Happy Halloween

Patachou modeling his awesome bomberjacket (Jan 2007)

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to wish you a wonderful Halloween :)  Halloween has sorta come to Norway but it isn't the same as back in the USA :)  Somehow the pics I had taken of Patachou dressed as a skunk are missing.  But thought these might make a good substitute.

Patachou wearing the t-shirt he received after going thru raditation for cancer.  He loved that ts-shirt lol (2007)

Nanuchy 10/24/95 to 01/07/10

 

(Pic taken during morning news at Fox 26 12/10/09)

Yesterday was an end of an era! Nanuchy, Her Royal Grouchiness, took her final trip to the vets. It was def time. In the last 6 weeks she went downhill in a big way. Her kidneys were shutting down. She was drinking so much water and was on the highest dosage of meds and still had to go out every 2-3 hrs around the clock or she would have an accident (mostly the last 2 weeks).

This That and Thanksgiving

Hi everyone.

I know I've been totally MIA here lately. Things got really complicated here. 1st off all the babies are doing great. Nanuchy (terrorX) even let Sonja (sheltie) sleep on her doggy bed with her (well only the one in the living room lol).

Happy Birthday Nanuchy (10/24/09)

(I know this is a day early but since I have all my pics on this computer I wanted to make sure I got them out there)

Tomorrow (10/24/09) Nanuchy will be 14 yrs old. Woot. I'm extra excited about this since she was sooo sick back in Aug. Happy Birthday baby!! Mama loves you lots!! She was my very 1st completely my dog!

Oh Fall...... It's finally October : )

Ahhh the crisp air, decent temps and fall colors. Thoughts of pumpkins, and apple spice.

*shrech of film reel (just like old cartoons lol)* Those aren't fall colors!!! It's green everywhere. No reds, oranges, yellows. What is going on????

Rainy Tuesday, tagged and awards :)

This morning is was raining buckets lol (well actually it's still raining buckets lol). I'm not complaining since it seems everywhere around Houston got rain except where I live. Nanuchy (terrorX) was extra grouchy. Not only did I wake her up before 9 am (considering I have to be at work by 8:30 lol), but when we went on a walk I made her wear her rain jacket (see not smiling in this pic sigh). Sonja (sheltie) isn't exactly excited about either. Then again it had been thundering and she hates thunder, and I had an umbrella and umbrellas worry her lol. But when you live in a 1 bedroom apt, 2 wet dogs can smell well kinda damp lol. Also I groomed them on Sunday I would like the bath to last at least a couple of more days lol.

Walkabout Wednesday ahem I mean Trotting Thursday LOL

Well I'd actually planned on doing this blog yesterday but totally forgot lol. I took some pics of my girls out for a walk the other day. Weather is beautiful and for once the humidity has been low too. Nothing like 70 in the am with only 50% humidity.

Cautionsly optimistic

On Monday I had to take Nanuchy back to the vets. You can imagine how thrilled she was to be back, and for you who are keeping count that is 3 vet visits in 2 weeks. Unlike Patachou who loved going to the vets, Nanuchy not so much. The night before she had had horrible diarrhea. It seems Little Ms Thing decided to pick up something on one of the walks (since really she didn't have enough going on lol) and she was loaded with bacteria (vets words lol). So she got 3 additional meds to help her feel better. She lost another lb between Friday and Monday. She has lost 4 lbs since May and now weighs 23.5 lbs.

Nanuchy - update

I dropped Nanuchy off at the vets this morning for her ultrasound and urine culture. I just got off the phone with Nanuchy's vet. It's official she is in kidney failure, sigh. Because her kidneys aren't working well, the toxins are getting into her system which is why she is throwing up. And also which accounts for her drinking so much water. Her vet wants to try a few things out to keep her quality of life good and was happy to hear that her quality of life is the most important thing to me and that I will let her go when these things don't work anymore, but without going to extremes.

Nanuchy and Co.

I know it has been a while since I posted. Above is Nanuchy my almost 14 yr old terrormix. She is almost completely blind and deaf at this point. (She looks so tired in all the pics now :( )

Is it walk time soon?????

About 30 min before every evening walk I get to see this.

Break out the canoes its flooding here

Mother Nature is just having a great old time here in Houston TX. In the last 10 days we have gotten around 14 inches of rain, which would have been ok if it had been around an inch a day, but nooooo it is coming in batches and we are flooding all over the place. Last night the storms were going on forever and we woke up to a flooded Houston again. Most of the schools are closed today or will open later.

Introducing Czarina!

This is Czarina. She is a female Russian tortoise. I decided she needed a regal name lol. I think she is 3-5 yrs old, will get confirmation from my reptile vet when she goes in for a visit. I haven't measured her yet but think she is around 4 inches from head to tail across the shell not counting head and tail. She might grown another couple of inches. She didn't come from the best situation. She is in need of some really good food and TLC. Overall she looks pretty good considering her beginning in life. I hadn't planned on adding her to my family but you know how things work out lol.

Rottie_mom's pet care service, how can I help you?

Pomponnette

Joking sorta, kinda not really lol.

It snowed in Houston, TX!!!!

This pic is of Patachou wearing his bomber jacket. I couldn't find the one I took of Nanuchy so this will have to do lol. Who would have thought I could find a bomber jacket to fit a 104 lbs rottie lol.

Where did time go?

Well so much for blogging on a regular basis. Something about life getting in the way of good intentions. It has been super busy at work, darn work, how am I supposed to keep up with emails, reading, and friends if I'm swamped with work LOL. Hmmm but then again work is what allows my pets to live in the luxury they have become accustomed to LOL.

Speaking of pets. May was well introduce Nanuchy aka Gucci. She is a 12 1/2 yr old terror (yes terror) mix. All of 26 lbs and a tough little alpha b***h LOL.

I got her from the Houston SPCA when she was all of 8 weeks old. Such a cute little innocent baby.

Wasn't she a cute little thing. She was about 10 weeks old in this pic.