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This ‘N That Thursday – August 22, 2013

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This ‘N That Thursday is the brainchild of Linda from 2 Brown Dawgs; because some days you have a little of this or a lot of that.

Many thanks to our friends at 2 Brown Dawgs Blog.

Lick Granuloma Redux

Sampson had to go back to the Vet’s on Tuesday, he’s been licking at his paw again. 🙁

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

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

I wrapped it in a desperate attempt to keep him from licking.

I wrapped it in a desperate attempt to keep him from licking.

 

This time we saw our regular Vet who scraped the spot and checked it under the microscope.

The diagnosis is a lick Granuloma which is now infected because he’s licked it so much.  The treatment is a three week course of antibiotics (Clindamycin), a three week course of twice a week cold laser treatment and a nerve blocker (Gabapentin).

This cold laser isn't so bad, this guy keeps feeding me noms.

This cold laser isn’t so bad, this guy keeps feeding me noms.

 

I couldn’t understand WHY he’s licking it and Dr. Soutter explained it could have been anything that initially drew him to the spot, and once he’s irritated the nerve, it will keep bothering him and he will keep licking. The hope is the antibiotic and cold laser will help the granuloma heal, while the nerve blocker will settle the nerves down.  The goal is to take him off the nerve blocker and the licking will stop.

Paws crossed.

Blogville Calendar

Julie is hard at work resizing the photos for easier display on the blog.  Fingers crossed voting will still begin on Saturday.  If for some reason I can’t manage it, then we will still have a week to vote.

My mom who recently began reading the blog keeps asking me if I’ll show her how to vote. 😀  I’m pretty sure the voting process will be fairly easy, as long as I use the same system I used last year.  But yes Mom, I’ll make sure you know how to vote.

Farting and Douching on Facebook

You know Facebook is a great time suck for me.  Last night feeling highly unmotivated I found myself in an innocent little chat with a couple of other bloggers.  One thing led to another and before you know it, we were talking about farting and shortly after that douching.  This morning the conversation has turned to Unicorns.

You never know what you’ll find on Facebook.  It really helped lighten my mood and I gave me something to add to today’s post.  So thank you ladies, one and all.

Follow-Up Friday

Please join us tomorrow for the Follow-Up Friday blog hop where my co-hostess will be JoAnn Stancer from Sand Spring Chesapeakes.

No More Pictures!

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The submission portion of the Calendar contest is now closed.  If all goes well the voting will begin on Saturday.

As of today these are photos I have.  There were a couple photos that Julie received that I did not and vice versa. If you submitted a photo and don’t see your name/blog here, send me an e-mail at stone.jodi@ymail.com

If there is an error in either the dog’s name or the blog name or address, again please let me know.  There is a lot of work involved in this and mistakes happen.  We are human after all. 🙂

Blueberry from Spotty, Spotty, Polkadotty

Frankie and Ernie from FRANKly and ERNESTly Speaking

Dakota from Dakota’s Den

Maya from American Dog Blog

Alma and Moses from Back Alley Soapbox

Molly from Molly the Wally

Winston from The Winston Blog

Roxy from Roxy the Traveling Dog

Freckles from A Day In The Life Of A Goose

Hailey and Zaphod from The Hailey and Zaphod Chronicles

Bailey, Hazel and Greta from Idaho PugRanch

Ranger from The Adventures of Ranger – The Scottie Pup

Norman from Sand Spring Chesapeake’s

Emma from My GBGV Life

Susie “Sweetie Petunia” of The Mad Scots

Rita from Pooch Smooches

Dougall and Alex from The Dougall Diaries

Teach from Tails of Teach

Desmond from Life With Desmond

Sasha from Silly Sasha the Loveable Shih Tzu

Reilly and Denny from The Cowspotdogs

Lola and Lucy from Wear. Wag. Repeat

Ryder from All Things Collie

Shiva from Rescued Insanity

Ruby from Me, You and Zu

Shiloh and Diva Shasta from TEAM BEAGLEBRATZ

Benny and Lily from Two French Bulldogs

Wrigs from Life with Wrigs: hike, play, eat, nap!

