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quick puppy update

Brian took Alice to the vet today to have the lump on her lip aspirated. They did not see anything suspicious in the fluid, but the lump is getting larger, so she needs to have it removed. Her surgery is scheduled two weeks from today. As for Buster, he is …

alice update

Brian took Alice to her vet appointment today. The vet is not sure what’s growing on Alice’s lip, but she does know that it’s infected. So, Alice is on a course of antibiotics. One of two things is going to happen–if the lump responds to the antibiotic and shrinks, then …

calm before the storm

It’s official–Buster’s medicine, Clomicalm, is no longer available. Well, that’s not entirely true–you can get a bottle of the generic form, clomipramine, for $1000 a bottle. But, that’s a little more than I want to pay. So, he’s making the switch to Prozac next month. The problem is that we …

lizzy’s back

Lizzy’s back problem has returned. It’s not as bad as the last time (nearly three years ago), but she’s definitely having problems getting around. I took her to the vet today and they confirmed my suspicions. The problem is in the same place as last time (lower back), so the …

on the loose

I let Lizzy out this afternoon and when I went to let her back in, both she and the tie-out cable were gone. Yikes! So Jake and I scoured the neighborhood and he found her (thank goodness) on the street that runs parallel to ours. The tie-out cable connection has …