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Hey @spiny, yes the harness is a huge help! You know it! That girl wont budge and sleeps sideways Oh how I wish it was a real bed... We are currently sleeping in the dining room on a bunch of mattress toppers Our house was built in the 80's when it was cool to have a drop down into the living room which is a no-go at the moment for Abby. I feel like I just spent the night camping in a poorly scouted spot atop a bunch of rocks!

...home again home again jiggedy jig!!!! ....i'm jelly of the "handles"....could use those myself.....

That top photo with her beeyootiful smile, her favorite stuffed animal, and just the slightest bit of side eye lol is so encouraging. I only have two things to add: 1) Congrats! 2) PHEW!

Well we made it through! Abby Girl went in yesterday for surgery and we got to pick her up around 10ish today. Some good news is that they did not need to place a screw into the bone to hold the mesh in-place meaning she will not have to go under again in 6 weeks to have it removed. Tough times for sure but Miss Abby Doo is home! I know this may sound like small potatoes to some but Abby is 11 years young and these types of surgeries are complicated at that age. Like @Bejeebersaid "modern surgical advances" have proven to make me a happy momma. Yea I wont sleep well for a few months as we now live in the dining room but we will make due. The point of this surgery was not to extend her life but to make the BEST of the end. I chose at a young age to not have little ones but never could escape being a fur baby momma.

@spinySee I was right when I mistakenly called you skinny a while ago !!!

The lift-assist harness is awesome!! Twenty years ago, we used a log carrier under a pup to help my neighbor with their dog post hip surgery. That lovely corset would have been a huge help! She looks pretty bright eyed and bushy tailed Bosco! That is wonderful. May this operation bring Abby many years of pain free running for joy! Did she hog the bed all night? It looks like she intends to keep it to herself here!!!

Woops, forgot: 3) GOOD GIRL, Abby!

Love you too!!

Lol love ya @spiny

I started with an air mattress but Bosco decided to sharpen his nails on it Abby has gotten supper crowdy since being hurt so if we are on it, she wants on it and would try and jump which is a no no after this recent surgery. They say the recovery period is around 8-weeks.. They did detect cushing's disease in her blood work which is most likely the cause of the tendon giving way. We had to do a imprint cast of her leg and send it in for an orthotic boot that she will need to wear for up to a year.. Here is what it looks like:

We have the 2 little s--tbags sleeping with us at night . It's a fight every night for every inch of the bed

Kat, my Neuro prescribed it for me about a decade ago. He handed me the script with 'Ask on your site how this works.' My reply was 'I'm 15 pounds underweight. Where is your trash can?'

See told you @BoscoPiko She looks great and with your tender love and care , I'm sure she will be up and about in no time

Boy, a 3' dog can take up 6' feet without even stretching!! And they do claim the whole bed too by going sideways! Hubby's dog used to holler to go out in the snow to pee at night. He would get up, open the door, walk across the porch to open that door and find the dog gone! Back in his bed, in the middle and growling when he tried to get back in it himself!! At was a game to the dog. It was worse if he actually went out, because he did the same thing, but with snowy feet and tummy. Nice cold wet bed then! Buy an air mattress maybe? Those rocks are miserable!! How long will this need to continue?

@ZBM hey I’m a 30 year old female and I’ve been on the regimen since I was 26. The cofactors are nothing but good vitamins you should probably be on every day anyway. Magnesium (good anti inflammatory properties), and fish oil is good for the heart. You can even add any turmeric supplement in there too. Really good anti inflammatory properties there as well. @xxx will chime in shortly I hope. He is the d3 GOD

Hi @Jackie mielniczekplease get off the topamax b4 your body starts getting used to it . So hard to get off it , and as people have said it will do nothing for your headaches .It will make you lose loads of weight plus you will start getting mood swings, plus you start to forget things , your short term memory gets shot to bits . Plus you start to miss words out of sentences when your speaking to people . Horrible med !!!!! You really need to see a headache specialist, get a proper diagnoses. Then if you have CH the first thing you need to get is O2 simple as that . Good luck keep us posted