It's about time for a post..
I could be posting so much lately but I keep forgetting. I've been having incredibly cool/bizarre dreams lately, that I SHOULD be writing about just for the heck of it...I think the fact that Matt has been watching a million episodes of Justice League has been really influencing things in my dreams, like the ability to fly, lots of fighting and people trying to kill me, getting transported through time, people changing shapes/forms etc. All very interesting LOL. Last night I had a dream that someone set my car on fire and the only thing that survived the fire was my bumper. Next thing I remember is some super cool store with the coolest art ever in it, and some guy trying to kill me... he got killed but wasn't actually dead, was just transported to some other time/planet/dimension I dunno.. ( can thank last nights episode of justice league for that one) and he was a tyrannosaurus rex, I eventually got sent there too and he was trying to eat me?
Anyhoo...
In other news, I have had Soleil for sale since last fall, with very little interest ( market is low, people not too keen on buying in winter).. I was getting ready to just give up and sell her to someone who has been interested for a while for a much lower price just to get her gone since I am broke and really can't afford two, nor have the time... so.. just as I'm setting up the arrangements for this.. I get a young girl in Courtenay who is interested....willing to pay my asking price... wants to come see her... so we were making arrangements for her to come down today... when what happens, but ANOTHER lady emails me yesterday, heard she was for sale and wants her. She is in Alberta so she can't come see her, but is willing to put a payment on her to hold her, she just needed more info on transport etc. Girl from up island can't come out today, but because of the new prospective buyer is also now trying to get a payment in to hold her... so I'm sitting here, anxiously awaiting some news that my little filly is sold! It won't be the same here without her, but man will alot of financial stress be lifted. Not to mention I can start to spend way more time with Reannon again and get her going with our new tack ( finally got a saddle/bit etc that she likes).
Ah yes.. another thing I could mention... I'm not sure if I posted about it before, but I had given Audrey to a couple I knew to hopefully be a good home for her since she is such high maintenance and not really happy here... of course.. the couple broke up, the guy takes her and does a shit job looking after her.. calls me up cause he can't keep her anymore and I get a dog back that is in pretty nasty shape. Her allergies were horrible, she had hives everywhere, and scabs all over from scratching and chewing every inch of her body.Skinny, Hair missing, ears were full to the brink of black goop, nails were curling under...... and on top of all that she now has quite a few tumors which the vet thinks are Mast Cell Tumors.
So, basically I just got her diet back in order so she wasn't trying to rip her skin off, got her ears nice and healthy, nails are back to normal length, hair is all back, she has gained 2lbs, and is happily sleeping 23 hours a day in a nice big dog bed full of blankets.
One problem though is that she was peeing quite a bit in her sleep. I thought it was old age, but it was getting worse so I took her to the vet the other day and turns out there was blood in the urine. Dacey also had some ( took her in too because she was showing signs of bladder infection) so they are both on antibiotics. Unfortunately Audrey isn't doing too well the last few days. SHe hasn't been drinking much at all, and this AM she threw up and didn't want to finish her breaky. I'm not sure if it's a reaction to the antibiotics, or her mast cell tumors are starting to cause ulcers. Of course I'll be keeping a close eye on her and giving the vet a call. She is 11 this year, Mini bulls aren't a long living breed, and with the presence of Mast Cell Tumors, they often don't have long to live before the effect them internally. I am hoping that her going down hill is a result of the antibiotics, but I'm not going to be surprised if it isn't.
All you animals lovers/owners out there, give your pets a big hug and hope Audrey isn't suffering ( she is so stoic, it's impossible to tell).
Anyhoo...
In other news, I have had Soleil for sale since last fall, with very little interest ( market is low, people not too keen on buying in winter).. I was getting ready to just give up and sell her to someone who has been interested for a while for a much lower price just to get her gone since I am broke and really can't afford two, nor have the time... so.. just as I'm setting up the arrangements for this.. I get a young girl in Courtenay who is interested....willing to pay my asking price... wants to come see her... so we were making arrangements for her to come down today... when what happens, but ANOTHER lady emails me yesterday, heard she was for sale and wants her. She is in Alberta so she can't come see her, but is willing to put a payment on her to hold her, she just needed more info on transport etc. Girl from up island can't come out today, but because of the new prospective buyer is also now trying to get a payment in to hold her... so I'm sitting here, anxiously awaiting some news that my little filly is sold! It won't be the same here without her, but man will alot of financial stress be lifted. Not to mention I can start to spend way more time with Reannon again and get her going with our new tack ( finally got a saddle/bit etc that she likes).
Ah yes.. another thing I could mention... I'm not sure if I posted about it before, but I had given Audrey to a couple I knew to hopefully be a good home for her since she is such high maintenance and not really happy here... of course.. the couple broke up, the guy takes her and does a shit job looking after her.. calls me up cause he can't keep her anymore and I get a dog back that is in pretty nasty shape. Her allergies were horrible, she had hives everywhere, and scabs all over from scratching and chewing every inch of her body.Skinny, Hair missing, ears were full to the brink of black goop, nails were curling under...... and on top of all that she now has quite a few tumors which the vet thinks are Mast Cell Tumors.
So, basically I just got her diet back in order so she wasn't trying to rip her skin off, got her ears nice and healthy, nails are back to normal length, hair is all back, she has gained 2lbs, and is happily sleeping 23 hours a day in a nice big dog bed full of blankets.
One problem though is that she was peeing quite a bit in her sleep. I thought it was old age, but it was getting worse so I took her to the vet the other day and turns out there was blood in the urine. Dacey also had some ( took her in too because she was showing signs of bladder infection) so they are both on antibiotics. Unfortunately Audrey isn't doing too well the last few days. SHe hasn't been drinking much at all, and this AM she threw up and didn't want to finish her breaky. I'm not sure if it's a reaction to the antibiotics, or her mast cell tumors are starting to cause ulcers. Of course I'll be keeping a close eye on her and giving the vet a call. She is 11 this year, Mini bulls aren't a long living breed, and with the presence of Mast Cell Tumors, they often don't have long to live before the effect them internally. I am hoping that her going down hill is a result of the antibiotics, but I'm not going to be surprised if it isn't.
All you animals lovers/owners out there, give your pets a big hug and hope Audrey isn't suffering ( she is so stoic, it's impossible to tell).