Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Caption This #292

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Henry Barks Alone

Henry is the only pug in the house that can hear. Benjamin and Luna are not completely deaf, but their hearing abilities have been described as "dull". In this process, we have been focusing on Benjamin and Luna and have been trying to help them cope with their now quiet world. Benjamin and Luna have been adapting to this change pretty well. The one having the most difficulty with the situation, much to our surprise, is Henry.

The pugs have always had each other's backs. If one of them barks, the other two come running, full steam ahead, barking their heads off even though they have no idea what they are barking at. And when the trio is together and hear something a choir of barks breaks out.

But, now that Henry is the only one that hears, he is really the only one that barks. And when he barks he doesn't have his two buddies coming to back him up. As a result, Henry thinks he is going crazy!

He hears something, barks, then looks around for Benny and Luna. Usually they are nearby, lounging or chewing. Essentially, doing anything other than responding to whatever noise Henry hears. Henry then begins to question his own hearing. He looks around wondering if the noises are only in his head.

The Fourth of July was a very interesting experience. Usually, there is a lot of barking in the OBP household on that night. However, there was not a peep from Benjamin and Luna since they could not hear the fireworks going off outside over the television. Henry, on the other hand, could hear the fireworks and was looking around, like what is going on here? Am I the only one hearing these booms?

And the other day, the neighbor's dog was barking, which normally sets the pugs off. Henry jumped up, ready to give his canine neighbor the what for with his brother and sister, but Benjamin and Luna never budged. Henry was left standing on guard wondering if the barking he heard was real or just in his head.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Happy As a Pig in Mud

There is nothing Benny loves more than getting a new chewy and retreating to his furry, white rug to chew it. Pure bliss for him!

Thursday, July 11, 2013

The Sweetest, Most Oblivious Pug You Will Ever Meet

Cupid has not been feeling 100% for the last two weeks and the pugs have really picked up on that. Cupid just wants to lay around and not be bothered and Henry and Luna have complied with her wishes. Benny, on the other hand, feels compelled to find Cupid and lay with her. I know Benny is convinced that by hanging around he will help Cupid feel better. Cupid, however, is not convinced. At first, she would move to a new spot after Benny layed with her. And Benny would innocently get up and follow her to her new spot and find a spot to lay. This would continue until Cupid was exhausted with the whole process and just decided to stay put.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Clocks

I'd say Benjamin and Luna are the most reliable clocks in the house, but they tend to run a little fast. They generally arrive in the kitchen for feeding time about a good 20 minutes before it is chow time. And these are the pleading looks they give me to convince me to feed them early. They look starved don't they?

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Caption This #291

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Monday, July 8, 2013

Cupid Update

Cupid went back to the vet for a follow-up visit on Friday to have her blood sugar levels re-checked to make sure we are giving her the proper amount of insulin. To our surprise, Cupid's blood sugar levels were low!

Currently, Cupid receives 1 unit of insulin two times a day. 1 unit is a very small amount of insulin.

One of the things we are struggling with is that Cupid needs eat before she receives her shot. Cupid has always been a grazer so getting her to eat enough food before her shot has been tough. To top it all off, Cupid is on special food for her hyperthyroid condition, so it is not like we are offering a can of fancy feast or something she actually likes.

So for the next week, we are going to give Cupid 1 insulin shot per day. After that we will recheck her blood levels and see how she is doing.

I think it is going to take some time for us to get Cupid's blood sugar levels stabilized.