Linguini's Progress

I'm happy to tell you that my sick sissy, Linguini, the spotted dog, is doing better, but not much. She had a rough first night and, even though she seemed to be feeling better this morning, she had a minor relapse as the day went by. M gave her the maximum pain meds that the vet allows. She's also saving a really large juicy ham bone for Linguini, as soon as she can open her mouth without hurting.

My family and I are grateful for all your caring wishes and suggestions. The comments about a chiropractor or an acupuncturist stand out and are definitely worth trying.

Lots of health to all,

Twinkie

And Then There Were Two . . .

We're a family, um, pack, of four: three tinies, me, Twinkie, a 4 pound teacup chihuahua, Frankie, a brindle chiweenie that weighs about 9lbs, Pedro, a nutty devilish chihuahua pup that abuses the rest of us, and Linguini, M's only "real dog" as she calls her girl. Linguini is a dalmatian mix; a mid-sized dog. Well, we've been jinxed, ladies and tramps! Last weekend, I got too close to the rainbow bridge and now my sissy, almost 12 year old Linguini, the spotted girl, is at the vet's on morphine and Deramaxx. We've got two dogs "down" at our home. Sucks!
I'm doing better and better, and M, our loving mommy,  is obviously relieved, but she's too worried and sad about our senior dog.

The worst part is, we do not know what is wrong with her yet. She's in tons of pain. In the near past, the dog vet insisted that all the pain was rear end related, due to advanced arthritis and possible cruciate issues. M insisted there were neck issues as well. Her reasoning? Every time she passed by Linguini, the girl would cry out in pain. Huh? M tried to figure this one out for a long time. What was it that made the dog cry like that? Then she got it. Linguini would turn her head to follow M with her eyes. Aha! Now, M's convinced Linguini's pain is due to cervical and possibly neurological damage, but first she has to convince the vet.


We do love our vet, and, for the record and in all fairness, he's looking into M's theory. Only problem is, the tests so far do not back it up...


We may go MIA for a few days. If anything drastic happens, we WILL let you know. For now, we'll let the morphine do it's job.


Lots of love to all our furiends and friends!

Our girl

Twinkie, the humbled dog

Fishing Trip Pressies

When M returned from her 3/4 Day Deep Sea Fishing Trip, she not only brought us back lots of fresh fish to eat, she also brought back some photos and a couple of videos of a relative of mine.
This "lucky dawg" gets to work on the dock that supplies the bait to the fishing boats. Check him out!

 Lucky Dawg approaches fishing boat

Lucky Dawg looks at live bait

Lucky Dawg prances about with live fish dangling from his mouth

(slurp!)

BIG MISTAKE

Our boat crew did NOT give Lucky Dawg any fish. They ignored him. That was WRONG. Lucky Dawg took care of them appropriately. 

He left them a pressie. It was a bunch of golden nuggets on their net. M was so proud of this smart dawg, she decided to film the disposal of his pressie. BOL!

I'd do exactly the same

;)

Twink!

Happy Easter

My humans, all the dogs and cats of our household, and I would like to wish all of you our furiends, friends, and readers a wonderful Easter, filled with love, laughter, joy, and tons of leftovers. Amen.

As for those of you who were wondering where I was yesterday, suffice it to say M went fishing WITHOUT ME. She said I needed to recover completely before running wild again. 'Sup with that? I personally think she's more worried about getting another vet bill. BOL

HAPPY EASTER

Twink!

Thank You All For Your . . . Condolences . . .

. . . about my enormous vet bill!

You were so funny and inspiring that, instead of a post, I decided to share your hilarious comments.

Chester said...

Oh my Twink! I gotta go find out just what the heck happened that your PUs will now need to get second jobs. They shouldn't be too upset once they realize they've been added to the vet's Christmas card list.

GULP! That's what's SUP.

Woofs and expensive slobbers,
Chester ;0=)

Pee. Ess. - I hope you're all better now.

HoundDogMom said...

Yikes, Twink! Did your human need a her blood pressure checked after that? We can see you gots lots of kisses and snuggs to give your human after that little trip. We just hope there is enough green papers left for kibble, good thing you are tiny and don't eat much. We thinks you were probably worth all them green papers but we didn't have to write the check or slide the plastic. BOL...SO SO glad you are feeling better. Sniffs, The HoundDogs

Sam and Pippen said...

We aren't surprised... Mom got an estimate recently to get Pippen's teeth cleaned and that was for $1000!

Sam and Pippen

pam said...
WE thinks we knows what's 'sup!!!'

We thinks youse better be milkin this convalescence for all it's worth cause you prolly gotta get a job soon...

Bobo and Meja

MurphyDog said...
Ouch! Mom knows just how you feel. I had to go to the vet last week, and it was almost $700 for a 3 hour visit!

hope you are feelin better!

wags, wiggles & slobbers
Murphydog

Coco - The Princess said...
OMD! your a million dollar pooch too! luckly my mommy just paid $1300 for me to have my knee surgery so she didnt have a stroke when she saw your bill.

Howe you feel better soon!

Tail Wiggles & Puppy Kisses,

Coco The Princess

P.S. My mommy has posted a special promotion code on my bloggy to the Small Dog Mall as a special thank you for for sending us warm wishes and Power of the Paw during my surgery and recovery.

