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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Things we do for pets

Kodi comforting Roxi
Sick little Roxi
What a week... and it's only Thursday. Let me rewind. Monday night I went with my sister to Walmart to get a few things for her trip to Kentucky. Well we forgot our coupons so we had Kevin bring them to us. So after we finished shopping there me and Raelyn had to make one more stop before heading home so we sent Kevin home.
Well when we arrived home I saw the chairs pulled away from the dining table and something on the floor underneath. At first I just saw our socks, which is normal, but then I saw some shining packaging. As Kevin is getting the stuff out we realize that it was the sheets that his Advil Cold & Sinus were on, only it was empty. Instantly my heart sank. We decided that she had eaten 4 pills, not good for dogs.
So Kevin says that we need to induce vomiting. I didn't have a clue how to do this but Kevin did. So he brings Roxi into the bathroom and sticks her in the tub and has the hydrogen peroxide. This made me even sicker. So he holds her in the bathtub and I have to be the mean one that injects it in her mouth. So we do the deed and a few minutes later the heaving begins. If you know me, I don't handle crap like that so out of the bathroom I go.
Well she ends up throwing up again and I tell Kevin that we need to call the ER vet. So I take Roxi in the bedroom with me because she just looks miserable and Kevin calls the vet. Well they say that we need to bring her in. So at midnight, I ask my mom if she would be willing to go lay in our room by Ashlyn so that I can go be with Roxi, if things should turn sour.
So we arrive at the vet and we tell them the story and Dr. Sweeney tells us all the things that could possibly happen to her: ulcers, kidney failure, dehyrdration, loss of appetite, seizures. Now I am already a bawling mess at this point so to hear that just made it worse. I prayed my heart out for little Roxi. Now if you have read previous posts, then you know this isn't the first stupid thing that Roxi has eaten... light bulbs, half pan of brownies, chalk, etc... but this time it really scared me.
So the doctor tells us that the next 24 hours she really need to be monitored for the reasons above and that we need to check her pulse also and make sure that it isn't too slow, or too fast. So they give Roxi her first dose of Charcoal to help filter the poison and a shot of Pepcid AC. Then he tells us that we will need to give her 3 more doses of Charcoal at home every 8 hours, followed by a dose of Pepcid once a day, Misoprostol 3 times a day and a dose of sucralfate 3 times a day also. BUT none of these should be taken together and they should be at least hours apart... and I thought having a baby made you lose sleep.
So we head home and that night was MISERABLE! We decided to let Roxi sleep in our bed because if she was having a seizure we wouldn't know if she slept on her pillow on the floor. So we are sleeping and I feel Roxi bolt to the floor and then she starts heaving... twice. And it looked bloody. I was trying to be a big girl and look but inside I was heaving myself. All the while Ashlyn isn't sleeping good either and was awake every 2 hours. So NO SLEEP THERE EITHER! Well Roxi ended up puking I am guessing about 6 more times in the next few hours. She has also pee'd on the floor 4 times which sucks because she has never had accidents in the house.
Well I will skip ahead, but she has puked everyday, won't eat and trying to give her the meds is retarded. She hates it. She is so lethargic which is sad because she is our playful dog so to see her laying around makes me cry even more. It is also affecting Kodi because she is his buddy and he loves to wrestle with her, but he won't even touch her right now. He just mopes right along the side of her.
The good news, is that we bought some food that comes in what looks like a toothpaste tube and she has successfully kept down 2 teaspoons... for 4 hours. YAY! Hopefully we can keep this going and maybe she will be back to solids by the weekend. Keep your fingers crossed.
Well I love my dogs and I will do anything for them. When we bought our first dog Tugg, who we had to put to sleep at 1 1/2 months because of hydrocephalus, me and Kevin both slept on the kitchen floor next to him. Now I think that is love. I just hope that Roxi progresses more because it is killing Kevin inside too. Roxi is HIS dog. She loves him. And to not even have her give us kisses because she is so sick, just tears us both us inside.
Well that is the big prelude to my birthday weekend. There won't be much celebrating going on around here because we can't leave Roxi alone until she is off her meds... next Monday. UGH!

