The dog musing/vent thread
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Ollie is sick. 
Fever of 105, diarrhea, lethargy, loss of appetite. He went in today at 12 and they were worried he might be blocked. First x-ray showed that his breakfast from 6 am had not moved. However, a later x-ray at 5 pm showed some movement but also something going on in one of his lungs, something that looked like pneumonia but the little guy hasn't been coughing at all. Ugh. He was dehydrated so got some fluids and that definitely helped. Basically we're thinking he's got a bad bug, probably viral, and just needs help getting through it. They did do some bloodwork and a fecal that we'll hear about tomorrow.
Poor little spaniel man.
Fever of 105, diarrhea, lethargy, loss of appetite. He went in today at 12 and they were worried he might be blocked. First x-ray showed that his breakfast from 6 am had not moved. However, a later x-ray at 5 pm showed some movement but also something going on in one of his lungs, something that looked like pneumonia but the little guy hasn't been coughing at all. Ugh. He was dehydrated so got some fluids and that definitely helped. Basically we're thinking he's got a bad bug, probably viral, and just needs help getting through it. They did do some bloodwork and a fecal that we'll hear about tomorrow.Poor little spaniel man.
There was a MOUSE in my dog food container. Not even just one.... 2. One jumped at me then I could just see the tail of the other... It was awful. After they jumped at me, I put down a trap and within a minute (literally) Mia had chased the mouse into the trap. Good Mia.
I released the mouse out miles away and then went and bought new tupperware containers for my food. Taller containers.
Ew ew ew. And I haven't seen a trace of a mouse in months up till today.
I released the mouse out miles away and then went and bought new tupperware containers for my food. Taller containers.
Ew ew ew. And I haven't seen a trace of a mouse in months up till today.
We used to have hamsters a long time ago and Nikki would freak out over them. She wanted to see them and would go in the room and just watch them all the time. Our hamsters were really tame so we would carry them around and often baby-talk them. I used to tease Nikki by cupping my hands like I was holding something and baby talking and she would always think I had a hamster.
Fast forward to now and I have never had a small rodent with Mia and I can do the same thing. Cup my hands and then start saying 'Oh look at the sweet mouse! What a cute mouse!' and she runs over and shoves her nose in my hands and thinks I am holding a mouse. It's funny because she's never actually SEEN me hold a mouse/hamster or anything. So it's interesting to me that she realizes what I'm doing.
Do all dogs get excited if you cup your hands then talk to your imaginary creature?
Fast forward to now and I have never had a small rodent with Mia and I can do the same thing. Cup my hands and then start saying 'Oh look at the sweet mouse! What a cute mouse!' and she runs over and shoves her nose in my hands and thinks I am holding a mouse. It's funny because she's never actually SEEN me hold a mouse/hamster or anything. So it's interesting to me that she realizes what I'm doing.
Do all dogs get excited if you cup your hands then talk to your imaginary creature?
Definitely. I think he's sure that I'm hiding a treat in there somewhere and have decided that the treat is my new best friend, so the only way to remedy that is by eating it.
On the other hand, we do have hamsters, and Trent doesn't want anything to do with them. They sit in their cage above the fireplace and Trent's never so much as lifted a head to look at them. Sometimes I hold one of them and I'll put him on top of Trent while he's lying down. He tolerates it and won't move, but you can just see how displeased he is.
The cats, on the other hand, will all run to me (no matter where they were in the house), as soon as they hear the hamster cage door opening.
On the other hand, we do have hamsters, and Trent doesn't want anything to do with them. They sit in their cage above the fireplace and Trent's never so much as lifted a head to look at them. Sometimes I hold one of them and I'll put him on top of Trent while he's lying down. He tolerates it and won't move, but you can just see how displeased he is.
The cats, on the other hand, will all run to me (no matter where they were in the house), as soon as they hear the hamster cage door opening.
Came home to a Brooks poopsplosion in his crate because he apparently has diarrhea. I expect this when he gets too much raw food, but he's been eating nothing but kibble. Not even any treats. I did bump up his food a bit because while I like my dogs on the thinner side, he was a bit too ribby. So perhaps he got too much food. Who knows. All I know is instead of taking him to run off his energy at the dog park before I picked up the kiddo from daycare, I bathed and dried a Poodle.
