Beau had his cleanup surgery today. The incision on his side had to be redone to clean up the edges of the wound since he pulled the stitches out with his teeth. He now has 4 stitches in his side instead of the original 3. We’re also going to try padding the stitches on his neck…
When I got home from some OT at work tonight I found that Beau, despite having been fine with the stitches all weekend and despite having been watched over by Mom and Dad while I was at work, had pulled his stitches out of his side. I had to call in to work to see if…
Beau had a couple of lumps removed today. One is at the base of his neck, where his collar sits and a little to his left, and the other is on his last rib on his right side.
Parade, our little Basenji, was put to sleep today due to kidney failure. She turned 14 last fall and lived with us since she was 4. We brought her home in a fluffy blanket because she loved them. She was buried next to Max, our GSD/Collie and Tommy, our first purebred Catahoula (also Lucy’s half-brother).
I have started my physical therapy for my broken leg and ankle sprain. I’m doing quite well, but it’ll be some time yet before I’m on the trail, unfortunately. In the mean time, my brother over at TikkiWeb has gotten me hooked on various podcasts, including 7th Son and Brave Men Run. I’m now catching…
I am healing up. I have been through one lime green fiberglass cast, two black fiberglass casts (the first one started to fall apart and bunch up under my heel), and am now on a walking cast.
I had a really rough weekend. On Thursday morning, at work, I slipped on ice, fell, and broke my leg. “Non-displaced fracture of the posterior distal tibia.” On the x-rays it looks like one lobe of the tibia is cracked diagonally, with “something” else on my shin– that’s where my leg hurts, but the doc…
2006 was an eventful year. Beau picked up his third Best in Multi Breed Show, his first Reserve Best in Show, his first Top Ten Points, the first four of his five Grand Champion legs, three Group 2 placements, five Group 3 placements, two Group 4 placements, and finished out the year ranked as the…
This weekend Beau and I made a LONG drive up to the Toronto area for a dog show hosted by the Maple Leaf Kennel Club. We got to see some other Catahoulas, visit with some very awesome people (Thank you Sandy and Denise, and also Yuko, Rose, and Lacey for opening your home to two…
Beau and I are on our way back from the UKC show hosted by the Maple Leaf Kennel Club in Brampton Ontario. I will have updates on how we did as soon as we get home!
