Friday, October 5, 2007
Yesterday, Luna and Benjamin went to the ophthalmologist to find out more information about their latest eye woes. We usually don’t leave the office with good news, so yesterday we were very pleased with the prognosis.
Luna does not have an ulcer. The special drop they put in her eye so that they could better see what was going on did not show an ulcer. That is fantastic news. Since it is not an ulcer the doctor deduces that she has some sort of irritation that is likely being caused by one of her meds. Our task is to find out which one. So, when we give her her drops we need to keep a close eye out and see if any of them make her very squinty.
Benjamin got the best news of all. The doctor does not think that he has entropy. She thinks that the current state of his eyelids is the way they have been his whole life. And that his teary eyes is most likely caused by seasonal allergies. I was very happy to hear this. The doctor still did a battery of tests to get a baseline for Benjamin and he goes back in 8 weeks for a follow-up to make sure that his eyelashes are not curling in even more. If he gets a good report then he is all set.
So it wasn’t all fantastic news, but it sure is the best eye news I have heard in a long time.
After we got home from the eye doctor and Benjamin & Henry greeted their long last brother, Henry, they both crashed on the couch. They were exhausted from the long car ride and the exam.
Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
Thursday, October 4, 2007
I’m not much of a wine drinker, but awhile back a friend gave me this wine bottle as a gift. Not for me to drink, but for me to keep because of the label (knowing me so well, they gave me the bottle after they drank the wine!) Who knew that little Luna had her very own wine! Furthermore, the bottle is perfect for me because my favorite color is orange. My office has a lot of orange accents so the bottle is on display and goes in my office perfectly.
So if you are ever out and run into a Luna di Luna branded bottle, have a drink for little Luna.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
A while back, I was playing around trying to get some pictures of the Boston Red Sox Collars (which were recently featured in the August issue of Dog Fancy) for the H. Doodle store using my new doggie mannequin. Benny was quite intrigued by the mannequin and kept jumping in my shots. Since he is used to having the camera always pointing his direction, I think he was just trying to figure out who the new model in town was. You got him in the looks department, Benny, but when it comes to taking direction and sitting still, he is far superior.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
A few weeks ago, I got out the suitcases to pack for a business trip. I plopped them on the bed and went to the closet to get my clothes and when I came back this is what I saw. Looks like Luna doesn’t want to be forgotten!
Looking forward to your captions in the comments!
Monday, October 1, 2007
On Saturday evening, while relaxing on the couch and watching some TV with the pugs nestled around us, I couldn’t help but notice how smelly the pugs were. Henry smelled straight up like a dirty dog, Benjamin smelled like bad cheese and Luna somehow smelled like Chinese food. Deciding that I couln’t get a sudden craving for Moo Goo Gai Pan everytime Luna came near, I knew I had to give the pugs each a bath on Sunday so that they wouldn’t clear each room they entered.
Since I was giving them a bath, I figured I might as well brush them, clip their nails and clean their ears while I was at it. Brushing did not go quite as smoothly as usual. We headed out into the backyard for a nice brushing shortly after the pugs’ dinner and they were just way too excited to be brushed. All they wanted to do was play. Despite that I did manage to get a little bit of brushing in. It wasn’t my best work, but it was better than nothing.
Up next was toenail clipping, and no one enjoys that! It went pretty well, though. 60 toenails were cut and 60 Cheerios were issued (plus a few extra for good behavior) and no one bled. I’ll count that one as a victory.
The only thing left were baths and ear cleanings. Both of those tasks went fairly smoothly. After their baths, I figured it made sense to wash their dog beds and all of their favorite things to lay on so as to keep the pugs clean a little longer.
By the time everything was said and done, I was exhausted and so were the pugs. I know tomorrow though, I will have 3 squeaky clean pugs on my hands that are just itching to get dirty!
Friday, September 28, 2007
Our good friends over at A Day in the Life of Our Pugs just recently announced the grand opening of their new store The Pawhaus. The Pawhaus is a fabulous store with lots of wonderful gift sets for your pup. So stop on by and check them out. Don’t forget that the holidays are just around the corner!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Overall, Henry’s report from his annual check up was good news. The Dr. says he is in good shape and that his teeth, eyes and coat look really good. However, he has arthritis in both his knees. This is only a little bit shocking to us. Henry has had arthritis in his left knee since he was a pup. But we were surprised to hear that he has arthritis in his right knee (his good knee) and that the arthritis is actually worse in that knee.
When Henry was about 6 months old we found out that he had hip dysplasia. Hip dysplasia is more common in larger breeds and the Dr. said that if we kept Henry at a good weight he would most likely never require any type of surgery on his hips. When Henry was about a year old, however, he started to hold up his left leg. We soon found out that he had luxating patella, which basically means that his knee cap was sliding in and out of place. The Dr.‘s speculated that this was most likely caused by him compensating for his hip dyslasia. He did require surgery to fix this problem and after his physical therapy he has done very well. We were told shortly after his surgery for his knee that he had developed some arthritis in his knee. It has never been much of a problem though.
Now, however, Henry has developed quite a bit of arthritis in his right knee and the Dr. said that his knee cap is a little loose. So he may need to have the same surgery on his right knee that he did on his left knee. The main thing that is worrisome about this is that Henry is no longer the spry young pup that he once was. At a year old, the first surgery was very hard on him and the physical therapy exercises that we had to do nearly killed him and I both. Henry is now going on 6 years old and I can not imagine going through the surgery and the physical therapy again. Nor can I bear the thought of how the arthritis is going to affect him later in life.
Right now, he acts fine and he does not require any type of surgery on his right knee. Granted, he is not as agile as Benny and he can’t jump up on the bed like Benjamin & Luna can, but that is really nothing new. He has been that way since he was a pup. Just the thought of having to go through it all again looms over me.
So for now, the Dr. prescribes lots of swimming since it is very low impact and helps keep him trim and in shape. That is really the best thing we can do for him at this point.
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