To top it off, he's decided to bump up his coat change, so I had to detangle some sort of ridiculous ear tangle.
To top it off, he's decided to bump up his coat change, so I had to detangle some sort of ridiculous ear tangle.
Crate poosplosion #3 for today. Sigh.
I have no idea what's set off his intestines. He had an extended bout of yard time leading up to bedtime, so hopefully I don't have a crate cleanup at 3 am. I wish he'd give some sort of vocalization before he explodes all over his crate. Instead he generally ( when ill) poops and THEN whines
I have no idea what's set off his intestines. He had an extended bout of yard time leading up to bedtime, so hopefully I don't have a crate cleanup at 3 am. I wish he'd give some sort of vocalization before he explodes all over his crate. Instead he generally ( when ill) poops and THEN whines
Ollie is sick. Fever of 105, diarrhea, lethargy, loss of appetite. He went in today at 12 and they were worried he might be blocked. First x-ray showed that his breakfast from 6 am had not moved. However, a later x-ray at 5 pm showed some movement but also something going on in one of his lungs, something that looked like pneumonia but the little guy hasn't been coughing at all. Ugh. He was dehydrated so got some fluids and that definitely helped. Basically we're thinking he's got a bad bug, probably viral, and just needs help getting through it. They did do some bloodwork and a fecal that we'll hear about tomorrow.
Poor little spaniel man.
Fever of 105, diarrhea, lethargy, loss of appetite. He went in today at 12 and they were worried he might be blocked. First x-ray showed that his breakfast from 6 am had not moved. However, a later x-ray at 5 pm showed some movement but also something going on in one of his lungs, something that looked like pneumonia but the little guy hasn't been coughing at all. Ugh. He was dehydrated so got some fluids and that definitely helped. Basically we're thinking he's got a bad bug, probably viral, and just needs help getting through it. They did do some bloodwork and a fecal that we'll hear about tomorrow.Poor little spaniel man.
Ollie is feeling much better, thanks for the thoughts! His bloodwork and fecal indicated a virus (or rather... didn't indicate a parasite or bacterial infection). He is running at probably 90% power right now, which is plenty. LOL. A little skinny but eating and drinking well, and keeping everything down. Back to being a nut.
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We finally got our skid boots for Talon in! Since it took so long (the lady had a lot of expo's or events so I think she forgot about them) she gave us a rabbit fur tug, which Artimis is in love with.
We put on Talon's boots today and took them to the dog park since we were out that way anyways. They stayed on, looked good, and so hopefully they worked. We won't know until tomorrow though if they did what we wanted them to do!
Also, Talon was such a good boy at the dog park! This one dog was all over way too rough with both Talon and Artimis (not friendly play either, but not killer). It was fine until Art got excited and mounted a little white Jack Russel (Art does that when he get's excited and wants to play) and then it went a bit nuts and was all over Art growling and posturing. The owner was on it immediately, but when she let him go again it was all over Talon. I don't know why it didn't like our dogs, but the owner immediately said that it wasn't behaving so no dog park. Good owner! ^_^ She was very nice and very responsible IMO. I think the dog was just in an adolescent phase, as it seemed to just be testing the waters to see if it could get away with bullying.
So yay, good trip to the dog park! ^_^
Otherwise, Talon was a butt today.
We put on Talon's boots today and took them to the dog park since we were out that way anyways. They stayed on, looked good, and so hopefully they worked. We won't know until tomorrow though if they did what we wanted them to do!
Also, Talon was such a good boy at the dog park! This one dog was all over way too rough with both Talon and Artimis (not friendly play either, but not killer). It was fine until Art got excited and mounted a little white Jack Russel (Art does that when he get's excited and wants to play) and then it went a bit nuts and was all over Art growling and posturing. The owner was on it immediately, but when she let him go again it was all over Talon. I don't know why it didn't like our dogs, but the owner immediately said that it wasn't behaving so no dog park. Good owner! ^_^ She was very nice and very responsible IMO. I think the dog was just in an adolescent phase, as it seemed to just be testing the waters to see if it could get away with bullying.
So yay, good trip to the dog park! ^_^
Otherwise, Talon was a butt today.