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Feeling Better

Debie — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:51:16 +0000

Bob is feeling much better. Easy to tell as he keeps wanting to jump up and down on everything. Problem is that the vet told us to try and not let him do any jumping as he is just feeling better cause of the pain meds, not because he has healed yet. Between the pain meds, anti inflammatory, and mussel relaxants he is feeling no pain! Darn dog!

Poor Bob

Debie — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:15:59 +0000

The first sign that not all was well was Bob not wanting to eat this morning. Bob can’t eat fast enough at any meal of the day, but he would take a piece up and drop it. Not a good sign. He didn’t want to go potty and was not doing well with the stairs. The trip to Dr. Joe, our vet, showed Bob had a pinched nerve in his back. He is now on pain killers, mussel relaxants, and an anti-inflammatory. He seems to be doing better tonight and hopefully this is a short term problem.

Long Overdue

Debie — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:56:10 +0000

I have completely ignored this for way too long. I will do my best in trying to update this and get going on a regular basis again.

A Good Find

Debie — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:15:22 +0000

We set one of the Christmas trees up today which required a lot of funriture movement. The boys hit the bone jackpot under the sofa. Kept them busy for hours with thier “new” toys.

Happy Thanksgiving

Debie — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:39:40 +0000

Today Bob discovered that he likes beer … I am thinking that this is not really a good thing. I would also say that they both, Bob and Eddie, had a good day hanging out in the kitchen waiting for food to drop. They had a pretty good success ratio and are both sleeping off the food coma now.

Happy Halloween

Debie — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:32:34 +0000

Happy Halloween! There are lots more pictures from Pug-O-Ween in the gallery!

Return Visitor

Debie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:49:53 +0000

Onyx has been staying with us again the last couple of weeks. It did not take long for the boys to take over his bed once again. Makes me think we need to get Bob and Eddie their own blanket!

Up Close and Personal

Debie — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:21:54 +0000

How can you not love that face?

And Good ‘ol Bob … feel asleep sniffing his back side again!

Home Cooking

Debie — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:38:39 +0000

Last fall Eddie developed a rash all over his belly, between the pads on his feet, and in the folds where his legs joined his body. After several trips to the vet and 3 sessions of antibiotics and steroids we were all pretty sure he had a food allergy. We wound up putting him on a special dry food that was specifically made for food allergies. Not cheap at $70.00 a bag, so we kept Bob on his regular food and gave Eddie his new one. The worst part was that while it cleared Eddie up, nobody really knew what he was allergic to, including the vet. The only way to figure it out was to start adding things back in slowly to see what caused a reaction.

So this was how we started out spending a few hours once a week cooking for the boys. After doing research on home cooking for dogs, what their nutritional needs are and what they cannot eat, we stared out with just plain chicken and brown rice. After a few weeks on that and no skin or digestive problems, we added in carrots and then some additional veggies. So far so good with that so the newest add in is egg. The boys love cooking time since the get a whole extra meal of what falls on the floor! Here are some pics of the big production.

My Bed!

Debie — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:44:20 +0000

We have been dog sitting Onyx the last week. Bob and Eddie have decided that they want his special bed and blanket that he brings with him on his sleep-overs. Onyx is an older dog and does not jump well onto the bed anymore … so the poor guy has been banished to the floor! Well, at least till we kick the boys out of his bed. In truth Bob and Eddie would not mind sharing with him, but Onyx will have none of that!