Category: pets

Alice had a large growth removed from her lip a little over a year ago…and now it’s back. It’s like it came out of nowhere. I don’t know how that happens. She has not seen the vet about this yet as we’re not sure what we’re going to do about …

Have I ever mentioned how much Buster loves tomatoes? Let me count the ways… Buster has always loved vegetables, but he has a special affinity for tomatoes. In fact, I taught him the “tomato” command wherein he will stop barking and sit for a tomato. Unfortunately, in seven years, this …

Today is Buster’s seventh birthday. Typically speaking, larger dogs are considered to be a senior once they turn seven. So, now we’re officially running an old pets home (it’s like an old folks home, but with pets). Marley is 15; Alice is 14.5; and Lizzy turns 13 next month. Perhaps …

Lizzy continues to be stable, though she hasn’t improved much in the past week. In fact, we had a little backslide when we reduced her medication early in the week, so now she’s back to the higher dose. She’s able to walk and stand, but she’s still pretty unstable. I …

The weather has been absolutely beautiful lately. Instead of doing something fun, we did an improvement project. We were supposed to do this project in the spring, but things kind of got away from us. The stairs leading to the front door of our rental property needed some work, so …