Just in case you were wondering, and even if you weren't, I thought I'd do a post today to give an update on some conditions.
This is the 4th day Ozzy has been on Rimadyl. He's still limping a bit, but doesn't seem to have as hard of a time sitting down and standing up. He's also seemed to have a lot more energy. When we let him in the house, he gets all excited and runs around and tries to get someone to play with him. It had been a while since he'd had a good case of the zoomies, so it's nice to see him feeling well.
I'm on day 3 from my crown lengthening and the swelling is starting to go down a bit. Still hurts, but not quite as bad and frozen peas and drugs help a lot. Bryce calls me his "little chipmunk wife" and makes fun of the funny way I've been talking. Nice to know someone is getting some entertainment out of all this. :)
I took Daniel to a Quick Care last night so that I could let Bryce still take the van and wouldn't have to sit and wonder if I should take him to the doctor. He has another ear infection. The doctor said it's even bulging a bit. So he's started on yet another round of antibiotics (he stopped the last one a week and a half ago) and should hopefully feel better soon.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Colds, Dentists, and Vets
We've had a busy weekend that is still going.
I took Ozzy to the vet on Saturday. He's been limping a lot lately and we've been meaning to take him back in, so I finally did it. All the workers who were in the waiting room were commenting on how he walks funny and holds his legs funny and all that. They weighed him and he was 104, which is 3 pounds lighter than he was a year ago. He should be going the other direction in weight. When we got into the examination room and the vet came to look at him, she pointed out how straight he keeps his legs from his ankles down. Usually there's more of a bend there, but he holds his pretty straight. As she was moving the legs while he was lying down, she said that he has more extension there than he's supposed to. Most of her moving his legs around didn't seem to bother Ozzy until she moved his legs outward. She said that especially in a dog as young as he is, that makes her think that it's hip dysplasia. So we scheduled to take Ozzy in on Monday morning for x-rays to see what the problem was. Yep, he has hip dysplasia. The vet (a different one this time) suggested giving Ozzy glucosamine and gave us some Rimadyl for the pain and we'll take him back next Monday to see how he's been doing on the Rimadyl. On a side note, when they weighed him when I dropped him off on Monday morning, he was at 107 again.
Sunday night, Daniel started showing signs of a cold. He didn't look like he felt well, had a runny nose, and was hot when I put him in his high chair for dinner, so I took his temperature. It was 103. I told Bryce about it, then went downstairs where I told the kids that no one else was allowed to be sick. Alex answered by running towards the bathroom and throwing up on the floor just outside the door, then making it to the toilet for the third heave. Luckily, he didn't throw up again after that and has been fine since then. Daniel has been slowly improving each day, so hopefully will be all the way better by tomorrow.
Today I got to go get a crown lengthening. What's a crown lengthening, you ask? Well, a crown lengthening is where you have a tooth that's too short or damaged to be able to put a crown on it, so they go in and cut away the gum around the base of the tooth to expose more tooth so they can do a crown. In my case, my tooth had broken off below the gum line, so I had to have it done. After they cut away the gums, they put in a couple (I got 3) stitches, give you a prescription for pain medication and a mouth rinse that supposedly tastes like black licorice (and the pharmacist said not to drink anything for at least a half hour after because it makes the flavor worse) and send you home. They do offer to sedate you for the procedure if you wish. I opted just for the local anesthesia. For the rest of the day today I'm supposed to ice my jaw (20 minutes on, 5-10 off, 20 minutes on, and so on)and watch for bleeding. I can take the Vicodin they prescribed today if I want, but I'm supposed to wait until tomorrow for the mouth wash. The whole thing took just over an hour (they said it would take an hour and a half). You always know it's a bad sign though when the dentist says, "Boy, you really did a number on this tooth." After all this pain and time at the dentist, I'm almost wishing I had just had it pulled.
I took Ozzy to the vet on Saturday. He's been limping a lot lately and we've been meaning to take him back in, so I finally did it. All the workers who were in the waiting room were commenting on how he walks funny and holds his legs funny and all that. They weighed him and he was 104, which is 3 pounds lighter than he was a year ago. He should be going the other direction in weight. When we got into the examination room and the vet came to look at him, she pointed out how straight he keeps his legs from his ankles down. Usually there's more of a bend there, but he holds his pretty straight. As she was moving the legs while he was lying down, she said that he has more extension there than he's supposed to. Most of her moving his legs around didn't seem to bother Ozzy until she moved his legs outward. She said that especially in a dog as young as he is, that makes her think that it's hip dysplasia. So we scheduled to take Ozzy in on Monday morning for x-rays to see what the problem was. Yep, he has hip dysplasia. The vet (a different one this time) suggested giving Ozzy glucosamine and gave us some Rimadyl for the pain and we'll take him back next Monday to see how he's been doing on the Rimadyl. On a side note, when they weighed him when I dropped him off on Monday morning, he was at 107 again.
