Lou, Mama's boy

Goodbye, my beautiful sister

2013-12-11T20:42:00.001-07:00

My sweet sister Pebbles passed away in mom’s arms Monday morning. She was almost 18. She was the sweetest and the happiest girl I’ve ever known. She was always smiling. She was always so happy. She had so much love to give.

Goodbye, Pebbles. We love you forever.

My poor sister…

2013-02-08T13:12:00.001-07:00

Hi all, it’s been a while. I thought I’d post some pictures.

My sister Pebbles had seizures on Wednesday. Mom thought she was dying. It was horrible. She got medications and they did blood test. She’s ok for now. No seizures so far. But she hasn’t slept much. I think maybe she’s afraid to sleep because it happened while she was asleep. Mom hasn’t slept much either. She says whenever she closes her eyes she sees that awful image of Pebbles having a seizure. I hope it won’t happen again. She’s so small. And old. I think she’s about 17. She’s been always healthy for her age though. SprightIy. I know I’m not exactly lovey-dovey touchy-feely snuggly-wuggly brother but I like having her around.

She’s my sister.

Hey all..

2012-10-15T18:46:00.001-06:00

Hey guys, how are you all doing? It’s been a while, I know. *hangs head*

I went to see Dr. Bone today. He’s an orthopedic surgeon. Yup. ;o)

After the last thyroid test, my vet suggested we go see a neurologist. She thought my problem was maybe neurological or muscle related issue. So we went to see a neurologist last month. He was really nice. And I behaved very well while he poked and pulled and twisted and manipulated my limbs.

He said there was some peripheral neuropathy. But he thinks the problem is more orthopedic than neurological. He recommended physical therapy and an appointment with another orthopedic specialist. ( Not the one who did the surgeries, nope. )

He didn’t think it was DM (Degenerative Myelopathy) but we opted for the test, just to make sure.

The result was back 2 weeks later. I have no DM. *relieved sigh*

So, I saw Dr. Bone today. Actually he was one of two surgeons we saw before the TPLO surgery. I wonder if things would’ve been different If we picked him last year…

Our options are; We can go for surgeries to fuse joint on all 3 legs. And maybe another surgery on the same knee. It’s gonna take about a year to do them all. Prognosis not definitive.

Or we can go for physical therapy.

I prefer the latter.

*woof*

The big 10!

2012-04-27T17:47:00.001-06:00

I hit the big 10 today. The big 10!

Yes, today is my 10th Gotcha day anniversary. 10 years ago today I saw mom and dad and decided to adopt them. They still can’t believe their luck. BOL BOL

*sniff sniff*...what’s this??

Holy hotdog! A cake!

Barkday cake & cookies from Da Cookie Fairy! OMD!

Barkday cookies is for Pebbles. (hers was February)

*lick lick lick*

Reading the cards from da Cookie Fairy….. so sweet!

And then we got a pizza. Pizza!!! Pizza!!!

All my favorite toppings!

nom nom nom nom nom….

eating barkday cake and cookies and pizza…

Time for Barkday roll!!!!! or is it Barkday twist?

barkday twist??

Laser therapy on Monday. Wish me luck. ;o)

Have a grrrrreat weekend! Get some treats from da Cookie Fairy! *woof woof*

Nah…I don’t think so…

2012-03-31T20:41:00.001-06:00

I went for another checkup the other day. (so many checkups I lost count..) My surgeon wants to try another lateral suture. Another??? You must be kidding.
I still walk funny and there’s something wrong with my ankles. He thinks it’s congenital defect or something. Osteochondrosis? Probably got worse due to my coccidioidomycosis aka valley fever.. Anyways he wants to do another lateral suture on my knee… Well, since he botched it in the first place I understand he’s trying to do everything he can but… another?? It’s unlikely I can run again like before, he said. Out of the question. And he even said there’s no guarantee this one would improve my condition. so… should I let him?
Mom & dad just doesn’t want me to go through that again. And neither do I. Nope. I’d rather eat poop. No way.
Mom’s thinking about laser therapy. My vet just started doing it so we might give it a try.
On the brighter side, my last titer showed my level went down. I am off fluconazole! Woohoooo! I’ve been taking the medication for a year! We’ll do another titer next month to see if it stays down, the vet said. Hope it stays down… *paws crossed*
It’s getting hot here already... Stay cool everybody!
*woof*

I survived another surgery..

