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<DIV>Hi everyone, </DIV>
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<DIV> Rocky will be 13 on New Year's Eve and has a lot of physical
issues, especially lately. He spent over a week in the ER a few
months ago with a pancreatitis attack and shortly thereafter was diagnosed with
Cushing's Disease. This is in addition to a heart murmur, thyroid
issues, ear treatments needed monthly, eye infections, and others.
He takes several medications lately including Gabapentin for pain twice a day
and Tremadol if needed for pain. </DIV>
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<DIV>Maddie is now seven and has gotten very aggressive with him.
She will attack him at times to try and get the rest of his food or whatever
treat he is still eating (he eats a lot slower than her and while I separate
them to eat, she will still finish first and come in to see if he has anything
left). She has now started attacking him for no reason at all - he
will just be lying down someplace and she will go after him. This morning
she got his ear in her mouth and made one puncture wound and a slice down
his ear. Tonight she went after him while he was just lying down and
in separating them, she got me on the arm, drawing blood. </DIV>
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<DIV>I said that we should get a muzzle for her tomorrow to keep her from
attacking and biting. My husband told me to post this on Daily Drool
and see if anyone has had this problem before and what they did about it.
Is a muzzle the answer? I can't be next to them 24/7 and I
don't want her hurting him. He has such bad arthritis now that
he has trouble getting up and moving and sometimes has to drag his rear end
behind him for several feet before he can get it up off the ground.
He has been such a sweet boy his whole life and doesn't deserve this
treatment. We got Maddie from rescue when she was four (I
think) and she has always been really needy. She gets plenty of
attention. She sleeps with me - Rocky can't get up on the bed of
course and hasn't been able to for a long time. </DIV>
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<DIV>Any suggestions or comments will be appreciated. </DIV>
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<DIV>Carol</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>