Busy Today...

Casey and Kelli, after walking the dogs.

Good Morning All;
Frost advisory still going on- It is currently 34 degrees.  Brrr...

Casey begins her infusion treatment for her anemia this morning.  Friend Marsha will be bringing her.

Also Kelli and Tim's home and barn being razed today to make way for construction to begin. 

Hope your Mom's Day was super special! Mine was with Casey coming out, bearing food and gifts!  My magician animals (not sure which) made my food disappear. Heads will roll when I see sprouts in poop. hehehe
Jenné called. Boys are good.
Did not hear from Roberta or Zoé. (No surprise with those two, right)?  Oh well.

Must get ready to face the day!
Have a good one!

XOXO
Me

My Kids! 1991

He who teaches children learns more than they do.
German Proverb



They only look quiet. hehehe

From left to right-
Back row:
Reianna M., 12
Jennifer H., 13
Zoé C., 14

Front Row:
CaseyAnne L., 4
Daniel B., 10
Roberta M., 11

* Not pictured: "I dunno", and "Not Me" (and "Sweet Pea") hehehe

"Growing up is never easy. You hold on to things that were. You wonder what's to come. But that night, I think we knew it was time to let go of what had been, and look ahead to what would be. Other days. New days. Days to come. The thing is, we didn't have to hate each other for getting older. We just had to forgive ourselves... for growing up."
The Wonder Years

Happy Mothers Day to all.
Whether a gift of God, a gift of nature, or a gift of your society; if you've loved the child you've become its mother.


Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built.
Dr. James C. Dobson

I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.

I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

I've learned that every day, you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch - holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

I've learned that no matter what happens or how bad it seems today, life goes on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I've learned that, regardless of your relationship with your parents, you will miss them when they are gone from your life.

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and a late friend.

I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.

I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But, if you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others, your work, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.

I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

XOXO
Me
aka Mom, Mommy, MA!, "MUH~THER!", Mama D.

Kokopelli/OLOLOWISHKYA image/legend from here

Rain. Snow. Sleet. (And Dark of Night).

"Dogs just wanna have fun!" hehehe


Happy Saturday All;
It's been a busy week. Busy, but not industrious either. Just one of those weeks where nothing has gotten done.

We had some nasty storms on Tuesday evening. Then it cooled off-
But the winds did not die down. It has been chilly- The "bone" kind of chilly.


I brought Casey to the doctor because she could not get a return call from his nurse.

(Of course Miss Punk came along).
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Yes, it was warm enough that day to open windows and drive fast.



She waits patiently in the car for us to return...

Then comes funtime for her.
In the field by the hospital, she knows she gets to play with her new toy again.








She seems to love it when Casey gets her new toys! 
This one, a bottle holder, to give it oomph as it's thrown.
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Casey. In the daffodils.
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That evening, Miss Kelli had stopped by on her way to Michelle's to feed the horses.

(Refer to top picture again). hehehe
It was warm enough to have all the pups outside playing too.

Sputty is not afraid of these beasts of ours either. As they play, he just rambles between Kelli and myself, or sits on the Cub Cadet. (Methinks he is smitten by that lawnmower of mine).

He even got thirsty at one point.

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This cannot end well! 
(Kelli's old washtub being 1/2 full of rainwater).  hehehe


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As we looked to the South, we saw the first of the thundertops heading our way
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... and moving ever so slowly.
I have heard it said that the slower they move, the stronger they grow.
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Which seemed to be the case that night...

I have my NOAA weather radio. It began to sound the tornado warning. (And yet, even then, there had not been a severe thunderstorm watch or warning issued).


Mr. Sputnik heard the TV weatherman warn us to get under something sturdy...

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While Miss Punk waited by the back entrance.




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ALL of the tornadoes hit south and east of Green Bay. In fact, the TV picture above makes our own storms look much worse than they were on the ground, thank God.

I was awakened by a strange noise on Friday morning...

Good Freakin' Grief, my furnace had kicked in! (I had long since turned the thermostat all the way down, so this told me it was less than 62° in the house).
No wonder I had been chilled, even in my pj's...

Punk woke me last night- (rather "early" this morning). She had been asleep in her chair when I'd gone to sleep.  Quite regularly she wakes me up so she can steal my pillow...

But first to put her outside on the off chance I might be able to go back to sleep myself.

