Friday, July 28, 2006
This is Luna sleeping with her “pet monkey.” The funny thing about this monkey is that it is bigger than Luna. It also has a unique “squeaker.” The noise maker inside the monkey is more like a “screecher.” It screeches like a monkey. The arms and legs of the monkey are about 2 feet long and Luna loves to drag the monkey around by it’s limbs. Then she’ll shake the monkey relentlessly and when she is all done abusing the monkey, she takes the monkey up to bed and cuddles up with him. So, while it may look like Luna loves this little monkey, does she really? Or is it a love/hate relationship? Is the monkey on Luna’s back or is Luna on the monkey’s back? I think they take turns.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
To help manage Luna’s dry eye issues, she gets drops in her eyes three times a day. The little girl is a trooper and she allows us to put the drops in her eyes without putting up too much of a fuss. To reward her for being such a good girl, we give her a small treat after she has received her drops.
The boys caught on to this and started begging to get eye drops so that they could get a treat. So to be fair, after Luna gets her drops, everyone gets a treat.
One of Luna’s eye medications needs to be refrigerated and it has gotten to the point that as soon as Benjamin and Henry hear me get the drops out of the fridge they come running for a treat. Furthermore, they egg Luna on and tell her to go get her drops so they can get a treat!
Poor, Luna. She sure did get the raw end of the deal.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Yay! We are happy to report it is all good news.
When tested, Luna’s tear production was a 15 out of 20 in each eye. The vet said Luna was suffering some irritation due to seasonal allergies and to only slightly adjust her current meds!
We are ecstatic that it such terrific news. Her tear production in her right eye is up to a 15 from an 8 and in the left eye it stayed about the same. That is about what we are to expect from here on out and we do not need to go back for a checkup until November unless her condition worsens.
Go Luna! Keep producing those tears!
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Today we will be taking Luna back to the opthamologist. Her chronic dry-eye condition needs to be revisited. When we first took Luna to the opthamologist, her left eye scored moderately on a 1-20 scale for lubrication. Her right eye, however, scored a 3 which is terrible. The doctor put her on a series of 3 different medicated eye drops. She had been on only 1 set of drops before, but the vet said that when used in combination the medications seemed to work better. Her tear production then increased up to a 20 in both eyes. We were so pleased.
Well, at the next visit, they dropped her down to 2 different types of drops and then they wanted to see how that worked. When she was re-tested, her left eye remained about the same but the right eye dropped down to an 8. That is not too good especially since she was once a 20! Unfortunately, her right eye is looking even worse and now we must take her back for a checkup to try to get her on the correct balance of medications.
We were so excited when her tear production was off the charts but now things are starting to slip again and it is so difficult to see her little eye all yucky. Even though she never expresses that she is uncomfortable, you know she has to be. She is a little trooper. So, off to the specialist we go. We will let you know the results and keep you posted on the little girl’s condition. Wish us well.
Friday, July 7, 2006
There is just something about the sand that gets everyone fired up and ready to run. Every time we go to the beach, the pugs run in and out of the water and all around the beach. They run hard and they play hard. In the picture above, Luna is in the process of pouncing on Benny and shortly after she lands, Henry is going to pommel both of them.
Before we adopted Luna they told us that she was just a little girl. I wasn’t concerned at first because I thought it would be cool to have a little one running around and I really didn’t think she would be much smaller than Baby Benny. However, when I met her, all that kept running through my head was this girl is tiny. Both of the boys tower over her! Soaking wet Luna only weighs about 12lbs and Henry has at least 10lbs on her.
After meeting Luna and seeing how tiny she is and knowing how rough the boys play I became very concerned and I was just sure that the boys were going to hurt Luna while everyone was playing. My worries were all put to rest the first moment the three of them started playing. Luna is a spitfire! She is quick, agile, extremely flexible and possibly plays the roughest of the three.
The beach is a great place for her to let loose and burn off some of her energy. The boys just love to have her chase them and I am glad that she doesn’t make it easy on them. She really keeps the boys on their toes.
Wednesday, July 5, 2006
From the moment I took hold of Luna’s leash when we adopted her, I knew that this girl was not used to being walked on a leash. When she is on a leash she just bounds along bobbing and weaving between people and objects paying no mind to the cord that is attached to her back. As a result, she frequently ends up wrapped around things like trees, bushes and fire hydrants.
At the beach the other night, she circled this stick until she ran out of leash. At that point she just stood there looking at us like, “I did it again, can I get a little help over here?” We of course complied.
Her leash skills have improved since we got her, but we definitely still have a lot of work to do with her.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
This is not a very flattering picture of little Luna, but I had to post it anyway. If you rub Luna on both her shoulder blades at the same time she will make this face for you. This face always cracks me up and I often wonder how something could look so cute sometimes and then could look like this. The more I get to know her, the more I realize that this pug is just crazy, but I wouldn't have it any other way! I guess that is why she fits in so well around here!
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