Guest guest Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 June, I am so glad to hear that your kitty came home. I will pass on having a little kitty if the proud moment occurs. LOL I have had my share of kitties through my life and I adore them, Since I am able to travel and get out and about with my life now I am not ready to have responsibility of caring for a little animal. About the tooth brush thing. I have written to you about my husband in the nh and not getting his teeth brushed either. I have heard over the years here that others that have gone through the samething in nh get what is called, " Black Hairy Tongue " from bacteria build up. I have bought a tongue scrapper for Jim also. I am so obsessed with Jim not getting his teeth brushed, except for in the morning. I know that is the only time they brush teeth at the nh, but not at bedtime, so I am there everynight at bedtime to make sure Jim's teeth get brushed. I do them! Jim has a dentist appointment every 4 months, I am lucky that I can still get him out. He recently had an appointment a few weeks ago and the dentist recommended an electric tooth brush, Not the expensive kind that is rechargable, but with an AA replacable battery. You can find them in the grocery store where all the toothbrushes are, they start at around $6.00. I bought one and keep it at the nh, so when they brush his teeth in the morning I know that he is getting them brushed well. If the toothbrush is missing, it is not expensive to replace it, but at least you will know that Darrell's teeth are getting a good and proper brushing if they use it. Jan June Christensen wrote: She called back again today and said two of them were going to a conference but will call back on Friday. When I was there tonight, they mentioned that they would brush his teeth before he went to bed. Don't know if they will, but at least the message got down to the unit. He was very sleepy tonight, possibly Seroquel, and would hardly open eyes but he did eat everything but the broccoli, which he doesn't like. For everyone's info, my kitty did come home. I checked outside and the garage when I got up, no kitty. A little later, I went to put something in the garage, and she tore in the house. She didn't tell me where she had been! She didn't look like she hadn't eaten, but she really went for her food when I got it ready for her. She has slept on her blankie all day and acts a little " done in. " I wonder if she got shut in one of the neighbor's garage, as he travels, and I saw him leave Monday a.m., and then his wife left a little later. It didn't appear anyone was home until this morning, and it wasn't long after she came in the garage. I'll never know. However, if we have little kitties in a few months, everybody on the list gets one! --- Iward27663@... wrote: > > I agree completely. > Imogene > > > In a message dated 10/11/2006 2:06:26 AM Central > Daylight Time, > twomido@... writes: > > > > > June, > > Obviously you aren't in trouble, they are calling > you! Now they want to > talk. They have to know you have seen MDs at the > hospital and have some > documentation! > > You don't need to worry. They are doing that! You > keep your head high. They > work for you! > > Hugs, > > Donna R > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2006 Report Posted October 13, 2006 Just joking about the kitties. You know, you could always take one with you on your trips in a little carrier! If I thought they were even brushing his teeth in the a.m., I wouldn't have been concerned, but I know they weren't as the toothbrush/toothpaste would be where I left them, and the brush would be dry. He has declined since returning to the NH. Had looked the best he had for several weeks when he came back on Monday. Tonight, eyes closed, would open his mouth and take food, but would chew it for a long time before swallowing. Couple of times acted like he might choke, so I gave him the jello and pudding, and he drank quite a bit. They are giving him breathing treatments with albuturol and did not discontinue Lortab as I thought they were going to do. Flomax, Celexa, Seroquel, med for bed sore, stool softener, laxative, a couple of vitamins. No wonder sometimes they don't want to eat. Also has 2-3 cans of Ensure each day as well as the fortified pudding and chocolate drink. Tonight his left hand was very swollen and cold. They said he had been leaning to the left and it was hanging down, so that might account for it. I question that. I finally got him to release his grip on the bottom of the chair and get his hand in his lap. Massaged his hand until it finally warmed up some, but still was swollen and cool to the touch. He was very sleepy, even tho they said he had slept from lunchtime to about 4:15, quite unusual for him to sleep that much. Also, never heard a word from the NH staff about the letter I wrote. --- Janet Colello wrote: > June, I am so glad to hear that your kitty came > home. I will pass on having a little kitty if the > proud moment occurs. LOL I have had my share of > kitties through my life and I adore them, Since I am > able to travel and get out and about with my life > now I am not ready to have responsibility of caring > for a little animal. > About the tooth brush thing. I have written to you > about my husband in the nh and not getting his teeth > brushed either. I have heard over the years here > that others that have gone through the samething in > nh get what is called, " Black Hairy Tongue " from > bacteria build up. I have bought a tongue scrapper > for Jim also. I am so obsessed with Jim not getting > his teeth brushed, except for in the morning. I know > that is the only time they brush teeth at the nh, > but not at bedtime, so I am there everynight at > bedtime to make sure Jim's teeth get brushed. I do > them! Jim has a dentist appointment every 4 months, > I am lucky that I can still get him out. He recently > had an appointment a few weeks ago and the dentist > recommended an electric tooth brush, Not the > expensive kind that is rechargable, but with an AA > replacable battery. You can find them in the grocery > store where all the toothbrushes are, they start at > around $6.00. I bought one and keep it at the nh, so > when they brush > his teeth in the morning I know that he is getting > them brushed well. If the toothbrush is missing, it > is not expensive to replace it, but at least you > will know that Darrell's teeth are getting a good > and proper brushing if they use it. Jan > > June Christensen wrote: > She called back again today and said two of them > were > going to a conference but will call back on Friday. > When I was there tonight, they mentioned that they > would brush his teeth before he went to bed. Don't > know if they will, but at least the message got down > to the unit. > > He was very sleepy tonight, possibly Seroquel, and > would hardly open eyes but he did eat everything but > the broccoli, which he doesn't like. > > For everyone's info, my kitty did come home. I > checked outside and the garage when I got up, no > kitty. A little later, I went to put something in > the > garage, and she tore in the house. She didn't tell > me > where she had been! She didn't look like she hadn't > eaten, but she really went for her food when I got > it > ready for her. She has slept on her blankie all day > and acts a little " done in. " I wonder if she got > shut > in one of the neighbor's garage, as he travels, and > I > saw him leave Monday a.m., and then his wife left a > little later. It didn't appear anyone was home until > this morning, and it wasn't long after she came in > the > garage. I'll never know. However, if we have little > kitties in a few months, everybody on the list gets > one! > --- Iward27663@... wrote: > > > > > I agree completely. > > Imogene > > > > > > In a message dated 10/11/2006 2:06:26 AM Central > > Daylight Time, > > twomido@... writes: > > > > > > > > > > June, > > > > Obviously you aren't in trouble, they are calling > > you! Now they want to > > talk. They have to know you have seen MDs at the > > hospital and have some > > documentation! > > > > You don't need to worry. They are doing that! You > > keep your head high. They > > work for you! > > > > Hugs, > > > > Donna R > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote
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