How does my neck look? 4/3/11

I've been a little too preoccupied thinking about what to do about my dog, Frankie. It seemed pretty clear until his vet appt this past Thursday (3/31) that we should put him down because he is having a hard time getting up. We get to the vet and he is happy, has a good attitude, no scratching.....he was a bit of a different dog. The vet said he wasn't even going to talk about euthanasia since he looked like he had at least a few more weeks if not months. Wow. They took samples from the areas where he has been licking/chewing a lot, lately, and took some blood. The vet said he'd let me know what combination of meds would be cost effective, yet keep him as comfortable as possible - less itchiness, able to get up on his own.

Saturday, after Tess worked on his nails, she called me back to sit with and talk about Frankie. She said she couldn't get him to get up. Then she started to cry and told me that this should be his last month because his mind is there, but his body cannot keep up with his brain - he wants to get up, but he doesn't know why his back legs are not working. She also said that as long as I am around to help him get up, he can keep on going forever, but I'm really just dragging things out for him. We talked about a local vet that goes to your house to put your pet down. Tess had used her before. She also mentioned another client that takes her dogs to a place for pet acupuncture. Later that evening, I got a call from Terry who told me about the Animal Healing Center.

Viv and I think we should try everything so that his last couple of weeks are good ones, no itchies, no problems getting up on his own. So while we were ready to give him meds, we are hoping that either acupuncture or chiropractic adjustment will work. It'll be more expensive than the meds route, but we want to try everything. Hopefully I can get an appt for him this week.

As for myself, I think I have been doing Ok. Dealing with work stuff. Dealing with the dog issue. I think the added T3 med has been working. Well, actually, in the last couple of weeks I have noticed the brain fog during conversations again. I really noticed it when I was in SF for my project meeting. Not the best place for this to happen. I'm supposed to have my blood drawn this week, to make sure my current meds have stabilized, and my levels are good. Not sure if my T3 or FT3 also needs to be checked. Also this week is my ThyCa meeting. I am looking forward to seeing how everyone in my group is doing, and how the newest members are dealing with things.

Anyway, how does my neck look?