Frankies stage5 IVDD road to recovery

26/05/2024

Just a cute video of Frankie eating pasta 😂

10/05/2024

I’ve been a bit slack on the updates
But Frankie has been doing fabulous, loving a wonderful life. The last week though his left ear has been a little itchy. I’ve been cleaning it which he loves and giving it a good rub (he’s always loved his ears touched) I’ve always checked his ears, and they are always clean. I’ve been checking them this last week with no redness or anything that was of great concern except him wanting them rubbed more. Last night he woke at his usual time, 9:30pm. This is when he’s thirsty and wants his after dinner-sleep- treat. He started trying to scratch his mouth with his front paw, so I tried to help him get the itch, then he started to really twist his head to the side and was being weird, (he was on his back and twisting like a pretzel) trying to comfort him and get him in a normal position carefully he started to have a seizure. For those that don’t know, Frankie was diagnosed with epilepsy nearly a year before he come down with IVDD. He had only had 2 seizures and has been seizure free for nearly 2years. I got him in an up right position and just held him. Mum took over while I grabbed the Va**um and inserted it rectally. This seizure was very mild and it didn’t take him long to be back to wanting his ears rubbed. So while he had his little treat I cleaned and applied ointment to his ear. I feel this is what triggered this. This is Frankie this morning after enjoying his breakfast 🩵
We will be off to the vets for a check up up on his ears, and blood tests that I do every 4months for his epilepsy. Other than that, he’s a happy little boy that loves his life and all the people that support and love him

09/04/2024

We take meal time very seriously 😂
1. Because each meal contains medications and supplements.
2. We need a healthy gut for a healthy boy, with good 💩
3. We can’t get overweight 😬

Frankie always has an entree first. (Morning and night) This is his absolute favourite, it’s also his treat! It’s watered down lactose free light cream 😋 which has his epilepsy medication, CBD oil and probiotics. Last thing I want to do is try and get medications down his gob. He loves cream, I know he will drink it and he just loves it. It being so watered down I know he’s also having a big drink of water.

His main meal contains freshly chopped veggies (he loves his peas)
🥦 🥕 celery, beans etc.
meats- kangaroo mince or diced pieces- lamb mince or diced pieces- beef mince or diced pieces- chicken hearts or liver- salmon, basa fillets or sardines. His supplements with his meal are- rosehip vital- shark cartilage
An immune respiratory kidney tonic- and a meal topper containing some real goodness that I specifically order for him, and bone broth
(Meals won’t contain all these in one sitting)

Lunch is natural lactose free yogurt with his D-Mannose.

Here’s my beautiful boy tonight enjoying every little bit of it 🥰

13/03/2024

Out for dinner 💗 took the dinner pram this time.

10/03/2024

There’s many things that have not changed since we have headed down this IVDD journey. And that’s how Frankie eats 😂 dances around his food. Pats and squishes it. Pretending to bury it. Always ends up eating it all. Or leaves crumbs on purpose knowing I’ll sprinkle those crumbs with a bit of cheese.

02/03/2024

Snug as a bug in his pink and blue rugs
💙🐾💗

20/02/2024

I was lucky enough to get away for a magical weekend to see my beautiful friend get married 💞
Something I’ve been excited about for a whole year. A very special occasion i was so happy to be apart of. It couldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for my mum who looked after my Frankie from Friday-Sunday. From giving epilepsy medication, all his special supplements in his meals, bladder expression, belly band changes, sling walking, warm cloth washes, the list goes on. Anyone who owns a special needs dog knows the stress. Plus I’ve never been away from him longer than a day 😬
I had the best weekend, and mum had terrible night sleeps in my bed 😂
I had all these high hopes of getting a sleep in, but my body clock was so engraved for 5:15am wake up, that those sleep ins didn’t happen. None the less. What a perfect weekend for me, and a relaxing weekend for Frankie 🐾
Thanks to my little spy camera I was able to still see Frankie and say hello

08/02/2024

03/02/2024

Horse feeding time, means plenty of barking and bouncing in the pram 😆

02/02/2024

Who’s a handsome boy.
Keeping cool on a hot afternoon when it’s time to feed the ponies

30/01/2024

Someone’s very happy and content after his Bowen with Tracy Hockley
Maybe I should sneak in a nail trim while he’s out of it 😂
Don’t know if he’s had a bad experience before I rescued him at 11months. But he gets so worried about his feet being touched. Something we have been working on to gain confidence and need to be careful with obviously before trimming those long suckers. But for now… he’s dreaming of all things wonderful 💗

28/01/2024

Considering it’s his favourite treat to eat… this does not surprise me 😂

17/01/2024

Look what Frankie found 😬
Our resident guardian dog here in the afternoons. We call him “big boy” or “Arnie” isn’t he beautiful

14/01/2024

The stare I get when the last horse is fed in the afternoon knowing it’s time for his sling walk

14/01/2024

When you go shopping and you notice what he thinks about that 😬💩

13/01/2024

“I am the definition of fierce”

😂😂

13/01/2024

Frankie enjoying his 10mins on his wet and cold cool gel pad Getting motivated to go feed the horses in the heat. Lucky for us we can feed up in the air conditioning of the car… well Frankie can. I have to get out and actually work while he snoozes and waits until the last horse is fed (which he knows when that is) cause he’s in his crate staring me down to get him out so I can sling walk him all the way back to home. That means I have to run all the way back to my car to get it. But of course I must cook him dinner before I do this.
We’ve got a great routine from sun up, till sundown. A routine he absolutely loves and enjoys. (Except when I have to do a food shop once in the week where he can’t come, but I have a little doggy cam over his pen where I can spy on him) He gets plenty of exercise and gets plenty of rest. Making for a very happy boy 💗