Rhodesian Ridgeback Discovery | The Saturday Funnies

What did the rhodesian ridgeback siblings discover by the side of the creek?

A sample of a miniature rhodesian ridgeback!

They soon lost interest . . .

Twinkie

The Crossing | Outtakes and Advice

Chihuahua Pictures

Bloopers and Advice

Catching some air ... Whee!

 Always land using your ears to slow you down.

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 Watch where you're going . . .

 

I said, watch where you're going!

Or I will bite your leg . . .

And never talk back to a diva!

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Once you get going . . .

. . . never look back!

And always look as handsome as you can when there's a pup-arazzo present! Haven't you learned anything yet, Pedrito???

Twinkie

Kitten Update | Charlie Chuckles I

Charlie Chuckles I, aka Trouble Splitz

was born in my home on June 12th, 2010

He is called The First because . . . he did everything first out of a litter of five. The other four kittens were all females.

He was the first to paddle, get out of the nesting box, open his eyes, eat solid food, get close to us dogs, jump over the fence that was meant to protect him and the rest of his litter mates from the rest of us, to explore the entire house, and to steal M's heart. 

He got the nickname "Splitz" because he was so eager to paddle, he was doing the splits!

He remains limber to this day.

Charlie is a tuxedo kitten and is already bigger than his mom and the rest of his tribe. He is also the only cat in the house that gets along with everyone. His forte is helping M edit videos on her big screen.

Twinkie

The Crossing

The End

The Walk Of Shame

Not too long ago, our senior dog, our spotted girl, Linguini, got terribly sick,  by an adverse reaction to PROIN (also known as phenylpropanolamine, PPA, or Propalin), a drug she took daily to control her incontinence. Weeks after being prescribed a daily pill, Linguini started vomiting violently after every meal. She started losing weight and got weaker every day. Her decline was fast. The dog vet insisted that PROIN did not have any such adverse reactions and that it was probably the RIMADYL (carprofen) that was making her so ill. Through trial and error, we discovered that indeed it was the PROIN that was making her so SICK. We removed it from her diet. The vet argued and once again insisted that it was simply a coincidence and to put Linguini back on the drug. One meal later, Linguini was back to retching. It was the last time she took the drug. We got her off it altogether. A few days later she started to leak a bit, then some more, and about a week later she was leaving puddles everywhere. We lived like that for a few months, constantly mopping, cussing, feeling helpless. Linguini was suffering too, as she had to live with constantly wet bedding and fur.

The Walk of Shame

So, we did a bit of research. We found out that PROIN, an effective treatment for Canine Urinary Incontinence, should NOT be given concurrently with NSAIDs!!! How about that piece of precious information?

Linguini is currently on DES (diethylstilbestrol), a synthetic, non steroidal form of estrogen, also used for treatment of urinary incontinence in female dogs. The catch: DES is not approved for use in animals by the Food and Drug Administration, but is prescribed legally as an "extra-label" drug (the drug is registered for use in humans only). Because DES has it's own set of side-effects, careful monitoring is a must.

Our thought is that after a certain age (Linguini is 11 years old) a dog should be made as comfortable as possible. Our senior dog, our girl, is no longer ill nor does she need to wear diapers.

T--

Gone To The Dogs | Stylish Blogger Award

I'm speechless and, as you know by now, I'm rarely at a loss of words. Okay, so I'll just tell you what happened and I'm so dumbfounded. Most of you bloggers are aware of the pawesome awards we furiends share. One of them is the Stylish Blogger Award which I had never received. To my chagrin, I was just awarded the SBA. Wanna see it?

Stylish, n'est-pas?

I'm shaking my tiny head in devastation now.

The comedians over at doggydays, Benny and Lily, the two french bulldogs, handed the award to my baby bro, Pedrito, the naughty chihuahua puppy!

WTDog?!

I feel like I've been PUNKED!

In any case, Pedrito, said he's happy to get his first award and that he'll use it to wipe his "beep" with it.

Unlike Pedro, I shall take the time to honor the rules of the Stylish Blogger Award.

Rule #1

Link back to the blog that awarded Pedro (done)

Rule #2

Share 7 things you may not know about us

1. I can't stand Pedro

2. Frankie, my brindle chiweenie sissy, can't stand Pedro

3. All 7 of our cats can't stand Pedro

4. Yesterday, I went on a short stroll using only my two left legs!!!

5. I'm the organizer of GABE--the annual rocking Global Animal Blogging Event for all critters. Coming SOON!!!

6. I really can't stand Pedro

7. Pedro is not really a dog

Rule #3

Choose 7 blogs I feel to be deserving of this award

Ehem, how exactly? All the blogs I follow are styling! So, to get out of this mega dilemma, I decided to pick a random date and use the top 7 commentators. 

♥♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥♥

Santa, Minnie and Christmas 

Oskar

Rudy - The dog with a blog 

Mr. Pip

Summer 

Pepsi the Lazy Bum

We be styling, furiends!

Twinkie   

Mommy And Me | Kitten Update

Remember Baby Puddles?

Puddles, the calico kitten, the Cry-Baby

Should her momma call the wambulance???

As you can see, the cat family is thriving. The kittens are now 8 months old.

Twinkie