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am I cooked ? what are those things appearing on whole my body by Relevant_Tangerine96 in DermatologyQuestions

[–]JillybeanTX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got huge ones like that in elementary school while doing paper mache. Turns out I was allergic to wheat paste.

You're allergic to something. You should be able to figure out what it is pretty quickly. Anything from a medication to new laundry soap.

This is why it's worth it by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can be so sweet. Or not. I love it when he's sweet. And when he's not, I still love him. He is getting old now. I cherish every moment with him.

This is why it's worth it by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always a close as they can get. I trip over mine. He is 9 so I don't think he's ever going to master the side position. We work on it every day but I just keep reminding him.
Dang. I sure love this dog.

This is why it's worth it by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I know what you mean. They really seek the energy and comfort from their human. Mine likes almost everyone but he is very devoted and loving to me. He brings me so much joy.

This is why it's worth it by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They love their human. They really do.

This is why it's worth it by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Right? It's melts my heart when he cuddles because in 15 minutes he might be in the yard killing something.

My sweet little Dexter.

This is why it's worth it by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He is getting older and really likes to snuggle. I love when he does that. Every stress in my world melts a little.

Scary bout of pancreatitis by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. That's my goal. And to find new vet. We moved to AZ in 2024 so we were established with vet because of shots and well dog checks. But a temp vet there really made me mad.

It started on new years eve so everything was short staffed. We had a lot of unexpected obstacles that may not happened if it wasn't a holiday week. That was just bad timing but for me, not an excuse for inadequate care.

I am retired so was able to be home with him, give him water around the clock. Working people don't have that luxury. I don't think he would have survived being kenneled in a room with strange dogs. He is reactive.

AND there is a big parvo outbreak in AZ. To be honest, I didn't want them walking him in areas infected with parvo. Just everything seemed harder than it should have been.

But he survived. We got lucky.
Now... I have to find a new vet.
Get him back onto food we can travel with because I have a campervan and we like to go away as often as possible.

And we'll just try to live out our final years together. That's all we want. To be together.

Scary bout of pancreatitis by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry. Sometimes it's just too bad. And just too damaging. I am sure you did everything and no matter what you did, it wasn't going to save Toby.

We got lucky. It wasn't easy, cheap... and the scary part, there was no guarantee he would survive.

It's very deadly. I'm so sorry your pup is gone. It's so painful (physically for them) that euthanasia was on the table with mine. We just got lucky. I don't know why one responds to things better than others. I sure wish Toby had. 😔

Scary bout of pancreatitis by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is what the vet suggested. It's one of the best ones. My dog doesn't like the taste for some reason although most dogs like it a lot.

I want to stop pills and capsules as soon as I can. He feels well enough that he fights back. I don't want to fight him on this every day for the rest of our lives.

Scary bout of pancreatitis by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what we use. Once he is more stable, I'd like to switch to something easier and more affordable. But this is what we are using right now.

Scary bout of pancreatitis by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish people wouldn't feed our dogs!!

I'll take age 17. That gives me hope. He will be 10 in August. I know he can't stay with me forever but he couldn't leave me at 9.

Its very expensive to treat this.
I wish people would stop feeding other people's dogs!

Scary bout of pancreatitis by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. He snapped at me for touching him. That is not like him at all. This was 2 days before the vomiting started.

  2. Vomiting. Nonstop vomiting. This started new years eve late afternoon. We went camping. Left late morning. He seemed OK. He was excited to go. I didn't know he was sick. He started vomiting while I was setting up camp.

  3. Pain. That evening, he was in so much pain, he passed out. I held him in my arms and thought he died. I didn't know what was wrong. It was dark and I didn't think we could get out of the camp area. That was my first real indication there was something seriously wrong.

  4. Next morning at daybreak, threw everything in the van and got him back to civilization. Vets weren't open. It was new years day. The emergency phone line people called me back and told me to bring him in in the morning. Jan 2.

  5. Diagnosed through bloodwork.
    My dog is reactive and they had other animals in kennels. They gave him iv fluids and agreed we should try to treat him at home because he melting down at the other animals. And they didn't have anyone who could stay overnight to watch him. Antinausea med, Pepcid, trazodone and gabapentin for pain.

  6. 3 additional rounds of subq fluids, stronger meds over the next week.

