Sunday, September 28, 2008

Fashion Forward

For this week’s Fashion Forward we grabbed Luna’s Love Denim Dress out of the closet.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Flashback

This week’s flashback: SEPRA PugFest 2006

We are going to be at Central Florida’s Pug Rescue Sock Hop event today, so I thought it fitting for today’s flashback to be about our trip to the SEPRA PugFest a few years back.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Crop Circles Update

Yesterday afternoon we made the trek to the vet with Henry.  It was also time for Henry’s annual exam and shots so we had scheduled all that for this appointment as well.  The vet did a thorough examination of Henry and checked his knee to make sure the surgery to correct his luxating patella was holing up OK and his hips to make sure all was good in that department too.

When it came time to look at his coat and skin, he wasn’t too concerned.  He did a very thorough check of Henry’s fur and looked very closely at the skin under his patchy spots.  His diagnosis is he doesn’t think it is anything to worry about.  He said the skin under the patchy spots is healthy and he shows no signs of irritation at all.  Whatever, has caused the patchy spots has run its course and the patchy spots are just a result.  But, he wasn’t going to treat him for any type of infection or irritation because, at this time, he doesn’t have one.  While that was a little hard to wrap my head around, it was relieving to know that nothing serious was wrong.  The vet told us to keep an eye on the patchy spots and if they start to connect together or if they seem to bother him to bring him back in for a follow-up.

As with any vet visit there is good news and bad news.  While looking in his eyes, the vet was concerned that he saw the early start of cataracts forming in the back of Henry’s eyes.  The thorough eye examination was prompted by some odd nighttime behavior that we described to the vet (more to come on this).  Out of the whole visit the vet was most concerned about Henry’s eyes.  He recommended taking Henry is to see the ophthalmologist the next time we make the trip for Luna.  It will be interesting to see what the ophthalmologist has to say.  Henry has been to the ophthalmologist before so they should have a baseline for him.  Luna’s next visit to the ophthalmologist is late December / early January.  While the news is obviously upsetting, I am trying not to go off the deep end until he has had a thorough examination by the ophthalmologist.

On a completely different note, we will be at Central Florida Pug Rescue’s Sock Hop event tomorrow!  You won’t be able to miss us!  Just look for Henry’s crop circles!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Frustrated

The boys love a Kong with a dab of peanut butter inside.  They will spend hours getting the peanut butter out and Henry will continue to lick and chew the Kong long after the peanut butter is gone.  Luna, on the other hand, doesn’t really get the Kong.  She will run off with her Kong, lick it a few times and then come running back to me all frustrated, with a look that says, “Why did you hide my peanut butter?  I have a bowl you know!  You could have just put the peanut butter in my bowl!”

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Patchy

It is difficult to see in the photograph, but Henry has some patchy fur loss on his left side.  One of the spots has been thinning ever so gradually for awhile, but over the weekend, a few more patches seemed to pop up overnight.  So, I made an appointment with the vet for tomorrow to go in and see what is going on.  The spots don’t seem to bother him and he doesn’t scratch them.  The skin in that area does not appear to be irritated and he doesn’t mind if you touch/pet where the spots are.

It will be interesting to see what the vet has to say.

To make it easier to see, I have highlighted the spots below.  There are two other patchy spots, but they are on the smaller side and you can’t make them out in the picture.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Caption This #75

Care to guess what is in that Bob Evan’s bag?  Yup, it’s pumpkin bread.  Looking forward to your captions in the comments.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Henry Just Fall Out

Today is the first day of Fall and since Fall doesn’t visit Florida, each year we bring Florida to Fall.  This year, Henry took Fall a little bit too serious because he absolutely refused to sit up for the picture.  That is him, his face hidden behind Luna, laying on his back refusing to cooperate.  And you all think Benjamin, Henry & Luna are well behaved!

Happy Fall, everyone!