Mikey Scare
Our little Mikey gave us quite the scare. We thought we were going to lose him. He wasn't moving, he had a pile of drool under his face and was not reacting to anything. Not knowing how old Mikey is, hubby and I have been expecting him to go any time. So, we took an hour to say good-bye to him before taking him to the vet.
Good news: Mikey is still with us.
Bad news: Mikey's arthritis was so bad, he just couldn't bring himself to move anymore. Not even to drink water.
More good news: Although Mikey is NOT getting better, the pain killers seem to be working and I haven't seen him happier in months! He's doing great and hopefully his last few months/years with us will be good ones! Here's just a little of what he's going through:Degenerative arthritic hip.Degenerative arthritic spine fused to his tailbone. 2 bad arthritic knees.Neural damage (probably due to the arthritis in his spine), that is making it so he doesn't quite know where his back feet are all the time.
Probably has had hip dysplasia since he was a puppy. What a trooper he is!
Blogging
So, I told a friend of mine and hubby's that I had started a blog. When I said that it's still coming along, he compared blogging to tending a garden...it takes a lot of work to get it to blossom. How funny, I had no idea how right he was! I think I've changed the layout, format, pictures, and words at least 10 times (I've only had my blog for about 5 days now).
Shout Out
A big shout out to the people who contributed to my Humane Society fund raising efforts. I had to raise my goal because your contributions exceeded my original one:
Mom; Mikey and Craig; Matt, Andrea, Tony, Kalia and Madison; The Gristina Family; The Kennerly Family; Heather; Jinx; Christina, Miguel, Carlos, Alexis, et al; Kevin, Megan, Del, Fish, Flea, and Flo; Obie
Thanks so much for your help!
My time with BA
So, here's a quick synopsis of my short time with Barratt:
First day, meet Ashley. 3rd day, Ashley has a baby and leaves me for a few months. I get Jen set up with Gmail chat. I get to talk to Kelly twice before she leaves (but fortunately I'm cool enough to go to dinner every month - Yay!!!). We have our Christmas party. Lots of people get layed off. Ashley comes back. Hilary gives me my new name badge and I lose it 5 minutes later. More people get let go. We have to clean models and water the plants now. More people get let go (including Hilary - good day for her, sad day for us) and I get "Not Technically" layed off. I find a new job. :D
Our name
Why is it when people ask me how I pronounce my last name I say "Byu-cha-lye" and they say "BOO-cha-lye"?
How Nikki got her name
The first time I held Nikki, she fell asleep with one eye open. It reminded me of a spy, very cautious - like she didn't quite trust me. Although I've never actually seen the show, I could only think of La Femme Nikkita - so Nikkita she became.
My mother-in-law is the best!
So, a couple of weeks ago hubby and I went out to dinner with my Mother-in-Law. I called her a Bitch and she called me a Whore. Good times. (I love you Jan!)
Our little Mikey gave us quite the scare. We thought we were going to lose him. He wasn't moving, he had a pile of drool under his face and was not reacting to anything. Not knowing how old Mikey is, hubby and I have been expecting him to go any time. So, we took an hour to say good-bye to him before taking him to the vet.
2 comments:
SCARY! I am glad Mikey is doing ok...I got really scared when I saw your post at first. Hopefully he has got some good time left in him!!
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