Luna Health Update

Luna was the first pug my wife “introduced” me to from OBP. We have a similar problem with Georgie, our 6 year old black pug. We had been taking him to Blissfield Michigan once a month for acupuncture treatment to help with the collapsing trachea issue that he came to us with. He was part of a package deal because Georgie had always been with Gracie and to separate them would not be good for Georgie, so we got a wonderful two for one deal.

We found this tremendous man who has been a vet for a long time but was willing to expand his vision into other areas of treatment long before we heard of him. I have to admit that I wasn’t totally sold on acupuncture but after over 2 years of semi regular inexpensive treatments, Georgie is doing really well. So well in fact that we have canceled appointments when it just hasn’t seemed necessary. This coming Monday will be my first “solo” trip without Nancy and one of the things we always do after our treatment is to stop at the McDonalds and get a couple of breakfast combos for the “adults” and Georgie gets two sausage patties for his very own.

The only trouble I will have is when I turn into that parking lot. I wonder if Georgie will remember his sausage patties treat? Knowing his penchant for food, I think he will but I will be doing the feeding. One of those many tough little situations that will get progressively better as time passes.

Have a good day everyone, and I’ll tell you how it went a little later on.

Meiling had that same “Luna smile” on her face after we rushed her at midnight to the emergency vet when she went into an uncontrollable coughing fit!!!!! The vet thought I was the one who need medical treatment—- Meiling was just fine!!!  Next time, I will document the event!!!!

Could there be something in the household that causes Luna to cough, like an allergic reaction to something?  Not having a clue of what you do or don’t do, I’m thinking like air fresheners, cleaning solutions, laundry detergents, softeners, etc. I have found that these things will cause coughing, sneezing, etc., so I try to be as green as I can.

I’m a big believer that all the chemicals were consume by mouth, skin or air cause a lot of health problems, including antibiotics and hormones in food supplies.

Rotten dogs! All three of mine do the same thing. The vet said the adrenaline rush of being at the vet was the cause. Whether it’s an eye injury or cough, they all act perky. Like if they act ok, they won’t get a stick!
Isabelle is on her fourth med change for breathing. It seems like one will work for a while then stop. Currently, she’s on terbutaline sulphate and Tussigon. Meanwhile, I have a full bottle of theophylline that I can’t use. She’s done really well this winter so far (knock wood).
Hope you can find the right combo for Luna.