Friday, February 20, 2009

Albertson's Hot Buy


This was an amazing trip to the store. We got:
5 Crescent Rolls
4 Butter
9 Toaster Strudels
10 Warm Delights
2 Bottles of Tums
6 Tubs of Frosting
10 Boxes of Cereal
4 Cookie Pouches
2 Bags Albertson chips
6 Nature Valley Granola Bars
16 Fruit snacks (all sorts)
5 Cake Mixes
8 Muffin Mixes
2 20 oz Diet Cokes (because we deserved them)

Preferred Savings $102.02
Coupons Tendered $120.50
Total Paid $ 63.56
Total Savings $222.52
Bought 89 items
so if you were to break it down per item, we paid .71 cents an item. Not to SHABBY!!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Ash is 7 months!

I can't believe it! 7 months! She is getting so big and surprises us all the time with the new things that she learns. She is still the best baby. She has been so sick this past little while and she still doesn't fuss. She also has found her voice and LOVES it. It is so cute. I can be rocking her to sleep and she will open her eyes and just start talking away. I am trying to capture it on video and will post it. She is so dang cute. When she wakes up she just starts talking and then as soon as you look into her crib she gets the biggest smile on her face. Oh I could just eat her up.


Just 2 days ago she wouldn't sit up and then yesterday we sat her on the floor to try and get her to do it and she did. She just sat there like a big girl for so long.She also LOVES her tongue. We call this her little Gene Simmons. She is so funny when she sticks it out.
She also likes to drink out of her sippy cup. We also have a little tiny stein that she likes to drink out of. It is about the size of a shot glass and she just devours her drinks out of it.

And what would be a post without funny pictures? We have many pictures of our family in these glasses, so when I stumbled upon them the other day I couldn't pass up the opportunity to put them on Ashlyn.
She was so good to just sit there and let mommy get a good laugh out of it. Happy 7 months ROO! We can't wait to see what you learn next!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

house of terror

So this weekend we had my brother and his friend in town and they brought their big dog with them. His name was Fallon and he was a scary dog. Now if you don't know my dogs Kodi, he is a shi-tzu and yorkie mix... but think he is a rottweiler. Roxi is a mini schnauzer... thinks she is a boxer. Well they didn't look so tough with the new dog in their territory. He would kick his legs back and dig like he was a bull... Kodi and Roxi were terrified. They will now be in therapy for years to come after dealing with this massive dog. I have in cluded a picture for you to see this tank....


Yup, a little tiny yorkie. My dogs are babies. Doesn't he look like a Boyd's Bear? Fallon was too cute... and Vicki, you will get my bill for the therapy!

Monday, February 9, 2009

Ash being a big girl

So Ash first rolled over at about 2 weeks old, she almost rolled right off the cabinet but my leg caught her. She has been such a wiggle worm the last little while and we knew that this day would be approaching us fast. Well the first time that she rolled over she did for Kevin. So we all went in to stand around and watch her and NOTHING! I recorded for 20 minutes and she wouldn't do a thing. So then while we were gone shopping Kevin bust out the recorder when she started rolling over and over so he got this. So then when we got home he had her on the floor and we all stood out of sight and she did it! Now she won't stop!! I love it! But I am so sad that she is getting so big... I can't believe it's been almost 7 months! Time Flies... Enjoy my little Roo's video!


Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Check out Savy Saver

So if you are like me and my sister you LOVE to coupon shop. My sister has this friend who created a website to show us some of her tips on how she saves. Her savings are incredible and yours can be too. So if you want to pop on over or bookmark her page, the link is http://savysaver.blogspot.com. So here is my shout out Cami!

Monday, February 2, 2009

Valentine's Day is when???



So, about a week ago Kevin tells me he "made a mistake" but wouldn't tell me what it was. I was really getting so mad at him because he wouldn't tell me. Well Friday I came up from my grandma's and I look on the table and there is a box that has my name on it from a place called "proflowers". So I open the box up and this is what I found. 2 dozen roses!! So I walk down to see Kevin and he said "That is what I screwed up on. I had a brain fart and thought that Valentine's was on the 2nd". I started laughing so hard. At least he even thought about it. So here are my Groundhog's Day flowers. They are gorgeous. Thanks Babe. Love you.