How Was YOUR Weekend?

Ours could have been a lot better. M was harassed by Bob, her juvenile delinquent cat, and didn't get to sleep but a few minutes at a time. Bob serenaded her non stop and his voice sucks. M got up and squirted him over and over, but in the morning, Bob was happily rubbing against M's legs, as she was struggling to wake up enough to make some strong coffee. She was short tempered and all about business for the rest of the weekend. She did Spring Cleaning which included all of us, eleven cats and dogs. She groomed all of us! She clipped our claws, trimmed the cats' nails, got the knots out of the long haired cats . . . in a few words: she ruined a perfectly good weekend.
You know me, however, I don't like to dwell on the bad. I like to focus on the goodness around me. For one thing, I had pasta. Pasta is by far my favorite food in the entire universe. It's scrumdiddlyumptious . M's daughter took Pedrito with her to study for his finals at USC! The house was soooo quiet. We all got to chill and enjoy the nice warm weather sprawled out on the grass without being harassed. It was heaven, really. Even the kittens were out playing all day long, not fearing an attack from the devilish puppy.

I'm not crazy about Spring Cleaning, but I sure did enjoy the short absence of my little terrorista bro.

I hope you had an even better weekend :)

Twinkie

The Dos and Don'ts of Recovery

Linguini's health is steadily and slowly improving.

 The DOs

TLC plays a vital role in a speedy recovery

 Oh, yeah, give it to me.

 Hey, push Him back.

 That's more like it.

 I like it like that.

That's it. That's exactly where you should place your hand.

The DON'Ts

Do not allow The Spaz baby bro near the spotted patient

 Oh, no! Looky who's here. Pedrito.Yikes.

 OMD

 Heeeelp!

Oh, yeah! FYI Pedrito hasn't "matured" yet. BOL

TGIF

Twink!

The Spotted Patient

Update on Linguini's health

The senior dog's health is slowly improving. The pain is manageable through the use of Tramadol and Deramaxx. The mornings and evenings seem to be the toughest times of the day for her. M is waiting for the inflammation to go down before taking her for acupuncture. By now, we're convinced that it's Linguini's neck that is causing her all the pain. She's never going to wear a dog collar again. She's been fitted into a beautiful, reflective, and comfortable body harness.

She is resting comfortably receiving around the clock TLC and yummy, soft, small dog treats that she can enjoy.

Twinkie

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!