A Healthy Dog is a Happy Dog!

For the past 2 days at 5am, Sammy Diva has been waking up extremely happy. We can hear her make these AH!, AH!, AH! sounds which means that she is on her back with her legs stretching up into the air. How happy happy she must be.  Seeing her do this one, two sometimes three times a day makes us laugh. Its wonderful to see how good Sammy Diva must be feeling.  She must be pain free. This is actually the happiest I have ever seen her since I had her. And she is 8 years old! She has had plenty of antibiotics etc in the past. I attribute this to the reiki. She must really feel good. And doesn’t that song just play in your head, ” I feel good…Whoa-oa-oa! I feel good, I knew that I would, feel good, I knew that I would, now
So good, so good, by James Brown! ” Yeah, baby!!

 

 She was outside today and again… Sammy Diva was so happy again!!! This is the same day that she woke up at 5am doing the same thing!  I said to Mark, quick, get the camera, who would believe an 8 year old yellow labrador retriever with canine hip dysplasia was this happy?! Yeah, reiki! The Vet said she had extensive damage to her hips. Does this look like a dog with pain? No! I think she has reverted back to puppy mode! All we can say is that we are happy that she is happy. It is great being a dog and having a great life! Nothing is better than this. No more bladder infection, no more pain in my hip. I haven’t had to give her anything for pain since I stopped to Rimadyl. The Vet said once the weather changes I can give her buffered aspirin, but obviously, she is NOT in any pain!

Suffering Sammy Diva

Well, got another call from the Vet today. More bad news. Sammy Diva now also has a bladder infection. How in the heck did she get that. She’s never had one. She has had too many ear infections when I first got her. But bladder? No wonder she’s miserable on top of her hips hurting. Before I even knew she had a bladder infection, I was so sad last night, in tears reiki’ng her. I will NOT do well as she gets old.  My husband carried her up the stairs again last night. This morning, she woke up at 520am needing to pee. (now I realize its from the bladder infection, not just the side effect of the steroid injection.) Mark was so kind to get up for Sammy.  I did hands on reiki on her when I woke up.  Then when I went upstairs to get ready for my day (with no Sammy by my side sadly) I sent her reiki hoping that she may appear like yesterday. But no.  But a few minutes later as I was blow drying my hair, Mark said, look behind you. There was Sammy, about to give me kisses. Well, if its 3 reiki sessions a day for her, that is what it is going to be.

After the Vet called, I went to get her antibiotics for her bladder infection, baytril which cost a whopping $111.00 and her non steroidals for her hip, rimadyl which was another $65.50. I got the pill pockets, have you ever tried those? They are great. Dogs think they are getting treats (instead of nasty tasting pills). I also picked up some laxatone for Mochi hoping it will help with furballs. (I know, not fun to pick up). Ka-CHING as my friend Candy would say as she only knows too well about spending $$ on our furbabies. Well,  its all worth it if I can get Sammy Diva back to her fun loving , laying on her back with legs stretched in the air, saying AH, ah, ah!!!!