Funny noise out there too...  Drip. Drip. Drip. Plunk.
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Oh but check the right handle...

Yeah Baby, that is snow...





Punk ran around a bit in search of her toys...

It has all since melted.

And that's all the news (that's fit to print). hehehe

Have a 'wunnaful' weekend my friends!
My love to all

XOXO
Me

Happy Cinco de Mayo

From:
CatsThatLookLikeHitler.com

hehehe
Feel free to steal and share.
(Credit to www.CatsThatLookLikeHitler.com please).

BP. And wagging the dog...

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Other

"Ironic that BP's oil rig exploded, killed 11 workers, will devastate the Gulf Coast economy for years to come, and will destroy 25% of protected U.S. wetlands... just weeks after Obama announced support for offshore oil-drilling. Ironic that the oil rig picturesquely sunk on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

Painfully ironic that the rich oil industry has no idea how to cap the 7-inch hole that's spurting millions of gallons of oil into a patch the size of several New England states."

quote by D. White

*****

Is it irony?

XOXO
Me

Tuesdays 10+ (Questions). Windmills. Bream. We. Dog Food Recall.

NOTE: Head was sent in for "scientific research".
We await results from the necropsy too...



Hi Everyone;
I should be shot for not blogging.  My apologies to all.
Due to the restrictive pain in my back, I have been physically unable to blog...  I can/do go from site to site. I tip my screen to accommodate standing or sitting- Just can't sit long enough to even get my thoughts together, let alone to bring my pictures down to size.
Yes, my back has been THAT bad. Kelli comes and takes the pups to the woods for me. Thank God for Kelli.

I have a few questions for you today...


1.  How dangerous are windmills, aka wind turbines to our health?
(I found the following article here).
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Can all that be caused by living near to a wind turbine or wind farm?
I ask because there is a rather ugly debate growing in our county about this matter.
While I am all for conservation of any kind, and most especially the conservation of fuel, I do not know enough about this all to make an honest point.
I know a few of you have a bit of experience with this matter. Please let me know.


2.  Is the pet food recall beginning all over again? Did it ever end?
Nothing has come through on my own list from the FDA, and so, I am trying to find out more info on this all, thanks to Sweet Pea's quick thinking (CLICK) as her own dogs have been refusing to eat their usual Pedigree Dog food.


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Sput and Punk
Though not happy to hear of this recall BS, they would use any reason to go to the woods.
Foraging is only one of those excuses.

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain

Menu Foods has NOT updated their recalled products! Sadly, that only makes me wonder why not?


3.  Are dog food labels too ambiguous for you to read?
CLICK HERE to learn how to interpret ingredients and nutrition panels.
Know and realize exactly what you are feeding your pet!
Punk gets "Taste of the Wild" dog food. CLICK. Her formula has no grains.

4.  How do I get past this awful back pain?
I even went in to the pain management doctor last week. My option is to "up" my pain meds.
I will learn today whether my Xrays show any additional breakage.  I must sleep, but really don't stay comfortable for long enough to even rest. I did nap for a while today, missing out on a simply gorgeous day.
By the way, I do not take these pills unless I am in some awful pain. Then it is time to make sure I keep it at bay as I can.

My sister Barbara wrote that her and her hubby's backs are bad too. I nodded and smiled when I read her words, "Haven't read much about your back lately.  How's it going? Rod's continues to get worse. His lower spine is just crumbling. We need someone who can VACUUM. It kills our backs."
If I look around here, I can see a few fur balls- both grey and blond, that need to be gotten rid of.  Like the vacuuming, Sweet Sister of Mine, they will keep until we can" get 'er done"
Until then, if people are coming to see me they will also see a few of those dust bunnies and fur balls. Such is "Life in Flintville"
I have all I can do to keep up with my dishes.  I pull a weed or three. The animals and I get a bit of exercise. Most days of late that is all we do. I told Punk I would understand if she hates me.

5.  How does Casey even function? She will be receiving 6 weekly infusions for her anemia. Her counts have consistently gone down since her most recent surgeries in January, and at this point in time, are nowhere near to acceptable at a mere 5~point~something.
By contrast,  if I remember correctly, Dr. Sutherland gave her whole blood when her counts went below 9 when she was in Minnesota.  (It amazes me that she is still up and walking around)!  She has had any number of transfusions already since her TP/AIT in December 2008.