Sunday night, Daniel started showing signs of a cold. He didn't look like he felt well, had a runny nose, and was hot when I put him in his high chair for dinner, so I took his temperature. It was 103. I told Bryce about it, then went downstairs where I told the kids that no one else was allowed to be sick. Alex answered by running towards the bathroom and throwing up on the floor just outside the door, then making it to the toilet for the third heave. Luckily, he didn't throw up again after that and has been fine since then. Daniel has been slowly improving each day, so hopefully will be all the way better by tomorrow.
Today I got to go get a crown lengthening. What's a crown lengthening, you ask? Well, a crown lengthening is where you have a tooth that's too short or damaged to be able to put a crown on it, so they go in and cut away the gum around the base of the tooth to expose more tooth so they can do a crown. In my case, my tooth had broken off below the gum line, so I had to have it done. After they cut away the gums, they put in a couple (I got 3) stitches, give you a prescription for pain medication and a mouth rinse that supposedly tastes like black licorice (and the pharmacist said not to drink anything for at least a half hour after because it makes the flavor worse) and send you home. They do offer to sedate you for the procedure if you wish. I opted just for the local anesthesia. For the rest of the day today I'm supposed to ice my jaw (20 minutes on, 5-10 off, 20 minutes on, and so on)and watch for bleeding. I can take the Vicodin they prescribed today if I want, but I'm supposed to wait until tomorrow for the mouth wash. The whole thing took just over an hour (they said it would take an hour and a half). You always know it's a bad sign though when the dentist says, "Boy, you really did a number on this tooth." After all this pain and time at the dentist, I'm almost wishing I had just had it pulled.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Ben's birthday party
Today we had Ben's birthday party, so it's been a fun couple of days for him. Two of the six kids we invited showed up, but they each brought along someone too, so it turned out to be a decent crowd. Ben was especially excited to see Austin, a boy from his Kindergarten class who he hasn't seen since school ended.
They all played in the pool and a little on the slip 'n slide for about an hour and a half, then we came in where we ate pizza and cake and opened presents. Everyone all seemed to have a really good time and Ben is excited to play with all his new stuff. We also set it up to have Ben go over and play at Austin's house on Monday, so he has more to look forward to.
Here are some pictures of today's fun. Some look pretty similar to yesterday's fun. :)
They all played in the pool and a little on the slip 'n slide for about an hour and a half, then we came in where we ate pizza and cake and opened presents. Everyone all seemed to have a really good time and Ben is excited to play with all his new stuff. We also set it up to have Ben go over and play at Austin's house on Monday, so he has more to look forward to.
Here are some pictures of today's fun. Some look pretty similar to yesterday's fun. :)
Friday, July 11, 2008
Birthday fun
Here are some pictures of how we spent Ben's birthday today:
Getting in
Playing
Squirt wars!
Notice the dog in the background. He wanted to play too.
Daniel was checking out the action
Mom and Daniel
Getting in
Playing
Squirt wars!
Notice the dog in the background. He wanted to play too.
Daniel was checking out the action
Mom and Daniel
Happy Birthday To Ben!
Today is Ben's 6th birthday. I can't believe how quickly 6 years has gone by. It's hard to believe that 6 years ago today we were holding our little baby boy for the first time. We love having him in our family. He's such a smart kid who loves doing nice things for others. For example, when I asked him what he wanted for his birthday, he said (after coloring books, candy, and a Transformer) that what he really wanted was to get something for our whole family and he asked me what we needed.
Here's a picture of Ben at 6 months. Wasn't he cute?
Here's Ben's last school picture.
And here are a couple pictures I took of Ben today on his birthday. He was a little busy playing the Wii, so they're a bit silly.
Here's a picture of Ben at 6 months. Wasn't he cute?
Here's Ben's last school picture.
And here are a couple pictures I took of Ben today on his birthday. He was a little busy playing the Wii, so they're a bit silly.
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