2011-12-08T14:19:00.001-07:00

Hey all, I’m back. Back inside the pen, that is…

I had another surgery on Monday. TPLO. I don’t wanna talk about it. Nope. Mom had nightmares all night long. But Doc said it’d gone well. ( he said that last time too..) I cried all the way home. Mom cried with me. She thought I was in pain. But as soon as we got home I stopped crying.

They put splint this time, as a precaution. Next week they’re gonna change it to soft bandage. It’s really cumbersome to walk on it so it helps keep me off my feet, which is good. But mom’s also worried it puts more pressure on the other leg when I go out to pee.

Well, the worst part is over. Now I have a long journey ahead of recuperation and rehabilitation. I know the bunnies are waiting for me. And I look forward to going back to Dog Beach next summer.

Thank you all for the kind words and love. Thank you.

*woof*

Another surgery?!?!?!?

2011-10-28T15:20:00.001-06:00

I got a bad news. I need another surgery. I can’t believe this is happening…

We went for post surgery checkup on Monday. Dog said the bone popped. The bone?!?! My bone?!?! How did this happen? When did this happen? We thought I was healing nicely. Mom was worried about suture band breaking off but the bone? The bone?? Doc said it was extremely rare. Unheard of.

Mom knew Lateral Suture Technique was usually for small dogs but he was so confident… When did this happen? Right after the surgery? During checkup?

The thing is I went back right after surgery because it was red. They said it was ok. And then the week after the surgery I went back again because I developed seroma. They said warm compress 3~4 times a day. So we did and it went away. We followed all orders and I was confined. Mom was watching me 24 hours a day.

Doc said we don’t have to worry about the cost of next surgery. Gee I really hope so. My humans are starving. We’re in debt.

Another surgery… Dog help me…*sobs*

Mom’s depressed. She’s mad, sad, worried, going a little paranoid. How she wishes it was her, instead of me…

So, another surgery next week. Doc’s gonna do either another suture or TPLO this time.

Sorry for the bad news.

*woof*

Confined… whiiiiiine

2011-10-12T15:47:00.001-06:00

Convalescing.. recuperating.. whatever.. I am confined! This is so not happening..

On the day of my surgery the surgeon doctor did something while I slept. When I woke up I found I was NOT home. I cried and cried and cried and cried. All night long. Mom wanted to come down so bad but she didn’t in the end because she’d have to leave eventually and it’d be harder for both of us. But she came to see me early next morning. I was still crying. I was so happy to see her. I peed a lot. I saw a rabbit too. I tried to chase it. She said no. She gave me some food. I drank gallons of water and wanted more. They said no. She left. I cried.

5 hours later they called mom and said I was ready to go home. I came home. HOME!!! Wait. What is this? I have to be confined? Inside this play pen thingy? When did mom get this? This sucks..

Mom had to be inside the pen with me for a while. Good thing she’s small. I moved to the bathroom at night so I could see mom in bed. I still cried and cried.

So she’s camping out in the living room these days. She sleeps right by my prison. I mean my pen.

The one silver lining out of the dismal situation is food. She’s been cooking all my favorite food. *drools*

*Bonus pic*

Is Pebbles throwing tantrum because she’s feeling a bit neglected? or…..

Surgery?

2011-10-07T00:30:00.001-06:00

Wish me luck. Mom says I’m having a surgery on my knee tomorrow.

WHAT???

Last Moday I went to the vet for titer, for my valley fever. Doc found something on my right rear leg. Some soft spot around the joint and a bony protrusion thingy. She said ‘let’s see what the blood work says. It might be valley fever related'. So we waited. Mom ate her nails. Result came back on Wednesday. Valley fever level is same, not better, not worse. So Monday we did X-ray. I was woozy.

We came home and waited. I slept. Mom ate more of her nails. Vet called. She thinks it’s all valley fever related. Ok. Then she said I needed ACL surgery on my left knee. 2 referrals. First one says TPLO surgery. But the other one says because of my kneecap (luxating patella) he thinks lateral suture technique is better for me. So he can fix both at once. Makes sense, huh?

Mom already ate half of her thumb. She won’t have any nails by the time I come home. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE we will sleep apart. Poor mom.

Wish me luck.

*woof*

For the first time in my life, I saw…

2011-09-08T02:41:00.001-06:00

… the ocean! For the very first time in my life!! Holy hot dog!!!

Yup, we went to San Diego Dog Beach. Yup.

