Ivy, I want you to tell Hubs, for me, how much I admire and respect him and you for the way y'all deal with your pup's medical issues. With my knowledge and experience with diabetes, I'd be shaking in my boots if I had to do what y'all are doing with my Maggie girl. I'm not kiddin here.
After doing a little surfing on the subject yesterday, you aren't alone. There are many others who have the same problem with their dogs and cats. There's a special place in heaven for you all. When anyone does these kinds of things for their little furry friends, in their care and custody, it shows the utmost respect for life.
"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
That Bible verse comes to mind for me. Hey, I'm no Bible scholar but I did spend lots of time in Church, when I was growing up, and a few things stuck. That verse always had particular significance for me. It has significance for me in my current job. All my peeps at work are in my care and custody and I try hard to treat them like I would want my family treated even if I think they are evil. It's not for me to judge.... but can't say I haven't.
Ya know, the way people treat animals, both theirs and others, tells me all I need to know about them.
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And Ivy, I can certainly understand your not being able to finish that blog story about Burnsie. I'm glad I did because it did have a surprise, happy ending. Maybe that is why I was called to go read it, so I could let you know that everything turned out OK for Burnsie.
I can't even watch movies, commercials, etc where there's something sad about animals. That commercial where they play that, "..in the arms of the angels..", song, I turn the channel immediately. I can handle watching or hearing about a little human cruelty, maybe not kids or old people, but not one second of animal cruelty.
And isn't that weird that Scotties can't swim? Very weird. I thought all dogs could dog paddle.
Chloe, I hope it's nothing serious that you have to deal with. Don't stay away too long. I can't deal with not have my therapist around for too long.
Please keep the Gulf in your prayers. I may not trust BP but I do trust God!
God, please help our planet.
Beginning the week knowing that once July 4th
passes, summer is on the downturn...which since
it is now too hot, & somewhat humid (though not
as much as all of you may get) is ok.
Though I know 4th of July is at the real summer start, it always seems that after the 4th, summer just whizzes by....
Ivy, it is a big commitment to care for a diabetic animal...I have done it twice & both
times my cats lived well for several years....for me it was well worth the extra
efforts, but it did require a huge commitment, daily schedule & monitoring, & I kept a written record of the times, test results, etc...so I knew any ups/downs that could occur....
They did get human insulin...& I used a superfine needle, twice a day....I never re-used a needle...Luckily they let me test their
blood sugar level by pricking the ear & getting
just a drop on the testing tool...
I don't envy your task, but I'm sure Meg is worth the efforts....
Carol, I had a dream about you last night. We were in the hospital and you were showing another nurse how to "stitch" up a patient. You were showing her on a piece of cloth though - the dream was very real. The hospital environment was so foreign to me in the dream. It was a med-surg unit - I guess that is why it was foreign. I have taken students onto a maternity floor (postpartum and newborn) but I am like a "duck out of water" now in the hospital. I am truly a community nurse.
I too have a hard time watching that commercial "in the arms of the angels."
Coreen and Ivy, you all really are special to provide such wonderful care for your animal companions.
It is so nice and cool on my front porch this morning but the afternoon is going to be hot - 95 degrees and tomorrow 99. I will get all my errands run in the morning and stick around the house in the afternoon.
Carol, did you get the pictures? there was only one with an orb.
Carol,
Thank you for your kind comments. Meg is an easy pet to treat because she is the sweetest natured dog we've ever had. Our worst dog to treat was our first Scottie, a rescue who'd been mishandled before we got her. She never learned to trust anyone. She could sense a tube of ointment or bottle of antibiotics before it was out of the cupboard. By then she'd already be hiding in the farthest corner under the biggest couch she could squeeze beneath.
Sometimes it seems Meg is almost too docile, and we wonder if it was because she almost died shortly after her birth when her mother rolled over on her and cut off her oxygen. Her breeder happened upon the situation and gave her CPR and saved her life. She's been "Miracle Meg" from the beginning.
Coreen,
I can hardly imagine how difficult it must be to administer daily shots to a cat. You must be a strong lady. I guess it comes down to a matter of technique and letting them know who's boss. lol
When it comes to addressing medical conditions, Hubs and I are of like mind whether it's human or animal: nip it in the bud. We try to stay personally informed and proactive, with an eye to prevention, and on top of symptoms when they occur.
Carol,
You are right. You were supposed to read and interpret the Burnsie Story for me because the headline sent me over the edge, and I was unable to absorb any of the rest of it.
