Bits of life through these blue eyes . .
Posted in Health and wellness, Pets, iPhone on Sep 2nd, 2009
For you iPhone users an app you might be interested in. I’ve been waiting for this one to come out!
With HealthMap’s Outbreaks Near Me application, you have all of HealthMap’s latest real-time disease outbreak information at your fingertips. Open the app and see all current outbreaks in your neighborhood, including news about H1N1 influenza (“swine [...]
Posted in Health and wellness, News, Pets on Aug 15th, 2009
I didn’t even know there was such a thing as dog flu!
Fairfax County authorities on Friday publicly confirmed at least six cases of the H3N8 virus, or canine influenza, in dogs, one of them fatal — the first identified cases in the state.
The Fairfax County Animal Shelter shut down its kennel last week, [...]
Posted in Health and wellness, Pets on Jun 11th, 2009
Plants and flowers though beautiful can be deadly for our pets. Here are 10 that are most common and toxic when consumed.
“A rule of thumb is that the prettier it is, the more likely it is to be toxic,” says Dr. Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, a veterinarian and board-certified toxicologist who is vice president of the [...]
Posted in Health and wellness, Pets, Politics on Oct 14th, 2008
Three weeks can’t get here soon enough for me. I am tired of the news focusing ONLY on the election and the economic bailout. I am beginning to feel disconnected from the world. Case in point…the California wildfires which merits a 10 second segment on the news. When was the last time you heard any [...]
Posted in Pets on Sep 23rd, 2008
First of all thank you all for your well wishes and good thoughts! It’s greatly appreciated. Whew ~~ the last 4 days have been rough (for both of us). Sunday was especially bleak and I honestly had doubts if he would pull through this, and if he did would it be a full recovery or [...]
Posted in Pets on Sep 20th, 2008
Some of my regular readers may remember last summer when Poco our new Chihuahua puppy had a severe reaction to his Distemper shot. After being home for a few hours he was rushed back to the animal hospital, limp and face swollen beyond recognition. There he was given injections of Prednisone and Benadryl followed with [...]
Posted in Pets on Aug 12th, 2008
I live in a neighborhood where you see a lot of walkers/joggers mornings and evenings. Many with dogs. Though we don’t know everyone we always say hi and practice doggie etiquette. Our dogs stay on the leash and do not bark at other dogs or people. This morning while walking Poco a lady jogged past us with [...]
This is not a good day to be a dog , Poco is not liking this one bit. These wind gusts about knock him over when I try to get him to go outside. Poor little guy.
Our winter vacation can’t arrive soon enough!
24 hours later the first major winter storm is over and it was a doozy! I went to bed last night with howling winds and the snow coming down fast and furious. Awoke this morning to the same howling winds pummeling the house. I stay in my nice warm bed dreading what would come next…getting [...]
Thanksgiving is over and I am back in Michigan. What a lot of traveling in the last few days, about 1400 miles of driving. Poor hub still has to get back to DC today so his traveling is not over yet.
All went well in North Carolina. It was wonderful seeing Sarah and her husband again [...]
