the next 12 hours to watch for any adverse reactions.

Mopps takes Deramaxx once a day and Gabapentin twice a day. Also have to make sure he eats when taking these.
Seems slightly better tonight but still trying to get him to eat supper so he can get his pill and his Vetsulin. Hope Murphy and Lexi feel better soon. By the chart I guess Mopos is in his mid 80's.
Just as I am finishing this he finally is starting to have his dinner.

My pet greenbottle blue tarantula doesn't seem well and it's making me sad.

She hasn't eaten in 3 weeks. It's normal to stop eating near a molting period, but she's lost a noticeable amount of weight and still no molt. She was so nice and fat before. Now she's thin. Makes me worry.

Hope all is ok with her. How long can they go ? I thought they could go months.

They can go a long time without eating. It's just the drastic weight loss that has me concerned. I'm wondering if she isn't drinking much. I keep her bowl full of water, but maybe she's dehydrated?

Pets sure can challenge us at times, and give us a lot of worries.

For all our ailing pets.
So far so good with Moose and his allergies. The odd thing is he seems to do better in the spring and summer than fall and winter

Sorry about your tarantula, TK. Such neat critters! I don't know anything about tarantula care but wonder if you spritzed her legs, would she groom off (and consume) the water droplets?

Bailey sends healing wags and puppy dog kisses to all her "extended family" who need them. She has been a loving nurse to me. This morning I got lots of hugs and kisses from her...best I've had since surgery. It's like she knew I was up for it today...Amanda just laughed at us.

Maybe Moose is allergic to leaf mold like me , always worse in the Fall and early Winter.

Ginger, glad you're recovering well!

Just observing a busy night..
as our friendly strays : Spencer (on the fence) and Shy 1 (on the ground) pensively guards the cat shelter area:


No wonder, there is a visiting nocturnal guest..an opossum:




Just a few moments earlier, I gave Shy 1 it's midnight snack:

Greetings from one sleepy Ney.


I went through my handy dandy tarantula care guide and it had instructions to make a tarantula ICU for if they appear dehydrated. I might put the greenbottle in one and see if that fattens her back up a bit. Just have to dig her out of her cave if I do... Don't imagine she'll love that.

Ney is just gorgeous.

Midnight snacks! No wonder your strays are so friendly. Did the possum get his share?

Happy to report Peanut is doing a bit better, eating some kibble. I only have powder for about 7 more syringes of food, so I've started tapering off. He had 2/3 of a syringe (about 8cc's) for breakfast and was looking for more. He'll have to make do with kibble! He has regained 20 grams, so that's going in the right direction. He needs to gain another 30 to get back to where he was, and 20 extra wouldn't hurt. He's tiny... Average weight for a male guinea pig is 3-5 pounds, and his max so far has been about a pound and a half.

Yes, I believe the opossum got its share..no leftovers this morning

Whenever I chance upon the strays patiently waiting right at our glass sliding door, then I prepare some light treats. Better this way that I see them actually eat it at night since the other wildlife is bound to take advantage otherwise.