Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Changes

The past month has been full of changes. We would have blogged earlier, if not for the changes that were keeping us on our toes. (& dear Asta, we miss you loads too!)

It all began when I met a new dog-tar. I heard he is really a zoo vet but he is also trained in human & animal TCM as well as acupuncture. Recommended by Snowball & egged on by Fee's mum, our mum decided to consult with him about my fits. Mind ya, I thought that the medication is helping already; but mum is... well, ya all know what mums are like... she worries too much about my being on medication & its side effects.

The dog-tar seemed mild when I first met him; so I was surprised when he started inserting needles in my head, back, butt & legs & leaving them there! I could not really understand why mum brought me to see a dog-tar who conveniently forgot that he had left needles in a harmless wire like me... Thankfully, though I did not like needles being inserted, it did seem kinda relaxing... Since then, Mango & I have been whisked to the dog-tar at least once weekly, sometimes joined by Fee. Mum wanted to take pics to show all of you how it is like; but I had kept her busy with my scampering around in half-inserted needles and ocassional attempts at nipping the dog-tar.

My daily meals have been revamped to balance my system. O well, I am not fussy about food but since the change, we have to find out all over again what would be good for us. The only thing I refuse to yield would be to have my new TCM medication in bread since they come in 8 whopping capsules a day.

The dog-tar, while checking me during one of the sessions, saw that the pupil in my left eye did not constrict normally & suggested that it is an indication of some injury to my brain - it could be caused by a sickness when I was young or something, thus bringing forth the fits. Since I came here only at 2 & a 1/2 years old, Aunt Fee and mum could only imagine about whether there was a time in my life when I might have been sick and neglected. All these guessing made them real upset and so they kept trying to compensate for the bad part of my life.

On the upside, all these mean more car rides, more romping outings, new menus, extra treats, extra attention and more chances of getting away with mischief. Perhaps less fits, or the TCM cum acupuncture is helping to counter the tiring effects of the fits medication so I am also feeling bit more perrrky. It is great to be a less-worried wire, at last.



Loves,

Party

15 comments:

Asta said...

Party
I hope the new Dogter will make you all bettew! meantime enjoy the attention and tweats and caw wides..I'm sending healing smoochie kisses
love
Asta

Lenny said...

Glad that you're improving, Party! Keep up the good healing and great snacking!

Your friend, Lenny

Jackson's J1 and J2 said...

Hey Party, I've been having seizures too recently. I've only had 3 so far. I've already had acupuncture for the disc problems in my neck. J1 took some photos of the needles in my back but they were quite blurry. Hope you're feeling better soon! J x

jaffeboy said...

Sure good to hear you are feeling better. I'm sure with better food & lotsa TLC, you'll be even better in no time.

jaffeboy said...

Sure good to hear you are feeling better. I'm sure with better food & lotsa TLC, you'll be even better in no time.

Agatha and Archie said...

Well we hope you get feeling better and better!! PL2's last dog was a very very sick boy and got acupuncture,herbs and a big diet change and it really really helped..So it will for you too! Nice costume!!! Love and kisses A+A

Snowball said...

Party,

I am sure Dr Oh is able to help you get better like he had helped me.

My jie jie had problem giving me the capsules prescribed by Dr Oh too so now she has given up completely... hee...

Luv

Snowball

Anonymous said...

Oooh glad to hear that you're better, Party. Perhaps your mom can share some nutritional tips with our Missy sometime. Missy's very worrisome too. In fact, she's decided to start supplementing our diet again and has just burnt her pocket again ordering some USD50+ worth of supplements from Aunt Monica Segal.

Asta said...

Mango and Party
How is Party's eye????I hope lots bettew!! and di d youw sweet little daughtew Fee get the Birfday cawd I sent hew?? I hope she liked it!
I miss talking to all of you, and hope you awe taking cawe of youwselves
smoochie kisses
Asta

Simba and Jazzi said...

I hope all the sticking pins in you works.

Simba xx

Buster the Wired Fox Terror said...

Oh I do hope this works big guy!

My Mommy wanted to tell you - while we were fostering Janie I had to eat her special food (IAMS Low Residue http://us.iams.com/iams/en_US/jsp/IAMS_Page.jsp?pageID=PL&productID=24
vet formula dog food)and I have not any seizures since. She has me eating it still even though Janie has moved out.

Janie had pancreaitis - this is not food for seizure-y dogs like us - but she says it must be because of the food because that is the only thing she changed.

Bussie Kissies
Buster

fee said...

merrily christiemas dear parents! i had meatloaf woh!

loves,
fee

Dean-O! said...

Hope you woke up to find lots of gifties that need unwrapping ':¬}

Merry Christmas!

Jackson's J1 and J2 said...

Hey pals, hope you had a pawsome Xmas! Thanks for your lovely card! J x

Hammer said...

Dear Mango and Party and your family
Thank you very much for your bootiful Christmas card which arrived yesterday.
We hope you all have a wonderful year in 2008.
Our mum always uses natural healing like acupuncture, and we only go to see a traditional vet as a last resort. We hope your health is better very fast.
Love from Hammer