The end of september...

Today, benjamin is back to his old self. We are so very thankful for this. We may never know WHAT he had- what was going on.Maybe it was a uti. maybe our old vet was right.Either way, we are just happy he is ok again.Today mom was trying to take a nap on the couch, and ben benjumped up and demanded cuddles. Something he hasn't done in quite sometime.

This evening while waiting for daddy to come home, mom received a phone call from her mom,which scared her so bad. Our great gram was in a car accident. And mom had only seen her hours before,and mom feels so bad about it.She is ok- but her car is pretty messed up, and we know that she will refuse to drive anymore after this.It was a brand new car she just got this year, and now, it's doomed to a life of who knows what. Pretty car too.So sad. :( 
But mom felt so bad for her gram because she couldn't get there to comfort her- so her brother and dad went to stop by and check. Mom has talked to her SEVERAL times today checking up on her.She is emotionally shook up, but physically, she's fine.Please send some good thoughts her way.
What a way to end september.In the morning we hope to wake up to a beautiful October day, with the promise of new good days, safe family members, and healthy pets.And we hope the same for all of you.
Good night tonight friends.

The results!

So i just picked up ben from the vet.
The ultrasound tech said his insides are absolutely 'beautiful' and there is nothing wrong with him.
She said they are the best she has ever seen in any schnauzer.

So i talked to the vet- because i'm so confused. And, once again, the dog was diagnosed as being merely insane. there is nothing wrong with him physically- he is mentally insane. He caused himself to have all these symptoms as if he were literally dying... and for what??? he's perfectly fine! (other than the colitis of course- but that's all being managed) but he looks great.

So thank you to everyone who has been thinking of him, and praying for him, as always, we truly do believe you had something to do with his being ok. And thank you to everyone who donated and help make this possible, we love everyone. We are so thankful we can't even express it. So we were told to just keep an eye on him and not think much else of it. He just has to be monitored because he's too dumb to know he can't drink a ton of water or he'll pee himself for hours. So i dont get it- the vets stumped, and no more testing is to be done at this point, because his spirit is back, he's not perfect- but he is eating again, and happy again. bringing us toys, it's just this new fascination with water.

So, the schnau will live to see many many more tomorrows.

crazy dog.

Big Day

After hours of trying to convince his dad that he didn't need an ultrasound, ben was bummed this morning to hear he still has to go in."but daddeh, i am fine, i am sure, i jus like waters a whole lot.""Too bad ben" said his daddeh " you need to have your insides looked at"So ben is waiting here this morning, very sad.Especially since he can't have breakfast- JUST in case they have to sedate.But my babies are good. He won't need it, but the off chance he does, he's ready.

He goes in at 1230 and as soon as we know more, we will let you all know right away.

He has been acting MUCH better- the meds have to make his insides feel a bit better. But,he's still having a love affair with the water dish which just isn't normal.He was playing with his toys a TON yesterday. Running full speed through the house and having a blast. first time in a while. But, still wants a drink all the time. So,we will find out today. Hopefully, it's nothing serious.

Ben's ultrasound

Is set and scheduled for thursday.

he will be dropped off at 130 and mom will be able to get him

sometime after 4. 

We are hoping that they don't find anything too serious.

To help with the fund, you can donate here:

we have 75 towards it so far, and it'll cost us 275.

We really appreciate any help we can get. 

Thank you to you all.

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Puppy Up Walk in ABQ

Even though we can't be with our dear heart family, the amazing White Dog Army , needs your support in walking with them in spirit, along their journey to defeat cancer in canines.  They are walking today- and we thank them once again, for everything they are doing. We are with our army in spirit, as we wish we could walk along side them, (ok maybe not hansel and tesla as there are a LOT of woofies there) and Ben wants to dedicate our entry today to the amazing team of Eskies, and the two lucky poodles who get to join in the fun today (Daisy & Maple) and send all of them our very best. We are thinking of you!  Good luck, and we hope that you have fun, and your cause makes tons of money and helps us get even closer to defeating cancer!   We love you guys!!

To see more about their goal & their fundraising page--- White Dog Army Puppy Up Page




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Saturday Caturday.