She also received an injection of B-12 yesterday.


6.  I am deathly afraid of storms. Are you? The ones we are to get tonight could be "potentially dangerous". (Those are the worst kind). Maybe  the storms will miss us, although the flower seeds I'd saved and planted could use a bit of watering. 



I am in part of the 6-15 area.  (That is not a comfort when their tornado sirens are going off).

7.  Do you have a garden? Nothing fancy this year as far as my seeds go. I found a bag of seeds that I had saved from last year and 'scattered' them around. We'll see if even one or two survived the scatter. hehehe

8.  Does this menu board make you smile?




Mean of me I know, but I giggled a while when I saw it


9.  How about this picture?



Are you smiling now?!?
I have seen (and had) many 'rolls' in my life, but have never seen one on top of anythings head!
Leave it to Punk.

10.  Does this make you hungry?




YAY! And ATTABOY!

Lawrence and his dad went fishing last weekend.
William said Lawrence had a great day, catching 2 bass and 2 bream.






11.  What's a bream? (If you say 'fish" I shall swat you).

12.  Was this an awful waste of gas to drive to Pulaski to order one of these last night?



hehehe
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Hope all is well in your little corner of the world.

Love to all.

XOXO
Me

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Hi Everyone-
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I would guess that supplies are limited, so sign up fast.

I have heard of this product on TV- But I sure wasn't willing to waste my $$$ on something new that may/may not work. (Now that it's FREE, that's a no~brainer)! hehehe

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XOXO
Me

Pass it on!
Tell your friends so they can get a free sample too!


Safe for septic tanks too by the way...

Also, I cannot find where it is manufactured.
(But I figure if it not in USA then it is already on the boat and waiting to be sent to me).

Apple Blossoms. Allergies. (And all else too).

Apple Blossoms (Picture taken 4-19-10).
Wish you could smell them!

NOTE:
I began writing this yesterday (Saturday) morning when Casey suddenly showed up on my doorstep.  And Casey always takes precedence over my silly blog!


Good Morning Everyone!
It is to rain today- I hope they are right. Although my lawns do not need to grow any faster, it is very dry outside, and we SO need these rains.

Punk. She really IS quite well, even though there is still over a week of meds left for her to take. (Yes I will give them all to her until they are gone).

Casey has been having a few lingering problems-
Pain.
Nausea.
And for some strange reason she is anemic always. 
She has been on added iron pills for a while now- She has adjusted her diet accordingly.
Still anemic.
So Friday her doctor had ordered even more blood tests. One of those tests will not come back for a week. (Your little prayers are always welcome).

As for me, my toe is just fine! I am SO happy I had that done.
My back a trial. To put it nicely...
(Really bad these last 3 days and it was SO good for a few days before this?).
My latest MRI showed that I am absorbing the calcium and all- Those fractures are healing!
I am so upset that they still hurt. More~so that the dang pain is so restrictive. When my pills work, they work well. When they do not, I am just stuck with it...
I will never get used to not being fully flexible (and I will not go down without a fight). Grace? Not a chance.
I have already had this lingering, sharp, awful pain explained six ways to Sunday.
I don't understand it all, just enough to know it will just always hurt. Grrr....

Other than that, my hay fever is threatening, but I have never really 'suffered' from allergies either. Not like some. The worst for me being the "bzzzz" stings.

I remember when the doctor had diagnosed me with 'allergies'... I was in my mid 30's and had finally gone in because my face had hurt like heck for about a month.
He took his knuckle, knocked on my forehead, and then on my cheekbones.  OUCH! What the hey?
He looked in my eyes, my ears, and up my nose. (Why must doctors look up your nose anyway, I hate that)!
He then stated 'you have allergies'. 
No.  I proudly reminded him that I was not allergic to anything!
He explained that allergies can/do develop at any point in our lives. That was that. 
Achoo!

So, like many, I do have these darn allergies. I take Claritin when my face starts to ache, and for a few days after. I repeat this in a week or so if they bother me more.
Still, I don't think I am the only person who thinks their allergies are worse this year? I don't know why this would be.  Maybe it's just me...
Perhaps there are more "floaties" in our atmosphere/air now too. Maybe that would be thanks to Iceland.
Sorry. I know I shouldn't make light of that when I know that the wildlife and the farm animals are dying by the 1000's, and there is nothing anyone can do about it. So sad.




