The fun of house hunting for renting is making me think so much what we need to sacrifice for some thing. May is approaching us soon….especially on normal days, time is already zipping by so quickly. We scouted for rental homes on the internet which we started couple months ago and it’s still going. I saw two houses for rent at a dirt cheat rate. But the price to pay is if have nice to new modern furniture in your house. This is because that two houses are show houses. The rental management still wants the houses to be in inpeccable condition for future home buyers. Weird arrangement if you ask me. So the two things we are thinking of sacrificing are DB’s beloved satelite and both our needs of internet!!! And also our cellphones – the package needs to go on a very strict diet. All these sacrificing for the sake of keeping the dogs when we move. We cannot bear the thought of giving them away to the humane society especially the older ones. They younger, rowdy one, if worse comes to worse, he has to go….sad to even think about it.
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DB thinks Ranger is and angel….because of his calm disposition, no whine, no demands compare to the other two C’s. No doubt he is calm but when it comes to food, he is not, he will hound you till he gets it! And another thing is it sure seem like he knows we are doing something to him. Last week I saw blood in his pee while we out in the trails….so I had to call DB to make an appointment with the vet that evening and brought him in soon after. Sure enough he had bladder infection….that was my initial guess besides kidney infection since that fella only drinks twice a day and pees only once in the morning and a few times in the evening…..nothing in the afternoon. He was prescribed antibiotics and DB brought home a urine sample kit to collect Ranger’s urine!
One glove, a plastic vile, liquid squeezer (not sure what to call that thing), tray and instructions. I thought collecting urine is as easy as using the oximeter, and so I thought! :(
After 8 days of treatment with the prescribed antibiotics, we need to collect Ranger’s urine to send it back to the vet for analysis. Take a look at the instructions:
Read it? I laughed so hard the moment I saw the EQUIPMENT….a soup ladle! OMG, I was floored. DB tried in the morning with a ladle in his gloved hand walking out with Ranger, but DB said Ranger knew something was not right…coz DB never come out of the house when sending them out for potty. Ranger walked to the middle of the yard, heavy snow and took his time….DB didn’t go….he said it was a pain…my thinking, DB is just lazy to walk out there! :(
So my turn to try get the urine sample. I took him to the trials with my own collection kit:
That plastic bottle is a used medication bottle….cleaned and dried it and off we went. I didn’t bring a ladle with me! Goodness what people out in the trails would think when they see me holding the ladle with the dog peeing!!! I can just imagine it. So I put the glove on and the moment we got the truck, Ranger peed but that fella had to pee at an angle where I couldn’t catch the pee in the bottle. …Now I know why the ladle!!!!!! And the glove absolutely helped!!!! So after 3 tries, I gave up. He was too quick and impromptu, plus my hands were already freezing.
We took him back to the vet and they collected his urine….they must had insert something to his urethra coz it was so quick he came out from the room. Still waiting for the results. But the urine collection was just too hillarious….but i hope he is free from infection…
I reckon it’s not very fair of us to trim down on dog food since we are on a major budget cut in our household. DB said the dogs are getting too thin….that’s in his books….in my books, the boys look good with a “waist”. I have been cutting down on their food a month ago. It’s more of saving money on my end. Not easy to maintain SO many bills with one income, so I thought since we are cutting down on our own grocery bill, why not the dogs also. I was chatting with a lady at work about her dogs and food, she is doing what I’m doing. Dogs are losing weight which is good she said, can’t any better alli review than this. The dogs are in better shape and don’t look sluggish but I told her my dogs, however, they are begging for food since I cut down on their chow during meal times. I have now decided to change their dog food to some cheaper brand which means crappy food and more crap to pick up…. but changing to cheaper food that comes in a bigger bag makes the master so damn happy….he can feed his boys more now! Blardy hell! Whatever it is I’m in the losing end! :(
Another after snow post
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Picture taken in the morning while it was still snowing lightly. I didn’t go in to work coz of my sickening throat. Took the picture to see where the grill is….so much for trying to get some grilling in!
This was taken right after the snow stopped. We went out to take pictures and walk on the fresh snow!
And so happen it was also trash and recycle day.
Yep that’s DB standing there…looks like he is supervising those recycle guys but he was not. He was trying to shovel a path for me.
Front of the house
Side of the house by the garage.
Nice untouched snow till……
…this fella found a stick.
Doesn’t care how deep the snow is, he still wants to fetch!
At least the boys didn’t venture over here…..nice and smooth, somewhat.
Cooper wants Chase’s stick but he is getting slower now. Heart is willing but legs are not.
This is Ranger’s walking route. He so want to climb up the snow banks and snoop near the woods. I don’t let him coz of his bad leg.
After 3 days of snowing
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
The snow is piling high on the patio. Snow started on Monday late morning and didn’t stop till Wednesday noon.
As soon as the snow stopped, I went out with the boys, Cooper and Chase to the park. Ranger I had to walk him separately from the other 2. The weather was nice in the 20’s F. Snow on the streets was melting after the plows went through. This was taken about 2 hours after the plows came by. Can see black on the roads!
The elementary school field
Fresh snow this kid was sledding right after school.
In the trails, just beautiful…untouched till me and the two boys came along!
Tried getting a picture of the two together…but Cooper is too damn camera shy! Notice Chase’s missing teeth? One big empty gap with missing tooth and a fang? It’s the same on the other side. But he still could chew his rawhides down in seconds.
Finally, he looked over and stayed put!
