You make me smile, the funny, sweet, loving things my dogs do on a daily basis that brings a smile to my face and a laugh to my lips.
Delilah the way you drool on your walk, like your attending the all day smorsgasboard
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You make me smile.
Your turn, sound off in the comments with the funny, sweet things your dogs do that make you laugh or smile.
When I first decided I wanted to adopt a dog to be a companion for Sampson, I said I wanted a dog close in age, mostly because I wanted them to have similar energy levels. I couldn’t think of Sampson dealing with puppy energy, nor could I think of an older dog dealing with Sampson’s energy. Enter Delilah who is approximately 18 months younger than Sampson.
WHAT I didn’t consider was a scenario where I would deal with two dogs aging, and how heartbreaking and nerve wracking my life would become.
Monday we had Delilah’s blood drawn to check her liver levels. Unfortunately the antibiotics and the Denamarin did nothing to reduce her levels, instead her levels increased slightly.
The next step my vet advised was to have an ultrasound done to rule out a mass on her liver or somewhere else in her stomach that might be contributing to the elevated levels.
My vet’s office does not have an ultrasound machine, instead there is a Dr. with a portable machine who travels New England. He typically makes his way to my vet’s office on Wednesdays. Since it was late Tuesday afternoon, my vet suspected we might have to wait until next Wednesday to have the procedure done.
THANKFULLY the ultrasound Dr was available yesterday, so we scheduled the procedure. I spoke with another vet from our practice who explained the procedure. They would try and do the ultrasound without anesthesia, but if Delilah was too wiggly or uncomfortable, they would have to anesthetize her. If the Dr. discovered something and felt it warranted it, and could do it safely, they would do a fine needle aspiration if I was agreeable. I was.
Or course, the test is done on an empty stomach. Nothing to eat after 9:00 pm the night before, nothing to eat the morning of, although she could have water.
So yesterday, my sweet baby girl missed her breakfast. This went over like a loud fart in church. (Which actually happened at a wedding I attended. It was awesome!)
Every time I moved, Delilah moved with me. Here’s how our conversation would have gone, had she been able to talk.
D: It’s BREAAAAAAAKFAAAAAAAAST time.
Me: No sweetie, I’m sorry, you get no breakfast this morning. But I will bring a half serving of a meal for you to have after your procedure.
D: How ’bout some liverwurst to wrap my meds in?
Me: Oh honey, no. Today you don’t get your meds in the morning.
D: BUUUUUUUUUUTTTTT I’ll get cookies on my walk, right?
Me: No darling, I’m super sorry, but you can’t have any cookies on your walk either, here have a bit of water.
D: This is bullshit!!
Me: Yes I know love and so is waiting.
The easy part was dropping her off. I felt more comfortable dropping her off because 1) it was at my own vet’s office and I love them dearly, 2) my favorite vet tech checked us in and promised to be me while Delilah was there.
They gave me a window of between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm for the procedure. I jokingly told them the cable company gives me a better window. 🙂
Finally about 2:20 I got the phone call and it was good news!! Delilah’s liver looks normal. There are no masses!! They recommended she have a Bile Acid test, which they were able to do while she was there. They also recommend a biopsy, but based on what the Dr. saw during the ultrasound it’s okay to wait a couple of months for that.
The bad news is we might be looking at Chronic Hepatitis. Which according to Dr. Google (I know, I know don’t listen to Dr. Google) can still be life threatening. I am however taking hope in the fact that we have time to perform more tests. I think if it was really bad they would insist on the testing sooner, rather than later.
No-one said ANYTHING about shaving my fur Mama!
Of course, I’ll be having another conversation with my Vet once the Bile Acid test results come in and hopefully we will know more then.
In the meantime the Dr. said whatever is going on it looks like we caught it early!
I’m going to take that for the win, Alex!
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Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-Up Friday, the post where I highlight reader’s comments, answer questions and generally just wrap up my week.
You Make Me Smile – June 22, 2014
Cupcake said, “Mug for the camera!!? Cupcake believes the camera was invented for her!”
LOL Cupcake! While Delilah will rarely (if ever) pose for the camera, when I try to take Sampson’s picture she has no problem photo-bombing it!
Emma asked, “Did he get a bath? ”
Actually this picture was taken after a walk in the rain, but he did in fact get a bath on Sunday.
Emma said, “You should also make sure she isn’t secretly drinking along side you…I know you like to imbibe with the stress of Sampson, perhaps she has secretly been doing the same.”
I have to watch her around my coffee because if I set it down and walk away, she will drink it.
Jenna, Mark “Husky-Crazed” Drady said, “Good ol doctor google! He has made me think myself, my kids, and my pets are all dying, more times then once!”
OMG I am always diagnosing myself! LOL And sometimes I’m right!!
Donna said, “So I’m not going to say “Don’t worry” cause I’m sure you will. But I will say, how often HAVE you worried, and it turned out to be nothing serious at all? ”
All the time Donna, that’s my strategy. 😉
Blueberry’s Human said, “My burning question about Delilah is – how did she get the (possible) liver infection? I’d want to know what causes that – is it random? something in her diet? a medication she’s on? did another dog have it in its poo and she sniffed it and that’s how it happened? I have a sickness – it’s called “needtoknowwhyitis”
I think we are soul mates. I am usually the exact same way I just dropped the ball this time. 🙁
Jan said, “Someone should probably sue Dr. Google for malpractice.”
Yes. Yes they should. I imagine it will be a class action lawsuit.
Pamela asked, “Are you beginning to wonder if the dogs are just trying to worry you to death so they can inherit your fortune?”
I would suspect that, IF there were a fortune, but sadly there is none.
Carol Bondy asked, “Hahaha…my house looks the same way…gates all over…is sampson ok???”
Ok is a relative word. Sampson is not doing as well as he could be and I have a post planned for Monday to fill you all in on where we’re at and what we’re doing to help him get what he needs.
Dining room chairs block the front window.
Jenna, Mark “Husky-Crazed” Drady asked, “Question though, I understand the stairs to the couch etc….but how come the window and those things are all gated? Just to keep Sampson more contained until he is healed?”
That’s a great question. Sampson loves to run to that window and stand on his back paws and place his front paws on the sill. Since he shouldn’t be standing on those back legs just yet, I’ve blocked off that window.
Blueberry’s Human said, “A little side note – maybe he doesn’t like using the stairs because they are a bit narrow.”
God I love you!! So many people have said something similar but in a different way. I kept thinking they were suggesting the stairs were not deep enough, but you, YOU were very clear and now I totally get it!! We will be looking into getting a wider set of stairs!
I thank all of you who commented about when you post as well as those who commented on the article I shared. BTW that article was shared to me by Maggie from Oh My Dog.
Emma said, “The article on paid media is interesting. We have started changing what we do and what we expect in return. We have raised the bar in most cases. Sometimes we do reviews because it is a fun company and we just enjoy it, but these days, if it is not a paid review, the product has to be worth it to us in most cases.”
I agree, there are some products I would review because I love them or they are fun, but when I do a review I spend a lot of time writing the post, taking photos, etc. and personally I feel my time and opinion have value.
For more on this subject, join me on our Facebook page for further discussion.
2 Brown Dawgs said, “You schedule posts?”
Yes I do. If I don’t I will never get a post up. 🙂
Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s Mom said, “I would have loved to hear your explanation of ACL surgery!”
First I said he had surgery on his leg and then when they pressed for more details I kind of said he hurt his knee like a football player does. LOL It was not my best performance. 🙂
Well that’s it for me, thanks for tuning in and have a great weekend!!
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