November 19th, 2008
Poor Little Guys…
Well, I’m afraid that if any of you were holding out hopes that you could cross breed your dachshunds to our Schipperkes – you dreams are being dashed against the rocks as we speak. Today is D-Day for the puppies. They’re officially six months old, have all their teeth and so they’re off to the vet!
We dropped them off this morning and they have to stay overnight, which makes me sad, but it’s giving Mister and I a night off of Puppy Parenthood to go see the new James Bond in the middle of the week, and I’m pretty sure that we’ll get beauty pageant style sashes that read RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERS! when we go to pick them up, so there’s that to look forward to.
But who wouldn’t miss these guys, even if it is just for a night?
In other Family animal news my sister’s mostly feral orange tom cat came home this weekend dragging his front right leg – the vets were amazing and, through a little cat CSI, think he must have jumped off something very high and broken his leg on impact. They put him under for surgery and found what the vet called the worst leg break on any animal he’s seen in 30 years. Oliver’s elbow wasn’t broken, it was shattered by the landing, and the surrounding muscles and tendons are severely damaged.
I’m going to see him this week, but there was nothing they could do for his leg. We officially own a three legged cat.
I’m bringing him catnip. Once he gets off the kitty morphine I think it’s the only appropriate gift.
Be sweet to your animals today if you have any, and to someone elses if you are without!
Phew, I’m glad your blog’s back up!
Hope the pups are doing alright.
Left you a little something over at my blog…
Yay! It’s fixed. :) Good job, Kyla!
oh catnip. the cat version of the human’s mary jane.
AW! Poor things. So sad about the kitty arm :( But, three-legged animals are cute!
Puppehs! I love me some skips… I once did a science project involving training two pups from the same litter, one male and one female, to try and prove that the XX will always triumph.
It did.
Apparently “Schipperke” means “Little Captain” in Flemish. I’m not really sure if it gets any cuter than that.
I’m sure your little pups missed you last night! I will be extra sweet to my new baby parakeet today :-)
your puppies are so cute, I love how the ear flops over on the one to the right.
Poor kitty I hope he gets better soon.
Awww!! They are so adorable, they made my morning! I’m sorry to hear about your sisters kitty, I hope he adjusts to walking on three legs quickly!
I am new to the blog and I am liking it.
Your pups are too stinkin cute. I hope all goes well and they heal quickly!! Good for you and the mister for taking date night though ;)
Hey, it has been a little while since I commented. Loving the new blog design!
aw the puppies are so so cute!
man, i just spent all morning cursing my stupid evil asshole cats… and now i feel bad about it :-(
Those guys are adorable! Let me know how the new James Bond is. Boyfriend and I are dying to see it.
Those pups are the cutest ever! Poor Oliver …I think he will the coolest 3 legged cat EVER! He def deserves some cat nip.
Your pups are adorable. And I’m sure they’re going to be just fine. But, you’re making me want to go home and give my SoMi a big ole hug.
I would feel sad, too, if Sofie had to leave overnight to the vet. Matter of fact, I’ve been meaning to get her fixed & immunized so we can take her to dog parks around here…
& poor kitty!! I must be really stupid, because I didn’t think cats had elbows. ;/ My mom’s dog, Sam, has one eye… & he gets along just fine. I’m sure Kitty will be okay. :]
I fostered a three legged cat a couple of months ago and it just broke my heart every time I would see him try to do something he should be able to but can’t. I hope you’re family doesn’t give up on him. He needs all the love and support he can get, even if he is a cat.
We have a 3-legged cat, too! She does just fine for herself, so don’t worry about Oliver too much! He’ll probably milk it for all it’s worth! :)
Good luck with the pups!
Yay for responsible pet owners!
When our tail-less Mr. Orange got out and had the run of the neighborhood we were so frightened, and when he brought home a case of ringworm from his travels, we were just irritated.
Cats adapt easily, so I’m sure he’ll soon learn the ropes of being less one appendage.
What cute dogs! Enjoy James Bond. I saw it on Sunday and enjoyed being indoors and away from the cold for awhile :) As much as we dog owners love our pets, it’s nice to have a night off on occasion from parenting, right?
Aw! My little guys are yelping for yours. There truly will be many a dachshund owner dismayed to know that there will be no Schippershunds any time soon.
Catnip is definitely in order for that poor kitty!
I think catnip is called for in a situation like this.
We just had our dog neutered a few weeks ago, I was petrified, he was mopey for two days, then he was perfectly fine and back to his cheerful, playful self! No worries!
poor babies!!! i’m so glad they were at least able to treat oliver, you know? so many animals get put down under those circumstances, but now he gets to live a long happy kitty life!
Awwww they are sooo cute!!! Poor Oliver though. He’s going to need lots of love.
Good luck pupperses! So sad for the kitty but I’m sure he’ll manage. You Beas will take good care of him :)
The Beas … doing everything they can to keep The Prairie vet business thriving :)
I hope Oliver doesn’t have too difficult a time adjusting to life on 3 legs.
Enjoy your movie tonight! Our vet doesn’t do overnight stays for neutering, so when we had Stella fixed we had to take her home while she was still drugged and loopy. It was horrible. I hope everything goes well with your pups today.