animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

one less tooth

Buster had his abscessed tooth removed today. While they were in there, they also cleaned his teeth. I picked him up from the vet’s office at 6 and he’s still pretty out of it. But, at least the problem has been taken care of. Hopefully this will be the end …

r.i.p. alice

Our sweet dog Alice was put to sleep today. Among other health issues, she had been really struggling to get around in recent weeks. And, while it has been a slow progression overall, she got to the point where we had to make a decision. We were lucky to have …

buster update

Buster finished his course of antibiotics on Friday, but the swelling in his face did not completely go away. So, I called the vet yesterday and scheduled him for an extraction on the 16th of this month. I was kind of hoping to catch a break with the vet bills …

ticks

Remember back when we only had fleas to worry about? Those were the days. Brian and Buster went on a hike this morning. When they returned, I noticed a tick on Buster’s head. I picked it off and started looking for more and found a total of eight on him. …

the abscess

Buster developed a bump on his face a few days ago. It’s on his cheekbone. I assumed that he bumped his face on something, but it persisted for a few days, so off to the vet he went. The vet thinks he has an abscessed tooth, so he was put …