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> BERNER-L Digest 4265 > > Topics covered in this issue include: > > 1) RE: auction update > by "Laura Lopez Mendez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2) Hugo's puzzle - and hopes of water therapy > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 3) Raffle > by "Laura Lopez Mendez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 4) Re.Photo wanted. > by Willem Wijnberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 5) Pat Long Photos > by "Pat Long & Paul Dangel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 6) RE: Re.Photo wanted. > by "Pat Long & Paul Dangel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 7) FW: Re.Photo wanted. > by "Pat Long & Paul Dangel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 8) Youngest Bernese Sire > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 9) Re: Youngest Bernese Sire > by "Eileen Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 10) Re: Youngest Bernese Sire > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 11) Don't block the Berner-l, email me if you want off > by Sylvia Katvala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 12) RE: Elbow dysplasia surgery? > by Rose Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 13) RE: trying to get information > by Rose Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 14) Response to Michaela's post > by Rose Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 15) RE: Trever lump! > by Rose Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 16) RE: Puppy ate a bully stick! or s**t happens > by Rose Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 17) RE: He's afraid of his crate > by Rose Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 18) RE: Food for thought--playing iwth a lab > by "Nancy Melone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 19) Re: BERNER-L digest 4264 > by The Big Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 20) The Results are in.... > by "Disler, Robin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 21) Potomac Valley BMDC 2003 Specialty > by "Disler, Robin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 22) RE: Fussy eaters? > by Rose Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 23) RE: Food for thought > by Rose Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 24) shots > by "Jan Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 25) Re: masticatory myositis (longish) > by "Wendy Sherwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 26) Re: [INWBMDC] Berners Win Again!! > by "Dino Candelaria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 27) Berner in Shelter > by "Nobles.Carrie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 28) RE: Berner in Shelter > by "Andrea Brin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: auction update > Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:35:35 -0600 > From: "Laura Lopez Mendez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Amy Kessler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Berner l" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: "BARC Group Chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Thank you BARC! > 13 dogs will have a wonderful life because of you Ü. > My respect and admiration, > > Laura and the MexGang > Ravel, Abby, Lloyd and our AngelDogs, Normann and Baxter > > Laura Lopez-Mendez, DVM > Mexico City > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.geocities.com/llmvet/MexGang.html > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Hugo's puzzle - and hopes of water therapy > Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 22:42:59 -0800 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > It has been a rough go lately with Hugo. The surgeon's x-rays on Saturday > showed nothing unusual. Blood and urine normal. He's not sure what caused > Hugo's setback eight days ago but was certain it wasn't due to the kind of > home-grown physical therapy I was giving him (holding out treats so he would > move a few inches, kicking and finally stretching his neck to get the > treat). > > The surgeon said Hugo definitely had feeling in his feet but at this point > wasn't using his "brain motor" to move the legs purposefully. He suggested > an MRI but we said we weren't putting him through any more surgery and he > understood that. > > Back home, we sat him up for his meal. As I was holding the bowl to his > face, I looked down to see he was no longer holding his front paws out the > way he has for the last week, completely stiff and rigid from the shoulder > with a big triangle of space between him and the floor. Now he was bending > his elbows in a relaxed position! > > He only wanted to stay up for a few minutes but it was a start. I did some > gentle ROM exercises with one front paw and noticed it was now able to move > all the way forward. > > My question is - what can we attribute this positive change to? > Subcutaneous fluid? Or not getting his prednisone for a day because of the > vomiting (I doubt it)? Or was it something the surgeon did - holding him > into a pseudo-standing position or just all that moving around? If you have > any thoughts on this, please email me. > > To the kind emailer who was concerned about what Hugo wants, please be > assured that we want what is best for him and what he wants. And if it > becomes evident that he wants to go, we will let him do that. But it is not > clear yet what his chances are of recovery. I am hoping to get him into > hydrotherapy this week, if the surgeon and the hydro-therapist ever connect. > > Donna and Hugo, Southern Calif. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Raffle > Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 01:15:04 -0600 > From: "Laura Lopez Mendez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Janice Parky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Berner-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Querida Halley, > I have a new kitten at home, Lloyd that has become very handy with his tiny, > little paws; they work amazingly well in the computer keyboard! Now I don't > have to bribe Abby to do the typing for me ;-)...the little fellow is sooo > attached to me, he does everything I ask, ha! > Anyway, I really want my portrait!!! I have to find the way to buy some > tickets...I'll just ask Lloyd to send a check to aunt Joye, she can cash > foreign ones! I read it in the website! > http://bmdcgs.org/lobby/berner_gallery.htm > > Fondly in love with your pictures, > Ravel > > Laura and the MexGang > Ravel, Abby, Lloyd and our AngelDogs, Normann and Baxter > > Laura Lopez-Mendez, DVM > Mexico City > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.geocities.com/llmvet/MexGang.html > > > > Oh, Auntie Laurie; > > My mom has been a real slacker on sending in her check to the BMDCA Lobby > Raffle. I was having a hard time figuring out how to write out a check to > send. My paws are too big to hold a pen, and when I hold it in my mouth, I > just want to CHEW it!!!!! But guess what!!! I just figured out how to > write checks on the computer from my Dad's business account! It's so much > fun to step on the keys and make checks! I'll carry it to the postoffice > tomorrow, myself, I promise. > > After all, we Berners owe a lot to everyone who is out there making the > world a better place for all of us dogs. Don't we? > > Hugs, > Halley Parky-Cagwin > BARC's Comet Comes Home > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re.Photo wanted. > Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:17:22 +0100 > From: Willem Wijnberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * ---REMAINDER OF MESSAGE TRUNCATED--- * > * This post contains a forbidden message format * > * (such as an attached file, a v-card, HTML formatting) * > * Mail Lists at Prairienet only accept PLAIN TEXT * > * If your postings display this message your mail program * > * is not set to send PLAIN TEXT ONLY and needs adjusting * > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MESSAGE EXCEEDED PERMITTED LENGTH * * * * message truncated * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *