Abby's Feeling a Little Under the Weather....

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Hello, this is Mellimouse, Abby's (human) sister, posting. I'm running this post because Abby's not feeling too good, and I am the blog editor, after all...
You're probably wondering about all the pictures above. Well, let me explain. It all started last night (Monday night). Abby wouldn't eat her food, and she just wasn't acting like normal. Then she started trying to throw up, but nothing would come out. She would just hack and retch, but nothing happened! Then she started panting, and breathing really fast and hard. We were really worried about her, and we thought maybe she had a bone or something stuck in her throat. We waited out the night and in the morning she was still trying to throw up... We called the vet and scheduled an emergency visit. The vet looked her over and said that they would do x-rays and then an Endoscopic Exam(they called it a "Scope") to see if she had any "foreign bodies" that were causing her to act so weird/sick. They did both those and found that there was something, so they put her under and did surgery and found out that her stomach was inflamed(bright red!). They found a piece of something she ate that had caused it all, but it was very small and it fell apart when they took it out. They said if we had left Abby alone it would have healed itself soon. She just got home a little while ago, and she was still a little dizzy from the anesthesia. She got out of the trunk and started walking towards the house, but she was walking back and forth and her legs kept crossing each other. She's in her cage now(last pic.), resting. I'm looking at her right now and she's resting her head, eyes closed, fast asleep. So, she can't eat her regular dog food(3rd pic.) for two weeks. She has to be fed just prescribed canned food(1st pic.) and a special pill 1/2 an hour before(2nd pic.), so that she can keep the food down, and another pill twice a day...Let's see how this goes...normally when we give her a pill we wrap it in salami, but we can't do that now. Well, we'll do it somehow. I'll make sure Abby posts as soon as she's feeling better. Oh, wait, what was that?...Oh, she said to tell you bloggers she says hi, and she'll be up and blogging again real soon. She has to eat the first pill now, so I've gotta go. Bye!!!!!!

Bath Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Don't be Fooled, this is NOT a Good Thing!)

Hey, what a surprise, I'm posting again after just 3 days!!!!!! Wow, I'm good aren't I?!?
So, here's the story. On Thursday(or maybe it was Friday, anyway) I rolled in some really great smelling "natural"(I'm a natural dog, I eat Nutro food, I roll in nutro stuff!) perfume (I also ate it and had to make my sister get up twice in the night to clean up after me, 'cause I got sick) and my family for some reason didn't like the smell!!! Can you believe it?!?!?! They didn't like it. So, I had to get a b....b....b-b-b-bath! I hate that word. Baths are terrible. The water is cold, the fact that there's water on me in the first place is bad, but it's cold! And she just keeps getting me wet, even if I shake it off! It's crazy! So, my sister gave me a bath under our deck. As you can see, it was really cold and there was, like, 20 or so(give or take a few) feet of snow on the ground, and she gave me a bath anyway. My mom did take the time and fill soda bottles with warm water, which was nice the first few seconds on my skin, but then the breeze would hit it and I'd feel cold again! I got cleaned in all my nooks and crannies, and even if it was cold, at least I'm nice and fluffy and clean now. It makes mom kinda angry, 'cause I shed a lot more, but she's the one who gave me the bath, so the way I see it, it's the humans fault, once again! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my post. I probably won't post until next weekend again, just so you know, but you can check anyway (and leave me comments!)
I know this is a little early, but
HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Don't forget to eat LOTS of food! Bye!

The Vet Visit *Dun, Dun, Duuuunnnnn*! (sorry, it's a little late)

Hey, bloggers, how are you? I'm good! Sorry I haven't posted in awhile! My computer broke, and I was busy, etc, etc. So, here's the post:
Last Monday (not this week Monday, last week Monday) I went to the vet to see about my itching. I'm getting used to the vet because I've been to the kennel, and it's at the same place. I don't shake anymore when I'm there. I used to shake really hard because I was scared, but now I don't. Anyway, the first picture is of me and the nurse (the lady before the vet), and the second one is just me in the exam room. The last one is me trying to get out the door. I don't mind being there, but when I can leave, I leave, thank you very much. Anyway, the vet said that he doesn't know what my problem is. He stuck me with a pointy pencil thing and said that "it would help" for a month or so. Well, all it did was cause me pain! Jeez! He said it would make me really thirsty, and that part is true. I drink a lot. It does seem to have gotten a little better, I must admit. He said it might be allergies. So, here I am, still a little itchy, and really thirsty. Bye!

Fall Days.........Sorry I haven't posted!

Hey, bloggers!!!!!! Sorry I haven't posted in awhile! I've been really busy, with fall and all(ha ha, that kind of rhymes!!!!). These pictures are of me with another deer bone. Some deer died again in our woods and I'm eating it now. It's really good, let me tell you!!!!!! It's so bony, and....um, hard, and cold, and gross looking. Ok, so it doesn't sound that good, but it does taste really good!!!!!!! I love it!!!!! I wish other doggy bloggers would post.......(hint, hint, people!).....
I'm itching really bad lately. I don't know, I'm just so itchy! My family even switched me to Nutro food with oatmeal for dry skin, and for awhile it got a little better, but now I'm scratching again!!!! I can't help it!!! I really want to get better. My sister told me that I have to go to the veterinarian on Monday......yey(not!). My sister always informs me on stuff that's going to happen. She tells me when she's going to leave for a vacation, or if a friends are coming, and she wakes me up at night when I have a nightmare. They're terrible!! I dream that I'm running after a big deer bone, just begging me to eat it, but the faster I run, the farther it gets from me, and the more I drool. My sister always leans down when she hears me scraping me claws on the cage side and wimpering and she says, "Abby, wake up honey, it's just a dream". Then she gets out of bed and makes me get out, too, and she sits on the floor and I dig my head into her lap. We sit there for awhile, and then she climbs in my cage and makes sure my blankets are straight, and then we go back to sleep.
Anyway, I don't know how I went from bones to sleeping, but oh well. Good night, everyone!!!!!

