Last weekend we went to Excel House to see the best exhibition there could be: Discover Dogs. Essentially it was a large place to meet almost every breed of dog and a perfect place to ask breeders questions, stroke and cuddle dogs, and just be around fur balls. There were also merchandise, dog related items, [...]
Category: Dogs
Merlin
It's been a year since we had to let you go Gone are the days of you trotting on our tow It's taken a while to write you this song It's been hard knowing you've been gone this long. Our Irish, Schnauzer-looking, Jack Russel-Westie, You stole our hearts, ate from our hands or snatched when you [...]
Ill again
Since the fur ball has been back on his hypoallergenic kibble there have been quite a few issues. He's been to the vets seven times in almost a month, and Merlin is still on the mend. On a walk we noticed bloody mucus in his stool, so we took Merlin to the vets where he was [...]
Allergies
So our baby boy is back on the hypoallergenic kibble. He vomited twice the other day and did not look well at all. He has also been licking his paws a lot, which we thought was due to him cleaning himself from muddy walks. So last weekend was a bit of a detoxing for him: [...]
Tests tests tests
Vets called earlier this week saying they needed to do more tests on Merlin to verify he didn't have any underlying issues. Urine sample needed to see if he is just thirsty or has cushings disease. Then a blood sample to determine whether having blood taken from him stressed him out or if he has [...]
Double removal
Our little boy had two things removed recently: a small lump on his neck and a tooth. The little lump has been around for a bit, but we noticed it had gotten larger so took Merlin to the vets, and the procedure was booked for the next day. The tooth extraction wasn't planned, it was [...]
Steroids and allergies
Two thirds of the household is getting steroids now, in one way or another. My dog is on steroids. And I now need a cream that contains steroids. Merlin was very poorly a few weeks ago, vomiting like clockwork at 4am almost every morning. We figured out that he's allergic to salmon, so stopped the [...]
More sleep
My dog sure loves his bed, he also loves being in weird positions while he sleeps.