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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

What big teeth you have!

Sheba at about one year of age.

Sheba hasn't really been acting like herself lately. She is ten years old now and she has lost quite a bit of weight the last few months, she is also thirsty, itchy, restless and panting. I had the vet out to look at her last week and today she went in to have her teeth cleaned and to have a full blood work panel done. We picked her up this evening. The vet said everything looked good except she had hyperthyroidism and a heart murmur. The vet comes back out to check her thyroid again in ten days and we go from there. Sheba may have to have surgery to remove the thyroid or take medicine ~ we just don't know yet. She might also need to start heart medicines, depending on how that develops. Right now, I'm just glad everything else looked good. I understand both conditions are common in older dogs and as I was studying a chart in the vet's office that said in people years Sheba is 60, whoa!

Sheba has nice clean teeth now.


All the better to eat you with, my dear! 

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28 comments:

  1. GoldenAngelsWorksNovember 22, 2011 at 7:49:00 PM CST

    What a beautiful baby.

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  2. UnknownNovember 22, 2011 at 7:53:00 PM CST

    Hope Sheba gets to feeling better soon. She looks in that picture very similar to our back door neighbors dog who is about a year old now! - Siena

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  3. Becky K in OKNovember 22, 2011 at 8:22:00 PM CST

    Wishing good thoughts to Sheba. Hope she gets a clean bill of health.

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  4. ParsleyNovember 22, 2011 at 9:07:00 PM CST

    I love her! I assume your vet checked for diabetes?

    Hope she feels all better soon!

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  5. NancyNovember 22, 2011 at 9:24:00 PM CST

    Hope Sheba is on the mend soon! She is a cutie!

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  6. AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 11:18:00 PM CST

    cute dog, hope she feels better soon.
    greetings Judith

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  7. Blu StitcherNovember 22, 2011 at 11:43:00 PM CST

    Hugs to Sheba, We have a cardiac cat who has been on heart meds for almost 6 years now. He is also 10 years old and he is doing great. I am sure your vet will come up with a really good program for you.

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  8. StitchabilitiesNovember 23, 2011 at 2:35:00 AM CST

    Awww cutie sheba, I hope she feels better soon!!!

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  9. HazelNovember 23, 2011 at 3:32:00 AM CST

    Aww what a sweet dog. Hope she feels better soon. x

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  10. cuckiNovember 23, 2011 at 3:43:00 AM CST

    hope she feel better soon..she is so cute xx

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  11. The Knitting Cross StitcherNovember 23, 2011 at 5:17:00 AM CST

    Sheba is lovely:)and it sounds like there is something that can be done to benefit her :)
    Our border collie was on a special diet from the age of 11 for an under functioning kidney and a couple of other tablets later on for other minor niggles.She loved only one brand of dog food and we were worried she wouldn't take to her new dry food regime..how wrong we were.She loved it:)

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  12. Lisa DunnNovember 23, 2011 at 8:04:00 AM CST

    She is so cute! I'm glad that the problems she has developed can be taken care of relatively easily. I have an elderly dog too, so I understand your worries.

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  13. JulieNovember 23, 2011 at 8:38:00 AM CST

    She's a beaut.
    Our jake who's 12 spent 2 days at the vets last week,so know how you feel.Glad they are able to help her.

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  14. Ann at Beadlework.November 23, 2011 at 8:55:00 AM CST

    What beautiful eyes Sheba has - All the better to see you with!!

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  15. Rachel S-HNovember 23, 2011 at 9:22:00 AM CST

    She is very pretty! Hoping the meds help her.

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  16. valerieNovember 23, 2011 at 10:27:00 AM CST

    Awwww...so pretty! I hope she starts feeling more herself soon!

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  17. AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 12:37:00 PM CST

    Sheaba is a cutie!

    Glad she is being well taken care of.

    Hope she continues to feel better.

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  18. MichelleNovember 23, 2011 at 1:35:00 PM CST

    Hope she feels better soon xx

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  19. EricaNovember 23, 2011 at 2:30:00 PM CST

    Wishing the best for Sheba.
    I am going through the same thing with one of my cats right now.
    It's tough being a human (with pets)!

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  20. JoyszeNovember 23, 2011 at 4:18:00 PM CST

    She's gorgeous!! I hope she doesn't have to have surgery. :(

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  21. ShelleenNovember 23, 2011 at 4:24:00 PM CST

    When I was growing up, I had a dog named Sheba. Hope she is feeling better soon.

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  22. MyraNovember 23, 2011 at 5:30:00 PM CST

    She is beautiful! Happy Thanksgiving.

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  23. Delusional KnitterNovember 23, 2011 at 7:24:00 PM CST

    Good luck to Sheba. My dog is now 98 or 105 ... don't really know her exact age because I adopted her as an adult. She's having more and more problems, but we're doing what we can to ease her discomfort. So sad when they get old.

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  24. JulieNovember 24, 2011 at 4:13:00 PM CST

    She's a lovely dog.

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  25. PattyNovember 27, 2011 at 5:12:00 AM CST

    I'm glad Sheba can be treated with meds if needed. She's a pretty girl!

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  26. MeariNovember 29, 2011 at 10:48:00 AM CST

    Adorable pic!

    I noticed my Celeste has been panting quite a bit since this past spring. Persnickety, too! Someone pointed out to me that she's almost 50 in people years. Dog-o-pause maybe?

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  27. DebbieNovember 29, 2011 at 7:38:00 PM CST

    How is Sheba doing now? Great picture!

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  28. PumpkinDecember 2, 2011 at 8:32:00 PM CST

    It's hard when our four legged friends get older :o( I wish they lived as long as we did. I hope she feels better soon.

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