Heartworm Disease will kill a dog. Period. Little worms grow inside the heart and give birth to more worms that grow and the cycle is repeated over and over. These worms clog the dog’s heart and eventually, the dog will die a very painful death. I will not post those nasty pictures of such here…
Buddy suddenly appears in a bright, wonderful place that he has never seen before: “Whoa!” Annie: “Hey Buddy.” Buddy: “Annie! What just happened?” Annie: “This is the other side, Buddy. You crossed the bridge.” Duchess: “How are you feeling?” Buddy: “Uh, great now that you mention it. I wasn’t doing too good there for a…
Buddy stopped eating three days ago. He is still drinking water which is good. That will keep his kidneys working. When they stop drinking, it’s over. Organs shut down and you start counting down the hours instead of days. Because Buddy stopped eating, he hasn’t been getting his medication either. We have to hide it…
With Buddy unable to move much these days, we are constantly changing piddle pads in the hallway. Some of the pads are disposable and some are washable. The washing machine never stops. The dryer is always tumbling and when that load is dry, soiled pads are taken up and replaced with clean ones. Technically, the…
Buddy had heartworm when we rescued him. Bad. Treatment was expensive and the process was unbelievably difficult for him physically and for us emotionally. His first love was Miss Annie. Oh, how he loved her and she passed away as did Ruger, Duchess and Mumford, leaving Buddy all alone. Cats don’t count. His back legs…
There is a Swedish expression, Vargtimmen, which in its purest sense means wolf time or the hour of the wolf. It IS said to be between 3:00-5:00am when the activity of the body is lowest and the blood’s content of the hormone melatonin is highest. Blood pressure and body temperature drop to the lowest point…
