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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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Megaesophagus and Water

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So I took my buddy Sidney to the dog park today because it was really nice out for a January day. As always, he had so much fun and as alw...
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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Shedding, Prilosec OTC and Regurgitation

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Sidney is wore out from partying on New Year's Eve!! So, Sidney has been shedding A LOT lately. He is a Lab, that's the deal, I ge...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

2 Year Vet Check-Up

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Sidney had his 2 year Vet appointment last Friday. They tested his blood work, fecal samples and several other things. The tests all cam...
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Monday, November 14, 2011

Sidney is Feeling Better

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Sidney seems much better. Not sure what was wrong - but it is always better to be safe than sorry. When we suspect anything, we address it...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Sick in the Middle of the Night

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Sidney woke me up at around 4am the other day. It wasn't the normal swallowing sounds or regurgitation. It was more like he was strugg...
Monday, October 24, 2011

Our Canine Megaesophagus Diet Routine and Bailey Chair - TV News Story

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Here is a WKYC/NBC News Story about us and Sidney. I'm always a fan of giving people hope and spreading the word that Megaesophagus IS ...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Regurgitation in his Bailey Chair

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Photo above shows what he regurgitated - down by his feet. Most days are good, some days are bad. The other day Sidney regurgitated while h...
Monday, September 26, 2011

Happy 2nd Birthday Sidney!

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Above is Sidney's first time in his Bailey Chair as a newly diagnosed Mega-E puppy and what he looks like today as a full grown, healthy...
Thursday, September 15, 2011

Our Routine for Megaesophagus When Traveling

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During the months of September, October and November I am required to be working and out of the house for almost 15 hours a day. So I take ...
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Monday, August 15, 2011

Sidney's Megaesophagus Medicine Routine

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We've had a few nights where Sidney regurgitated - but WAY more where he hasn't. I like to think it's because of the routine we...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Sucralfate for Megaesophagus

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Last night Sidney woke me up around 1:30am. I could tell he wasn't feeling well. Recently when he is gonna regurgitate he makes these ...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Quality of Life with Megaesophagus

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I know some people are concerned about dogs with Megaesophagus having the opportunity for a good quality of life (as it is commonly referred...
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