{05apr2010: weekend review}

Before we get to the weekend review, I have a confession to make.  I think I have a crush on Ammy.  I love her smiling face!  I can't get enough of it!


Ok, now that I've got that off my chest we can move onto our weekend.  
Saturday we took Darwin to the vet for her annual check up.  She weighed in at 113lbs... she's lost 2 lbs in the last few weeks even though she's less active.  Strange.  
She was really well behaved while we were there and got all her vaccinations!  The vet noticed that the teeth on the left side of Darwin's mouth had considerably less plaque than the right side... she must be a left sided chewer.... which means I'll be brushing her right side more often!  We also discussed Darwin's walking and some hopping action she's been doing and now the vet is concerned about Darwin's hips and is going to check the x-rays we took to see if she can see her hips and if there is anything to be concerned about.  OI.  Let's hope not.

It's been cold and rainy, more like winter than spring, here in Seattle but on Saturday we had a break in the cold and the sun came out.  I set up Darwin's bed outside on the deck and she got to enjoy a raw bone while getting some vitamin D.
{mmm.  i'm a left sided chewer}

{don't mind my funny lip i've spotted a fly!}

She didn't catch the fly... too slow!


For Easter we didn't do much.  It was a beautiful morning so we all hung out on the deck for a bit, and then it turned grey and rainy.  We ran some errands and got Darwin an Easter treat!

A perfect find at the thrift store!  

After a little cuddling... off came his eye!

Then his other eye.... then his nose... and then some face stuffing.

He's still got a lot of de-stuffing to go!  It was a $1.99 well spent!


Hope you all had a great weekend!


OH. And the neurologists office finally called, apologizing profusely for not calling earlier.  The results of her spinal fluid tests showed a "high normal" and slightly inflamed.   The neurologists thinks it's best to treat it as meningitis so they'll be sending over 3 prescriptions, 2 antibiotics, Doxycycline and Clindamycin, to be taken for 3 weeks, and a steroid, Prednisone, to be taken for 9 weeks.  Let's hope these drugs help and Darwin can get back to normal soon!