Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Guess who has ended up back in his cone? After a long stretch of Benny not being very itchy, his itchies are back. This time, however, we got the cone on him before he gouges out part of his eye.
I hate to see him in the cone, but it is total necessary evil. I'm hoping this latest bout will only be for a few days and that his meds kick in soon and relieve his itchiness.
In the meantime, I think the look on Luna's face pretty much says it all, "Benny, the one man wrecking crew, is back in business!"
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Pretty much the only window that Benny is brave enough to stick his head out of is the back window of G-Pa's pick 'em up truck (the one that leads to the truck bed).
In our car, Benny wants to stick his head out of the window, like his brother Henry, but he can never seem to overcome his trepidations. This usually results in Benny jockeying for prime window position and then just whining at the window. We don't call him Baby Benny for nothing. 
Monday, January 9, 2012
We got a new chair last week and the pugs have been diligent in testing it out. So, far I think they approve.
Last week, we also had a cold snap so pretty much every blanket in the house was in use. The kitty on this blanket is the only cat to ever come close to snuggly with Benny. Cats just don't seem to like good ole Baby Benny.
The pugs would also like to wish G-Ma a very happy birthday!
Monday, December 19, 2011
Not only are the pugs still waiting for all the yummy holiday treats, but Benny just remembered that he has one more big thing to wait for this week - G-Ma & G-Pa!
A little birdy also told Benny that G-Pa has told G-Ma that she is going to have to stop buying pug treats and get them when she gets to FL because she is quickly filling up the car. A car full of pug treats? Oh, G-Ma and G-Pa can't get here soon enough!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Not a fantastic picture, but I love shots that show how much smaller Luna is than the boys. Luna is small in stature, but she is big on personality and sass! I guess it is true what they say, looks can be deceiving.
Monday, December 12, 2011
While Luna was in charge of supervising present wrapping, Benjamin and Henry had the task of monitoring the tree trimming. They were only semi interested in the decorating part, but as soon as the tree was trimmed they wanted to know where their presents were. Patience pugs, patience.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Well, I wanted to touch base on the status of Benjamin’s medical issues. (He signed the HIPAA waiver, so I have permission for those that were concerned about me infringing upon his legal rights.);)
After much back and forth between our usual vet and the eye vet(s), the current diagnosis is a combination of dry eye and allergies. I say eye vets because we have now seen each of the 3 specialists that practice at the AVS location we visit.
Benny is being medicated for seasonal allergies (he pops a human Claritin daily) and he will go the end of this week for one more trip to the eye specialist to get his 6 month treatment plan. His maladies have seemed to have settled down. No face swelling. The licking and scratching have appeared significantly less. The true bonus is that his chest x-rays came back normal.
The unusual thing about the diagnosis of dry eye, is it is the same problem Luna suffers from, but not really the same at all. Benny produces tears. Luna does not produce tears on her own. Benny’s problem is the quality of his tears. Thus, even though he produces tears, his eyes would still be considered dry. Seemed very odd to me at first but I guess I get it now.
So, this is where we are with Baby Benny. I must say that I have also been living up to most of my end of the deal with better upkeep of the ear cleaning and wrinkle cleaning. Toenail trimming, while better is still a sore spot. During his procedure of the anesthetized ear cleaning, the vet saved me some specimens of what he removed.
Funny, even though his ears are clean, he doesn’t seem to listen any better. 
He definitely has very selective hearing, I would say. He is continues to live up to his aging man nickname of Solsey Benny! (Of course this is said the way we used to say Solsey Baby!)
