really quick heres whats going on so far:
we got a dell computer box and put it on its side and threw his bowl on it. i think it brought it maybe 65% closer to him, its definately a help. aside from that, i got some prime cut canned chicken food and he's been digging at it alot more than the other stuff we had but a few times I still saw him do the whine. it is an improvement though as to before he would starve himself and I would be forced to give him table scraps. he actually refused a little spaghetti the other day.. it must be his stomach.
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The rimadyl situation: (sorry for the length)
he was living at my dad's house when he initally had rimadyl. this maybe was 2 months ago. he lived in a cold part of the basement and they went to work all day so he basically had nobody around. my dad's girlfriend called me and said to check on him because he wasn't moving much... he was very very tired, laying around, he couldn't stand at all and when he did, he was limping like crazy. i brought him to the vet, got rimadyl, and returned to my dads house. they gave him the rimadyl and he actually had gotten better.
about 2 weeks after buddy finishing the rimadyl script, my brother moved out of my dad's and in with me. it was against the lease to have dogs here. another week went by we talked about him not getting any love at our dad's so we took him to our place anyway. when the landlord comes i just say hes here for the day because my dad's coming back from vacation usually.
it has seemed like the effects are slowly returning to him. a few days ago i obtained more rimadyl from the vet. when he was given rimadyl the first time, i didn't see his reaction because i didnt live with my dad. i gave him 50mg's that night. almost within the first couple hours i noticed he was acting strange.. his tail was wagging and it seemed like he was happier, but he was panting excessively and hyperactive. he wouldn't leave me or my brother alone. i don't think it was playfulness at all, i felt a vibe like it was kind of like 'help me whats wrong!'. i was so sad, so the second day, i gave him 25mgs in the morning, 25mgs in the evening. it still made him hyper and seem like he was off the wall. running around, not sitting down, he just couldnt be still.
so i went out to the grocery store around 6pm and came back at 8pm and i was scared to death... he was tired like I had never seen him before tired. he was sleeping to the point where I was calling him, petting him, trying to tickle him, and he just wouldn't budge. he would open his eyes for a sec, lift his head from the floor and look at me, then boom right back into deep sleep.
i was so afraid that i'd wakeup and witness the most awful thing ;( i slept maybe 3 hours just looking over the side of my bed to make sure he was still breatheing. the signs looked kind of like liver failure (google's answer).
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i am talking to my brother today to see what the hell we can do as far as getting him in there for an official diagnosis... this is really hard to watch as to its made me break down a couple nights and tear up. i've been through some crazy things in my life but this dog really is a part of me forever. it is my intention to get him in there today or tomorrow.
ill keep posting when things develop! thanks everyone for the compliments, if he knew what wonderful comments everyone stated, i know he'd be licking everyones faces