Alzheimer's test

Yes, they do have a test now for the genetic tendency. Dad tested positive for it recently. We had pretty much thought he had it but there are so many different kinds of dementia that we were not really sure. So now we know for certain. Could be worse I guess, after all he just turned 98! Nothing else much new here. Samo, samo. Gonna be rainy for a few days. Still trying to get the work done on the pool so we can get it open next month. Waiting for a patch to be re-done and doing some caulking of the seams. Come on summer...
Barb

Rascal update

hi folks,
Rascal came thru surgery just fine! Was really groggy that night and is on pain meds for the next few days. Today is better and his attitude about being "poisoned" has returned. He examines everything we give him for pills. Eliora is in charge of meds and is giving him stuff at 7 am and 7 pm. Poor girl is waking up earlier on spring break than she does when going to classes! HEHE! I figure if I'm footing the finances the least she can do is fight with him about the pills! Mashed potatoes work the best, and he really likes it if he can have gravy too. He's on soft food for the next two weeks but pills are only thru Sunday. Angel is way jealous and lets us know its not fair! ttyl m:)

Rascal dental surgery

hi folks,
Rascal is currently at the vet. Today is surgery to remove his bad tooth. Hope all goes well, Eliora and I took him in early this am, will pick him up tonight after work. I will post tomorrow on the outcome. I asked them to save the tooth for me, I will give it to Shaina since that is her "field of interest". hehe! I am kinda worried about this surgery since Rascal is so old, I am very glad that Eliora is here this week so he has his mama to help him during recovery. I told her she is in charge of pills if he has to come home with some cause it is really hard to get him to take them. ttyl m:)

Rascal pics!

Here's Rascal, all 132.9 lbs of him! And the harness that he chewed up lickety-split! And the neck ouchie! It really looks alot better now. Those black spots are black skin! Everywhere he has black hair he has black skin, go figure! m:)

Poor Rascal

Rascal dog developed a hotspot on his neck under his collar. Poor baby. Took him to the vet, it was really bad, they shaved his neck and gave him pain pills and antibiotics. He can't wear a collar now so I bought him a harness which he promptly chewed up. Because he can't wear a collar he can't be in the yard without supervision. He doesn't like being in the "kennel" for extended times so he has been sleeping nights in the house, days while I am at work in the kennel and evenings on "supervised yard visits". He discovered that I was slipping pills into his "goodies" and thinks that I am poisoning him. It is getting harder and harder to get him to take his medicine. Also the vet informed me that he has cracked a canine tooth and it must be removed next week. Probably more pills too! Angel is jealous of all the attention and house time Rascal is receiving and is upset with me. I give her "non-poisoned" goodies and it helps a little, but I can see the green-eyed monster in her. Tried to upload pics, no good, oh well. I'll try again later. OK, now all together, say, "POOR RASCAL"
later, m :)

Come On Spring!

This weekend was such a teaser. It was so beautiful and now the crappy weather is back. Yuck. I am so ready for spring because I am looking forward to doing some landscaping and trying to get our yard to look better. Hopefully by the end of the month we can start working on it. That's about it, just wanted to say Hi!

Bad Weekend

Well it is beautiful outside and I can't enjoy it. That's right I have fallen ill. It seems that everyone around me was getting sick, and I worked really hard not to get it. I can't really afford to miss any school. But, Thursday I started feeling bad and by Friday I was running a fever and could barely function. Hopefully, the rest of you have not caught the bug this year because it is a bad one. Anyway, hopefully I'm better by Monday.
Shaina