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<DIV>I was awakened this AM at 4 by Jordan snarking Loki off the bed. It appears
that there are certain spots on the human body that houndies value (chest, small
of back and behind the knees) and Loki must have tried to improve his position.
He was whimpering in the hall on the dog bed. He is such a wuss. Meanwhile,
Crackers took advantage of this and moved in and did the full body snuggle
against me- which is extremely enjoyable in the summer in Jersey! Any way, I
hugged him and he rolled over for a belly rub. I woke again around 6 and reached
over to cuddle Crackers and he yelped in pain. He moved slowly to go out but ate
with gusto and did a normal pee/poop. Since I know that Lyme's can cause joint
pain within minutes, I gave him a doxycicline ( I have a ton left over from
Spanky) and put him in the computer room with a shut baby gate so he would not
be pestered. I gave him another doxy tonite and will get him to the vet ASAP but
if he is pain free tomorrow, it kind of means it is Lymes even tho every one is
on Advantix. He did finally get up on the recliner a few minutes ago but instead
of jumping up, he used his head to raise his body, and got up one paw at a time.
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<DIV>Jordan and Loki's score for today: 2 dvd's , a library lamp that broke on
mom's head and another coffee maker carafe.</DIV>
<DIV>Kathy with an ice pack for her head , Crackers, Loki and
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