Monday, June 8, 2009
On Saturday CFPR was holding an event at a flea market very close to the house. Having not seen the good folks at CFPR for awhile we made a point to stop by and say hello. Knowing the the flea market is always very crowded and is not technically a place where dogs are allowed, we opted just to bring Sol with us.
Now this made Baby Benny a little nervous because word on the street was that there would be pugkin bread at the event and he wasn't quite sure if he could trust Sol to procure the tasty bread and bring it back home to him. It was a tough mission, but Sol chose to accept it.
So we ventured off with Miss Sol while the others stayed at home. Sol throughly enjoyed the short car ride and was very excited when we arrived at our destination. We tucked her in her pouch and we were off. We found the CFPR booth and Sol got to meet all of the great people at CFPR.
Ann was there and wouldn't you know she had stashed away a whole bag full of pugkin bread pupcakes! They were little individual sized pugkin bread bites! Sol also got to meet Julia, Ann's pug that was also hanging out in her pouch.
We talked for awhile and then it was time to return the pugkin bread loot to Benny at home. Benjamin was quite pleased with Sol's score, although he was not very happy to see me loading the freezer with some of the extra pugkin bread pupcakes.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Sol wearing Luna's first t-shirt which was given to Luna by Aunt Laurie.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
This week's flashback: Too Many Late Nights
Friday, June 5, 2009
Yesterday, Luna & Sol visited the eye vet for their checkups. Sol's visit was just for a routine checkup. The last time we were there, they put her on drops to slow cataract growth and we have seen a great improvement in the cloudiness in her eyes. The Dr. agreed that Sol is doing well and we are going to keep the same drop plan for her.
Luna was not due for a checkup, but we brought her in with Sol because we noticed a small bump developing on her upper eye lid. Given her history, we didn't waste anytime getting her in to have it looked at. Her diagnosis was an obstructed gland in her eyelid. At this point we are hoping we will be able to clear this up with a few medications. In about 2 weeks time we will know if the medications are going to work and we will revisit the eye doc with Luna. Hopefully, things will have cleared up, otherwise, Luna will need to have a procedure to drain the clogged gland. She will not need to be put under, however. How they will drain the gland without putting her under is beyond me, but I trust that they have their ways.
The silver lining in all of this is that the blocked gland does not seem to be bothering Luna at all. They eye doc said that she would be pawing at her eye if she was experiencing any discomfort and we have not seen her messing with her eye at all.
She is a trooper. She takes all her many drops each day like a champ and has battled through all of her different eye maladies as well as anyone could expect. I feel bad for her because it seems like we never get any good news about her eyes, but overall, I think she handles her limited vision very well. She runs through the house with the rest of them and adapts very well to new situations. Over the years, we have learned her limitations and her weaknesses and that has helped a lot. It at least keeps her from doing face plants at the beach.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Sol has a knack for finding little nooks to curl up in for her little naps. I guess she feels safe in there.
To me, one of the best parts about having 4 pugs is their different personalities. Benjamin, Henry & Luna would never dream of sleeping in there.
