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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> BATHS: I got way behind on
reading my drools and wanted to add something about baths. I don't get any
kind of bonus for promoting this product but wanted to share about the Rapid
Bath. It is a shower attachment that holds a packet of shampoo. You
can so easily bathe your dog with one hand because the attachment can be turned
on and off, shampoo turned on and off, rinse turned on and off with
just one hand. It has two different levels of power for the spray and you
can get under your dog and get the armpits and everything so easily. It
has made bath time a breeze and I can do it so quickly with this tool. My
Bassets love it too. I ordered it online but you can now buy it at
Walmart. I thought the shampoo packets might be kind of expensive but one
packet does last a lot longer than you would think. I highly recommend
this product. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Glaucoma: The video about Thor was
great. I personally want to thank all of you on the drool who responded to
me 3 years ago when my sweet Wilma lost her first eye to glaucoma. I was
devastated. I got so much good help and advice from the drool and was sent
to the blind dog site by many of you. Living with Blind Dogs is a
fantastic book and helped me to prepare for the day that Wilma would lose her
second eye. Well that day came a week ago. We feel blessed that she
had 3 whole years with her good eye before the glaucoma flared up and took
it. I am totally amazed at her recovery and how well she goes around our
house just as if she still sees. After only a few days of recovery she
wanted to go out to the play area with the other dogs. We have a big
Basset family so at first I did not have any others out in the play area.
I opened the back door and Wilma went down the step, across the deck, to the
gate just as she always did when she could see. Going into the play area
she walked around and greeted her family at the pens. Wilma has had a
dominant position in the pack so when I let out two of the girls, THE
alpha of the pack, Zoee, who Wilma has known her whole life and Angel who
is "under" Wilma in the pack it was amazing to see. Wilma and Zoee smelled
and greeted and Wilma did her "stance" with Angel to say she is still the boss
and all three were perfectly happy. With the first eye Wilma had a
prosthetic eye but with the second eye it was removed and just sewed up.
So she looks like she is winking. The other girls just smelled the eye and
life went on as usual.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Thanks so much to all of you who
helped me three years ago to understand that blindness is not a death sentence
for a dog but that they can have a full life even though blind. I think
being a Basset is a big help because of the importance of their nose.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We have been training Wilma to be a therapy
dog. She made a lot of people very happy last Christmas visiting a hospice
for AIDS patients. I feel certain that now she will be an even more
effective therapy dog. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> If I can ever share any info. on
glaucoma or blind dogs or encourage any of you please feel free to email
me. Thanks you droolers for all of your help and support.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bonnie, sweet Wilma and the Blessed
Bassets</FONT></DIV>
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