Thursday

I've been talking a bunch about my new sister lately, I thought that tonight I'd start out by talking about me instead!

Mom made me potty in a cup this morning. I hate that. My vet sure likes my pee-pee, though. Mom's always taking it to him. Today we found out that I don't have any more of those bad bacteria buggies in my pee-pee. That should be good news, right? Well, not so much. Mom says that I'm still acting sicky, like I have the bacteria buggies. So she's going to take me to the vet tomorrow for special pictures of my insides. We gotta make sure I don't have any more of those icky bladder stones. Just for fun, here's another picture of the stones I had in my bladder the last time I had to have surgery...

Weren't they yucky? So they're going to take pictures to look for those nasty stones again. They're also going to get more pee-pee to do a culture on it. Mom says we'll know what that means next week.

So enough about me. You know what Buttons JUST did? She got into the bathroom garbage can! She's a wild woman. She's also been licking the kitchen floor -- just about cleaned the entire thing, too. Then she climbed underneath our microwave stand again and almost got herself stuck in there.


And after that, she climbed into the chair again and tried to get to the stuff behind the chair. Then she used that vantage point to try to get into my bag of doggie food.


Mom cleaned all of that stuff off of the drawers and she moved the doggie food. We'll see what my sister tries to get into next...

Buttons makes me tired...

Lots of News from the Doggie Doctor

Mom made me go pee-pee in a cup again last week. And earlier this week she took me to the vet and she LEFT ME THERE. I was not happy about that. They poked me and prodded me and took funny pictures of me called "x-rays." For one of those, you know what they did? They made me lay on my back with my belly all exposed! How rude!

Mom talked to the doggie doctor on the phone a couple of times and we got all good news. Yeah! That made Mom and I both pretty darn happy. Here's what she found out...

My pee-pee was "clean." I guess that means that there weren't any bacteria buggies in there and there also weren't any crystals. The crystals come before the icky bladder stones show up. And I didn't have any inflammation. No idea what that is, but that's what Mom told me. One of the x-rays showed them that there aren't any sneaky, icky bladder stones hanging out in there, either.

And in the other x-rays, they decided that my heart was a good size and that my heart murmur wasn't a problem. (I guess that means that my heart talks or something.) And the last x-rays showed that my liver was the right size, too. My liver has been ouchy and that's why I have to eat special doggie food and take all of those medicines. But all of the other tests said that at least my liver is the same as it was and it's not getting any worse. Mom was pretty happy about that. So was the doggie doctor.

And my dry eyes are o.k. with my eye droppies, just like Mom's been giving me. She said that she didn't talk to the doggie doctor about my arthur-itis 'cause it hasn't been bothering me as much.

So that's the scoop. Mom says that I'm healthy enough now to get my teeth cleaned, whatever that means!

Going to the doggie doctor sure takes a lot out of ya, though. Too much poking and prodding for me. Here's how I spent my evening:


This is me givin' Mom a "stop taking pictures!" look. he he he

THE VET!

My worst fears were confirmed. Mom took me to the vet this morning and she LEFT ME THERE! She's so mean.

The good news is that they didn't poke me with anything. They just took some special pictures of my tummy. X-rays or y-rays or w-rays or something like that. They were looking to see if any of those nasty bladder stones came back -- the bacteria buggies love those, I guess. But the special pictures didn't show any. Yeah! No bladder stones! That means that I just gotta take those pills for the bacterias. If I had stones, I'd have to have surgery again. That's the worst!

More News from the Vet

Mom chased me around outside yesterday morning with a tupperware dish again. That's SO annoying. I don't know why she has to keep taking my pee-pee to the vet. She told that we needed to see if any of those nasty bladder stones were trying to come back again, though, so I guess that's o.k. I don't want any more of those stones!!!

Mom got a surprise yesterday, though, because Dr. Curt and Dr. Rebecca told Mom that I've got an infection. I haven't felt really good, but I didn't tell Mom yet. We've got a system worked out and Mom can usually tell when I don't feel good. It wasn't bad yet this time, though, so I hadn't told Mom. Dr. Rebecca said that we caught it really early, and that's a good thing.

Dr. Rebecca also said that the bateria bugs were really nasty, icky ones this time, so I've got more medicine to take. It's kinda making my tummy feel icky, though. I hope I don't have to take it for long!

Peeing in a Cup...Again

Guess what. Mom made me pee in a little container again. She chased me around outside. I didn't mess with her this time. I figured she'd keep sticking that thing under me, so I might as well just pee-pee in it the first time. She was pretty happy that I cooperated.

And you know what she told me tonight?

She said that Dr. Curt called her today and told her that those nasty bladder stones aren't coming back now! Giving me more pills helped, I guess. Mom said that my "ph balance" was good now...whatever the heck that means. I don't care--I'm just happy that the bladder stones aren't trying to get me!

News from the Vet

Mom made me pee in a little container today so that she could take it to the vet. I don't know have any idea why they'd want my pee-pee, but they got it!

Then Dr. Curt called us this afternoon and told Mom that those nasty bladder stones are trying to come back again. Mom has to give me more medicine now to try to keep them away. I hope it helps. I don't want to have surgery again! I wish Mom would give me my old doggie food again. That stuff tasted so much better, and it was special food for those nasty stones. Mom said the new food is better for my liver, though, so I guess I'm stuck with it.

