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!
Friday, June 16, 2006
Before Luna’s adoption was final, we excitedly went shopping and bought a few things that we felt every pug needed to have. One of the things we picked up on our shopping trip was a Kong. Ever since the boys were puppies we have been giving them Kongs filled with peanut butter. They go nuts over them and they are a great treat that take a little bit more time to eat, so if we ever want to keep them occupied we bring out the Kongs.
We have had Luna for a little over 5 months and I realized the other night that she has yet to have a peanut butter filled Kong. So, we dug out the Kongs and filled them up and gave everyone a special treat. The boys were excited to get one of their favorite treats and Luna was just delighted with her Kong. At first she wasn’t sure how to keep it from rolling around so she was chasing it all around the house. But after a minute or two she figured things out and she went to town licking all the peanut butter from the inside. I really think she enjoyed it!
Monday, June 12, 2006
Before rescuing Luna, we knew that she had some issues. One of her issues is that she is missing patches of fur. Most of the fur loss was caused by an untreated case of mange. There are other patches of missing fur that the vet can only speculate why they went missing. In any case, as you can see from the pictures above, Luna has a very spotty coat and the dark areas are where she is actually missing fur.
Now this is only a cosmetic issue. The vet has said that she is no worse for the wear if her fur never grows back. It doesn’t bother me and it certainly doesn’t bother Luna. On her walks, she proudly prances down the street like she has the coat of a Yorkshire terrier.
But while Luna’s fur situation is no concern for us, we do get some odd reactions from others while we are out. The most common is that someone will exclaim, “Oh, look a spotted pug!” I always laugh when I hear this one because from afar it does totally look like Luna is spotted. The most interesting response I have had is that someone asked if Luna was brindle. I thought this was a dignified way of putting things.
Luna’s fur situation always makes for interesting conversation when we first meet someone. At first they see Luna and her missing fur, but after being around her for about 5 minutes you no longer see the missing fur. Instead, all you see is a charming pug, with tons of personality that is outgoing, optimistic and completely unfazed by anything that has happened in the past and is totally living in the moment, enjoying every second of every day.
Monday, May 29, 2006
Memorial Day Weekend was a lot of fun this year. I really enjoyed having the extra day off and we got a chance to do a lot of things this weekend. We did some work around the house, took a little day trip, relaxed, and swam in the pool. Luna tested the waters again and she did really well. While she was swimming we tried to teach her that if she wants to get out she needs to swim to the steps. She caught on pretty quick. She would swim over and stand with her hind paws on the top step and her front two paws on the edge of the pool. She would not jump out herself. Instead she would just wait for someone to give her a little extra boost with their hand before she would hop out of the pool.
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