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by connie
Mon May 30, 2011 5:06 am
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: cricket's new walking video
Replies: 2
Views: 1155

cricket's new walking video

http://youtu.be/Q8YZRKm70Ys



if link don't work, go to my video's at youtube.com. conniecpu video's of cricket
by connie
Thu May 26, 2011 7:39 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: hello, it's me and cricket
Replies: 5
Views: 1998

Re: hello, it's me and cricket

and christine he is a good looking younger man at that!! lol. i must have done something right. lol. he is a widower, he was married since he was 18 and he is 55 now, she died of cancer 3 years ago. he nursed her till the end at home.( impressed) he's just a hard working , down to earth country man....
by connie
Thu May 26, 2011 12:08 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: hello, it's me and cricket
Replies: 5
Views: 1998

hello, it's me and cricket

hello everyone, i didn't realize till i got a e mail from christine , just how long it's been since i been posting. so so sorry. my excuse is the 15 hour work days i do and my elderly mother is been so ill, falling a lot. my life has been upside down, but i truly miss this site. my boy cricket is do...
by connie
Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:23 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: hello, i know it's been a while
Replies: 3
Views: 1566

hello, i know it's been a while

hello everyone, sorry it has been so long since i posted. we are fine, cricket is doing just great. but i have been working 15 hour days for sooooo long and when i get home i try to sleep. i do hope you all and your fur kids are doing well. as of today i have cut some hours off my day , it was affec...
by connie
Fri Oct 15, 2010 5:34 am
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: we are fine, miss everyone
Replies: 3
Views: 1966

we are fine, miss everyone

hello everyone, as you know, haven't been posting for a while. but cricket and i are both fine. i just been working 15 hour days for a few months and never seem to have a spare moment anymore. if there is any post where cricket's story will help, just send me a e- mail and i'll try to post. i really...
by connie
Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:56 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Quality of Life
Replies: 11
Views: 5620

Re: Quality of Life

sad sad people to not know the love we have with our pets, SIGN((((( lol. like the day cricket and i were outside, he was running around the yard in his special little drunken wobbly way. a man came walking by dragging his leg. he said" I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KEEP THAT POOR THING ALIVE" my re...
by connie
Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:45 am
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: New to this whole situation....
Replies: 6
Views: 2264

Re: New to this whole situation....

welcome, did your vet not tell you to 100% crate rest for 6 to 8 weeks? my cricket had a disk rupture in 06, had surgery. i was told to crate rest, only out to do R.O.M and express bladder. it was hard but it worked. he had to heal and rest. he still is paralyzed, but spinal walks, and runs all over...
by connie
Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:17 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: a quick hello
Replies: 4
Views: 1587

a quick hello

hi my pals, sorry i haven't been in to check posts or post any. wanted to let everyone know we are fine,i am just working so many hours i hardly have a spare moment. i hope everyone and their fur kids are doing well. so darn hot and humid here in arkansas. we just had another flood in part of arkans...
by connie
Sat May 29, 2010 10:55 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: New to this...
Replies: 26
Views: 12937

Re: New to this...

oh sweetie, i am so so sorry. there are no words that will make you feel better i know. but please know that you are in my prayers. some people do not understand how pets are family, lose one and your heart breaks. but i firmly believe you will see your babe again someday, healthy and happy, across ...
by connie
Fri May 28, 2010 6:15 am
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: New to this...
Replies: 26
Views: 12937

Re: New to this...

sos sorry about your baby. my cricket is a yorkie mix, he was 10 pounds when same thing happened in 2006. he had surgery, which didn't work. i still have to express bladder. but i did home P.T. AND R.O.M. , hyrotherapy in bathrub. it took 5 months , but cricket stood up and spinal walked,10 months h...
by connie
Fri May 21, 2010 6:25 am
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: New Special Needs Pet Parent
Replies: 9
Views: 3126

Re: New Special Needs Pet Parent

welcome and how adorable that dog is. i have a yorkie mix who is paralyzed from ruptured disk. they can live long happy healthy lives. you will be blessed for adopting her. cricket was adopted, he wasn't paralyzed when i got him, someone had abandoned him in my town. but he is so happy and can do ev...
by connie
Fri May 21, 2010 6:21 am
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Update on Layla
Replies: 11
Views: 5647

Re: Update on Layla

great news. have you tried hyrotherapy? i put cricket in tub 3 times a week and worked his legs. it seemed to help him move legs better. never give up, it took cricket 5 months to stand on his legs, 10 months he was running ( spinally) all over house. even after 4 yrs i still he improvement in him d...
by connie
Tue May 18, 2010 6:01 am
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: How do deal with people
Replies: 28
Views: 11812

Re: How do deal with people

as usual i am late posting replys. lol. to answer your question, why bother, some will never understand. my own family threw a fit over the money i spent on surgery. but i told them not to worry, it wasn't left to them in my will anyways. lol last summer i had cricket outside, he was running all ove...
by connie
Sun May 09, 2010 6:52 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: Christopher Ryan Coover is born!
Replies: 8
Views: 2626

Re: Christopher Ryan Coover is born!

congrats on the newest boy! so so sorry things are so tough for all of you. but you are blessed with those 2 boys, plus all the fur kids. i have been down that road money wise not long ago, i know how it hurts and how scary it can get. i am working 2 jobs , 7 days a week now cause i am having to rai...
by connie
Sun May 09, 2010 9:50 am
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
Replies: 3
Views: 1426

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

i want to wish each of you a very HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! no one deserves a special day more than a mom. remember you don't even have to give birth to be a mom, so many men are playing that role also. as far as us fur mommy's, we are one of a kind. my cricket woke me up this morning trying to put a milk...