Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Surgery Cancelled

First, thank you everyone for all the well wishes.

So, where do I even start. Well, when I dropped Sol off for her surgery this morning, I had a sneaking suspicion that it would not be happening today. Sol, had a little cough last Thursday when we took her to the vet. At that point, I didn't really think much of it because she has been prone to coughing / hacking since she we got her.

I mentioned it to the vet and he wasn't overly alarmed. He said it could be acid reflux and gave me instructions on how to proceed.

Well, over the weekend, Sol's cough kept getting worse and worse. So bad that I started to have doubts that she would be ready for surgery today. I even recorded one of her coughing fits to show the vet, just incase she wasn't coughing when I dropped her off this morning.

But, the video proved unnecessary because Sol was coughing at the vet's office this morning. When I dropped her, the vet was not in the office yet, so we proceeded as normal knowing that she would get fully checked out before surgery.

Finally around noon, I talked to the vet and he told me he wanted to hold off on surgery for now and treat Sol's cough.

Why is Sol coughing? Well at this point we aren't sure. There could be a whole slew of reasons why and they run the gamut from easily treatable to very serious.

So we are starting with the easiest, least invasive treatment. Sol was prescribed some meds to help reduce inflammation that is hopefully causing her cough. She has another surgery appointment for next Wednesday. At that time, if her cough is gone, she will have her mammory tumors removed. If the cough still has not gone away, she will be sedated so they can do a scope of her throat & trachea area to see if there are any abnormalities.

Thank you all for going on this roller coaster ride with us. Your support means the world to us. And don't worry, we have bottled up all your well wishes and are saving them for next Wednesday.

Update: Also, I forgot to mention it, but Sol is back home and snoring away at my feet. The first thing she wanted to do when she got home was eat. The second was sleep

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Surgery Day

Well, today is the day. We drop Sol off for her surgery first thing this morning and we will pick her up as soon as we are allowed.

For all your support, Sol would love to give you all some kisses. A Solsey kiss goes a little something like this: she gives your face a few quick sniffs all while tickling you with her whiskers. Then she gives you a big lick, takes a step back, looks at you for a second and then promptly sneezes in your face. Every. Time.

I will post updates as soon as I know something.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Rare

You can file this one under things that rarely happen around here.

While Cupid the cat gets along great with the pugs, she doesn't usually cuddle with her subjects. So when she even considered laying down next to Benny, her least favorite of all the pugs, on my desk yesterday, I almost fell out of my chair.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Luna Marks the Spot

There is a certain smell that Luna picks up when we are out on a walk that makes her just plop herself on the ground and roll around like a fish out of water. Out of the four pugs she is pretty much the only one that feels the need to roll around on the ground to mark a spot. It is quite a sight.

Luna Marks the Spot from obp on Vimeo.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Weekend Warriors - Pugkin Bread

Pugkin Bread is back at Bob Evans for the Fall, so we made sure to bring home a loaf for the pugs. Sol loves it just as much as the boys and Luna!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Flashback

This week's flashback: Letting Loose

Friday, September 4, 2009

Thanks

Thanks everyone for your well wishes. We are very lucky to have all of you loyal supporters out there in OBP Land. It just simply amazes me.

I suspect there won't be much more news until Wednesday, but I will be sure to keep everyone updated.

We are going to do our best to make sure Solsey has a great weekend. I'm thinking a few car rides, a couple of walks in her pouch and maybe I will make some spaghetti. She just loves to get a little bowl of noodles.

Thanks again for your support, I can not express how much it means to us.

Take care, everyone!