Saturday, May 28, 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
RIP Rolli
This afternoon at roughly 4:00pm, We said our last goodbyes as Rolli went to the Rainbow Bridge. She had been diagnosed on May 2 with kidney failure and had steadily gone downhill to the point that she had to be force fed and lost control of her hind legs. She is now in Heaven running and playing with Jake and the other pets who have gone before her. Rest in peace, Rolli.
Rolli
April ?, 2000-May 24, 2016
Sunday, May 15, 2016
What the Heck?!
I forgot that the last frost is typically in the middle of May.
As far as I could tell, we didn't get frost overnight, but when I woke up this morning, the furnace was running. That is the first time it's come on since in April sometime. Here, Dave and I had been discussing when to turn it off for the season and luckily I hesitated, saying that we should wait awhile longer. Good thing I did. It must have gotten downright cold last night.
We're due for more rain tomorrow and then it's supposed to be nice and warm up again by the end of the week with Saturday being in the 70s and overnight lows in the upper 40s and by the end of the week, low 50s. The highs are supposed to be in the low to mid and upper 60s the rest of the week, so that's not too bad.
Oh well, this is spring in the upper Midwest. At least we didn't have snow on the ground on my birthday.
As far as I could tell, we didn't get frost overnight, but when I woke up this morning, the furnace was running. That is the first time it's come on since in April sometime. Here, Dave and I had been discussing when to turn it off for the season and luckily I hesitated, saying that we should wait awhile longer. Good thing I did. It must have gotten downright cold last night.
We're due for more rain tomorrow and then it's supposed to be nice and warm up again by the end of the week with Saturday being in the 70s and overnight lows in the upper 40s and by the end of the week, low 50s. The highs are supposed to be in the low to mid and upper 60s the rest of the week, so that's not too bad.
Oh well, this is spring in the upper Midwest. At least we didn't have snow on the ground on my birthday.
Monday, May 2, 2016
Devastating News, but not Surprising
Found out some devastating news this morning.
It all started Friday night, Rolli started tilting her head, so this morning when I got up, I immediately called the vet's office. They were able to get me in at 11:30. I was there about ten minutes early.
Well, it turned out the Rolli's head tilting was due to an ear infection, no big deal, we've dealt with them before.
Before the vet saw her, she got weighed and I found out that since November, she had lost another four pounds. I forget how much she had lost in November, but because of that and after talking to the vet about what the underlying problem could be, I decided to have some blood work done on her. That's when I found out that Rolli's kidneys are failing and according to the vet, she only has a few months left; that she would be surprised if Rolli lasted out the year.
Needless to say, I was shocked when she said those words. I still can't wrap my brain around them, I guess I'm in denial. I mean I knew that she wasn't going to last forever, but she seems healthy and active otherwise. Yes, she's slowed down, but she's 16, that's expected, but this?
I knew I asked for the test knowing that tomorrow is my birthday and if the news was bad, it would be the second time something like this happened right before my birthday. Jake passed away three days before my birthday and I picked his ashes up on my birthday, so I knew it could be another "right before my birthday" shock to deal with.
At least we still have some time with Rolli though. I'm not sure how long, but we're going to make the best of it. She deserves that much.
It all started Friday night, Rolli started tilting her head, so this morning when I got up, I immediately called the vet's office. They were able to get me in at 11:30. I was there about ten minutes early.
Well, it turned out the Rolli's head tilting was due to an ear infection, no big deal, we've dealt with them before.
Before the vet saw her, she got weighed and I found out that since November, she had lost another four pounds. I forget how much she had lost in November, but because of that and after talking to the vet about what the underlying problem could be, I decided to have some blood work done on her. That's when I found out that Rolli's kidneys are failing and according to the vet, she only has a few months left; that she would be surprised if Rolli lasted out the year.
Needless to say, I was shocked when she said those words. I still can't wrap my brain around them, I guess I'm in denial. I mean I knew that she wasn't going to last forever, but she seems healthy and active otherwise. Yes, she's slowed down, but she's 16, that's expected, but this?
I knew I asked for the test knowing that tomorrow is my birthday and if the news was bad, it would be the second time something like this happened right before my birthday. Jake passed away three days before my birthday and I picked his ashes up on my birthday, so I knew it could be another "right before my birthday" shock to deal with.
At least we still have some time with Rolli though. I'm not sure how long, but we're going to make the best of it. She deserves that much.
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