Shopping and cooking for the dogs…
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in poodle IBD | 1 Comment »With Elly's IBD, I long ago got used to making the girls "dog soup" every day--I use Veg To Bowl (a dry mix of vegetables to which you add boiling water to rehydrate them) and meat--so I'm always looking for ...
Elly’s health
Thursday, January 7th, 2010 Posted in poodle IBD | Comments OffElly seems to be recovering at last from her IBD. I took her to see her vet yesterday, who found no masses, swellings, obstructions, sensitivities, fever, parasites, etc. That was a relief. Today she still seems a bit under the ...
Worrying… (do not read while eating)
Monday, January 4th, 2010 Posted in poodle IBD | Comments OffElly ate something, and has spent the last few days with a nasty bout of her IBD. Bloody diarrhea, vomiting. It hasn't been fun, and I credit Jay, who has cleaned up several messes without any complaint at all. She's ...
Another damn sarcoma
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in poodle IBD, poodles | Comments OffThis one is not mine. Poor Elly. IBD. Hip dysplasia. A sore shoulder off and on for months now. I took her in to get the shoulder xrayed to see what the story is--and while she was there the vet, the ...
It’s New Year’s Day…
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 Posted in poodle IBD, training, trials | Comments OffWell, it's New Year's Day. I always use it as a day to think about the coming year and what I want to accomplish. Not resolutions so much as plans. Anyway, this year I want to accomplish these things in agility: run ...
Weight and Health (and Heeling)
Friday, October 26th, 2007 Posted in poodle IBD, poodles, training | Comments OffThis morning, Dancer, who is 24" at the shoulder but light-boned, weighs 46.5 pounds. It seems a good weight for her. She is fast and strong when she runs and appears comfortable with the amount of food she's getting. When Elly ...
Elly and Dancer
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Posted in dog food recipes, poodle IBD, poodles | Comments OffElly and Dancer are my two standard poodles. As of today, Dancer is almost 16 months, and Elly is almost 4. Dancer is blue (dark grey) with silver highlights; Elly is the color of real undyed butter (or a yellow ...