Martine said...
SUP Twink! Hope you are feeling better. xo

Remington said...
That's a lot of dollars!

JackDaddy said...
I ran into those types of bills with my last dog, so I got insurance for Jack right when I got him. It's about $250/year, but when you're looking at $5000-$6000 vet bills, it's worth it.

Benny and Lily said...
We thought you stole Lily's dermatologist bill. You are worth every penny Twink
Benny & Lily

♥♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥♥ said...
Yikes, Twink - there had best not be a next time, but if there is, do it on the weekdays so at least there would ba a bit of a break.

We figure that's about $398.68/lb. Better than than the going rate for gold, we suspect.

Stay well, pal, M can't have you getting sick any more.

Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara

Nadine, Chewy and Lilibell said...
Holy dog poop!!!! We thinks you better get to selling mega tons of your books, or else you may needs to get a job!

Waggles & Chi kisses, Chewy & Lilibell


Anakin Man said...
Ummmmm- yeh-
I totally like hear you on the vet bill thingy- especially after Anakin's 3 surgery's last year!!!
Hot Mess!!!!!!

I am glad Twinkie is doing better!!!

I told Anakin to put some heels on and work the corner-

hee hee
love from Pugga Momma & bunch

Lexi and Jasper the Danes said...
Eek, that's a lot of paper money! But you're worth it Twinkie :)

Licks and lots of slobber,
Lexi and Jasper the Danes

Kitty+Coco said...Goodnes gracious. We might end up at the vet after seeing that bill! It is a good thing you are worth it Twink. They better name the place after you at this point.

Oskar said...
What's sup is that your vet just made a downpayment on a new car!

You're worth any amount of money though Twinkie girl.

Nubbin wiggles,
Oskar

Mollie Jo and Bobo said...
We has been to the vet alot and had a lot of foster but never seen a bill that big!!!! Hope your feeling better.

Amber DaWeenie said...
Hey Twinkie.....Holee Gwaca Moly.....I tink I nose what SUP means. It means SUPER butt it would have been an extra $500 to get da last 2 letters. So...SUP it is!

Glad you is feelin better. You was worth every penny...SUP

Sarge said...
Hey Twinkie!
Wow, I think SUP stands for Surely U Pullin' my leg! Boy, that's a lot of cash, but you're worth every penny.
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, COP

Jan's Funny Farm said...
Sorry, gotta run. Percy and Sam are fanning Jan. She passed out cold when she saw that total. And she told us we are NEVER to have an emergency.

Seriously, glad you are home and doing better.

Cat Mandu said...
Oh, dear, Twinkie! I hope you are OK. I went to the (vet) spa today and got my toenails clipped. They gave me a great deal. Maybe it was because I have blue eyes.
Mandu

the booker man said...
miss twinkie!

well first like, i am so super duper mega relieved that you are all betters and back home!! you totally scared the booker man! and second like, that bill is for a lot of green papers, but the way i see it, you are totally worth 50 gazillion green papers!!

*woof*
the booker man

Jed and Abby in MerryLand said...
Is that your vet bill or your share of the national debt? Sacre bleu! We're most happy to see you are recovering and are receiving excellent nursing care with a private duty kitteh nurse. What the h&%* happened? We're envisioning rivers of blood flowing from a discretely unnamed orifice*. Did you rupture something rough housing and can you blame it on Pedro?

Jed & Abby

* You are correct, my furiends

Roo said...

Okay, Mom spritzed me with water and I'm conscious again. DOG that was a face slapper bill! The only good thing about it is Twinkie was saved. That makes me smile :D

Waggin at ya,
Roo

Mango said...
Golly, Twinks, I bet that is your kibble allowance for, like, your entire life!

Slobbers,
Mango

Heather and Pumpkin said...
Twink - if you have to get a job don't sign with Menace - his is a very lazy manager being a cat and all.

xoxo
Pumpkin

silvieon4 said...
THUD! A medical waste fee????What on earth is that? Ok come on vets, really???? How is Twink? Momma says she will not complain for JD's 98 dollar vet bill for ????? we still have no idea what it was that bothered him enough to scream all the way to the vet....

Pup Fan said...
Whew... I think I passed out there for a moment. Though once I regained consciousness I did crack up at your "SUP" comment.

Tucker said...
Oh dat is a big hit in the treat/toy fund. I hopes you is all better. But, just so you know Huge Dog = Huge Bill too. My de-manifying was over $300.

We gots pet insurance now.

woof _ Tucker

Madi and Mom said...
Twinkie and Mom...oh my cats, dogs, elephants, tigers and lions...that is one whopper of a bill. I bet it was longer than Twinkie.
Big hug
Madi and Mom

As for those of you who made referrences to a second J-O-B, well you weren't that far off.

I have a new job.

Happy and healthy weekend to all!

Twinkie

Speechless Friday | Tiny Dog Huge Bill

This post is NOT appropriate for the faint of heart . . .

Twinkie's vet bill:

The rest of you . . . Have a great weekend!

Twinkie

Words Would Be Redundant Wednesday

Twink!