The post I posted yesterday that disappeared and seems not to have come back was about the difficulty of Scottie dogs and swimming. Scotties are "earth dogs," built to burrow underground and hunt prey there. As such, their head and neck are large and heavy, and their chest is barrel-shaped and also dense. They look like small dogs, but they can weigh 25-30 pounds, most of which is in the front. The problem for them with swimming is water adds to the front-loaded weight, and they sometimes cannot keep it from sinking down and their face above water. Their legs are short and stubby, nothing much to paddle with. They are really quite pitiful in the water.
I know Scottie Man knows this: everything I know about the breed comes from reading his magazine. As he said, he made an informed decision long ago to assume the risk and let his dog experience the joy of the water. I won't criticize him or anyone who makes informed choices. He did not try to blame anyone for what almost happened, and no one should lecture him about safety. He will take it from here to safeguard his dogs without depriving them of their joy of living. And I will continue to look forward to each issue of his magazine and his blog for as long as he publishes them.
Today, I continued on to read the comments being posted to the Scottie blog in response to the near-drowning of Burnsie. I never made it as far as comments yesterday. I was apparently not the only one who jumped to conclusions and had difficulty reading further to sort out the facts and circumstances. So I'm feeling a little better about myself for that today. Thanks for your help Carol. I would have avoided the blog for days and continued to labor under the wrong assumption if you had not stepped forward as you did.
Afternoon Ivy and your welcome. I owe you guys for all the help you have given me. And I can relate to the Burnsie incident. I'm not sure why I even went there to read a sad story. Something sent me over there.
It took me a while to figure out that Burnsie made it also. It's all about that perception stuff. Once you think you know what someone is saying, it colors the rest of the communication. I've seen where we have done it to each other here on the blog and we have had it done to us over at TM. You would think, that at our age, we stop trying to jump at anything, even conclusions. We could break something just doing that.
I'm real ADD/ADHD When I was a kid mom thought I had eye problems because I would make up the end of sentences. Nothing was wrong with my eyes, they just wouldn't move fast enough for my thinking so when I couldn't read something fast enough, I just made up the end. My end might have even been more interesting than the real end.
That is real interesting about Scotties and swimming. Also very scary. It does make sense after you explained about their anatomy. Scottie Man(SM) mentioned that he was concerned with a lifejacket because it was so hot. Maybe he'll have to invent something where he can strap some syrifoam around there little necks so their faces float up, especially if he lets them around deep water.
Maggie is always stuck to the end of my arm, with a little extension for her short leash. Maggie won't go anywhere unless I coming also. Friends tell me that she needs more freedom, that I should let her run free. I just tell them she will have to appeal to the ACLU. Then I'll hire Coreen to fight it.
When I mentioned that I was proud of you all for how you felt about and treated animals, I was talking to all of you, you too Coreen. I love all you guys.
Do you think I might have stretched the meaning of that Bible verse a bit??? I guess I have the right to take that license. Could I take it under my poetic license...or my fishing license??? I carry both.
And even though, our keeper of the rule book has not been around lately, there is a rule for our blog that simply says.....whatever! The interpretation of that rule is.....whatever. OK.
It was a rough day at the circus today, both of them. So, if I'm not making any sense, it's very possible that I blew out a few brain cells. Since they don't regenerate, don't expect any improvement.
Gee I thought I wrote a post, but I guess I didn't post it....
Need to replace the small deck, railings, stairs outside theback porch...the pressure treated wood the builder used has not held up well, splintering now...& then 2 other outside stairs as well.
Was thinking about the composite deck material
(Trex or Veranda) but have learned it has
mold problems, black spots, chalking, scratching (someone who has had it for a couple of years says does not hold up well & needs to be powerwashed often & still has
spotting)just not what it is claimed to be
so back to real wood....anybody have any familiarity with redwood and/or cedar decking
materials & how they hold up...
Coreen, nothing holds up that well down here. I have a deck, at the house, that will need some serious work. My big 6 foot fence in the back was built with rough cut cypress. It's still there and it's about 25 years old. There's so much growth, vines and wisteria, on it that I can't see most of it. There might not even be a fence in some places.
And sister Mary, I want to tell you what I think of those little coke can top you gave me to put on the can to save my cokes if I don't drink all of it. The ones with the screw on top. Phoooooooey!
I put one on the first can but forgot to open the can first. I couldn't get it back off again to open the can. I'll need a hack saw. I then took the second one, opened the can first, then tried to put it on and I completely smashed the can, full of coke, coke running across the counter and down the side of the cabinets and onto the floor. I think it will get a, it's a piece of crap, rating from me.
Are you talking about those can lids that are
supposed to keep the soda bubbly/fizzy....for me, once a soda can is popped, if you don't drink it all, it will get flat no matter what....
