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This ‘N That Thursday – April 18, 2013

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Today we join our friends over at the 2 Brown Dawgs Blog for This ‘N That Thursday blog hop, you know some days you have a little of THIS or a bit of THAT but it’s not enough for a full post.  It can be anything you want so grab the badge and join us.

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

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You may (or may not) have noticed that there was no post on Saturday.  That was the first time since I started this blog 865 days ago that I made a conscious decision not to post.

Scandalous, I know.

I’ve been putting so much pressure on myself to post every day, that I thought I should give myself a break.  Going forward I give myself permission to skip one or two days per week.

I hope that by doing so, I can still put out a quality blog and not burn myself out.

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I’m just about ready to put the finishing touches on my presentation, and don’t worry I fully intend on making it available to all of you (though I don’t think you need it) after BlogPaws.

My original intent with BlogPaw was to bring Sampson and leave Delilah home.  Hubby had agreed to drive down early Saturday morning with my Sam Man as he can’t get time off to go for the whole conference.

The plan was to have my niece stay here with Delilah and have a dog walker come in on Saturday to walk Delilah.  About a week or so ago Hubby told me he’s worried that Delilah will freak out when he and Sampson leave in the middle of the night.  His solution was to bring them both and he would be their handler.

My gut is telling me that Delilah would be too much of a tax in that situation, I know for sure she’ll be barking at every sound she hears from the hotel room.

With the conference only a month away, I’m currently leaning towards leaving them both at home.

Spring is here!

Last Monday there were still patches of snow in my yard, but I’m happy to report that Spring finally arrived!  Yesterday I snuck out of work at lunch and took the dogs for an afternoon walk.

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While I didn’t capture the beauty of the bright blue sky, I think the picture shows that Spring is here!

Thanks to our friends at 2 Brown Dawgs.

Our Appointment with the Holistic Vet

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Ever since Sampson injured his paw last fall, he’s been on and off with the licking.  About six weeks ago I noticed he had licked so much it was almost bleeding.

I cleaned it, and put some Vetericyn on it and wrapped it with vet tape.  It kept him from making it bleed.

Whoo Hoo, we can stop him from licking it, but I still wanted to know why he was licking, so we scheduled an appointment with the holistic vet.

The holistic vet we use is based out of Massachusetts, about an hour away but he makes house calls.  Our friend has him see her dogs every three months, so Friday he came to our house.

I put the dogs on the porch so we could chat first. Once he had a clear idea of what was going on, I let them in.  He was thrilled to see Delilah and was ecstatic at the weight that both dogs had lost.

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IMG_4656 Then he got down to the business of examining Sampson.

IMG_4660 The treatment performed on Friday, acupuncture.  One in the head.

Paw One in the paw and one in the chest (no picture.)

IMG_4657 The big cheese ball ate it up.

Since Dr..Landau does not carry a full supply of herbs, he’ll be sending the recommended supplements in the mail.  The official diagnosis is a toxin build up in the liver and some seasonal allergies.  If memory serves me right, the liver is not helping with the seasonal allergies.  The supplements should help the liver detox and help Sampson’s system deal with the allergies so his skin doesn’t get as irritated.

Dr. Landau will be back in the area in July and I may schedule a follow-up, just to be certain Sampson is healing the way he is supposed to.

Dr. Landau also does phone consults and can manage your pets health by mailing herbs and supplements so if you’re interested in giving holistic a try, why not check out his website?  All the information you need is right there, and if you start ready testimonies, you’ll see my friend’s dog, Lily right on the front page.

What do you think? Would you consider a holistic vet for your pet’s health needs or do you go with traditional medicine? Do you like the idea of your pet being treated in your own home?

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