Ella & Rusty & Stu(GA)
Member Since 2010
Yesterday
Hi L&LL,
Rusty's breathing/congestion was much better today. His appetite is so-so. I think one problem with his appetite is that he has only 5 teeth (the two lower canines and 3 other small teeth) and needs to snuf/lick up his food and that this gets into his nose and worsens congestion. So he doesn't eat a lot at any one time, but grazes throughout the day (when he is reminded that he might be hungry).
Our warm, warm weather continues. The forecast for the World Snowshoe Championship Races on Saturday is for heavy rain and warm weather. Nonetheless they are not going to postpone because of all the international athletes.
I spent most of the afternoon trying to "translate" Rusty's dose from Terumo to other syringes. I have only about 2 weeks more of the wonderful Terumo syringes that @Chris & China sent me. Since they are discontinued, I have to find another syringe. I have BD (which are very hard to push the plunger on), CarePoint Vet, Sure Comfort, and Ulticare Vet. CarePoint Vet and Sure Comfort are the same syringe, same company, but marketed to different "consumers". I don't like any of the 4 alternatives. The Terumo markings are so much easier to read. I've been counting drops and trying to figure out how they relate to the caliper readings. I'll have to go back to @Marje and Gracie 's posts and our correspondence for reference. In the meantime, I am going blind, since Rusty's dose is quite tiny. And I think I've been calling it smaller than it actually is. This is a major mess!
Wishing all a fine evening. I'm going downstairs to sit with Rusty and hold his bowl.
Hi L&LL,
Rusty's breathing/congestion was much better today. His appetite is so-so. I think one problem with his appetite is that he has only 5 teeth (the two lower canines and 3 other small teeth) and needs to snuf/lick up his food and that this gets into his nose and worsens congestion. So he doesn't eat a lot at any one time, but grazes throughout the day (when he is reminded that he might be hungry).
Our warm, warm weather continues. The forecast for the World Snowshoe Championship Races on Saturday is for heavy rain and warm weather. Nonetheless they are not going to postpone because of all the international athletes.
I spent most of the afternoon trying to "translate" Rusty's dose from Terumo to other syringes. I have only about 2 weeks more of the wonderful Terumo syringes that @Chris & China sent me. Since they are discontinued, I have to find another syringe. I have BD (which are very hard to push the plunger on), CarePoint Vet, Sure Comfort, and Ulticare Vet. CarePoint Vet and Sure Comfort are the same syringe, same company, but marketed to different "consumers". I don't like any of the 4 alternatives. The Terumo markings are so much easier to read. I've been counting drops and trying to figure out how they relate to the caliper readings. I'll have to go back to @Marje and Gracie 's posts and our correspondence for reference. In the meantime, I am going blind, since Rusty's dose is quite tiny. And I think I've been calling it smaller than it actually is. This is a major mess!
Wishing all a fine evening. I'm going downstairs to sit with Rusty and hold his bowl.
I use the Vet CarPoint. Ordered 1000 of them last year, all came with the same lot number so the markings are consistent. I do have bubble trouble though. Hope you find a syringe that works.
