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7.26.13 Follow Up Friday: Pools, Windows, and Happiness

Today is Follow-up Friday hosted by Jodi from Heart Like A Dog.  This is where we review the week behind so that we can launch into the week ahead (or something like that).

We are busier now then we ever were when Mom was working full-time.  How can that be?  So many things going on.  Caturday  we were thinking about Cuddles.  She only liked V and was a real one person cat.  But, for V she was a cuddler.  We don’t have any cuddle cats now. 😦

Black and White Sunday was a sad sight of the dogs wishing for a swim in the pool. So I went and bought them one, which they snubbed immediately.  No!  They only want to swim in the big pool with the humans.  They can’t come in for multiple reasons, but the biggest being that we have a liner that would tear from their claws. Liner pools are delicate that way.  Plus, I really don’t want all that hair in the filter.

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On left – dog pool; On right – my pool

Monday’s Mischief was a gazillion butterflies on our Butterfly bushes.  We love to watch them dance and play.  Luckily I had already scheduled that post because we got hit with a lightning strike on Sunday night which knocked out the TV, phone, and internet.  We were out of service until Tuesday afternoon, which is why I missed the usual Tuesday’s Tail Blog Hop. But Noel did manage to post a notice from my Smartphone (that social cat). All the kids, and me, were freaking because we have become so dependent on our electronics.  Humbling to have to do something else besides social media or TV for a few evenings.

Baby Stella was hiding in K8’s window on Wordless Wednesday.  She just loves K8 and windows and hiding.  MOL.

And then finally on Thankful Thursday, I was jubalant in finding out that Sofie’s rash was not scabbies, as I feared, but a skin bacteria, due to chubby skin folds staying wet too long and growing bad stuff.  I can deal with that!  Now I am going to collapse by the pool until further notice (and get those dogs swimming).

Happy Sofie home from vet with her fav toy

Happy Sofie home from vet with her favorite toy

That’s it for the week. Thanks for playing along with us.  Check out the hop below and you can go play with others.

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

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Follow Up Friday is part of the blog hop hosted by Heart Like A Dog.

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Posted by on July 26, 2013 in Cats, Dogs

 

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Thursday’s Sad Sack

 
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7.25.13 Thankful Thursday: Animal Doctors

I am thankful that there are people who specialize in the medical care of animals. I want to give a shout out to my Vets at Greater South River Animal Hospital. Dr. Cate, Dr. Dan, and the new doc, Dr. Kim.  

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Funny how the dogs have had very few medical problems until I lost my job.  Now it seems we are at the vet every week.  It is my job as their human caretaker to ensure that they stay well, and though a great internet researcher,  I would never try to medicate my animals on my own.  Different breeds react differently to medicines and particularly the herding breeds, like Sofie (Shetlands, Collies, etc.). For example, I gave Louise (Hound/Lab) Ivemectin when she was little for her Demodex, but learned that it could kill a Sheepdog.  (Warning: another thing to watch is heartworm medicine.)    

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Louise eyeing the Vet tools

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Last month, as you may recall, Sofie was in a cone and on antibiotics because she almost lost her nail from a bad nail clipping event at PetSmart.  As soon as she was done, Louise got a puncture in her private place (probably from pooping in bushes) and is still on antibiotics.  Yesterday, I noticed these scabs all over Sofie’s belly.  I was freaking – I jumped to SCABBIES!  With 5 animals and a house full of humans that would be almost as bad (or worse) then when Peanut had lice in 2d grade, with hair down to her bottom, and no matter how many medicated shampoos I did, they would not die.  All bedding, stuffed toys, carpets, everything needs to be fumigated  – but I digress…

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Off to the Vet we go, and I brought Louise as well, just in case it was those stupid mites because then both would need treatment.

Yahoo! I was wrong!  The scabs they believe are a bacterial infection because of chubby Sofie’s little rolls of skin that stay wet from the heat and the swimming.  (The truth is she is not over weight, she is just built that way. Well, maybe a little tubby?)  Thank Goodness!!!  Now I need to wash her well 2X a day and put on this topical spray to kill the bacteria.

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Sofie belly scabs only on the skin not under the fur

Little nusance things that are killing me with Vet bills.  But I am thankful for the animal doctors, because they really do know their stuff. Happy Dance!

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This is part of the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop from PepiSmartDog.com

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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on July 25, 2013 in Dogs

 

Wednesday’s Crested Gecko

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Crested Gecko (by macrojunkie)

 
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Posted by on July 24, 2013 in Animals

 

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7.24.13 Wordless Wednesday: d’tails

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Baby Stella (I think).  Meow Out Loud.

Happy Wednesday!

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This is a Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop. Thanks to BlogPaws for the hop. Head over there and see what they are blogging about.

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on July 24, 2013 in Cats

 

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Tuesday’s Ring Tailed Mongoose

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Ring Tailed Mongoose (by Ami 211)

 
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Posted by on July 23, 2013 in Animals

 

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7.23.13 No internet = No blog hop

Hi. Typing on my smartphone. Service down since Sunday. Maybe fixed tomorrow. No phone, TV, or computer. Oh my!  Everyone has to actually read books. How cruel! 

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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo…

 
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Posted by on July 23, 2013 in Dogs

 

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7.22.13 Monday Mischief: A Zillion Butterflies

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There were literally a zillion yellow and black swallow tails on the butterfly bushes.  Ok, well maybe we counted over 30.  I wish I had a better camera.  They must have just hatched.

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This is a blog hop. I hopped it from Snoopy’s DogBlog. Check them out for more mischief.

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on July 22, 2013 in Bugs

 

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Monday’s Wolverine

 
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Posted by on July 22, 2013 in Animals

 

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7.21.13 Black and White Sunday: Can We Swim Too?

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The girls were waiting at the top of the deck stairs while I was in the pool.  These are the faces that made me go out and buy them a baby pool of their very own.

Happy Sunday!  Keep Cool!

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This is part of the Black and White Sunday Blog Hop. Thanks to My Life in Dog Years for hosting. Click here to get to know other wonderful animals and their parents and to see how you can take part in this fabulous blog hop!

Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤

 
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Posted by on July 21, 2013 in Dogs

 

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