Counter Surfer

Who's the counter surfer in our family?

For those of you who know my pack, the answer would appear obvious. 

Hint: It's not Linguini, my dalmatian mix sissy

You're obviously forgetting that Pedrito is "special".

Wasn't me!

OMD I Hope I'm Dreaming

The following chihuahua pictures are hopefully from my dream sequence . . .

I, Twinkie, the teacup chihuahua, used to be the only tiny dog in my household. Those were the good ol' days, when I ruled the world and my blog. 

 What's HE doing on my bed?

 He can't think he's staying!

 Turn around, Pedrito. Stop faking it. 

 Ay ay ay!

 What has this dog world come to?

 I'm warning you!

UGH! I give up. I hope when I wake up this is all going to be over .

Twinkie

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.

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