When I see pictures like this, it amazes me that anyone/anything can live through it!


As you know, many flights were canceled- Better always to err on the side of caution!
My friend, Mrs. G,  absolutely needed to get from Canada to the UK for her sons wedding. I believe they have arrived safely.

Closer to home are the storms in Alabama- Not sure which part of Alabama, and I have yet to hear back from William... I had written him earlier to make sure that they are all safe and sound. I will add his reply when I hear back from him.

I can't remember if I have shared this with you or not? I believe I have, in part anyway.
Young Lawrence is going to be genetically tested for Marfan Syndrome, and others. But they can't even get him tested until December!  Here is a 10 year old boy, with a potentially dangerous heart condition, and they can't get him in?!?  In the meantime he is not to do sports or the like. I feel so badly for him.

Also I received a note from Charles (Baby Sam's dad). I can't remember if I'd told you about this earlier either...
Charles writes, "I had a E.G.D which is a throat scope. I have Barretts throat which turns to cancer sometimes and can kill you other ways. But whatever will be will be. Other than that things are great. Sam is fearless and fast..."
I am hapy to hear that Sam is doing well.
As far as Charles goes, I believe that this is the same condition as "Barretts Esophagus"?  (Click).

I haven't heard anything further...
But I do have an article to share also.

• Wine May Protect Against Throat Cancer Posted: March 2, 2009

  • Study finds that a glass or two a day lowers risk by more than half

I feel badly for Charles-
(This family of mine is sure giving me one heck of a medical education)!

It is windy here.   SO very W~~I~~N~~D~~Y...
The "hold onto your hats and your small children" kind of windy. My screens are up on all the windows, and they whistle like the dickens when the wind comes from the SE. Sounds like a blizzard out there! Such is NOT the case I assure you.
It is currently rainy and soggy. Nice to have that moisture! I can relax a bit now knowing I don't have to water anything.
But I'll bet my chives have all blown over! hehehe  I will go out next time Punk does, cut them and get them dried.

I have last nights dishes to do, and still to get in the shower.
Much wash to catch up on also.

What a great morning so far! I have been emailing back and forth to both Casey AND to William (now that he's up).
All is well at the Gaither household! YAY! Truth be known, they are getting ready to go fishing! (Wish I was there, I haven't gone since I went with my dad).
William had no idea what I was even talking about- But he did say they were under a warning all night long. Said the sirens were going off- (He added they don't even hear them anymore because they go off all the time).  Not me, I told him, being that I am so paranoid about Mother Natures fury.

I'd better close for now and get busy. 
The wind is still blowing fiercely, (and I haven't heard that much whistling in years)! hehehe

Love to all.

XOXO
Me

Hay-fever sufferers, know your enemy:
Scanning Electron Microscope pictures of grains of pollen

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Grains of pollen come in all shapes and sizes. The large object in the centre of this image is pumpkin pollen; the tiny speck just below and to the right of it is forget-me-not pollen.

Cool picture, right?

This article from the UK states "The number of hay fever sufferers could reach 30 million [people] within 20 years as city living, pollution and climate change exacerbate symptoms, experts have warned."  Read more.
I believe there is my explanation. And I am sure this is applicable worldwide.

Also our Green Bay records and averages
  

Records and Averages

   

Daily Records and Averages at weather.com

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Month	Avg. High	-Avg. Low	-Avg. Precip	Rec. High	Rec. Low
January	24.0 °F	7.0 °F	1.21 in	56.0 °F (01/26/1944)	-31.0 °F (01/30/1951)
February	29.0 °F	12.0 °F	1.01 in	61.0 °F (02/26/2000)	-33.0 °F (02/10/1899)
March	40.0 °F	23.0 °F	2.06 in	82.0 °F (03/29/1910)	-29.0 °F (03/01/1962)
April	55.0 °F	34.0 °F	2.56 in	89.0 °F (04/22/1980)	7.0 °F (04/03/1954)
May	68.0 °F	45.0 °F	2.75 in	99.0 °F (05/31/1934)	21.0 °F (05/09/1966)
June	77.0 °F	54.0 °F	3.43 in	101.0 °F (06/01/1934)	32.0 °F (06/06/1958)
July	81.0 °F	59.0 °F	3.44 in	104.0 °F (07/13/1936)	40.0 °F (07/06/1965)
August	79.0 °F	57.0 °F	3.77 in	100.0 °F (08/24/1948)	38.0 °F (08/22/1967)
September	70.0 °F	48.0 °F	3.11 in	97.0 °F (09/10/1931)	24.0 °F (09/29/1949)
October	58.0 °F	37.0 °F	2.17 in	88.0 °F (10/06/1963)	12.0 °F (10/30/1925)
November	42.0 °F	26.0 °F	2.27 in	74.0 °F (11/09/1999)	-9.0 °F (11/29/1976)
December	29.0 °F	13.0 °F	1.41 in	64.0 °F (12/05/2001)	-27.0 °F (12/19/1983)

