Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Sidney Lived Over 14 Years

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We lost our buddy Sidney in October 2023. He died peacefully in his sleep on his own terms as opposed to the cruel condition he had. Normal...
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Sidney will be 11 years old in September!

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We haven't posted in quite some time - but really that's because everything is just the normal routine. This was from our camping ...
Thursday, May 11, 2017

TV News Story about Sidney

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I posted this a while back but I think the links have since broken.  I have uploaded the video here for people to see.
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Stopping Bethanechol

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Sidney has been on Bethanechol for the past 7 years or so. He is getting older now and we know that it could possibly affect his ability ...
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Thursday, July 23, 2015

Sidney has a new brother!

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It has been a busy year and I know we haven't posted in a while.  The thing is, Sidney is doing really well with his routine given his...
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Friday, October 10, 2014

Feeding Routine while at work!

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Our routine is simple - just need to make sure his "to-go" bag has everything we need. His "to-go" bag includes his Po...
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Friday, September 26, 2014

Happy 5th Birthday Little Buddy!

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It seems like only yesterday we were told Sidney would not live past 10 weeks old!  He turned 260 weeks old today!  Looking forward to the n...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Sidney's Weight

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We took Sidney and Butters to the vet last week for some shots they needed and weighed them both.  Butters weighed 59 pounds (she is 15 mo...
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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Fun Winter!

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This winter we did a lot of outside activities like playing fetch in the snow and playing lots of ice hockey with Sidney and Butters.  Whi...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Happy 4th Birthday Sidney!

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Sidney turns 4 years old today.  MegaE is NOT A DEATH SENTENCE!!
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Monday, August 12, 2013

Our Megaesophagus Feeding Routine with a 2 Dog Household

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Butters is 7 months old now and we've worked out our feeding schedule for both dogs.  The one thing that I think we may be extremely luc...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Portable Bailey Chair for Travel

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  Above is the bag that holds everything Sidney needs to travel - and if you can believe it - there is an entire Bailey Chair in...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Meet Butters!

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So we are finally ready to get Sidney a baby sister.  Sidney is now 3 1/2 years old and still loves to play like a puppy.  Meet Butte...
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Sidney Honored with the Ceremonial Puck Drop!

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The Lake Erie Monsters Hockey Club (The AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) had their annual Pucks and Paws hockey game vs. Rochester...
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Excessive Drooling

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For the past month or so, Sidney seems to start drooling a lot when he isn't feeling well.  Well, it has been happening longer than a ...
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Friday, September 28, 2012

Happy 3rd Birthday Sidney!

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Three Years and counting is a lot longer than the One Month he was given to live.  Here's to a lot more birthdays with my best buddy!
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Friday, August 10, 2012

Megaesophagus Dogs Can Have Fun Too

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I know a lot of people worry that when their dogs are diagnosed with megaesophagus, that they will have to lead a completely sheltered lif...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Summer

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This summer has been hotter than most - so we have tried to limit the amount of time Sidney spends out in the heat.  Especially since we c...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Transitioning from Puppy Food to Adult Dog Food

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Sidney will be 3 years old in September and we are still feeding him the same Eukanuba Large Breed Puppy Food.  It is 1 cup of dry dog foo...
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Our "Frosty Paws" Treat Recipe

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Since obviously Sidney's diet is about as boring as any dog could have due to his Megaesophagus, we like to try and give him some addi...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

FINALLY - A Megaesophagus Training Treat for Sidney

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Since the day Sidney was diagnosed with MegaE, we knew it would be difficult to find treats for Sidney.  Since he can't eat anything h...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Regurgitation and Megaesophagus Life

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So I got home for lunch to feed Sidney his afternoon meal and was greeted by a few piles of regurgitation. This isn't typical. Usuall...
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Monday, March 12, 2012

Late-Night Regurgitation

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This photo is from when Sidney and I attended the Lake Erie Monsters hockey game together. They have a day where they allow dogs in the are...
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Monday, February 20, 2012

Evolution of Sidney's Bailey Chair

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Since we got Sidney's Megaesophagus diagnosis when he was 10 weeks old, we knew he would hopefully be growing and his Bailey Chair would...
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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Our General Megaesophagus Routine

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We spend a lot of time with Sidney, he even grabs his Penguins Stuffed Animal while we watch the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey games on TV. He...
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