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<DIV>My heart aches for each of those who have recently lost their beloved
friends. The tribute to Marigold was just beautiful.</DIV>
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<DIV>You may remember of me addressing the Drool about Owen's mystery
lump. Since June 8th to be exact we have been dealing with this softball
size lump on his right ribcage.. the previous site of a mast cell tumor
removal. To say the least I was so paranoid that the tumor had come
back. To make a 4 months ordeal short , a bacterial infection and three
surgeries later we found the culprit. A "blade of grass" was found
imbedded in his side intra-muscularly . We took the conservative
route and then we had to get aggressive and finally he had exploratory surgery
on Thursday. That is when they found the blade of grass. Total to
date is $3,300.00 for this blade of grass which I have and might put on
E-Bay!!!! Poor Owen has had four drains in various areas and now is
sporting an eight inch incision with yet another tube. He is also wearing
a variety of t-shirts as he still has a Fentanyl patch for pain. </DIV>
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<DIV>To keep this basset related..during this time Abraham's 3rd eyelid was
covering his left eye. I remember reading another Drooler's dog
had the some issue which turned out to be glaucoma. Now I started to lose
it and off to the Vetspital we go with him...th<!-- display ad -->at was
another fiasco at the vets but the outcome was that he had Anterior Uveitis and
he was on antibiotics and drops for two weeks. He is totally recovered
now....thank doG!!!</DIV>
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<DIV>Now to get back to this $3,300 blade of grass....that was my week's
vacation in August, and my new wall oven which I desperately need (my current
one is original to the house---1954) but you know I would spend any amount to
keep my Boys healthy and happy. Speaking of happy, Abe was very happy
yesterday as he snagged a chicken carcass with tons of meat on it and ate the
entire thing...I walked in the kitchen and couldn't imagine why he was licking
the kitchen floor. 10 minutes later I found the container the
chicken was in and was so angry at myself for forgetting to put it back in the
refrigerator after carving some meat to entice Owen to eat. He is such a
food hound and the most amazing counter cruiser....</DIV>
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<DIV>If you would like to visit Owen on his Dogster page <A
href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/92950">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/92950</A> and
leave him a bone or some drool he would appreciate it..If you scroll down
to the last picture this was taken the day he came home (Friday the 12th)
. He is wearing a tube collar which I bought for him after his first
surgery. So much better than those plastic E-collars they provide at the
vets. His last e collar was held together with duct tape as he
banged it so many times it cracked in numerous places. It's a great collar
as it also works as a pillow and it allows him to eat and drink without
difficulty. I bought it at Petco but you can purchase them through Drs.
Foster Smith as that is where I first saw it. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hopefully Owen is done with this nonsense and will recuperate fully...this
was by far the most bizarre thing I have experienced in all my years of (all my
life) having dogs. </DIV>
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<DIV>Shelley, Abraham Ga-linkin with a very full belly, and Owen Max Bloomberg
Mystery Lump now Gone!!!</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Psssst...Have you heard the news? <A title="http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014" href="http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014" target="_blank">There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>