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Hope that all turns out...

Have a good one!

Well, Bless Me Father...

Oh no!  He did NOT just say that!
Oh wait... 

By now, most of you know that for many years I have not been a practicing Catholic. I do, however, consider myself quite Christian and more than spiritual.
I have gone to the annual Sts Edward and Isidore church rummage sale as time and circumstances would permit.
I kind of 'have' to, (I have always gotten really good deals). hehehe

My back is awful -and Casey is pretty sick, (She is OK, and I will fill you in later). Since this sale is a 6~hour event, and only once a year, we went anyway.

They (the church) had blocked off the handicap parking stalls. I was in no shape to walk any further than necessary, nor was Casey-  And I had chosen to leave my cane at home (knowing there would be ample tables to lean on).
Knowing that it is illegal to block off handicap stalls, I parked 1/2 on the torn up lawn, and half in the stall- perpendicular to the way the stalls are set up. I must also metion that I was not the only vehicle that had done so.
(They had put 3 orange cones in the 3 stalls).
Lots of people outside, but nobody said a word as I hung the DIS tag up on my rear-view mirror and we walked in.

The church sale is in 2 parts.
The 1st four hours are for regular business- The final 2 hours are the $3.00/bagful. You check out between the sales.

While carrying things out to the car from part one, one man (my age) came up and told me that I couldn't park there. He had a real badass attitude about it, (when I have moo~koo pain, I am not the right person to "tell" anything to).
I said, calmly, "But you blocked off the handicap stalls."
He replied, louder this time, "You have to move your car or leave. You can't park here."

I opined that it was illegal to blocked off these stalls in the first place, and then mentioned that I would think state law would trump his little orange church cones.
Mad as heck at my calm replies, he went on to holler something else... (I do not know what he said as I was way past listening to the ranting person).
So I just told him "Well, call it in to the sheriffs dept. then" -as I walked back into the sale.

Casey, still behind me, suffered the worst of his wrath.
He demanded to know what "f***ing" law I was referring to. She simply replied for him to 'please take it up with my mom.'
He chose not to, and continued to holler at her- She came in near to tears and related the conversation to me.

Spying an old friend of my moms, I went to the Mrs. and told her what had happened. Another lady overheard and suggested we speak to Father Dave about it.
There he was, across the room. The 2 nice ladies walked over with us.

After filling him in, he looked us both straight in the face, and said, "Maybe if you are so handicapped, then you shouldn't be out shopping."

I kid you not. He was dead serious. (This is the same priest that, 23 years ago, had refused to baptize Casey because I was not married to her father).

I would have left then and there. (I think that might have been his angle anyway). But I would not be giving him that satisfaction.

My question is this.

1. Does state law trump this?
2. What would you have said?
   To the guy? To the priest? To Casey?

As soon as I realized he was serious, I smiled, (smugly then). We simply turned and walked away.

They have the nerve to wonder why I don't grace them with my presence?!
Really?

POODWADDLE

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One Sick Puppy.

Mama, I don't feel so good...

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Good Morning All;
We have been so darn busy- (between you and I, I much prefer it this way).

Save for the pup that is...

2 mornings ago, I was woken by her at 1:45am-
She was begging to go out. "OK kid, but just this once" hehehe
Out she went. (And I was up for the day).

This scene repeated itself any number of times that morning- And she didn't care to come back in either. By now, everyone knows that when a dog acts out of character, there is something that needs to be paid attention to.

She demanded to be fed. Too early for that.
But then I remembered that there are times that I want to be fed between meals too.
Soooo, she had an early breakfast-
Then back outside.
She came in to nap.

