Recent content by AnnShh

I know that muscle weighs more than fat, but I don't understand how I could have suddenly gained 10 lbs without changing up my workout routine or diet. For the past 5 weeks I have tried changing my up my diet, I have tried reducing calories or eliminating grains and dairy, etc. I've tried...

Oddly enough, 5-hour energy shots seem to make me lose weight. It could be stress, these past couple of weeks have been killer (to include the fact that I found out I had to study 13 chapters for one of my classes instead of 2...:wacko:) Lol. I can say with 110 % certainty that there is no...

I don't get it. I exercise regularly. I'm in good shape. I don't drink soda often or eat junk food aside from the occasional ice cream or piece of pizza on a Friday night. For the most part I eat fruit (lots of it... apples, pears, oranges, bananas, occasionally grapes), vegetables, chicken...

Well, cruises for in between Christmas and New Years are a no-go. Too expensive for 3+ nights (and 2 nights aren't worth the 14 hour drive). They are definitely affordable though the week before Christmas. I talked to my mom's friend who is going to talk to the superivsor to see if it is at all...

I just looked at flights to Vegas and they are $500+ per person :-/ A cruise might be doable if I found the right place. My family has a travel agent that we've used before or cruises and he might be able to help me.

She's been 10+ times and I've been before as well... I never really found it that impressive and didn't see a whole lot to do besides sit in the hotel and gamble, unless I just had a bad experience?

I want to take my mom for a small vacation somewhere within 10 hours of Northern VA. I'm a college student on a budget, looking to keep the hotel room to no more than $70/night, looking to go for 3 nights. I won't want a crap hotel but I realize I'm not going to get super nice either with my...

Update I got fed up with the vet I was using. I didn't feel as though she was taking things as seriously as I felt they should have been taken. On day 9 of him not eating she put him on an appetite stimulant but only after I pushed for SOMETHING to be done. I constantly felt like she was only...

She said she did a thorough exam while he was in the back having blood drawn but I don't know specifics... all she said was that he appeared to be in good health for a senior dog. I know she checked his teeth. I will ask about the details of that exam on Monday.

I'll see if I can give a better timeline / description of symptoms. Our initial thought was Vestibular when it happened but when he got better so quickly and didn't show many of the main symptoms the vet wasn't convinced. Picked up in the beginning of August as a stray. He ate his dry food...

He isn't showing any signs of having seizures so that would be probably last on my list to test for. His "episode" where he couldn't walk and was having balance issues was a total balance/vertigo problem. We don't know exactly what but the vet said either Vestibular disease or an inner ear...

I am worried about my older dog. He's a shepherd mix, approx 10 years old (that's our best guess... we picked him up as a stray). I've had him for almost 2.5 months. 3 weeks ago he had an episode where he couldn't walk without falling over or running into things because he had no balance, he...

Hmm... now that I relook at the picture, I could see him being a sheltie mix. It would explain his smaller size... the lady who found him is 5'3" and he's only knee high on her. Chief is a cute name. Funny enough, that's a nickname one of my friends calls me by. So far, my list includes: Bo...

Change of plans... he's coming home this Sunday! I changed his vet appointment to this Monday, and the groomer had a cancellation at the last minute and is able to see him on Tuesday. Any recommendations for a good but reasonably priced dog bed? I wasn't impressed with the ones I saw at...

Some of you may have seen the thread I started on how I have been looking for a dog and trying to find a rescue without a ton of ridiculous requirements to go through (I understand the need for certain requirements, but some of them are too over the top, jmo.). The rescue I volunteer for and...