Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Come rain or come shine, Henry must have his nightly car rides. If it is really raining hard, he will be ok if the window is down and he still gets the breeze but if it is raining lightly then he will still risk the wet weather and take the soaking just to get the wind in his face. Well, one recent evening, he did become one soggy pug and even though it was raining harder than a sprinkle but less than a monsoon, he propped himself on the window ledge, half in and half out as he usually does and got a good pelting of raindrops on him.
At a fun stopper (red light) he settled back in the car, we gave him a toweling off and had to snap a photo or 2 of him all bundled in the towel. In one he looks like a little orphan and in another it seems that the towel is a neck brace. After the fun stopper, he was back out the window where he again accepted each drop of water that came his way!
Anyone concerned that the towel was pink? Eh, H didn't care either. He played it cool. #HankIsComfortableWithHisManhood #InHonorOfLuna,HenryWoreAPinkTowel #WetPugsWearPink
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
It is not uncommon that when we do something that actually needs our true focus, we always have extra "helpers". By this we mean that Henry or Cupid always want to try to chip in their 2 cents. And while less common, it does happen that they actually behave like good boys and girls and stay out of the way. Well, at last, the latter was the case this past weekend when we were hanging the exterior Christmas lights on the house. Who was a good boy? Henry the pug?! You see him passed out and out of the way as his peeps checked to see if the light bulbs worked and then climbed various ladders to get the lights on the gutters just so!
Henry was a good boy the entire time. And that is better than I can say for some of our neighbors! Here's a clue, neighbor, if I am on the rooftop, that is a good time to wave and keep walking! This is not the best time to stop and chat. Maybe it's just us but we did find some of our neighbors rather a nuisance with their desire to stop and ask mundane questions. We were trying to stay on task, beat the rain, beat the dark and hurry in hopes of finishing before the dog woke up! (I didn't want to say beat the sleeping dog! That would have sounded horrible!)
Once again, Henry showed more class than some people! #HernyHasManners #HernyIsAGoodBoy #HenryHelpedForRealThisTime
Monday, December 7, 2015
Looking forward to quips, comments and captions.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
I think it has been a while since we have given an update on Henry and his health issues. We go for blood work about every 4-6 weeks and sonograms and xrays every over month or so, and I am not sure how recently we have shared the latest results. Well, like most things, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that Henry's remaining kidney continues to be free of cancer and functioning well. The bad news is that he is still not retaining proteins as he should be. We have tried a few different courses of action and now we will be moving to a different steroid. One that is specific to "the gut" and hopefully will be the miracle that we are seeking. We will try for 60 days and re-do blood tests.
We also know that he is not doing well on the protein front as he is starting to get a bit of fluid on lungs/retaining water. Hopefully the new meds will help with this as he will start to keep his proteins. If not, he will go on Lasix. Luna was on this and there were some side effects for her. This concerns me since Luna rarely suffered medication side effects and typically needed larger doses of some meds to get the desired results, if Henry needs to go on this, he will likely have side effects. He has nowhere near the medication tolerance that Luna had. So, we are hoping this new med (Budesonide) will work wonders.
The really good news, though, is that Henry is improving cognitively. He still has good and bad days/moments, of course, but we can link his rough days to days when he is short in the sleep department. As far as social skills, those have also been on the upswing. He has started to show some interest in meeting other dogs, and has been seeking out love and attention. So, Henry of old seems to be creeping back to the surface. We are not sure if it's his depression that is lifting now that it's been over a year since he lost so much and he is finally getting accustomed to being the lone wolf and being able to navigate without sight, etc. No matter what it is, he is in better overall spirits. His anxiety is less and he will not tantrum in the mornings quite as quickly and even when he does tantrum it is not as bad as it once was. Even the doc is impressed. In an upcoming post, I will share a story that the vet shared with us recently about the day Henry had his kidney out. I am glad the vet waited to share some behind the scenes with us until MUCH later. It was a very risky and tricky surgery. Much more than we thought. But Henry is a trooper and he is our little Superman and Underdog all rolled into one!
Thursday, December 3, 2015
So, obviously anywhere we go, Henry goes. Anywhere he is allowed to go, that is (and some places he probably should not go). Well the event that we recently attended that brought us back to St. Augustine was an outdoor wedding. A wedding were maybe not all dogs were allowed, but Henry was certainly welcomed! We were sure to dress Henry appropriately for this special occasion. He shouldn't very well attend a wedding in camouflage harness! Even at an outdoor wedding that would not have been good manners. So, we were sure to have Henry be as George Clooney-esque as possible and this meant having him wear a black bow tie. Clooney ain't got nothing on Hank! #WhosAHandsomeBoy?! #HenryIsAHandsomeBoy! #HenryReallyWasTheBestMan
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
The room where we stayed in St. Augustine had a fire place. (It was electric but still gave off heat.) We were fortunate enough to get a pretty chilly day (by Florida standards) and were able to use the fire place for a few minutes to take the chill from our room. Here you see Henry waiting for the flames to start kicking up. But he fell asleep waiting since this was a flameless type of heat. There were no logs needed for this fire and the only logs that were being sawed were his!
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
As we made our rounds in the St. Augustine area, we discovered the St Francis Barracks to be towards the end of a main drag and the area offered slightly wider sidewalks and less people than on the main thoroughfare. So, we took the opportunity to give Henry and passersby an opportunity not to get into each other's way. The grounds of this military establishment are quite lovely. They are adorned with very large flower pots displaying a lovely array of colorful flowers.
So, we were plodding along, Henry style and the further we walked, the more pooped Henry was getting and even though the morning started cool, as the sun was getting higher, the coolness was fading fast. Like with many other walks, Henry needed to take a break. His break time happened to be in front of the barracks. So, we sat on the front step there for a few minutes, he had a sip or 2 of water and I used this as a photo opp! I anchored him (as if he needed it) to the flower pot and took a photo. VERY shortly after that, we were approached by a serviceman who asked us what we were doing. I told him we were walking our dog and taking photos of him. He promptly told us to leave the premises. So, off we scooted. So, Henry got the proverbial boot! Since this is a military establishment we assumed that even though we are seemingly innocuous, we perhaps were posing a threat. Threat of CUTENESS! Henry had no interest in bebopping out of their way, so Henry had the luxury of being carried off all the while giving both the military man the stink eye (for kicking him out) and the high paw (for making sure that he was carried away). We still got a pretty cool photo, though!
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