And the wood deck thing...mine is splintering
a lot & don't want anyone on it...that is where
my 3 rose plants are(so I have to go out there every day)...which by the way had
been doing good until attacked by japanese
beetles...I had to get a spray to kill them, &
the buds (which until the bugs got them) were doing really well) were wilted by the bugs, just got a few small flowers, hoping for another new growth before the end of summer....
Seems redwood & cedar are the most durable for
decks, even though no wood is that long lasting...it is so hard to find someone to
clean, stain, & seal it every year or two, that
is why I was hoping the fake wood would work,
but sadly that is apparently not the case...
Oh & remember I like PEPSI, not Coke...and not diet, the real thing!!! Dr. Pepper is pretty
good too...& my Snapple pink lemonade saves me
at the office...
Coreen, that can topper thingy kinda makes a bottle outta a can. It looks like they cut off the top of a bottle and it has a screw top on it. Mary loves all these gadgets she see on TV. We've spent some time laughing about some of her purchases over the years.
One, particularly goofy gadget was this bow-dazzler or something like that. It was suppose to make bows. She dragged it out for Christmas one year. I remember it didn't work out too well. I already knew how to make nice bows. I worked at this old time pharmacy for a couple years while going to college. I was stuck doing all the gift wrapping. I can make some nice bows but am usually not in the mood. I'll buy a gift bag. At my age, I have to be a little choosy where I want to spend the little energy I have left.
And Jan, I had a nightmare last night. I wasn't at the hospital teaching students how to stitch, that would have been fun. Instead, I was shoveling up dead rats at my SF house. Wanna analyze that?
For a while he did have a serious mouse/rat problem. I woke up from that dream in a sweat.
Pepsi, I do remember Coreen. Yuk. I like the real thing.
Coreen, you may have some little beetles but I've been invaded by those giant Eastern Lubber grasshoppers. They have done a number on my crops. I spend a good bit of my afternoon stomping on them, it's the only control that I will use around the river and the only thing that will work. I'm pretty sure they are really space aliens. One year I cut one in half with a shovel. The next day both ends were still walking around. That's the honest truth.
Hey Carol, I had a bow maker & until I found this great bow making company in MA, I made all the christmas bows for my driveway poles...the hardest thing was finding enough velvet wired ribbon to make at least 8 bows....
And speaking of bugs...I haven't seen them
since about 4th of July, but do you all see
lightening bugs down there...here some are
yellow & some are more green....usually in mid
June to early July...I'll have to see if any
still around...
About the really large ugly bugs...I think they
come out soon, forgot what they are called though, but they make a loud buzzing sounds
at night in the hottest days of the summer....
About dreams, if I have any, I never remember what they were....
Right now on TV (remember no baseball, all star break) there is something called American Pickers on the history channel...these 2 guys go around the country & buy old junk...no kidding...I'm not sure who they sell to or how they find the
junk, but (no offense) seems like in the country, south, midwest, there are old farmer
types with lots of land, & barns & well just
old rusted junk all around...so there is a wealth of 'antiques' out there....Carol, tell me does SF have any old stuff hanging out at the farm?...no kidding if there is, maybe there
is something of value...just now they found a
1950 rusted studebaker...
No time this morning to hang here. I've been answering emails about SF's stuff.
Just when I was up to my ass in alligators at work yesterday, Iphony was ringing itself silly with stressful info about SF. Everyone was dumping on me. It all seems to be at the highest stress level at the same time. I'm going to have to let the distant circus go while I'm at work. It's way too much to try to handle.
This is a test. I know it is.
Carol, it seems some problems never end. I have been reading comments, but have had nothing to offer.
We are glad to be home and back to our routines, but not had anything to share.
I am out on my porch. A lovely neighbor watered our tomato plants that we have in our front porch planter. In some neighborhoods that would look rediculous to have tomato plants in the front, but ours is an old neighborhood and the plants sort of blend in with the rest. Our kind neighbor is the father of "Willie" with one eye. We are waiting for them to walk by so we can give them a little gift. We bought Willlie some organic treats and toy. Hope they come by soon. If not today we will walk the little gift to their house down on the corner of our street.
Sorry to hear your day is not starting out well Carol...
Jan, many times I too read what is being said,
but have not much to add, but as I have told
Carol, I'm not far away (well, in miles yes, but in spirit we are here)....
Sad news out this a.m. for New York Yankees & their fans...George Steinbrenner has died...he
was the catalyst to change the team's fortune
& provide all of us fans with many happy &
wonderful memories....He had been in poor health for several years....
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