Carnival Splendor

Lawry's Birthday

My brother had a birthday and they went to Lawry's Prime Rib restaurant last week. They brought me home a rib bone because they ordered the Lawry's Cut. I got to eat it for 10 minutes before my mommy took it away from me. Last year, I swallowed the entire bone and I had to visit my vet because the bone was stuck in my tummy. It just wouldn't come out no matter how hard I tried to poop. Sorry, that was too much information.

Anyways, it was the happiest 10 minutes of my life.

Drooool

This is my bowl where I get fed twice a day. Eating is my favorite thing to do and I am very good at it. I can eat a whole bowl of food within 30 seconds. Sometimes, if the food comes from a can, then I can eat it within 5 seconds.



Thinking about food makes me drool. Watching somebody eat will also make me drool. I have been known to produce a pool of drool on the ground while watching my family eat their dinner. I don't understand why my family gets to eat 3+ (TID) times a day while I only get to eat twice a day (BID).


Isn't this beautiful? I should get an Oscar for this award winning drool.

The Light

I have a new job. Whenever we go on a walk after the sun goes down, it is my job to light the way. My mom got me a small LCD flashlight that goes onto my collar and I have to shine the light on the ground to show us where we are walking. There's no streetlights where we live, so this is a really important job that I have to do. It also shows the drivers where we are so that they don't hit us. People and other dogs see me doing my job and they get pretty jealous of my cool flashlight. Look mom, no hands!

Broken Toe Suggestions

I've had a few people ask me about what to do for broken toes so I will share my story.

I broke my toe at 11 pm by dropping a notebook battery/adapter on my foot. When it first happened, it hurt, but I was able to walk on it. 5 minutes later, I was suddenly NOT able to walk on it at all and I iced for about 1 hour. The 4th toe was swollen and purple. I fell asleep praying that it would be better by the next morning.

Unfortunately, the next morning, I was not able to put any weight on it at all. Luckily, I had a pair of old crutches and I went to the ER that afternoon. After doing some X-Rays, they told me that I had broken the lower part of the 4th toe horizontally. I was told to rest, ice, and elevate the foot. They showed me how to buddy tape the broken toe to the healthy toe next to it. I did exactly that for the next 2 weeks. I iced it regularly, I rested it as much as possible, and I used the crutches to help me move around. For 2 weeks, I was not able to put any pressure on my foot at all.


After doing some searching on google, I found a herb called comfrey that supposedly helps with broken bones. Wholefoods had it in stock, so I got Gaia Herbs Comfrey Compound Salve. I put the salve liberally on the toe and within a few minutes, I felt like my toe was being massaged and slightly constricted. It was a weird feeling, but I felt that the salve was doing something to heal my toe. I put the salve all around the toe, placed a thin sheet of gauze around the toe, and then buddy taped it (picture in the June blog; the green coloring is the salve). After doing this for 3-4 days, I was able to put some weight on my foot. I'm not sure if the Comfrey was the cure, or if the fact that I rested the foot for 2 weeks was the cure, but I was slowly able to put some weight on the foot on the 3rd week.

I was also given a little boot called Darco Medical Shoe Wedge that had a big heel which relieved the pressure off of the toes. Wearing this shoe allowed me to walk for longer periods and I was able to start going out and I was able to go grocery shopping, go to the movies, and I even went camping. I never walked more than 1/2 mile total, but at least it allowed me to start walking. One major negative about this shoe was that it gave me a backache because one side of your body is higher due to the wedge. If it's not one thing, it's another :(

I'm on the 4th week, and I started walking without the Darco shoe, but it's still sore and the foot starts tingling if I walk too much. I only walk around the house, but I make sure that I'm wearing slippers to help the foot stay flat.

Luckily, I work from home during the summer, so I was able to really stay off my feet for the first few weeks which I think helped with the recovery. I go into the doctor again next week, so we'll see what happens. I hope my little story has helped somebody with a broken toe because this has been an ordeal for me too. Who knew that a little toe can wreck havoc on your entire body!

I'm Sorry

One night, my mommy was moving her laptop to another room when I heard the front door open. I'm supposed to go and greet (or bark at) whoever comes into the house so I ran past her. When I did, I accidentally pulled on the laptop cord and caused the big battery/adapter thingie to fall on her foot. She wasn't wearing any shoes or socks, and so her 4th toe got broken. She said some words I've never heard of and hopped on only one leg.

The next day, she came home from this place called the "ER" and had some crutches. Since I'm scared of all things that look like a stick, I have to be upstairs when she comes downstairs and vice versa. And, she hasn't been able to take me for any walks since that awful night. I guess that's my punishment for causing her to walk on two sticks. I'm sorry, Mommy. I hope your toe gets better soon :(

Hide and Seek

Can you find me in the picture? I am inside the 40 lb bag of Science Diet dog food. It's the Lamb and Rice one and I am licking the bottom of the bag. I did a great job of eating the entire bag so I got to lick it clean before it went into the garbage can. My favorite thing to do in the world is to eat so I am very very happy right now. I can live in this bag forever. Lick,lick, lick.