vet visit

Yesterday we tripped our way to the vet – again.
Jenner spent the night for a kidney/liver/urinary check. He’s good. Healthy and happy… thank GOD!
Aggie went with us. 6 months ago, for her yearly check, it was actually cheaper to get a “package” deal than to separate everything out. This included 2 vet checks. So we [...]

Jenner update

It’s Wednesday and Jenner is much, much better – so far.
Sunday I would have sworn we were on our way back to the vet  on Monday – possibly for the last time. I was very worried and unhappy about it, but just tried leaving the whole thing to God. I couldn’t handle it, at all.
Peggy [...]

cat-tastrophe

My poor Jenner-cat spent last weekend in the “hospital”. He had a “blocked urethra” which basically means he couldn’t pee.
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_urinary_blockage.html
This is really, really bad.
With the urethra blocked, the bladder fills and can’t be released. Which in turn stops the kidneys from working. Obviously this is very bad and is a cruel way to die.
And not [...]

old dog

I think that Aggie is showing the first signs of slowing down.
Supposedly she was 2.5 when I got her 3 years ago, but she’s been running full-speed ever since I’ve had her, so it was difficult to tell. But the last few weeks, I’ve noticed that she’s not running as far or as fast as [...]

my brother and my cat

My 20 lb, beast of a cat – fully equiped with extra toes, ready to rip apart unsuspecting songbirds in a flash – has fallen in love with my brother.
This small mountain lion begs my brother to pet him. Jennerstands at his feet meowing for attention. And when he gets it, he starts purring, like [...]

missing members… sort of

Because we went home this weekend, the dogs were all packed up and brought along. Jenner, of course, stayed home. Poor kitty.
I drugged all the dogs with Benadryl. Aggie gets 3 because she 45 lbs, though she’s pretty calm for the most part. Lou’s calm too, but I gave him 1 anyway. Ella’s crazy and [...]

the craziest thing…

This morning, I was getting ready to leave and Lou ran out the door when I opened it. So I decided I’d better let him hit the back yard before being locked in for the day, but I left the other two dogs inside.
I went back to the kitchen to turn the light off and [...]

a weekend alone

…if it can be called that.
My brother left this morning to fly to Philly to visit Risa. I’m glad he got to go. It’s got to be hard to be separated as they are right now. He’ll be gone until Monday night.
He left around 3:30am and the pups joined me on my bed. Luckily they [...]

bad week… coonskin cap anyone?

It’s not been a good week. Jenner started limping around about the 11th and I took him to the vet on the 13th; she thought maybe a strain. But last week it got worse and swelled up badly. So I had to take him back on Thursday. He has a internal abscess, infection and fever. [...]

Moonfever

I walk my dog twice a day in a park where she can run her feet off. This morning she went alot farther than the usual, but still within the realm of what she’s been known to do. She came back soaking and frosted. I think she was in the creek which is running high [...]