Well, i decided since ben and my sisfur haz gotted tim on da bloggie,an dis IZ HANSELS WORLD alla yoos guys,dat i wud visit mai blog tadeh.

we iz still waitin ta make appts fur ultrasounds,waitin on da tech to make a date, den we will take benneh.Or rather, mommeh will take benneh. I NO goin anywhere near dat vets.Dem did ultrasound on meh last years.  I hated itz. BUT i did real gud saz mommeh. Best kitteh effur.

tryin ta visit an get ta alla yoor comments soon.Promises.



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Finally Friday: Forgotten Gotcha.

So i didna git mai 'tesla toosdeh'.An ta make matters worsies,YESSERDEH waz mai gotcha deh! An da mommeh furgot!

Da DADDEH told da mommeh dat waz mai gotcha deh!Her haz been so buszee wif da baybee an da woofie dat mai furry spay-shull deh waz furgots.

So now i iz lookin out da winna, fur noo homes.yoo fink dem want me across da ways?I fink DEM wont furgots mai gotcha deh.Dont be surprised if yoo git da bitey mommeh.Stoopid mommeh.

In benneh noos- him iz actin like hims feels a bit better, but he iz still not right.Him iz eetin again so da medicines are takin away hims sickie belleh,but him iz still tryin ta drink lots.Mommeh called da vet tadeh an iz waitin ta hear back fur whendem can do da ultrasound.Will be doin next week.

Mommeh, i expectin lots of treats ta make up fur yoor "fur paw" of furgettin mai gotcha deh.I haf liffed here 4 whole years!
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Wordless Wednesday: Ben's relaxing

~*~*~*~(he ate last night and this morning, and seems a bit better- even though he doesn't like his amoxicillin- he's taking them, and the eating seems to make him feel a bit better.  Thank you to all who have donated to our ultrasound fund- we will thank you each personally very soon- when baby lets mom type a bit more.)

Xrays.

My mother assisted me today as i took ben and the baybee to the vet today,

for ben's xrays. He was looked over very well by the vet,

and the xray was taken.

Turns out his liver is small- and the vet is suspecting a liver shunt.

He says it could be the reason why he's had colitis- that it was ALL caused by the shunt.

He says there are a bunch of other tests we should do, but first of all, we should do an ultrasound.

Our OTHER vet thinks its a urinary tract infection that's gone up into his kidneys.

And that antibiotics will fix it (which we start tonight).

We hope its the later.

If it IS a shunt- it may not be fixable, or if it is, you have to go to a specialist,

and that's easily over a thousand.

So, in hopes that you kind bloggers could help us out since money is tight-

the price of the ultrasound is 275.

If there is anyway you can help us out- 

it would be appreciated so very very much.

So we will leave the donate button up on the side of our blog, if you can help,

that's wonderful, if not, just continue sending purrs and prayers- we appreciate that JUST as much as money,

we need your love and support, we are very worried about our ben.

Mom is terrified of what the ultrasound may reveal.

But it really is the best thing to do.
Both vets were telling us other tests and things that would be great,

but for all of those, the very best test is an ultrasound.

Until then, we are just waiting and hoping the meds help.

poor ben.

Ben's Blood Results Showed...

...nothing.They came back perfectly fine. Nothing wrong.BUT the vet said his urine was NOT normal.High protein, low specific gravity.
He suspects kidney stones.Because there is inflammation somewhere.mentioned they may not be filtering properly.So, we are off to do xrays between 12-2. ANd hopefully they will tell us more.
He did eat late last night, but he wouldnt again this morning. He vomited during the night,and appears to have eaten it again.

He is acting nauseous, and just not himself still.I am worried about what will be found on the xray.so, as soon as i know, i'll be back with an update.

The Scoop On Ben

Ben has been acting a bit strange when it comes to eating. 

It kind of started when mommy was still pregnant.  

He would sometimes just refuse dinner.

Sometimes, he would eat even if he didn't want to, and then throw up. That wasn't too often.

A lot of times he would just skip dinner.

The vets and mom put it down to stress from hormones of mom and the baby.

When baby came, it seemed to calm down.

But mom did notice other little things- but nothing seemed like it was wrong.

