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Monday, February 8, 2010

Am I Feeling Better? You Decide!

Today I'm just hanging out in the office with mom - I think I feel better but I'm not totally sure - I'm having a little trouble with the poop - so mom is trying to figure out whether or not to give me the dreaded lactulose - She also refused to share her beignet with me this morning - of course I would not have eaten it - it being bread and all - but the fact that she refused was a little much for me. I mean I've been sick so she should be sharing shouldn't she? After a lot of whining I did get a yogurt drop! What is a sick doggie to do?

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Sunday, February 7, 2010

WHO DAT?

Hi guys and gals! Thanks for all the well wishes. I'm not totally back to normal but I am eating and NOT throwing up! YEAH!!!!! Now I am poised to pull for Reggie Bush and THE SAINTS....WHO DAT????

Mom had a rough afternoon and night yesterday - she washed eight loads of blankets, towels and or pillows....she said we need a new sofa too thanks to me - but that may have to wait after that $512 vet bill she got - BOL!!!! She's very happy that my bottom has stopped running

So - mom has to go fold all those blankets and towels - but we wanted to thank all of your for your well wishes - and hope you're all barking WHO DAT?!!!!

of course, if the Colts win it's okay - after all Peyton Manning's dad is a former playmate of mom's when they were little kids back in the Delta.

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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Hello Bloggie Friends -

Hello - friends - I didn't realize just how long it had been since mom had been here - in her defense she is very busy. But today I'm forcing her to catch up - of course, I had to get sick to be able to get her to sit still for me. I've been kinda puny all week - and mom's been really paying attention and trying to help me feel better but nothing has been working - then this morning she got very concerned - mostly because I hadn't moved since yesterday afternoon and I refused even my specially boiled chicken so she took me to the fancy new vet she met while selling her insurance. They're real nice and everything but let's face it - they're VETS!!!! Anyway, before we left mom called the University of Tennessee to get my records sent on over and also to let them know that I might be headed that way - We got to the vet and she was really nice - I already know all the techs over there since I go with mommy when she goes over there so I was comfortable...They weighed me and mom got all stressed out because I had lost a whole pound - I had a little fever but there wasn't any blood in my poo - so that was good. I was however a little bit dehydrated - No surprise since I haven't been drinking any water lately - They decided to do some blood work and take a few X-rays.

It seems my ALT levels were a bit elevated - around 350 - BIG DEAL - I've managed to get them all the way up to 1000 before and I survived!!!!- Then the new vet thought she had made a big discovery when she looked at the x-ray and found out I have a teeny-tiny liver! I said 'read the chart chickie' - she soon discovered that was NOT big news. Bottom line is my itsy-bitsy liver looks just dandy - and I hadn't eaten anything abnormal or swallowed anything strange - I'm just SICK - Who knows, maybe I have the piggy flu - uh, I mean H1N1.

They wanted to keep me overnight on IV fluids but mom said no - she preferred not to - but if necessary we'd go to UT and she'd sit with me till the IV finished. But, instead they hydrated me subtaneously [sp?] and gave me an antibiotic shot. They sent me home with mom and a pack of antibiotics and some pills for the 'runs". I actually felt better by the time I got home and I ate my chicken.

I've been home for about 7 hours now and I haven't thrown up at all - I am still a little "runny" but mom doesn't mind. She is however still a little stressed about the $512 check she wrote to the vet. She's hoping that the insurance will pay it in full - and that they don't rule it "pre-existing" since this is sorta-kinda what happened last year - But we'll see.....either way - I'm on the mend.

Now - let me tell you about mom - Well, she's pretty busy with the "Revitalization Effort" - she's begging for something everyday from somebody. She's doing a pretty good job of it too. She's now working on getting the capital campaign started to raise the first $500,000 - This past week was stressful because she had to get liability insurance in place for the volunteers - she needed about $4,000 to get the insurance - Leave it to mom - she raised a little over $8000 in about 2 hours and had the insurance in place within the day. Next week is a busy week for her - She has to start work on a grant - it's for $700,000 and includes bricks and morter which is a big deal. She had been working on a $250,000 planning grant but the mean old people at the CVB told her it was their Preserve America Grant and she couldn't have any of it - They only wanted $50,000 of the money and mom still can't understand why they are leaving 200,000 on the table. CITY POLITICS - I don't understand them - but they sure do get mom a little ticked off -

Oh yeah - mom had to go to the doctor for a check up - She wasn't feeling sick or anything - she just went in - The doctor was not too happy with her tho - Her blood pressure was 195/95 - WHOA - they almost put her in the hospital. Mom told them to "chill out" she was fine - But the doctor wasn't convinced. They did and EKG or something and it was fine - so the doctor agreed to start her on some medicine and make her check her BP 4 times a day. If it goes back up above 180 on the top mom is supposed to call the doctor - I know mom and it's pretty unlikely that she will call....but she is taking her medicine.

Here is some video of me last night - for those of you who know me - you know that is not me being so quiet there.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Happy Ho, Ho, Ho

My mommy and daddy and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Holiday, a Happy Chanuka, Happy Kwanza - or just a happy day.............

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

It's Official....I'm a fundraiser now.........

It is TOTALLY official now........mom has secured an agreement to purchase the historic Alexander Inn http://www.oakridger.com/breaking/x186813832/Local-nonprofit-could-buy-historic-Inn so I've been working on my fundraising face.......which one should I use?

We've got a dollar down and $999,999,999 to go for the first round............

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

This is what I thought about the snow!

First I sniffed it ........

and then I peeeeeeeeed in it..........

Mom's getting ready for the Christmas Parade now.......well, the truth is the florist is getting mom ready for the Christmas Parade........they're decking out my stroller....I'll send pics.

Mom has some really great news.....she's been working on getting this really important piece of history .... the Alexander Inn........and guess what.......they're buying it!!!! At a really great price...now she has to raise the first $1,000,000 so they can get started with the clean up - but shhhhhhhh......don't tell anybody - she hasn't issued the press release yet - she'll do that tomorrow after a short meeting with the city about the existing code violations....and believe me there are a LOT of those......She's also got a meeting tomorrow with some engineers and other smart people so cross your paws that they give her money and more importantly that they offer to do a lot of the planning and stuff for FREE.........you can read about the Alexander here if you want http://www.revitalizeoakridge.org/alexander-inn.php