Pawrents Prater

Playing catch up ... as usual.

Dee, I hope the injection helped your friends husband and he won't have to have back surgery. Is it something that should work quickly if it is going to?

I'm also sorry to hear about the friend's husband who passed. I'm sorry that man's health made you think of Ward.

Have you heard anything more about the puppy? I sure hope it's not a scam and meant to be.

Deb, I hope your vet will be able to send you an accounting of your bill. Maybe a phone call to remind them or ask again that it be mailed to you would help.

Anick, the arnica gel has helped, but I have also learned I need to make sure Dakota doesn't lick me after I put it on. She did and I think that is what made her sick for a day.

Did you pay extra for 4-8 day delivery of your package? If so, can you at least get a refund or some money back for it taking so much longer? I hope you have your package now and won't really have to wait until the end of January. So frustrating!

Carol, I get an itemized bill at my vets, too. And when I have made arrangements to pay over time I get a monthly statement showing what is still left to pay.

Diane, I hate to hear you are still waiting on a package, too. And I hate to hear even more that Buddy had a very bad day. I hope he has had better ones since. Oh how I wish they could talk especially when they don't feel well.

Deb, have you ever looked at mobile groomer for Foofy?

Dee, the golfcart rodeo looks like it was fun for everyone. And I just looked closer and realized they are blindfolded! So one drives and the other tells them when to turn? Was there a lot of laughing during this event? You live in such a fun neighborhood.

Leslie, we could use rain, too. Looks like we may get some tonight. I am wondering if my mom misheard the weather forecast. She said we should now be getting 1.7 inches tonight. I had been hearing maybe half an inch.

Diane, snow? Oh wow. Is that fairly normal for you for this time of year? Now that I ask that I do have to remind myself it is November! It has felt more like late summer here lately.

Dee, that was so nice of Bonnie to let them draw another name for the quilt. And a lovely quilt. A shame the one lady has ruined it for the group to be able to make another.

Diane, I wonder if Slippery Elm would help Dakota. She tends to have a sensitive stomach. She was one Metronidazole for a long time and now she is on probiotics. They seem to keep things under control most of the time. I sure hope Buddy does well the rest of the week now.

Lisa, oh dear. I hate to hear Chuck needs to go to the ER. I hope he will follow through.

I'm sure I have missed things. Rushing through other posts.

Quick update at my house. This morning Pippi was walking around - she doesn't get around well these days. Ran downstairs to start laundry and came back up to find her sitting on the floor. Helped her up and carried her downstairs. Realized she was not able to get up on her own and wasn't putting any weight on her back, right leg. Put warm towels on it and watched her for a bit. She napped nicely, let me move her leg and didn't seem bothered. Still later she was putting no weight on that leg. So I got her in to see the vet. Didn't get my favorite one, but my second favorite was available. I was thinking maybe Pip had tweaked her back (she has done that from time to time since her spinal injury). Turns out she has a small tear in her ACL. So upping the Rimadyl she takes and adding Gabapinten (sp?) and help her walk and have her take it easy. (She takes it pretty easy most of the time anyway.) With luck in about a week she will be ready to put some weight on the leg and can go back down on the Rimadyl. We'll see how things are going in a week or two.

So, some fast happy things for today.

* I'm lucky to have a vet that has always been able to work me in any time I have needed an appointment.

* I'm glad this looks to be a small tear and sounds like the vet is pretty optimistic.

* If one of my dogs needs help walking, well, I'm glad it's the light one and I'm not going to have to help support 50 lbs. hehe

* I may get some rain tonight.