PHEW ... getting ready for the holidays and making sure I was going to be on Santa's "nice" list ... I am "DOG" tired! It is hard work following Jewel from the garage, up the ramp and into the house and then back out again. She went Christmas shopping and that required lots of trips to get all the "special surprises" inside. So, being the social girl I am, I had to follow her every step and make sure she and the goodies got inside safely.
On the other hand, I think I've been duped ... you know how I can be a "donkey" when I don't want to do something? Well, Jewel and Mercy have figured out that I have a special liking for "stuffies." So ... they put one out in the field so I can see it and I am off at a dead run to get it. Jewel has to run past me and get the "stuffie" before I get there and hide it in her coat. Then I follow her everywhere just in case it falls out! (And who's getting the exercise here?)
So fans, that means I'm up and really moving ... getting stronger every day! A far cry from almost 5 months ago when I took my first steps with the support of the harness and 2 people holding me up. It's a miracle really!
Speaking of miracles ....
So, I also got the results of the culture" at the vet's. The good news is we now have a good idea why I keep getting those nasty bladder infections ... I have the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), which causes the vast majority of UTIs. The "ouch" news is that I have to be on medication for 30 days and it is almost $500!
And to the true spirit of Christmas, a Secret Santa (and another one of my angels) heard about the cost and paid for my medications ~ I am truly blessed!
The 16th of December was a busy, busy day! Jewel, Brook and I went for my acupuncture and chiropractic appointment number 3 with Harmony. I really like to go there 'cuz there are other animals coming and going all the time and I am so happy to see Harmony! I also really, really like having everyone laying on the floor with me and giving me lots of love. Wait ... is that a stuffie on the table in the room? Anyway, since I'm not into the "pop" from the chiropractic tool Harmony even gave me a manual manipulation this time. It was like a day at the SPA!
Later, Mercy and Jewel took me to the vet for the "big weigh in." And I walked into the clinic (slick floor and all) just like a real dog and onto the scale. The scale there doesn't have the 10th's like at Joy's but it kept going back and forth between ... drum roll ... 104 and 103, 103 and 104 ... so the girls called it 103.5 and took me for a PLAIN hamburger (no bun!) and we went and saw the Christmas lights at the farm nearby. What a wonderful life!
I
hear there is another “weigh in” coming soon … and everyone is hoping for an even “lighter” end
to 2011. And that being said, remember to
do your part to prevent holiday weight gain in your 4 legged family. (Here’s a great article - http://www.pawnation.com/2011/12/21/prevent-holiday-weight-gain-in-pets/
).
Merry
Christmas to you and your loved ones! I
hope Santa fulfilled all of your dreams and wishes. I know he did mine!
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