I am not shopping for a remote control vibrator. I just can't. But it is a perfect idea.
Must be one heck of a range on that remote control...I bet there are a couple of forum members who could mail you an extra one of theirs.
She is on an anti-inflammatory for the severe arthritis and it works well.
I bet there are a couple of forum members who could mail you an extra one of theirs. But you may not want it.
Martha, what type of anti-inflammatory is it? Does it contain aspirin? High doses of aspirin are associated with deafness.
My daughter adopted a deaf dog from the humane society. She has used a vibrating collar with much success. She gets nasty looks from people because they assume it's a shock collar. Her dog does not respond to foot stomping type vibrations.
Glad to hear that the old girl is still doing well...feared the update might not be positive. Best of luck to both of you!
I wish I could explain that light switch trick to Jane rather than my usual go out in the 4 acre yard to look for her routine.
Go out with the dog in the dark and keep her close, leash if need be. Have someone click on the light. Immediate treat. Have someone turn off the light. Immediate treat. Do that for a couple of weeks. (my dog is a slow learner). Eventually she came from distant parts of the yard when the switch was turned off and on. Now I only intermittently reinforce the behavior.
I wish there were more people like you Martha. I feel so sad for the senior pets. We get lots turned into the shelter for various reasons - mainly because they have become too expensive and time consuming to care for. They are so pitiful. Hard to adopt, confused, depressed and looking at me with those eyes. I'm thankful for people like you who continue to care for their elderly pets.
I have always thought that I made a compact with my cats the day we brought them home as tiny kittens 15 years ago -- "you will be my loyal and loving cats and I will care for you for the rest of your days."
Bless you, glad it ended well. We had a similar experience with our old girl and her teeth about 9 months ago, but whatever expense is more than worth it. The old girl makes me smile every day.Well, the old deaf dog had a $437 vet bill last week. Her breath was bad and I thought she may need her teeth cleaned, even though it was a bit early. It turned out that she had a cracked tooth with a nice little infection going on. So, her teeth were cleaned and the tooth was pulled. Costs included blood workup, IV during general anesthesia, the cleaning and pulling, antibiotics, and pain meds. She came through it just fine, though she did pace a lot the first two nights. The only difficulty was getting all the pills down her throat when she wasn't very interested in food. Wrapping them in chicken skin did the job.
Now she is running around her same old self.