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Good Morning Monday!

September 16, 2013 By Jodi

You may recall we’ve been treating Sampson for a lick granuloma.

He had one last year in October and then this spring he got another one on the same paw.  We treated it in the spring but I don’t think it really went away.  You can read more about that go round here.

Our vet recommended a 20 day course of antibiotics (Clindamycin 300 mg twice a day,) a 27 day course of nerve blocker (Gabatentin 200 mg twice a day) and 6 cold laser treatments, with a re-check in three weeks.

Meanwhile the holistic vet added some liver detox drops, some skin drops and a Super Probiotic to his diet.  He is still taking all three of these.

Let me tell you, this boy did not mind the cold laser treatments at all!   The first visit the vet techs tag teamed him.

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One to do the treatment and the other to feed him noms.

9-15-13 002 I don’t mind this as long as this guy keeps feeding me noms.

A close-up of the boo boo while he was being treated.

This photo was taken the very first laser treatment, you can see how he’s licked it raw and it’s gotten infected.

After that first treatment, they discovered what a good boy Sampson is and that he’s perfectly fine with me in the room feeding him noms.

The fact that they allowed me in the room made me super happy.  The first appointment took place the day we went in to have his paw looked at. The day of the 2nd laser treatment I heard on the news of a man who was arrested for abusing animals at the shelter he worked for.  I worked myself into a fine tizzy worried about bringing Sampson in and having to leave him while he was treated out of my sight.

I know, I know.  I trust my Vet’s office, I really do, but there’s always that little wondering voice that makes me doubt.  I can never be too careful when it comes to the care and well-being of my pups.

Anyhoo, Sampson finished the laser treatments about two weeks ago, he finished the antibiotic last Monday and he’s scheduled to finish the nerve blocker tonight.

Our vet checked him out last Tuesday and was so pleased with the way his paw looks.

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 You can see that the fur is growing back and you can tell that he hasn’t been licking at it.  My vet says he may need to remain on the nerve blocker for a while and that it is a perfectly safe drug.

This morning I noticed he was limping. On that paw.

Good morning Monday!

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You Make Me Smile, Then You Make Me Laugh

September 15, 2013 By Jodi

One of the big reasons I started this blog was for all the crazy, funny things my dogs do that bring a smile to my face or a laugh to my lips.

Sometimes it’s not easy to write a full blog post about it and sometimes I forget to share.

Some posts will be You Make Me Laugh and others will be You Make Me Smile, but they will all be the silly, sweet, funny things Sampson and Delilah do that help make crazy days just a little bit easier.

Feel free to share what your pet does to make you laugh/smile in the comments.

9-15-13 007 Sampson, you make me smile when you go way off into the woods so you can have some privacy to ‘do your business.’

9-15-13 008 You make me laugh when you’re finished and you dash out of the woods and race the wind, like you’ve just been shot out of a cannon.

Do you have a dog that digs privacy when they poop?  Or is yours more like Delilah who will go wherever the urge hits her?

Happy Sunday!

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Follow-Up Friday – September 13, 2013

September 13, 2013 By Jodi

Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-Up Friday, the blog hop that let’s you wrap up your week and leads you right into the weekend.

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

Joining me this week is the amazing Flea, who graciously agreed to co-host again.  And she called me crazy.

Abstract Art

So my dog is not the only one that chases the bowl all over the house!  LOL  Many of you commented about the non-skid bowls.  If you look again at the two bowls, you will see that one has a rubber bottom while the other does not.

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The top one originally had rubber, but it fell off.  That is Delilah’s dish and she eats out of it upside down because she inhales faster than James Franco in Pineapple Express.  I’ve yet to find a dish that slows the eater down, but doesn’t slide around.

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Pam said, “Not much football going on in this house. Hubs is not a sports fan… at all. Not a single sport. If anyone watches football, it’s me… but even I don’t watch much anymore.”

That’s pretty much the same in our house.  My hubby doesn’t watch a lot of sports either (at least not religiously like my son-in-laws do) but he will watch a bit of football.  It is generally me, looking for some type of sport on television.  I tend to favor NASCAR, baseball and football, although I’m slightly pissed off at NASCAR at the mo.

My guys go in spurts with which toys they play with, lately the football has found favor, I have no idea why.

What’s ‘taters’ precious?

Sugar said, “May we suggest something … since you are giving it to Sam w/ his pills … use Greek yogurt instead.”

Thanks Sugar, at the time I didn’t have any Greek yogurt, all I had was sour cream.  I did make the next batch with the Greek yogurt though and they still loved it.

Emma said, “I’m easy, I eat any pill in anything, Katie is a whole different story. She can suck all the stuff off and spit out the pill in about a second.”

Yup Emma, Sampson is the same way in the morning, which is why I have to hide them.

Genevieve said, “It also sounds like you may need to go food shopping.”

You made me laugh.  Yes, I probably do need to go food shopping!

Maggie said, “Emmett and Cooper will eat a pill in anything. Heck, Emmett will eat a pill if you toss it and tell him “catch.” Lucas, on the other hand, is a pill ninja. I’ve caught him carrying one off to spit out elsewhere, thinking he was fooling me.”

Well now I’ve seen Sampson spit stuff out, but never has he carried it somewhere to do so!

2 Brown Dawgs said, “If I made the potato/sour cream mixture, I surely wouldn’t feed it to the dog because it looks yummy. Heck maybe I should make some to take my pills.”

I bet it’d be good.  But what I’d do is make those little tater balls and fry ’em.  Yummo!!

Flea said, “Those potatoes sound GOOD. I’d pop a garlic clove or two into the water when boiling. Maybe a sprig of rosemary. Mmmm. And have you tried Pioneer Woman’s Crash Hot Potatoes? They are our RUIN. OM NOM NOM.”

As a matter of fact, we had them last night. 🙂  YUM!

Oh and by the way, I added that link for you, do you think Flea would have done that?  Heck no, she just tempted me with the recipe and left me to find it on my own.  Sheesh.

So I’ve Got This Paypal Button on my Blog

And it’s working!!  I am getting e-mails and hopefully you are getting e-mails from me confirming your order!

Margie said, “Yes..!! I do see the button, but no PayPal logo.”

Yup, I should have checked before I wrote that!   LOL it is a “Buy Now” button that links you up to PayPal but it doesn’t say “PayPal.”

The Fox and the Hounds

Um, can you imagine if all our inner bitches got together?  Woo Dog, that would be something!!

And I agree, the tail on that fox is thin, maybe I should talk to my neighbor about giving him some kind of supplement. 😉

That’s it for me, many thanks to Flea for co-hosting with me.  Make sure you stop over and say hello.  Have a great weekend!



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