And you know what else we found out about today? Dr. Rebecca had a baby this morning! I usually visit her when I go to the doggie doctor. Mom said Dr. Curt could help me if I get sick before Dr. Rebecca is back, though.

Bring Back My Old Food

Mom decided to change my doggie food. I was doing just fine on the old food and it was yummy in my tummy. But she said something about the new food being better for my ouchy liver and that Dr. Rebecca said I needed to eat this stuff instead.

This new food sucks, though. It's just nasty, nasty, nasty. I'm refusing to eat it. Instead, I've been eating the old kind of crunchy food that Mom left out. I'd rather eat that dry junk than the new canned food. That'll tell you just how desperate I am right now! I've also been scavaging around our house, looking for anything Mom might have accidently dropped. I've even been licking the carpet...but that's mainly 'cause I know it bugs Mom.

Bring back my old food!!!

I'm Putting Myself Up for Adoption

I'm SO TICKED at Mom right now. You wouldn't believe what she's done to me lately. It's just absurd. She's so mean!

She's giving me this other doggie food that's not my normal doggie food. It was o.k. at first, but I want my old food back. And then she's putting this dry, powdery crap on top of the food. That's just nasty! It makes it all dry and crunchy and just gross.

Then, just to add insult to injury, she's been prying my mouth open and squirting this other nasty crap down my throat!!! I just couldn't believe it when she started doing that. I was shocked...she's not usually this mean to me.

This morning, she ruined my doggie food, squirted that stuff in my mouth, and THEN she poured those drops in my eyes. I had had enough!!! I left her in the living room and just went to my office. She was NOT going to mess with me anymore!

What happened to my Mom?! If she keeps this up, I'm looking for a new house...

Poor, Sick Pooch

Wonder why I've been quiet lately? I've been sick. Mom even made me go to that VET again! She was worried that I had more icky bladder stones 'cause I was having accidents in my crate. Dr. Rebecca said it was just a bladder infection, but they made me have tests done to be sure. I really don't like the vet...even though they're nice there and they love doggies. But no doggie likes to be poked and prodded!

So I've got some pills that I need to take for a while. Mom tries to hide them in my doggie food. She actually thinks that I don't know they're there, if you can believe that. I'm not an idiot.

I went to the doggie spa last week, so I'm really super cute right now, too. When you don't feel good, it helps a little to know that you're still adorable. Mom had the groomer trim my ears so that they don't flop in my water bowl so much. That made me even cuter!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

Happy Birthday to me!!! Mom sang to me this morning, and she gave me a couple of extra belly rubs. I got extra cookies with my supper, too. I love my birthday! I used to get a whole hot dog of my very own on my birthday. Mom said that I couldn't have one this year, though, because I'm only supposed to eat my special doggie food. I really love those hot dogs, but I don't want to have surgery again on my belly. I'm tired of those stupid bladder stones! So, no more birthday hot dogs for me. Bummer.

At least Mom doesn't make me wear one of those stupid party hats on my birthday anymore. I'm posting a couple of pictures here from two years ago. That was the last time she made me wear a hat...and I think the second picture will show you why. The stupid hat attacked me! I was traumatized for a while. I was so upset that I couldn't even eat my birthday hot dog! No more party hats for me.

Where does the time go? I can't believe I'm 8 years old today. That means that I've lived with Mom for almost 6 full years now. It sure doesn't seem like it has been that long. I was born on June 13, 2000, and Mom adopted me on July 12, 2002. I've been living the good life since then. I'm spoiled rotten -- it took me a few years, but I've finally got Mom trained just the way I like!

Are doggies supposed to have a mid-life crisis? If so, I'd better get working on that...

My Belly Hurts

My belly started to hurt today. Here's a picture of it. Isn't it just gross?!

Mom said that it's probably not anything we need to worry about and that it will get better soon. She put some medicine on it for me. She said something about how it's just the stitches from my surgery. I thought they were supposed to stay inside my tummy and just go away, but it looks like they're trying to come out now.

I hope Mom's right and my belly gets better soon. Stupid bladder stones.

Icky Bladder Stones

Those bladder stones I had were pretty icky. Want to see how nasty they were? I actually have a picture of them. They look pretty cool, but I'm really happy that they're on the outside now and not still poking me in the tummy!

Poor, Sick Puppy

Mom and I have both been feeling sick lately, so that's why I haven't posted anything in a while. Mom took me to see Dr. Rebecca yesterday. She told Mom that I was feeling icky because I had stones in my bladder again. (This happened last year, too. Mom and I are both getting tired of it!)

Would you believe that Mom LEFT ME at the vet's office yesterday?! I was so scared...and a bit ticked at her. This morning, Dr. Rebecca and Dr. Curt actually took me in for surgery, and they got those nasty stones out.

I feel pretty crummy now, so I need to go back to sleep. Mom told me that I'd feel better in a couple of days.

She's going to add some pictures here that she took of me tonight. My pink bandage is covering up my pain patch. My incision is actually on my tummy.