I love ocean! I’m never gonna leave! Wheeeeeee ~

first time in my life, Dog Beach!

Pebbles on the beach

I love ocean!

It’s official. Dog beach is the second best place in the world! I can’t wait to go back! *woof woof*

I think I’m gonna take a break from…

2011-08-27T07:05:00.001-06:00

…..Twitter.

I wasn’t tweeting much these days anyway…

"One by one they pass by my cage. Too old, too worn, too broken. No way this dog can run and play. They shake their heads slowly and go on their way. A little old dog arthritic and sore. Now I sit in this cage day after day all alone. I watch the younger dogs get rescued every day. When I had almost come to the end of my rope, you saw my face and I finally had hope that I may have life beyond this cage."

Trip to arboretum!

2011-04-27T15:58:00.001-06:00

We went to Boyce Thompson Arboretum. I’ve been there once in 2005. This is the first time for Pebbles!

touring the arboretum

Ayer lake.I really wanted to go in.

I’m so brave

Picket Post Mansion

ahhh I needed this…....*oops*

We saw a squirrel! I wonder if it was that famous feisty rock squirrel who was harassing a gila monster. I wanted to meet him..…or not…

Bye, arboretum! We’ll be back!

On the way home we stopped at In-N-Out Burgers. We ate in the car. mmm mmmmmmm

zzzzzzz ~ She can’t keep eyes open..

Today is my 9th Gotcha day. I’m gonna have a huge steak. *droooools* You’re welcome, Pebbles. heheh

I got a fever…..sigh

2011-03-31T15:07:00.001-06:00

Valley Fever.

Last week mom noticed I was favoring my right rear leg. She could see a slight tremor too. So she made an appointment with our vet.

Monday we saw our vet. She gave me a shot that made me feel funny and took me away to X-ray room. Without mom! I was so scared I soiled my legs. The vet found no fracture. But there was some fuzzy stuff around the bones. Damn. Mom was hoping for simple fracture. Simple fracture would’ve been better. A lot better than other scary stuff. They sent my blood to the lab and we came home. And waited.

Mom couldn’t sleep well. Valley fever was one of her biggest worries ever since she read about it years ago.

Vet called yesterday. Positive. I have Valley Fever.

The treatment could take as long as a year but vet thinks I’ll be ok sooner than that.

I think mom’s heart actually stopped for a few seconds. She’s still in a bit of shock.

I feel fine.

Bunnies!!!

2011-02-18T18:21:00.001-07:00

We went to see bunnies!

we’re gonna see bunnies? wheeeeeeeeeeee! I can’t wait… I can’t wait either! Have you ever seen one? I don’t know! I don’t care! I just run when you run!

Chasing bunnies!

Look at the bunnies!

We got Arby’s too!

I’m so happy!

hee hee I’m gonna eat them all! BOL BOL!

Did you see me today?

2011-01-26T13:02:00.001-07:00

Did you see me today?

As you rushed past to the kennel with the five darling little pups -

seven people already there, rescues lined up to save -
Did you see me today?

Did you see my eyes filled with hurt and torture -
ten years of neglect and pain

from my life in the back yard, on a chain...
Did you see me today?

Did you hear the cries my heart made?

Three days ago was my tenth birthday and almost ten years ago

I was in that same kennel you rushed to today.

I was a darling little puppy that everyone wanted...

that got too big, too fast...and was sent to live on a chain in the backyard -

too cold in the winter and too hot in the summer,
barely a kind word spoken...

I begged for attention that never came,got tossed food most days,

begged for just a drink of water on too hot days,
my throat parched and hurting.

My dirty matted coat my only protection from the heat and cold, rain and snow
ALWAYS NEEDING
No one saw me then either.

Then I got too messy, my cries for attention too loud ...

I just got too damn old.
No one saw me, and they brought me here to die.

That kennel you rushed to had six puppies then...

They dropped me off and took one from there

to fill my spot on that rusty chain in the backyard,

And I wonder... who is worse off - me or him?

I still have so much love in my heart, so much to share...
Did you see me today?

For a brief moment you stopped, and I thought our eyes met.

Was the smell of helpless death too strong for you,
my pleas for help too loud?

Did you see me today?
Will you go home, close your eyes in slumber

and recall the haunting look I gave...
Will you recall what was not seen today?

With the sunrise will you rush back to see?
I will not be here then.

Today, when the doors are locked
I will never be seen again...

