It was a little too windy. It was a little too cool. My riding buddy was out of town. It was a little too late to start (I had spent half of my "afternoon off" at Children's Division, studying the file of my new CASA volunteer assignment). Lots of reasons not to ride. I rode […]
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Any time that a young puppy comes in vomiting, I recommend an X-ray. Puppies are famous for eating non-food items. Many of the things that they eat are not dense enough to show up on an X-ray: plastic, cloth, string, paper, etc. Even then, you may see things that make you suspicious of an intestinal […]
Here’s today’s tough question [edited]: I have a cat, Zoe, who is 15. She is diabetic. Even when her diabetes is stabilized, she’s so skinny! She has gone from a big 12 pound Maine Coon to a weeny 5 pound Maine Coon. She looks and feel bony. We know she has some arthritis (she […]
After my last post, one reader asked me if I would post the questions and answers. I replied (pretty much without thinking) that they are posted as comments on the original post. So how would you know where to look, gentle reader? I'm going to start posting the ones that have more general interest. I'm […]
I just haven't had the time at night to play on the blog much lately. I've got several cases that I intend to post, but they are still sitting on the back burner. If you look at the date of the last post, it looks like I've just been ignoring the blog. The thing is, […]
This is Shockey. He's a highly trained member of local law enforcement. Need a canine officer to search for drugs or detain a suspect? He's your man… dog, I mean. Even a highly trained dog sometimes is not perfect. In his training, his handler was accustomed to using a tennis ball to reward him in […]
While our power was out for two weeks, I kept a journal. I'm working on getting it online for anyone who is interested. You can find it here. Dig the chin whiskers on that icy dog.
Fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity (around the organs) is called "ascites". The old-timey name for it was "dropsy". Right-sided heart failure can certainly cause it. There are other things that can cause it, as well. Cancerous growths in the abdomen can secrete fluid. The first sign of my mother's ovarian cancer was the fluid […]
At 2:45 PM today the power came back on. It was like Star Trek, when Scotty gets the engines back on line. Lots of stuff to do, but we'll be open for real tomorrow. I'm still not shaving until the power comes back on at home (another 7 to 14 days). Man do I look […]
Like many thousands of other folks, we have been without electric power since Tuesday noon. KVC has running water, but no power, no heat, no hot water, no lights, no work. At home we have hot water and gas range, but no heat, no lights. We are blessed with plenty to eat, plenty of family. However, I'll […]