Good Morning!
Gee, if Yahoo moves any slower today I will never be able to post a blog! But here goes anyway!
Bad news: Here is what my weather report says for us for tonight and tomorrow... " THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARD WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL."
Worse news... Once again I had a few travel plans for tomorrow... We shall see...
Really bad/worse news... Punkie has been hurt. And by Miss Milly too.
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A very nice peaceful walk to the woods, by the old campsite, and down to the river and back for some reason turned kinda ugly for Milly... (And even worse for my Punkster)...
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NOTE: If you do not know how badly Punkie was injured almost a year ago, then please CLICK HERE for her story... This story is also how she came to be named "Punkin"... (I just couldn't call her 'squash')... Please go read it... I will wait for you to come back... (Really, I will)...
So, knowing that story now, yesterdays 'accident' has turned nasty. We had gone down to the river... (Where Punkie had accidentally, on~purpose, fallen in)! Milly had been standing at the rivers edge, on a rock, and barked at Punk when she had gone in the water~ then a growl... (Milly is absolutely terrified of water- And yes, she came to me that way). After Punk had come back out, they wrestled and 'played' for a while down by the water...
...Punk, noticing I had started to go back up tried to come to me. Milly growled again. (Punk came up anyway)...
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After we had all gotten topside once again, Miss Milly (with the bad attitude), had disappeared into the woods; Punk remained by me as we started to head back home...
It was at that point that Milly chose to come charging out of the woods. She rammed Punk, (much like a dolphin would attack a shark), rolling the Punkster over then jumping onto her backside. Punk cried out, and I hollered for Milly to knock it off... She did. Punk cried 2 more times, (that whimper, & that scared, sad cry)... Then got up and shook herself off... We were really on our way home at that point, (with me thinking 'OK when we go back again, I will take one dog at a time')... Milly was happy with her squeak ball, and Punk carried her frisbee home too.
As soon as we got back, I cabled Miss Milly to her doghouse, and brought Punkie inside. I cleaned off the dirt, and she laid down right away. When she tried to get up a few minutes later, she could barely move... (And another one of those plaintive cries as she wanted to go back outside). She was not amused by what was happening out there either...
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Casey had stopped in later, and still in pain herself, cozied up on the couch with Punk...
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I lifted Miss Punk onto the bed last night- Her hindquarters anyway... She lay still all night with just a few cries... So now it is time for me to call Dr. Spires and see if he will take a look~see at my little Miss Punk. (If any of you have a prayer or two leftover for my pup, would you please offer it for her; and maybe one for my little Miss KC~Face too)?
And in checking out my linked blog above I am finding it less than funny that NOTHING has changed in the past year- for either the Punk or the CaseyKid...
Yup, I have completely lost my sense of humor; (not to mention that last little marble I had)... Please let me know if you find it...
My blog yesterday, only to show what didn't happen here for Easter. As some of you already know, Casey has been placed on a "no food" diet. (She is subsisting on Ensure and/or Boost, and an occasional broth and jello thrown in just for fun)... So Easter Sunday I did not bake nor cook. Casey and Derek had come out after mass... No Sunday brunch for anyone then... And since Berta is/was still so sick, she also stayed away, not caring to share her 'bug' with Casey... (nice enough that Gabriel had shared it with his mama in the 1st place)...
Time for me to fly! hehehe I hope you are all having a grand day!
XOXO
Anna~Anna
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Updated and added at 4pm today...
I brought Punkie in to Dr. Spires.
He proceeded to check her entire hindquarters, beginning with each toe and meticulously working his way upwards... While she cringed a few times, he did not make her cry out either. And only showed pain when she tried to stand up.
He did give a prescription for anti~inflammatory and pain. He said to bring her back in if she does not improve, and he will have to xray her. He also said that the old injury would probably show up as a healed area too. That they would always keep that in mind.
**** Yes, the pup I had written about was Punkie! I could not call her "Squash" so I opted for "Punkin". I have NO idea why I wrote 'he' either. Probably a generic term as such, (and remember I hadn't slept for a long time either). When they were 1st born, we thought there were 5 males and 5 females- as it turned out there were 3 and 7...
After the run~in with the cement block, and I did return 'her' to the litter, I had marked her with blue magic marker. Once the marker had worn off, I thought I wouldn't know which one she was. But she was the one that still crawled funny, and then I marked her ear. As each week went by, it was easier to tell her apart from the rest. And quite easy to steer people away from her too. (Hard to part with a little pup like that)... Would be even harder now...
At any rate, the next step is possibly the xrays. I hope she gets better though because they have to knock a dog out for an xray...
And about the pet food recall... Again please remain vigilant; and know that they are not done recalling things yet.
I found Dick Van Pattens dog food very interesting, and have chosen to feed this to my own dogs. *No wheat whatsoever. I can live with that.
The vet today also said that MOST dogs do not ever need the high protein food... DVP's dog food has 16.5% protein AND a calorie list on the bag. (Try to find another brand that actually has that listed)... Most dogs are NOT 'working' dogs even though their breed might fall under that classification. The food is meant for a dog that actually works, not for any specific breed of dog. So do not feed your furkid any food with high protein. Please check the bag.
And check what the ingredients are too.
Not sure? Check it against this...
What's really in that can of pet food on your shelf?
Here's a guide to some ingredients listed on the label and what they really are, according to the Association of American Feed Control Officials:
Chicken, beef or fish: Clean flesh from those animals.
Meat byproducts: Blood, bone and organs such as lungs, spleen, kidney, brains, liver, stomachs and intestines from slaughterhouses.
Poultry byproducts: Necks, feet, undeveloped eggs, lungs, intestines. Not feathers.
Meat or poultry byproduct meal: Blood, bone and organs that are rendered, dried and ground up. Can include tissue from animals that died outside slaughterhouses.
Steamed bone meal: Bones separated through cooking and ground up. It provides minerals, mainly calcium and phosphorus.
Taurine: An amino acid needed by cats.
Grains: Labeled either as whole grains, such as corn or barley, or as ground milled products, which are what's left after flour and cereal are processed.
Vegetables: Dried yams, beet pulp, carrots.
Additives: Vitamins and minerals, such as flavorings and preservatives.
SOURCE: Gannett News Service
Heres where to GRADE YOUR DOG FOOD. (Click on those words). Some brands are already graded for you.
Also, an updated list re: Pet Food Recall can be found at CLICK HERE .
For a complete list of anything ever recalled... CLICK HERE . (I looked for a few people I know, and couldn't find them)... hehehe
I'd better close for now. Punk is on a limited movement regimen, so I will leash her to take her out and walk her around a bit...
XOXO
Anne