Did you see me today?
(Written By: Beth McDuffie)

Trip to Sedona, Red Rock Country

2010-10-15T20:49:00.001-06:00

Hello there. Remember me? I’m back! Is it fall yet? Why is it still so hot??? oh well it’s cool in the morning and at night though…

By the way we went to Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona. wheeeeeeeeee! Can I drive?

Welcome to Red Rock Country!

Slide Rock State Park

We left the park and found a great spot for me to swim.

And I swam.

And I swam some more.

We had cheeseburgers for lunch because there was no Arby’s in Sedona.

We should do this every week. I love Oak Creek!

Shawnee’s questions…& pawpawty prize from Daffy

2010-08-03T15:28:00.001-06:00

Umm yeah I’m doing it. Finally.

My friend Shawnee asked me 5 questions last month. Or was it the month before…? uhh anyways here they are.

1. Wot be you fave toy or stuffie?

This one is hard since I don’t do favoritism when it comes to toys. I like them all equally. I’d have to say the most recent one. Yeah.

I pick one, play with it for a while, put it back and pick another. Pretty neat, huh?

2. Wot is the one thing you would most like to change about the werld?

This ons is easy. We take over! Dogs rule the world! Yes! *paw pump*

3. If’n you could has one super powah, wot would it be?

Molecular manipulation!

*Dogtor Manhattan*

4. Wot is you most skeered of?

I am scared of a lot of things… a lot of things…

5. Wot does you see in the pikshur below?

I see bones….big bones…small bones…Nylabones…Terrabones…

You like this game? Go answer these questions! *WOOF*

By the way I got my pawpawty prize the other day.

it’s from Daffy a.k.a @no_crybaby_dogs! Isn’t it pawsome? Thank you, Daffy!

His mom has etsy store. Lots of lots of cool magnets & notecards. You might wanna check it out. :o)

Synchronized sleeping pt. 2

2010-06-28T16:16:00.001-06:00

We’re been busy napping under the AC vents. Nothing but nap!except the early morning walk, that is…

it’s just too hot to do anything…..but nap…..*yawwwwn* ….. zzzzz

Synchronized Sleeping pt.1

2010-05-21T18:20:00.001-06:00

My chickfest pawpawty prize came last week. From Nip and Bones! Thank you BabyPatches! Thank you Baby’s momma!

Toys!!! you playing possum? nomming the bone… chomping Mr. badger… ooops. thank you.

I heard so many good things about sweet potatoes. So I decided to be a good brother and let Pebbles eat the snack. Alas, Pebbles was not interested at all.

I think mom’s eating them. heh heh

Bonus pic! I love ice cream….

Sweet surprise!!!

2010-05-07T19:18:00.001-06:00

A package for me?

But we didn’t order anything…

*sniff sniff* hey I think…this smells like…

OMD….OMD…this is…..this is….

…….from COOKIE FAIRY!!!!!!!

No way! For real? Let me see!

Look! There’re 2 cards!

It was Lilypup!!! She sent Cookie Fairy’s cookies!!!

Aww that sweet Lily….you really shouldn’t have..…

……..*chomps*

You know what’s coming, right?

Bonus pics! *sigh* *sigh*

Thank you, Lily & Lily’s mom!!! Thank you, Cookie Fairy!!! And Lainey, Chloe & Autumn!!! What a sweet surprise!!!

If you want some of those nom nom nommy Woofarita cookies, it’s right here. Go get some! *woof*

My gotcha day :o)

2010-04-27T23:19:00.001-06:00

Yep, today is my Gotcha Day.

8 years ago today mom & dad went to Petco to buy fish food. Noah’s Ark was holding adoption event there. When I saw mom I ran towards her, stepping on other puppies rather mercilessly. Her fate was sealed right there and then. We came home together and were inseparable ever since.

my favorite spot (Under the glove compartment) whenever we went for a ride.

No dog park today. So after the morning walk… See anything new? Yep! New harness from Mutt Gear. With seat belt loop & reflective trim. I like it!

..…I saw I got 3 new toys! (I do shake and tug and fetch with my squeakies but I don’t roll on them, like my cute friend Buttons. heheheh)

Then I read a birthday card from Raven, my girlfriend. (umm one of so many, I should say…..heh heh) She’s so sweet… So sweet… *sniiiiifff* what?!

She and her brothers also wished me happy birthday on their blog. Thank you Raven! Thank you Rio & Thor!