Casey came out, not feeling too well herself; and noticed the light pink blood on Punks backside. Pink, but definitely blood. This freaked me out, knowing that it was only a year ago in February that we lost Miss Milly (also bleeding, but profusely) from her cancers.
As I recited Doc Spires phone number by heart, Casey made the call.
We needed a clean-catch urine -kinda rough to obtain from a dog. {Think "difficult, but not impossible"}
With Casey's small animal vet background, we were able to get that from Miss Punk, (a tablespoon or so at a time). A little urine, lots of obvious blood, and some small clots too.
We were scared.
And off to see the vet...

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This little guy even tried to come along...   hehehe

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Dr. Spires trying to evoke a pain reflex from Punk as he checked her kidneys.
(Not sure if Casey was singing or what)?!? hehehe
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The urinalysis would not be ready until the next morning. (A long wait).
So no medication until they absolutely knew what they were treating.

Punk was fine with that as we talked to the office lady before leaving.
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In the meantime to offer lots of water.
'Leading horses to water' came to mind.  But no!. we have ways...
I just put a little kids canned spaghetti in the water dish, (it sinks); and viola!, we have no problems getting this pup to drink 2 or 3 gallons of water a day!

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As it turns out, Punk has her own UTI. 
Given the fact that this is an e~coli infection, she is on antibiotics for 3 weeks.
All this from a sore shoulder, she could not 'reach' to clean herself properly, and the e~coli just happily crawled where it shouldn't have been.

Dogs are, as a rule, immune to e~coli and salmonella through ingestion of bad food. 

And yes, I clean her furry bottom twice a day now.

On the wall at the vets was this handy chart. 
This, just to blow away all those claims of one dog year equaling seven human years.

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Punk is already 38.
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Please don't think that the dog is on her last leg though.  She always has energy to play a bit.
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She even tried to keep her favorite ball away from the indomitable CocoBeans.

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Keep away didn't work...
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She also had more than enough energy to try a few dance moves with Mr. Miller.
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Then, there are always her somersaults...
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Oh! Why is the world spinning????
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Ooooooh--- Make it stop!!!
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Sputty had a new friend!
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   ..... (But then he ate him)!
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For right now my little Punk is still a bit tired...
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Dreaming of better days, and healing.

I did get most of the lawns mowed on Tuesday. What a pain that was! (No, really)..

Punk has exactly one more hour to sleep. She cries in her sleep sometimes and breaks my heart.  Casey has an appointment at 7:30 and I'd best get a move on it if I am to shower and get her there in time. 

Love to all

XOXO
Me

RECALL Horse Feed, and Poultry Feed

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm208975.htm
Purina Mills Undertakes Limited Recall of Strategy® Horse Feed and Layena® Poultry Feed

Good Morning All;
1st question is "Where does YOUR supplier buy their products from?"

XOXO
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- St. Louis, Mo., April 16, 2010 -- Purina Mills, LLC, is voluntarily recalling two specific lots of 50-pound bags of Strategy® Professional Formula GX horse feed and one lot of Layena® SunFresh® Recipe Pellet poultry feed. The recall is being implemented due to the discovery of metal fragments in a limited number of bags from one of the Strategy® product lots. At the time the recall was issued, five customer complaints had been received. No animal health issues had been reported.

The products being recalled were manufactured in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 24-25, 2010. They were shipped to retailers and dealers in Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri and Virginia. (See my question, above).

Only the following specific products and lot numbers are involved in the recall:
Formula No. Item No. Description Lot Number
35SS 0066547 Strategy® Professional Formula GX 0MAR24NST1A1
35SS 0066547 Strategy® Professional Formula GX 0MAR24NST2A1
61R3 0056922 Layena® SunFresh® Recipe Pellet 0MAR25NST2A1



The lot number is found on the sewing strip of each bag and is interpreted as follows:
0=Year / MAR=Month / 24=Day of Month / NST1A1=Plant Code.

Customers with products that do not have the specified lot numbers are not affected by the recall.

Customers who have purchased the recalled products should not store or feed the products and are asked to return unused product to their dealer for replacement.

Contact:
Jeanne Forbis: 651-481-2071 or 612-308-5441
David Karpinski: 651-481-2360

Customer questions or concerns may be directed to the company's Nashville Customer Service Office at 800-424-5234.

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