Sampson and Delilah from Heart Like a Dog

Cupcake from No Dog About It

Gizmo from Terrier Torrent

Bella from I Still Want More Puppies

Bunny from Tales and Tails

Bella from Bringing Up Bella

Lassiter Chase and Benjamin from Lassiter Chase and Benjamin the Shelties

Holy snap!  At my count that is 35 participants, well up from last year’s 20!  This is going to be a great contest.

So tell me, how did you choose your photos?  There was one I really wanted to submit of the dogs sitting in front of my flowering trees, but when I checked them out, there was only one with both of them in it and they were looking away from the camera and Sampson had a big bald spot on his head.

Bald spot story.  Apparently there is something in our yard that Sampson is allergic to and it’s something that he sticks his head under, so I’m thinking bush or tree branch.  The allergy gives him little hives on his head and they itch so he scratches and well before you know it, he’s got an infection.  Now that we’re aware of it, we keep a close eye and start slamming him with Benadryl the first sign of hives.

They're not looking at the camera in this one.

They’re not looking at the camera in this one.  And of course there is that bald spot…

I love this one, but Delilah's not in it.

I love this one, but Delilah’s not in it, and of course there is that bald spot…

I love this one, but Sampson's not in it.

This might have worked, but Sampson’s not in it and there would also be that bald spot…

 

So you can see my dilemma.  I finally took them up in the woods and set them in on a rock and snapped a photo.  It’s not my best, but it’s the best one I have at the moment that has both of them in it.  I know I’d never hear the end of it if I submitted just one of them.

So how did you choose?

I Feel Like a Number

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Sometimes it seems to me the plight of animals in this country is totally hopeless.  Day after day animals come across my facebook page looking for their forever homes.  A quick search on Petfinder shows me hundreds of animals in my area in need of homes.

Thankfully a good majority of them on Petfinder have already been pulled and are well on their way to finding loving forever homes, where they are experiencing love and kindness, some for the very first time.

Some of them, particularly in the pounds in the poorer cities will not make it out.  It breaks my heart.

Today I’m joining Tuesday’s Tails, the blog hop that features shelter animals.

Dogs N Pawz

 

I love Tuesday’s Tails because it makes me feel like I’m actually doing something to help animals in need.

It is the one day of the week I beg you to share my blog post on your social media outlets to help these animals in need because we know that social media saves lives.

The dogs I’m showcasing today have basically nothing written about them.  They don’t even have names, just numbers.

These guys are in the City of Hartford (CT) animal shelter and here is what their website says, “ALL DOGS ARE URGENT- DOGS ONLY GET TEN DAYS TO BE ADOPTED BEFORE BEING EUTHANIZED! (THE TEN DAYS START THE DAY THE DOGS ENTER THE DOG POUND..) The “LEGAL DAY OF ADOPTION” is the first day the dog can be adopted into a home and the day the dog can be put to sleep if no home is lined up for the dog.”

It makes me sick.  Their Petfinder Page shows they currently have 12 dogs.

{name} - {breed}  #138XXXURGENT: American Bulldog, Dog; Bloomfield, CT  {name} - {breed}   {name} - {breed}  {name} - {breed}  {name} - {breed}

 

{name} - {breed}  {name} - {breed}  {name} - {breed}  {name} - {breed}  {name} - {breed}  {name} - {breed}

If you can’t tell from the photos, the majority of these dogs are listed as Pit Bull mixes and every single one of them will be put to sleep if homes aren’t found.

Since the dogs can’t be adopted until their time in the pound is up, it’s important to share them and have homes or rescues lined up, so when their time is up they can be pulled.

I ask you to share, because even though you might not be able to take a dog, someone you know might share and someone they know might be able to help.

Look at those sweet faces, it’s worth the effort don’t you think?  The buttons are just below the post.  Please help ease the ache in my heart by sharing.

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