Mom made more chicken jerky last night. Woooohoooooo

But the sweetest present I got is from my friend Brew. That post rendered me speechless and made mom’s eyes wet……Thank you, Brew……

Ok….time to nom nom nom Arby’s sandwiches and BK burgers as promised… But I didn’t expect this! Bacon pizza! Just for me! *happy dance* 3 burgers & 3 sandwiches later…(I shared with my sister, of course) …..I moved on to the pizza. But I ate only 2 slices. Because, you know, I was full. *burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp*

So many birthday wishes from Twitter pals and Facebook friends. It was quite overwhelming… Thank you all… Anipals rock! *woof*

Bonus pic!

We went to chickfest pawpawty last weekend :o)

Spring rolling

2010-04-08T19:06:00.001-06:00

We’re been going to doggie parks almost everyday.

This one is new and closer. Not many dogs yet.

This one we’ve been going for 5 years now.

Look at my sister. Little Miss Static….bzzzzzzzzzz

Hoppy Easter, everyone!

2010-04-04T15:41:00.001-06:00

Remember last year when mom did this to me?

By the way I got this incredibly pawsome news. the Anipal Times! I knew something was going on but I had no idea except it was top secret project. There was its launch pawty #atpawty on twitter yesterday. When I got there I found out my friend Henry aka Quadpawd was doing ‘Bloggy Reviews’ and wrote about my blog. Can you believe it? Mine was the first blog that was reviewed on the Anipal Times! Woohoooo! What an honor it is! It sure pays to have somebody who’s smart and talented for a friend, eh? Thanks, Henry!

Here’s *high paw* and *salute* to Snick the dog (Publisher) and Cokie the cat (Editor-in-Chief) and many other anipal staffs who made it happen. My invisible hat off to you guys!

So what are you waiting for? Go read Anipal Times! Now! Go!

Thank you Yoda, Brew and Trixie!

2010-03-28T03:28:00.001-06:00

I don’t normally do this, not because I’m lazy but …umm you know…

Anyhow I got Sunshine Award from Yoda the dog and BrewskieButt. And got tagged by Trixie with ‘Tag, you’re it’. It’s doggy blog tag game and I'm supposed to repost the 10th picture from my blog. So here it is.

It’s from my very first blog post because I posted a lot of my baby pics on that post. This was when we were camping in Lake Pleasant. My first camping trip! And I learned how to swim for the first time! I look rather sneaky huh? Sly even. heheheh

And both Yoda and Brew gave me this Sunshine Award. What a glorious and delightful award!

The rules for accepting the Sunshine Award are as follows:

Put the Sunshine Award flower logo on your blog or within your post.
Pass the award onto 12 bloggers who fill your life with Sunshine.
Link the winners within your post.
Leave a comment on their blog letting them know they’ve received the Sunshine Award.
Post these instructions so they’ll know what to do!

Well, I’m supposed to tag 5 doggie bloggers with the tag game and pass this Sunshine Award onto 12 bloggers but that’s the part I don’t like…so here I am tagging all of you who’s reading this post right now and passing the award as well. Yes! All of you!

Because you guys bring me sunshine everyday! Thank you! *woof*

Check out Pebbles’ new harness!

2010-03-10T16:09:00.001-07:00

I think she looks cute :o)

Remember the pawpawty prize from Baby Patches’ store Nip and Bones? It finally came! Woohooo! nom nom nom ~ nom nom nom ~

Thank you Baby Patches for donating pawpawty prize. And sorry to hear about the Valentine card. We didn’t get to see it due to the bad mailman but that was very sweet of you. Thank you :o)

And I want to thank you all who read my blog. I really really really appreciate it. *woof*

Lou, Mama's boy

Goodbye, my beautiful sister

My poor sister…

Hey all..

The big 10!

Nah…I don’t think so…

I survived another surgery..

Another surgery?!?!?!?

Confined… *whiiiiiine*

Surgery?

For the first time in my life, I saw…

I think I’m gonna take a break from…

Trip to arboretum!

I got a fever…..*sigh*

Bunnies!!!

Did you see me today?

Trip to Sedona, Red Rock Country

Shawnee’s questions…& pawpawty prize from Daffy

Synchronized sleeping pt. 2

Synchronized Sleeping pt.1

Sweet surprise!!!

My gotcha day :o)

Spring rolling

Hoppy Easter, everyone!

Thank you Yoda, Brew and Trixie!

Check out Pebbles’ new harness!

Confined… whiiiiiine

I got a fever…..sigh