LYME DISEASE for Findlay

Monday, July 13, 2009

My little one decided to wake me up yelping in agony at 3am. He was totally lame on his right back leg and was in such pain. I immediately knew what was happening...LYME DISEASE. Yes, the tick virus made famous here in good ole' CT. My baby got to get some serious meds, shots and a blood draw. The vet said his temp was in the right range (103+, with his at 103.6), the swollen knee and ankle, lethargy and joint pain all point to Lyme. He has had some ticks lately, mommy has missed getting them off within the special 48 hour window.

When we finally got out of the car (yes, mommy lifted her 90 pound baby), he walked outside straight to his place to 'hide'. He is a hide in the bushes kind of dog. I think it is a safe place or something. So, have attached a few pictures of him in the hydrangea bushes. He spent from noon until 7pm in there, even ate dinner in there. Finally, I used Peanut Butter to get him to attempt coming inside the house. Hopefully, (as the vet said) he will be close to as good as new tomorrow by midday. Poor baby!!

Incredible Weekend

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Two days of 80+ weather, with bright sunny skies and a slight breeze. All of that means spring is finally here bringing all the new chores of the summer. We worked on the fence again!! The original fence was built without using concrete for the posts, so many are rotted at 5 inches below the ground level. We took off the old ones, dug, tubed and concreted the new ones and reattached the fence....to SIX POSTS. Oh yeah...and I opened the swimming pool.

The pool opening was pretty easy this year. THANK GOODNESS!! But the best part is my sweetie pie yellow lab puppy is now swimming like the true water baby he was bred to be. I will need to take some video to add to the blog. He is a smart boy, coming in and out at the steps (which are fiberglass and will be fine). Tonight he got too hot playing catch, so he decided to take a swim to cool down. Oh boy! The summer will be very fun!!