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Month: March 2013
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This may be a little hard to see (click on the photo for a larger image), but there is the first goose we've seen on the pond this year. It landed as we were eating lunch today. Another sure sign that spring is at hand, despite the wintry scene. The goose keeps swimming around this…
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The New York Times yesterday had a long and interesting piece on the difficult choices people have to make when it comes to end-of-life care for their pets. This is certainly a subject Alayne and I have wrestled with so many heartbreaking times over the years. The decisions never get easier, no matter how much painful…
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Last Thursday I took Bentley and Scamp back to see the ophthalmologist, Dr. Sarah Hoy, in Burlington for their two-week post-surgery exams. In the photo above, Sarah is examining Bentley while vet tech Rachel holds him still. A few minutes later, it was Scamp's turn: The verdict: Both dogs, with three eyes between them, looked…
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This is what I was doing this morning after another winter storm dumped several inches of snow on us yesterday and last night. I thought it was a little rude of Mother Nature to welcome in spring like this. Most of our snow had melted, the days were getting longer and warmer, and in our…
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This adorable little girl arrived a couple of weeks ago, and we kept her “under wraps” because we had so much going on. Meanwhile it quickly dawned on us that this senior was a whirl of activity and inquisitiveness who followed us around, wanting to know what we were doing, why we were doing it,…
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The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday had an interesting essay favorably comparing, um, dogs to children. It's adapted from the authors' new book, The Genius of Dogs. (See blurb at end of essay for more info.) The title of the piece says it all: Why Pet Dogs Are As Good As Kids (Maybe A Little Better).…
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Scamp is recovering nicely from his eye surgery, too, though his relationship with his cone is … well, let's say it's a great deal more troubled than Bentley's is with his cone. The ophthalmologist's team had noticed right after surgery that Scamp would need a much larger cone than you would think for a dog…
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For us, it doesn't get any better than this. Another dog who came to us blind as a bat … and now has his vision restored! Yes, Bentley the once-blind Yorkie is now Bentley the Yorkie who can see. And what a treat to watch him look at everything with wide-eyed wonder, taking it all…
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Wilbur was one of the dogs I took to Burlington last week, and in his case he was there to see the ophthalmologist, Dr. Sarah Hoy, for a one-year check up after his lensectomy. During her exam Dr. Hoy noticed two blood spots in the retina, which can indicate high blood pressure. She checked his…
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Last Thursday I took a truck load of dogs to see our veterinary specialists in Burlington. On board were Wilbur, Clyde the Yorkie, and new arrivals Bentley and Scamp. It was a long day of multiple appointments with different specialists, so I can't cover it all in one blog post. But I'll start with Scamp,…
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