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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Just a quick update on Maggie d</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Earest. After 9 days of Tramadol and Amoxicillin, Maggie can</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t stop wagging her tail: my baby</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s back! I am so overwhelmed with joy.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">She</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">‘</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s as food obsessive as ever, the lump on her chest is back to walnut size, like it was months ago, the lymph nodes are no longer swollen, there isn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t even a hint of a limp. She even played with Dexter for a few minutes last night.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> When all this started, even the vet thought she wouldn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t come around. Boy, did this 14 year old stinker show us all!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">And a note to Dale</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> thank</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">you for loving Cyrus all these years. A good hound deserves that. (Even the not-so-good ones do.) I know the sorrow that</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">goes with losing a beloved basset, because like most of us on the Drool list, I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ve been through it.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">And while there</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> may be nothing</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">that can provide adequate comfort</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> right now</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> the memories will provide joy in the future.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">m at the point now that when I think of Beethoven, I no longer tear up, but instead I get this tiny smile on my face, remembering just how special he was.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Better go</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Maggie wants cookies</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Tim n</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> puppies</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Maggie d</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Earest</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Leia Round</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Dexter Doofus</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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