SNOW!!!!!

 Yesterday we had about three inches of snow and we are again getting more of the flakey stuff.  What a way to start the New Year!  As you can see from yesterday's photos, Tasha and Anna Rose had different ways of celebrating our first real snow fall of the year, and of winter!  Tasha decided that What's Her Name did not need her bathrobe, as she needed to get inside and ended up wearing the left sleeve herself!  Thankfully WHN was wearing a flannel nightgown that Dad had given her several years ago- she is flakey enough as it is!

Anna Rose, the love of Max Da Odder Weinie, loves the snow and pranced around for quite some time in the flakes as they fell from the clouds.  She is doing better, but will probably need to have the IV fluids every other day.  She is drinking more, and going outside with her Daddy every couple of ours.  She devours her vitamins and her new foodables, as long as her Daddy feeds them to her!  After her adventures in the morning snow, she snuggled up in her new Christmas blankie and supervised her Dad while he worked on his Navy correspondence courses!

UPDATE- ANNA ROSE

Her Majesty, Queen of Daddy's Heart, Daddy's Beloved Fur, is at the vet as we speak!  She will be there overnight and on IV fluids to flush her system out and should return home tomorrow.  Dr. Parker does not think she needs surgery and that this is what she went through when we first got her.  Dr. Parker wants to get her better first, and then we are going to look into the emergency vet doing laser removal of her kidney stone.  What's Her Name of course broke down in tears at the vet, even though it is better news than expected- what else would you expect from her, the blonde moment nitwit!  Dad is a rock, and is doing his best to keep the blonde moments from taking over completely. 

Crosses Paws- PRAYERS NEEDED- ANNA ROSE

Yesterday afternoon, Anna Rose started to tremble as if she were in pain.  We thought that her back was going down.  As our vets were unavailable, we had to take her to an emergency vet, who determined that it was NOT a back problem, but an abdominal one, requiring xrays and blood work, which she will have done today at our vet..  She make have eaten a foreign object or have another kind of bowel blockage, ore pancreatitis.  (She is the only pack member who does not eat everything in sight- she is very picky so we hope and pray that it isn't the first two things)  .  She would only eat her canned foodables if Geoff hand fed her and she screamed in pain when the vet, during his exam, touched parts of her tummy. 

We had a sleepless night and her vet's appointment is for 11, if we cannot get her in sooner.  PLEASE PRAY FOR US!  Geoff as you know is out of work and she is his baby- her nickname (to which she does call when used ONLY by him, is "Fur")  Anna Rose slept in the big bed curled up with me till 4 AM then her Daddy till we got up just now at 7:30- she would not eat her bedtime snackie and refused her tramadol in the pill pocket, but did drink water.  She dozed most of the night but would wake for us to pet her.  She went out for her morning constitutional and had no problems and had no pain when we picked her up.  She was even playing her favorite game with Geoff if catch me if you can!

We are praying that surgery is NOT needed, but your prayers are for her and for Geoff. 

Helping Dad rake leaves- Starring Anna Rose!

 Over the past weekend, Anna Rose helped her beloved Daddy rake the leaves in the backyard, sniffing to ensure that they held nothing unsavory for her Daddy!

Here She Is- Miss Anna Rose!

 Here is the newest member of the DWM- Anna Rose!  A beautiful black and tan dappled long fur! She has some health issues, primarily kidney stones (which can only be treated by diet according to the vet) .  Anna Banana, as WHN insists on calling her, joined the pack this morning.  She fits in perfectly and has already been to PetSmart and Pet Supplies Plus!  Please keep her in your prayers- she is not eating since her dental on Thursday and Dr. Parker does not want to give her any vaccinations until she does start eating!  (She licked a piece of cheese and piece of her canned special diet, but that is all- She is drinking!)

WHN thinks she looks like a long furred version of Madame Penny Furter!

Dad, Anna Rose and Tasha