The word/woof on the street

I know I talk about my pups an awful lot, but they are so special to me. Over the weekend, Pop and I took the pups to the vet... both of them at the same time in a 10x10 room... yeah! Well my one year old "puppy" is anything but a puppy these days. The massive dog we call Beignet, poor thing is allergic to just about everything.... no really who knew dogs could be so allergy prone. There is something in dog food that her body doesn't process correctly, causing her to gain weight. The vet has suggested a new dog food because they don't want us to cut down on the amount of food, but cut down on calorie intake. Now if thats not bad enough to have your food changed monthly, there is more. She is a wonderful dog for their new weight loss medicine to help her control this allergy. Okay, I know i'm going on and on, but after all of this I read many dog lover blogs, only to find Beignet is not the only dog with such allergies. So, we have set up with the vet to e-mail back and forth about her diet etc. and since Beignet has her own e-mail account, "she" will be talking with her Doctor directly. (Okay, I am a tad bit ridiculous with her, I know.)

Now adding to the stressful visit of hearing your beloved pup is being given a "chubby chart" which will help with the rapid weight loss plan. We also were given the upsetting news that she "most likely" has a blown ACL. I mean seriously pup whats the deal?!  So... time to save  up for a very expensive surgery for my one year old doggy... thank God I am head over heels for this big mutt. So, we are limited to walking and taking it easy (no book bag for her yet) until she is healthy again... or maybe for the first time in her life. She has had it rough since she was a pup, some of her fault and some just in her genes I believe. The vet said walking is fine (even though it probably is somewhat painful) because if her ACL is blown, well its blown. So the diet has taken off with a good start, and we should be starting doggy "ali" for her soon.

Oh and Holden (the 13. 5 old doggy) the one you would most suspect to have the major health news, well she is just doing wonderful. She is having a bit more trouble with stairs as of lately and a couple times she's not made it all the way up... ouch! The vet did give us a tip for slowing down her cancer though! In dogs, to slow down cancer you feed them puppy food because it is high in carbohydrates. The pain meds are helping her tremendously with the pain in her hips, and now we should be able to slow the cancer! Also, she did wonderful at the vet (other than one accident in the waiting room) with Beignet there to calm her nerves. So, happy to report she is doing well and truckin' along like an old gal should!