Doggy Cop

Hello, doggies! I'm really, really sorry I haven't posted in so long. I've been really busy, and my annoying sister has been hogging the computer. Ok, so she isn't that bad, but still. Anyway, you're probably wondering "Why in the world did Abby post a picture of a doggy cop?!?!" Well, let me tell you why. Lately I've been looking into getting a doggy job(besides my occupation of being cute and adorable), and then my brother Markus sent me this picture and I just thought I'd show you. I must say, in all honesty, that I think this dog has one LONG tongue, don't you think so? I mean, it's like, a foot long!!!!!!! He looks pretty cool, though. I wish I had an office. Maybe I should become a doggy police-dog. But then, I don't think I could deal with all the crime. I'm pretty enough, though........I'll have to think about it. I wonder what the doggy's name is. Maybe it's Dave, or Berny, or William. Who knows? He looks pretty cool. He seems very serious about his work. I'm sure he does a good job. Well, I have to go. My family is going on a swim meet for my human brother, and I think they'll give me a pig ear to console me. Just to make sure, I'd better start begging. I'll try to find more doggy job pictures and post again. Bye!

Ugh.....Why should they get a cat?!?!?!?!!!?

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile, doggies, I don't blame you if you don't comment (although, I will be disappointed......) Anyway, I have been very busy. At one point my humans even put me in the kennel for the weekend, (darn them!!!!!!!!) and left me. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?!?! Anyway, I'm back, though. Ok, about the pictures. Do you know what ELSE those humans did!?!!? I'll tell you. THEY GOT A CAT!!!!!!!!! I ask myself, HOW COULD THEY!?!?!?! His name is Grenuvie Gronemeyer. Fancy name, huh? Well, the good thing is, I will still be more spoiled then him. He has to live out in the barn and hunt mice for his food......ok, besides the dry food and canned food that he gets, that is. Anyway, his job is to hunt and be friends with Daisy. He has it easy, I mean all he has to do is be friends!!! And me, I have to be cute, sly, adorable, cute, awesome, good, mannerly, cute, adorable, and did I mention cute?!? I have SO much work to do. I am EXHAUSTED by the time the day is over. Really, I am. I lay in my cage and fall asleep right away. Speaking of cage, he also has a bed. The one in the first picture. It was actually for a stuffed animal. I mean, why does HE deserve a good bed? And they don't even know if he's a boy or not! I'm a girl, I can tell you that! I know if he's a boy or not, I can tell, but I'm not telling! It's my (only) secret. In some of the pictures I chased him up a tree, and smelled him. He's good at climbing, I'll give him that. He also has sharp claws, which I learned the hard way (yes, I was hit in the face. And he thought I deserved it, too. Well, he is wrong!) In one he is standing next to a water bucket, and I like to think he was dancing. He looked like it, anyway. Poor thing, he was dancing alone......should feel guilty for thinking that he deserved it?......nah. He did deserve to dance alone. At least he's prettier then our other cat, who weighs, like, 100 pounds she's so fat. She's not as good as him, I must say. Anyway, the last picture is of him on the salt block. Really, it is a block of salt, promise. He thinks it's his castle. Haha, he is so wrong. Sorry, I have to end this post and go to sleep. Sorry I didn't post in so long. Good-night!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Boomer!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Boomer!! Hey everyone, today is Boomer's birthday!!!!!! Happy Birthday my love!!!! He is wishing for 5-6 comments today!!! Why don't you drop by his page and make his wish come true!!! He would be very disappointed if you don't. Maybe, if you leave him lots of comments, he'll keep blogging!!!!!!!! YEY!!!!! Ok, so make sure you say happy birthday. Don't forget, got it?!??!?!! You better do this, or you'll disappoint me, too. So go, right now, to Boomer's blog, and give him a birthday wish. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOOMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UPDATE: BOOMER DELETED HIS BLOG. :-(

My Photo Shoot

Ok, these are the pictures my mom took of me at MY photo shoot. Yes, I, Abby the dog, got to have a photo shoot. I just had to model my collar, try to make it more fashionable and stylish you know? It's not the greatest, so I thought if an awesome dog like me modeled it it would boost it's level of fashionability. Not that fashionability is a word or anything. But anyway, don't I look great?!!?!?!?! Normally only the humans get real photo shoots, but my mommy did some anyway!!! Yey me!! Ha, ha, you humans, I'm JUST as good as you, you see!?!?!!!! Look at my face in some of those! It's just priceless! I am a very fine doggy. VERY proper. So there. I might have to change my profile picture to one of these....... Hmmmmm. Which one would look the best. I have to decide. The second ones pretty good, or the third, maybe the fourth, definitely not the fifth.... Decisions, decisions.......... Anyway, I am still being lazy. The weather isn't very good right now. Rain, Rain (go away, come again another day..... Come on, sing it with me!!!). Ok, so you are probably too bored to sing it with me. Or lazy. Or tired. Or you think it's a baby song, but you know what, if I'm singing it, it must be cool. So there! I hope you enjoyed my pictures. I will try to find something else to post about later. I thought of you while my mommy took the pictures, Boomer. I hope you like the faraway, dreamy look in my eyes. Oh, did you hear, Boomer might delete his blog!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I would be so mad. I would call him a traitor. He can't stop blogging!!!!!! Oh, my boomer boy!!!!!!!!! My super hero!!!!!!!!! His blog is here. Leave him some comments to boost his confidence in himself. Ok, that's about it. Bye!!!!