My old man crosses the rainbow bridge on Monday. Our best adventures included hiking and running on the sand. We like leesylvania state park but that's just a bit far for us right now. Is there anything Fairfax county/arlington/alexandria maybe with some sand where we could reasonably expect to chill?
I have an 11 year old hound dog that was diagnosed with CCD earlier this year. It started with a lot of stress behaviors (rifling through the trash, being destructive, bolting out the door when I went to leave). We got him on doggy Prozac and Xanax which definitely help the anxiety behaviors. Not 100% but a lot better.
For added context, he underwent surgery last fall to remove a cancerous tumor from his leg (pre-CCD). He was VERY nauseous as a result (I've never seen a dog produce so much saliva ever) and refused food for days until we got him on appetite stimulants.
More recently, he's had a reluctance to eat generally. We did a full work up at the vet and could find no clinical reason for refusing food. And I mean refusing chicken, which has been his favorite thing. Ultimately, I think it's related to his CCD given other cognitive things I'm seeing. He seems confused a lot, needs a very strict routine to settle, paces, etc.
The concern: while we were at the vet getting the full work up, the vet found small bladder stones on his X-ray. All very small, no need for surgical intervention at this point. Trying to treat with diet. BUT our guy has a sensitive GI tract (on GI biome), and couldn't tolerate any urinary food. The GI biome food on its own may help, but we go back for a new check in a couple weeks.
IF there is not a marked improvement in the stones, the vet said we can either surgically remove or sedate him and go in and try to use a laser of sorts to break them up so he can pass them naturally. However I have serious concerns given his cognitive state and how he reacted to anesthesia PRIOR to signs of CCD that this would seriously impact his cognitive decline and/or exacerbate the food issues again.
I guess I'm looking for insight as to the actual risk of anesthesia on CCD and whether surgical intervention would even be worth it. I know every dog is different but would appreciate insights. Thanks in advance ❤️
(For the record, seen a ton of nymphs at varying ages but no adults yet)
EDIT: CLAIMED!! Have fun friends!!
Unable to travel last minute, single ticket available free to good home.
Cheapest seat is $180???
I paid just over that for TWO tickets vs Canada last summer. Philly tickets are just over half that. The heck??
Is it available to watch anywhere? Checked YouTube, no dice.