Saturday, June 6, 2009
Flashback
This week's flashback: Too Many Late Nights
Friday, June 5, 2009
Eye Doc Visit
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
Odd Sleeping Spot
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.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
How is it…
When we had 20 inches of rain dumped on us and were forced to cease all non-essential outdoor activities, I started thinking about dogs and their energy levels. The pugs go out for a couple of short walks a day and a long walk almost every evening. I like this schedule for a couple of reasons. One being that walking with the pugs is something we all enjoy and the most important reason being that regular exercise keeps the pugs on their best behavior. When the pugs are well exercised they spend much of the day sleeping while I am working. When they haven't been out for their walks they spend a lot of time during the day barking and getting into things.
So, when we didn't take the pugs out for a walk for over a week, they were pretty much bouncing off the walls. They were bored and were searching for something to do to occupy themselves. And when they come up with ways to entertain themselves it is almost never a form of entertainment approved by me.
As soon as the rain subsided and we saw a break in the clouds we took the pugs out for a walk. They were excited and they were keeping a record setting pace. Even Sol was trucking along faster than normal. It isn't uncommon for the pugs to be strong out of the gates, but they usually slow to a much more reasonable pace as the walk goes on. But, on this occasion, the pugs had over a mile under their harnesses and there was no slowing down in sight. Even Sol was still trotting along. Even on the home stretch the pugs were still keeping an excellent pace and after we arrived home they ran around the driveway for a few minutes.
After seeing how the pugs stored all of their energy from the week, I got a little jealous. If I miss a week of cardio at the gym, I certainly don't hop right back on the treadmill and run harder, faster and longer than I normally do. Nope, I feel the wrath for everyday that I missed!
It is kinda like the times that I take Benny on a run with me. Benny is actually a very good exercise buddy and he loves to go on a run with one of his peeps. The only problem is that he is a little annoying with how good of shape he is in. He doesn't go out running on a regular basis, but he can do a mile easily. It comes to him effortlessly. And if I wasn't sucking wind, it would be cute when he turns his little head and looks back at me while jogging along to see if I am going to be able to keep up.
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