Monday, October 15, 2012

Sorry for being so pathetic lol.

Sorry for my pathetic post earlier.  I took the dogs for a walk and then played with Chrome, so I feel much better now.  I also made a weekly chart for Storm's eye medication so we can write down when we put her drops in because misunderstandings were the reason for a lot of missed doses, when we'd think the other one did it and they didn't, etc.  I have the chart set up so I can print a new one each week.  It has a place for AM and PM doses of Cyclosporine and an AM and PM place for the regular gel drops so we know what time we put it in.  The reason for that is because I have to wait thirty minutes after doing gel drops to put in Cyclo and I have to wait an hour after doing Cyclo to put in gel drops!  That's why it gets so confusing.  I'm having to put drops in her eyes a minimum of four times a day, but I do more like six or eight if I'm home.  She can have gel drops as often as I can put them in, but the Cyclosporine is twice a day.  The complicated part is making sure the right amount of time has elapsed between doses.  I think Storm hates me!  Every time she seems me coming she runs away, lays down and tries to hide her face under something.  It breaks my heart.  That's how bad she hates the drops.  Can you blame me for not wanting to do the Cyclosporine (the one that burns)?  :(  Hopefully with this chart I can stay on top of this and get her eyes producing some of their own tears.  Wish me luck lol.  And thank you all for the encouraging comments.  It helped pull me out of my funk so I could focus on the positives.  At least between Storm's eyes and Chrome's abscess I'm staying too busy to think about my friend.  I'm going to his visitation tomorrow.... the first time I've ever been to one....

4 comments:

  1. We have a dog with Chronic Dry Eye as well. Unfortunatly the first round of meds didn't resolve her Dry Eye. So we'll be treating it for the rest of her life. Precript gel twice daily, Genteal for dry eye once a day. She's such a good girl for it all, I feel like she hates me sometimes though.

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  2. I hope that Storm starts to do better. And it's ok to be in a funk and grieve. Wallow in it and then hug your pets.

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  3. I think you deserve to wallow and feel sad as long as you need to. Don't appologize for that, especially now. I'm so sorry about your friend and your friend's dog. I really hope Storm and Chrome get better soon. Can you make the eye drops extra special? buy something really tastey (ham, i donno) and have it ready for when she's done then really fuss over her telling her she's so good and pretty... may make it all a little easier. also make sure you go to her several times when you do NOT give her drops. kind of like training a dog for going to the vet in a car. make the car trip other fun things too. but i'm sure you know all this. just thought i'd type them out because you may be too overwhelmed to consider it all.

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  4. WD, thank you!! Those are great ideas! I don't know why I didn't think of that. :) I've been taking her for a walk after putting the Cyclosporine (the one that burns) in to distract her from rubbing her eye. I'll definitely try giving her something special after doing them and making a fuss over her when I'm not doing anything. Brilliant. :)

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