For instance, he would watch when anyone had a drink, lick his lips, like he wanted it badly. If you weren't watching, he would try to lick the condensation off your glass.  

When he would eat his cubes, he would lick them first like trying to drink them, then chew them.

He has been licking his legs after having a cube to get every last drop OR when he was outside and it was damp, he would lick that off himself too.

This last week, he started refusing dinner in the evening again. A lot.

It's always bothered mom when he does this. 

Friday she took him to her mom's to celebrate her birthday with her. 

He got to run and frolic in a real yard.  

He drank 2 full bowls of water that were overflowing.

And a ton of cubes. No big deal. he was running around outside a lot.

Urinating and everything was normal.

She left at 4, and he peed on the way to the car. Normal. he's good about

going before he gets in the car. Smart like that.

At 8 pm, dad gave him another cube. 

He finished, got up slowly, dragged himself to the front door, and started to pee on the floor.

NOT normal. 

Mom  picked him up and took him outside where he went the rest of the way, and it was a LOT.

at 930-10 pm, dad took him out, and he ran like he had to go so badly again, (mind you since they left grams house, they only had ONE cube) and went a ton.

Normally, he goes out once at night, and again in the morning- usually at least 12 hours go by in the mean time.

Mom got up early- at 8, to take ben out. He had recently gone in his crate.

SOAKED the blanket, and was just laying in it.

She took him out, where he immediately went again.

Then at 1130- he had to go desperately again. Mind you, he still hasn't had anything but a cube since 8 the night before, and those water bowls at grams.

Mom was now very worried. He had to go out about 6 times saturday- when normally, he goes out three.  Sunday, they took him out 4-5 times, and always had to go.

He also has refused all food since friday except one bowl of food. that's 1/2 cup.

he ate a mouthful this am - which he vomited in the car on the way home.

He had bloodwork taken- and urine at the vets. The urine came back with no glucose- 

mom had thought it was def. diabetes. 

Now she is very worried about his kidneys.

He is just lying around, and doesn't want to do anything.  

No fever, mom took his temp.

And now she's worried about cancer or worse, but he's just getting worse and worse, 

he won't even play with mom. He just wants to lay down or drink.

Mom is very worried.

WE will have our bloodwork results in the morning and will fill you in then.

Purrs for Ben.

Ben is on his way to the vet right now- he is having bloodwork and urine checked. He has been showing signs of diabetes or renal failure. Mom is hoping that she's just being ridiculous but he's hardly eating anything, drinking and urinating a LOT, and she thinks his eyes look slightly cloudy.
So he is loading up into the car in a few minutes.

we ask you keep him in your thoughts.

Happy birthday to mom!

Happy birthday to our mom today,Ben is watching baybee while she is napping in her swing,However, she didn't do too much napping yesterday, for our parents anniversary yesterday, baybee screamed most of the day.

thanks baybee.

Wordless Wednesday

Tesla Toosdeh

lovely stripes.

crooked tail.

little paws

beautiful eyes

who else did you think it would be????

Mancat Monday

Hello effureeones.Mommeh saz, dat we can do da halloween spooktacular contest again dis year. We wud like ta host dis event again.  so go put da http://halloweenspookee.blogspot.com/ Halloween Spookee blog on your blogroll, because we will be updatin it real soon.

We will be puttin up rules and such, and if anyone wud like to sponsor a category- let us know and we will add you!!!  We are very excited- (we always are) for this year's contest!!!  :)

We wanted to make sure we annoucned it good and early so you can think about your costumes and if you would like to participate!!! let us know!!!   If you have questions or comments, you can reach us at:Floofy Mc Flufferson AT gmail DOT comand mom will paw out the answers to you.   :)  
Happy mancat monday effureeone!

Walk & Wag a Thon 2011!

Hello everyone, every year for the last 3 years mom has done the humane society's walk and wag a thon!  The first year, she walked a friend's dog, and the next 2, she walked ME! Benjamin! 

This year, the event will be held on November 5th.  And we are going to be walking again - as long as we are able to with baby in tow- but, even if we DONT physically get to walk (it's usually pretty cold in november and mom is afraid of having a baybee ice pop) we are still raising money for the shelter again.

