Dear So and So

[Veronica]

Doggie pain meds... do they come wrapped in cheese?

Veronica

[Blueberry]

Cream cheese is our pup's choice when it comes to hiding pills

[OakLeaf]

Peanut butter. Harder to lick off or just dismantle.

Plus, there's entertainment value in a dog trying to get peanut butter off the roof of its mouth.


On a related topic... if you've recently lost a dog whose favorite toy was a squeaky carrot, do NOT go see Bolt. I was totally not ready for that.

[tulip]

I took Shiloh to the vet today for shots and heartworm preventative and a general checkup. He was not happy to be there! The vet confirmed that he's most likely Border Collie and Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler). He's healthy, but he has a funky hip. The fosterer told me that he has a broken leg when she found him at a shelter as a 6 or 7 month old pup. The vet today wanted to know more about the hip, so I asked the fosterer. Interesting story.

Just after he left the shelter, he had a FHO--a Femoral Head Ostectomy. That is, they removed the ball of the ball-and-socket joint of his pelvis. The vet who did the surgery several years ago said that he had been living with this broken pelvis for a few months when he was brought into the shelter.

I have to keep him lean and trim, and can't do anything that might hurt his hip, like flyball or crazy frisbee flips. He can, and likes, to do agility, but I have to keep the heights very low. He loves to swim, and that's good for him. He doesn't limp, but he does sit funny, as is apparent in that photo of me and him in the Meet Shiloh thread.

I guess this should be in the Pets thread or the Thread Drift, but with Russo's tail tale, it just seemed like the right place.

Dear Shiloh's rescuer--thank you for taking such good care of my future pup when you found him!

[lph]

Dear Santa Claus,

or whoever. I must have been a really good girl this year. I have never got so many unexpected presents, hugs and warm wishes from my colleagues/friends ever. Or am I just suddenly noticing it this year? I dunno, but it's warming the cockles of my heart anyway. Feeling very loved and needed,

yours, lph

[Biciclista]

Dear City of Seattle
So why is it that you tell us in case of inclement weather to take mass transit and then you shorten most bus routes and cancel 100 buses? exactly what is safe about waiting more than an hour to hopefully catch a bus that might never come in sub freezing weather?

[Selkie]

Dear Ice Storm

Please lose your "energy" and your cold air. Send us rain instead.