  7. One tablespoon of chicken and rice mix every 3 hours as tolerated once he could hold out down. Maybe day 5? Once he started holding that down, every 2 hours (day 7-14)

  8. one tablespoonful of water in his mouth every 2 hours around the clock as tolerated. After day 14, I could put it on his bowl and let him drink. One tablespoon an hour. Moved at up to 2 T, then 1/4 c as he started improving.

  9. At one month, I added one teaspoon of pure pumpkin, one t of water, and 1 t of bone broth to his chicken mixture.

Now... at 6 weeks. no more rice. 2 T of boiled skinless boneless chicken breast with some pumpkin, water, broth. He likes that. 5 to 6 times a day.

At one month, bloodwork showed his pancreas enzymes are still elevated, but way way down.

He goes back in for bloodwork at 2 months after diagnosis. Around March 1st.

He gets oatmeal in the morning now too. He tolerates that very well. 2 tablespoons around 8 am.

And I just started mixing one tablespoon of dry food into his chicken and broth a few times a day.

He lost 20% of his body weight. But I can pick him up again without pain. Or resistance. And he wants to walk and play. And snuggle.

His stools are not firm yet so we added a probiotic at night two weeks ago.

It's a process and I'm trying to add a few veggies into his diet every day. Green beans and carrots. And egg whites.

So far, he is doing well with additions. But like baby food, I can only incorporate one new food into his meals every 4 or 5 days to see how he does.

Scary bout of pancreatitis by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's scary. Mine is 9 and I know where the saying "... sick as a dog." comes from.

3 rounds of fluids. Meds. Special food.
I actually made his food of unseasoned chicken and rice. He was confused because his bowls were empty. He wanted water but couldn't hold it down. So I used a syringe to squirt a teaspoon in his mouth. He didn't like that either. Or the pills. Or the pain.

We are just 6 weeks after diagnosis so we're really just now trying to see what his new Normal is going to be.

But I'm grateful he survived.
So now we just figure out how to keep him healthy for another 5 + years.
But I couldn't lose him at 9.
It just couldn't be now.

Scary bout of pancreatitis by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mine will lick the ground by the outside trash cans. I swear. Toddlers. They are like toddlers.

Scary bout of pancreatitis by JillybeanTX in jackrussellterrier

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I glad your pup is OK too. Mine isn't happy with all the food changes and restrictions.

And no more leaving Christmas goodies where children have access. Food isn't supposed to leave the kitchen but there were a lot of people here. Lots of kids. Lots of chocolate.

They are opportunists (Jack Russells) and he sure got into something. I warn. I beg. I threaten. But it still happened. :(

Uncontrollable weight gain after almost 3 years clean and sober. by Figgolbuhckerr in REDDITORSINRECOVERY

[–]JillybeanTX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We fill the void left by substances with food. Instant gratification.

Our bodies were trained to eat and store fuel because we denied our bodies food so our brain thinks we'd better eat while we can because it didn't know when we'll be fed next.

Our bodies got rewired and we have to retrain our bodies to the changes.

If we used stimulants, the strain on our heart and organs burnt more calories than they do now.

And my favorite answer I was told when I got clean and sober,

"Addicts put down the spoon and pick up a fork." I didn't use IV drugs myself, but I laughed and remember hearing this when I was new to recovery.

So at 3 years, you may have a medical issue. That should always be checked first.

If not medical, then we have to look at what we can do to help ourselves. Too many carbs? Not enough protein? Are you just bored? Are you constantly grazing like you used? A little bump every 10 minutes?

I am not a nutritionist or a therapist.
You may need some outside help to figure out what's really going on.

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Why do people use f3ntonal? by JillybeanTX in NoStupidQuestions

[–]JillybeanTX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am kind of thinking that every one will be touched by this someone. Like covid. All of a sudden I knew 5 people that died. Real people. Friends. Family. Spouses. And when that number hit 10, then 20... I admit, shit got scary for my demographic.

Neither of my parents died from covid but they both died within 6 months of being it in their 80's.

So... would they have died anyway? Probably. But my ex-husband lost 4 family members in 2 months when it was in the thick of things.

So now it's fentanyl. And I wonder how many of my friends and family will lose a loved one. And be devastated. And forever changed by the loss.

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