 What makes it so special this year- is that they are trying to build another building to add to their current shelters- so they have more room for more pets- which equals- yes you guessed it, less euthanisias in the shelter.  So we are very excited to be a part of it this year.  Our goal right now is 100- if we go above that we would be very excited, but we are trying to be realistic.  Over the past 3 years- for just the walk, mom raised over 500!  And Hansel raised 200 last year in his pin up competition.

We aren't asking for much. Even a dollar would be amazing. BUT if you can't donate- that's fine- cheer us on for the walk!   We just want to have your support!!! We will not be upset if you don't donate, so please don't think that at all!  we will keep you updated on our progress as we can!!   Thanks so much for your support, and hope you can help us reach our goal!


Go here ----> WALK AND WAG A THON 2011 <---- to donate and support us!

Thanks guys! love, ben

Saturday Stalkers

Ben: "mommeh... why iz him starin at me.... i'm scared..."

Formerly Feral Friday

Just relaxin.

thoughts on a thursday: sabotage!

Mommeh bent dis lights ta photographs bens betters.... i wunner if i can.. 'fix' its....  MUAHAHAHHAHA

Wordless Wednesday: After the Groom.

Who We Are!

Hello! Thanks for stopping by! This blog is our story! Each one of us has our unique set of problems! HA! And, our unique set of endearments.

It all started back in 2007 when Tesla came to live with our beans. She was the first. Her problems include separation anxiety from mom, urinary crystals so she has a special diet, a weird inflammation problem which makes lumps appear under her skin, has redirected aggression, herpes in the eye (which seems to be controlled), allergies, grumpiness, and behavioral chewing (destroys things when mom leaves) & urination (meaning she pees where she shouldn't). However, she is adorable, is very attached to mom, loves to play, and is incredibly bright.

They got Hansel in 2008 to stop the separation anxiety with Tesla. Hansel had Legg Perthes and had MAJOR surgery in 2010 to have the femur head bones removed, has allergies in february where he randomly sneezes, has redirected aggression, a heart murmur, and the latest is he licks all the fur off his front legs. His endearments are endless. He loves everyone, plays with everyone, loves his sister, loves TOYS, grooms his bean father, cuddles on everyone, steals food, drools when he's happy, goes CRAZY for the smell of carrots (like nip to him), and sleeps in your arms.

Then Ben came along in 2008. It wasn't the best of meetings with the cats. However, he came into our home and we've dealt with him ever since. He's very bright and stupid at the same time. He thinks everyone is his friend- and will approach stray cats, dogs, wild animals, and thinks they all want to play with him. Mom literally has to drag him out of the way to stop him if they try to attack him. He doesn't understand that things can be mean. His problems include, Anal Gland issues (had those removed), colitis (ongoing issue but have special diet), allergies, reactions to vaccines, heat intolerance, anxiety (special meds), dry skin, will randomly break out in hives, car sickness if in it for over 40 minutes, neurological incontinence (meaning he will literally just poop and not seem to realize he's going- in his sleep, on your lap, etc), screaming at guests, and they're not sure but they think he might be crazy. However, he's very loving, adorable, happy, loves his toys, loves the dog park because of all the places to pee, loves going to the groomer & vets because they give him attention, is very very bright- if he knows you are going out, he will kennel himself, oh, and he helps raise money by doing the local wag and walk a thon for our humane society every fall.

Our Awards!

from KC
on 3.20.10




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on 8.29.09

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to the blogosphere on 6.25.09






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Tesla Toosdeh: ACTION (again!)!

So sunday night, mommeh gotted out her cameras, an started photographin da baybee...dis led to photographin bens... to photographin hansels...ta photographin, well, mez.  of course.but while she was doin it... i started gettin rly sillies...

She didna know WAT i waz doin at firs.den her noticed...

da light comin in da winna... waz reflectin off her lens.an i waz tryin ta KILL its.

iz hard ta get shots of dis as, light not near where lens ack-shull-lee pointin.

but her gotted sum kyoot ones anywayz.

KILL DA LIGHTS

*knead knead*

~*~*~*~Our baybee bean iz a monf olds tadeh. :)

Happy Labor Day!

Hoping your beans are home and you are getting tons of extra scritches!