Showing posts with label Injury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Injury. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Piss and Vinegar

Mom says I must be feeling a bit better because my levels of "piss and vinegar" are rising, whatever that means! I guess she didn't appreciate the barking at the neighbor during her precious nap.  But besides this piss and vinegar business, the big news around here is THAT I'M WALKING a few steps at a time.  YAY!  Hopefully I've pulled it together fast enough to avoid going to the special clinic.

So, I looked up this piss and vinegar, and found an entry at Thesaurus.com:

Main Entry:
full of beans
Part of Speech:adjective
Definition:healthy and energetic
Synonyms:bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of ginger, fullof pep, full of piss and vinegar, full of vitality,peppyvivaciouszingy


Huh, I'll take it, even though I know she said it with a touch of annoyance; my barking drives her batty sometimes.  But she is thrilled that I am getting better. barking and all! Woohoo.

How could anyone ever get annoyed with me? ;)



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XO,
Lu

p.s. Mom went out with our friend, Joe, for burritos and now SHE is full of beans!

Monday, February 6, 2012

Puttin' my foot down (and pics of my insides!)

Hey Everyone in Blogland,
I am trying my best to put some weight on my leg/foot, so that I don't have to go to the extra special special vet--I now have until Wednesday to show more improvement.  I am putting my foot down a little more and more everyday.  This makes mom get very excited (she does a little jig!).

Here's a little video my momma took:
(sorry for the lack of color correction)

Let me introduce you to My-Ryan.  He is my mom's boyfriend and my very special friend.  He has been helping my mom carry me up and down from our 3rd floor walk up apartment.  Thanks, My-Ryan!

whoa, these stairs are a little scary from up here.

Hippo and I have still been in doggy jail during the day, but momma has been letting us sleep in bed with her at night! YAY! 


Wanns see something super duper dope?!? Here are the pictures of my insides: (THESE ARE MY INSIDES! Crazy, right?!)

                                                


                            


Neato!

Until tomorrow,
Lu







Thursday, February 2, 2012

Wow, I'm Famous!

Ok, I'm not really famous, but look -- The Daily Puglet wrote a post about ME!  How nice is that of them?  And lots of people said I'm pretty, even when I'm hurt!  There are also pictures of me that I'm going to steal (well, not steal really...they said I could use them!) and show you:



This was right after the fall...see I'm holding my leg all funny?  The best part about The Daily Puglet post is that it asked folks to send me good Juju.  Thank you to all the Daily Puglet followers for all the love and good thoughts! It really does mean a lot to me and my mom!

So, as I was typing this in my canine prison, my mom was on the phone with the nice vet lady (Dr. Anna DeVincenzi at Irving Street Pet Hospital).  Here's the scoop, since I still can't put weight on my foot/leg:

  • The other special vet guy agrees that there are no fractures or bone issues;
  • I have to stay in my crate (does anyone realize the indignity?!  Good thing I'm still on the woozy pills);
  • Mom should keep giving me the woozy pills (The nice vet tech lady who called earlier in the day said mom could up the dose a bit...YAY!);
  • And we will have to wait and see how I am by the end of the weekend.  If no better than I will have to go to the extra extra special vet person.  Oof.  I hope I am better by then!
Until further notice, if you need me, you can find me with my hippo in canine prison...




XO,
Lu

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Off with a bang...

Well, I was going to start this blog by telling you all about ME, but my life's story is going to have to wait, because I had a crazy day today.  The first part of the day was super fun.  My mom (she's human, for the record) and I got taken on an adventure with Dutch, the Dalmatian, and Puglet, the Pug, and their human, up to Buena Vista mountain.  I have been friends with Dutch and his human mom since I was a puppy.  We didn't get to hang out for a while, but our humans reconnected and I'm so very happy about that, especially because I have always had a crush on Dutch (and his new little brother, Puglet, seems like he could be a cool friend). As we all walked, the humans talked their talk, and the boys and I trotted and sprinted and frolicked and sniffed and ate some grass.  Here's a pic my mom took with her crappy camera phone.  And it's just of our butts eating grass, but I figured you might like to see it anyway.





After we were "Moo Dogs" as my mom always says, we ran some more in the woods. Puglet was super fun to chase through the trees.  Have I mentioned that I LOVE RUNNING IN THE WOODS? Probably not, since this blog is new, but it's true.  I was having so much fun bounding down a mountain side, when I came upon this stone fence.  Without hesitation, I leapt straight into the air and for a few seconds I was flying and it was amazing...I felt like Evel Knievel.  It was all good until I landed on the the cement pathway with a thud.  Next thing I knew my leg hurt sooooo badly.  Owwie.  I didn't cry at all, though.  I had to be tough in front of the boys and my human friend.  I'd wait until we were alone to tell my mom how much it ached.

We all went over to my vet, Irving Street Pet Hospital, and the nice ladies took me into the back.  I admit I was a little scared and tried to run back to my mom, but I also know these folks are always really nice to me in the back room and give me lots of treats.  They touched my leg, which they realized hurt, so they gave me a shot of something and I felt all woozy and less owwie.  They played around with my leg some more and then they put me in a machine that takes pictures of your insides.  Apparently, mine looked ok, but I heard them use the word, "inconclusive".

My mom told me that they are sending the pictures of my insides to another nice doctor and for the time being I will have to be in my crate with more woozy pills.  I'm not happy about it.  I can't put my foot down and it is still super owwie.  I hope I feel better in the morning and that the other nice doctor says everything is ok.  Wow, what a day.  At least my humans have been carrying me up and down the stairs and I got some yummy human food for dinner.  I'm trying not to cry too much, but I hate sleeping alone.  And I'm not exactly sure how to poop on one leg (perhaps I should have kept that to myself?).

I will update you tomorrow.

Oh, one more thing, Dutch and Puglet, were apparently having a photo shoot while I was getting drugged and prodded.  They do look handsome, though, don't ya think?  I can't wait to heal so we can run together again soon!


By the way, check out Puglet's awesome blog, The Daily Puglet!! Dutchy is on it, too!

Goodnight, and think good thoughts for my leg.

xo,
Lu

P.S. Many many thanks to Amanda, Dutch, and Puglet for bringing me to the doctor and for staying and keeping my mom company! xoxoxoxo