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[NbyNW]

CA: http://www.hoteldeluxeportland.com/

We found it by googling "dog friendly hotels," came up with another hotel that we've stayed at, called Hotel Lucia, and when they didn't have availability, they sent us over here. I think it's an extra $45 fee for the dog, and they ask that you keep him in a crate if he is left alone in the room.

Pax: will keep Linda in prayers.

[crazycanuck]

Pax, good thoughts being sent to your friend

[Pax]

Thank you for all the kind thoughts everyone.

[Biciclista]

Yeah, Pax, sorry to hear, Melanoma is really scary.


All my luck is not good. My car (Which apparently feels neglected) went to the shop Wednesday for an alternator, yesterday for a battery, and today it's getting a new oil pan gasket. OUCH OUCH OUCH.

that's 3 ouchs, 3 bills, 3 days and boy sometimes things happen in 3's PLEASE I HOPE WE'RE DONE NOW!!!!

[Duck on Wheels]

My grandmother believed in 3's, especially bad news coming in 3's. You should be out'a the woods until the next set of 3 comes along. She also survived melanoma (I hereby send some of her left-over butterflies for Pax's friend Linda), living to be 15 weeks shy of either 100 or 101, depending on what story or documents you believed in. (Note to those seeking the fountain of youth: Try becoming a refugee, be sure not to carry ID, then find a good forger to make new ID for you while pulling a year or two off your age. Oh, and keep exercizing so you can live to enjoy the extra time.)

[bmccasland]

Despite using a name brand of flea treatment for two months, Herald the cat - who is allergic to flea saliva - has some bad sores. I was out doing field work for part of the week, and came home to a very unhappy kitty, who had licked most of his fur off a patch on his side. But using a flea comb came up with nothing most of the time. Anyway, got him in to his Vet this afternoon, where he got lots of sympathy. I found out that that particular brand of flea treatment (F******ne) has been known to fail, but there is better out there - the chief competitor I presume (Ad*******). Anyway, he got a cortisone shot, is on antibiotics, has some spray for his sores (which apparently he won't like the smell of), and new flea treatment. Now that the fleas have been killed off, he's resting confortablly for the first time in days.

And I feel like a heel. Something completely preventable, I was even TRYING to prevent - got completely out of control and my poor baby was miserable.

Naturally getting flea treatment for 3 cats + a dog, his other medications, and the office visit... the bill
Unfortunately all the furry beasts in the house have to be treated.

If there's any good out of this.... his frantic itching has gotten him some extra exercise and he's lost a bit of weight. He's down to 17 pounds. He even has a waist. Poor fella.

[Blueberry]

Beth- Give up on Frontline. I've had to switch to advantage (after the people at Frontline's customer un-service line were really rude to me). Seems fleas *have* developed a resistance to it. We're going all Advantage (or something else) here.