It's horribly hot and humid already, but the air is on , and I think both pups are comfortable. Mike's been doing great with his eating, but I'm still careful not to give him a lot at one time. The big thing now is his losing his bladder so much.. and especially at night. Dr. Blaha said the Proin (even though it works better of females) should start working soon. I hope so. I can't tell you (and you probably wouldn't want to hear it anyway) what a stinky mess it is... especially when I take his diaper off in the morning. I'd love him to go back to normal.

I had a talk with him last night in bed. I asked him why he never wanted to sleep on the bed BEFORE he started leaking, and now that I have to be careful where he sleeps so he doesn't mess up my handmade quilt my sister-in-law made for me, he wants to sleep there all the time. He told me he's testing me... to see how much I loved him. Well... I love him soooooooo much that I just make sure "his" comforter is triple folded on the bed so nothing gets to the quilt and pray he stays on it... and then I wash his comforter first thing every morning. I'm so glad all of you understand where I'm coming from here. If I told any of my family that I let him sleep on the bed with all this going on, they'd probably try to have me put away. LOL

I called Dr. Blaha again yesterday... caught her almost as soon as she got home from her daily appointments. Told her about Gidget leaking some bloody pus and about her leg. What an angel she is... she came over about an hour later to check her and bring some antibiotics and didn't charge me a house call.. just for the pills. My gosh, I really am blessed to have found her. I feel like my kids have their own personal vet. I promised her I'd try not to bother her anymore since I know I'm getting to be a pain, but she just laughed and told me it's no bother at all... but still... unless it's an emergency I'm going to try not to call.

By the way... don't remember if I told you what she said about Gidget's leg, but she told me it could just be from her feeling the muscle pull from the surgery. I gave her a Rimydl last night and it did seem to help a lot. Poor thing, she didn't even want to go outside... so I'd have to pick her up and carry her out, but when I put her on the grass, all she did was sit down and look at me and then she'd lay down in the grass. I've got to say she looked adorable, but that wasn't the idea behind her going out. She's much better today, but if it gets bad again later, I may have to give her another dose.

On Wednesday, I was looking at Craig's List and saw someone post for help to find a vet that would do Euthanize at home. I answered the ad giving them Dr. Blaha's name and phone number and also the number of the cremation service that will pick up after the deed is done. Well, how weird is this... I got an e-mail back from the owner... and... it was Tara. Don't know if you'll remember but her wonderful Aussie mix went missing last August. Tara and I met through her desperate search for Annie. I've never seen anyone work so diligently trying to find their beloved pet. She put up a $2500 reward and spent literally thousands during the search with flyers, newspaper ads, gas, pictures... her search, unfortunately did not produce the wanted results. Annie's disappearance still remains a mystery.

Anyway, Tara e-mailed me letting me know that it was her with the request. Annie's best friend, Max, had been diagnosed with advanced stage 5 lymphoma. Max was fine until about 1 1/2 weeks ago when he stopped eating. Up until then... no one would ever have considered that he was ill. Apparently, Max went downhill very fast. His quality of life now is bad. Tara reached Dr. Blaha yesterday, and she will be going to help Max go to Rainbow Bridge this afternoon around noon. This is such a blessing for Tara and Max, because normally Dr. Blaha does this only on Mondays and Tuesdays when she has a vet tech with her.... but considering how bad Max is doing and what Tara has already gone through with Annie... she contacted a tech and made arrangements to go there today. My heart is breaking for Tara and Bob... last year to have lost Annie and now Max. Please keep them in your prayers. Here's a link to the newscast that was on when Annie was lost http://youtube.com/watch?v=pFr4WSw2iaw&feature=related

Hi Debbie... Thanks for letting me know that the muscle pain isn't unusual. I'm so glad Amy is there to help me rest easier with this. Give that beautiful big boy an extremely big hug from Auntie Jo and bunches of nose kisses from his white Westie cousins.

Love and Blessings To All

Debbie and Jack said...

Sounds like you had a great day. I hope Gidge bounces back soon. There is an awful lot of muscle pain associated with a spay. Listening to Amy describe how they do it, I am amazed they can even walk afterwards.

Good to hear that you and Mike are having some good cuddle sessions, too.

Love and Husky hugs,
Debbie and Jack

June 12, 2008 11:52 PM