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Hershey's Kissables..... candy coated mini kisses. 
Just what I needed...anoth er candy to try to avoid.
Luckily I've only found them in one store.
They are too good.

How can I put this kindly.....Dai sy has a lot of skin so she has a lot of folds.
Especially between her back legs  and sometimes the folds on her belly hold moisture.  She cleans it but I don't think it really dries.
So she has these little sore areas.  They almost look like tiny hot spots.  They scab over and when I clean them they weep and the skin looks red.  There is no fur loss and she doesn't mind if I clean them.   If I clean them and put neosporin on them they clear up.
Once they are clear I stop and they come back.   
If only she would lay on her back spread eagle like Jilly does everything would air out. 

Could these be hot spots?  Or something else?   
I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks,
Wendy

HELLO!!!!
I've been dealing with seizures since late summer.   Newly diagnosed and NOT happy with the neurologist I was seeing.   Yesterday I met with a new neurologist who specialized in epilepsy.
The new doctor is SOOOOOOO much better than the other guy.    100 times better.   
Hubby also said he felt so much better after we left the appointment with her.
She started off by asking me to tell my story from the beginning.  She said she
had the other doctor's notes but that she wanted to get the story from me
herself. (I liked that a lot)
As I started telling her about the early incidents and first EEG she asked if I felt comfortable with the diagnosis.   I told her the truth....that I am having a hard time believing it.   
She said, "I'm going to take the next 10 minutes and go over your EEGs.  I am not just a
neurologist.  I studied 2 additional years in epilepsy so reading EEG results is one of my specialties.  It could be that the eeg shows nothing special or it could show something."    (I liked this a lot too)
She was gone for 10 min.   Hubby told me that he always hopes the best for me but not to get my hopes up too high. It was good that he helped keep my feet on the ground. It was a long 10 minutes for me.  She came back and said that it's definitely seizure activity.  She explained that a normal eeg should look like the letter M written over and over.   My eeg line has triangle points popping up.   That is the seizure activity.  (I liked that she explained this clearly and helpfully)
She really listened to me about facts & feelings....an d we formed a plan TOGETHER.   
I'm doubling my med today.   In one week I will have blood work done.  The
following week I call to get the lab results and we will adjust the med accordingly.
If this med doesn't work we will try another. 
She provided me with so much good information.  100 times more than the prior doctor. 
She gave me a pamphlet and wrote down the type of seizures I am having and the
location in my brain.   She gave me a copy of this 400+ page book on epilepsy.
Overall it was GREAT. 
Of course I wish she would have said the eegs were fine and it was all a big mistake but you can't have everything.   She's really nice.   
I'm so so so so so glad I switched. 
Just wanted to share my good news.

-Wendy

I can post pictures using "Additional Options/Attach".
What I want to know is how I can post multiple pictures with captions inbetween. 
example:
This is my dog:
<picture 01>
This is my other dog:
<picture 02>
This is yet another dog:
<picture 03>

I've seen some of you post this way.....fess up....How are you doing it?

Thanks in advance,
Wendy

Here's the story....
I'm home and can't drive.  I'm on short term disability due to the seizures.   Last week my direct deposit from work didn't happen and they cut me a check instead.  My husband just called from the post office.  He said my check came in and he's on his way to work.
He works an hour away.   He works 5 min. from our bank.    Tomorrow we are going an hour in the opposite direction because I have a dr. appointment.   
I suggested he just sign the check for me so that it can be deposited today.
You'd think I'd asked him to murder someone.   He freaked out.
I was a bit surprised by his reaction.   
Maybe I'm way off base.
I'm curious what others think. 

-Wendy

I've had strangers ask if Daisy is a.....
- lab
- lab/Dane
- lab/Weimaraner
- pitbull

And some people insist that she is the dog from Turner and Hooch.  Close...but not the right type of mastiff.

I explain that she is a Neapolitan Mastiff but that is often met with a blank stare so sometimes I don't bother.

How about you? 
Do strangers label your dog as a breed that he/she isn't?



 

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