Hello Susan. We had a Doberman, Carter. Sweetest boy ever. Such a gentle giant. He actually was my son’s dog as a teenager but we all considered him our dog. He had bloat and thank the good Lord above survived it. They took him to lights on the lake and then stopped at our house for a visit. He was thirsty so we gave him water. He had a lot and we weren’t aware of the danger of consuming water or food after exercise. My son called at 1am telling me what was happening. Carter was pacing and couldn’t get comfortable. I heard of bloat and told them to get him in the car asap and to the emergency vet that was about 20 minutes away. Luckily they got him there in time and his surgery was successful. They tacked his stomach down so it wouldn’t happen again. He lived for a year and a half longer and passed at almost 9 years old 6 weeks after Alina was born. I miss him. I know Havanese and other similar small breeds are prone to pancreatitis so I do worry about the girls. Max had it twice. My bosses dog died from it. How is Sadye doing today? I’ve been saying lots of prayers 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. Sending love and hugs 💜

Love Sprinkle for our Sweeties!
I'm glad your not going to worry yourself about the kidney labs and just follow the diet and let the situation be. I always try and tell myself, "don't pick the scab!"
Rip seems more settled today and did eat some fish flakes. I'm hoping the mama & fawn come back this evening. I really am making use of my porch this year & enjoy watching the wildlife. Our heatwave is supposed to start Monday and last through the week. Temps of 103 predicted for downstate! We have rain due here this afternoon...nothing heavy. How is Ed's garden coming along?
I know that makes extra work for you, but pays off in fresh produce!
Tomorrow is haircut day. I found a pic from last summer I'm going to show her to use as a guide. I'll send it to you. It was taken after swimming so there's a little more body to my hair than usual. I sorted through my dirty clothes and I don't really have that big of a load...going to shelve the laundromat til next week and instead, go grocery shopping after my haircut.  Need to stock up so I don't have to shop again til after the 4th holiday. Plus, Amanda's visit...usually like to have something special. Well, I did sleep in this morning, so am running late. Sending love, hugs and kisses to my Bestie ♥️♥️♥️

Hello Susan, I’m so glad Sadye’s liver numbers have improved. I understand your concern by her kidneys. I’m thinking as well that once her primary doctor takes a look at her results he may have more options for you. Does her breed have liver and kidney issues? In my opinion, small dogs seem to be healthier than a larger breed and even when they have health concerns they are more easily managed than the bigger dogs. I am continually praying for Sadye 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. We had a nice weekend celebrating Larry's birthday and Father’s Day. The weather was perfect. Today is our daughter and son-in-laws 7th wedding anniversary. They are going to dinner so we are watching the kids. We took them to camp on Saturday and they wore us both out… we are definitely getting old… lol. Thinking of you and sending love, hugs, and prayers 💜🙏🏻

Tuesday Sprinkle for our Sweeties!
Hope all is going well at the Vet's.
I realize you may not have lab results today, but will continue to pray.  I've had a bad start to my day...came down to my usual routine, first stop feeding the fish and found Laz belly up. 😥 I can deal with the reality of that and he lived a good life and was 5 years old. But, Rip was nestled beside him and when I removed Laz, Rip started swimming frantically around the tank. I just sobbed I felt so bad for him. Now he's just sitting quietly at the bottom. Wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't die from grief. Guess I can relate to his feelings of being the last one left in the tank. I'm going to bury him under the lilac bush by the porch. Well this has given a sadness to my day, hope to recover and feel better as the day progresses. You know out of all the fish I've had in my life, those "Hardy boys" have the best story, they survived so much. I guess everyone has a time to go...rest in peace, dear Lazarus . Sending my Bestie lots of love, hugs and kisses ♥️♥️♥️

Sunday Sprinkle for our Sweeties
Hope your back doesn't spark up again. Don't push yourself! Today looks like a carbon copy of yesterday,  so hoping to do more in the yard. I remember when we took the hoses in last fall, something fell off the end of one of them,  it was a.round metal piece.  I put it in the old mailbox sitting on the shelf in the side porch.  During one of the blizzards, a gust of wind blew the window.open and lnocked.the box to the floor. I'm going to have a good look around and see if I can find it. I'll check Amazon too and see if they have some kind of adapter to put on a spigot. There's got to be a solution! Amanda's calling around 3 today, I sure hope she isn't canceling!  Hope you have a good day Bestie.  Hope Ed hears from his girls. Continued prayers for you and Sis. Love, hugs and kisses  ♥️♥️♥️

Good afternoon, Susan. Saying extra prayers that Sadye’s numbers from her blood work are stable. The movie was cute and the kids enjoyed it. I’m not sure how Layne determined that because she slept through half of it…lol. We’ve had some crazy wind yesterday and still a bit today. You can actually hear it howling. Today is Larry’s birthday and we are having pizza, wings, and cake tonight with all the kids.  I hope you are enjoying your day!! Sending love and hugs to you and Sadye 💜

Good morning Susan. We are taking the kids to see Toy Story 5 tonight. It opens tomorrow, our local theater is doing an early showing of it. Layne has chosen to go with us this time. We installed the fence for the girls last night. It is working out great so far!! They are having a ball running around out there. It’s a small area but it’s big enough for them to get some energy out and to do their business. I have pictures of it in my story on Facebook if you want to take a look at it. The story won’t expire for awhile. It’s been pouring for about the last half hour. It seems to be letting up now though. I hope you are doing well. Sending love and hugs to you and Sadye 💜

Thanks for staying & spotting my chick's, now completed my lottery x

Night Sprinkle for our Sweeties!
Well, we made it through our scary storm day....again! Enough already.
So glad I got my shopping done today. Might have more rain tomorrow.  I tried to fix that feeder this afternoon and the bugs were so bad, I had to run back in the porch. Well...limp back. Lol. No idea where this sore ankle came from, unless changing my gait to compensate for the knee. Glad everyone is safe in your crew. Think I'll wash my kitchen floor tomorrow.  Just remembered too that Laura is supposed to call in the afternoon....it's been awhile.
Hope we both sleep well tonight.
Glad we weather gals were able to keep each other posted through the day & evening. Sending my Bestie lots of love, hugs and kisses ♥️♥️♥️

Morning Sprinkle for our Sweeties
I'm running through the fairyland gardens before I go do my shopping. Slept well last night and it's currently sunny, but again.storm alerts, etc.... There is a big, colorful mass on radar over Wisconsin,  but we're not supposed to get rain til the evening. Still on the cool side.
What do you have planned for the day? I hope you get more office time! I may get my.plants today,ndepends on how crowded the lot is...sometimes you can't find a.space to park. Going to get herbs for my huge planter and then waxed begonias fir the old water trough I always plant flowers in. If DeLyle can do the lawn on Friday, I get the hose connected and fill up the pond, plant my flowers, I'll be happy!
Hope you and Sis have a delightful day! Sending love  , hugs and kisses  ♥️♥️♥️