I am so happy! Mom and Dad got back from their trip last night and early this morning Mom came right to Tammy’s house to take me home! When she walked in I was still laying down, taking my time waking up. Once I saw Mom I was so happy! I couldn’t help it, my tail was going like crazy. I had been kinda feeling sorry for myself this morning, bumming around, not eating or wanting to go outside. But now Mom was here to take me home. Yay!
I do have to say, though, that my stay at the Sack’s house was awesome, so much better than staying at the kennel. They treated me just like a member of their pack, and Tammy took such good care of me, she was just like Mom. She worried about every little thing, just like Mom. She slept by me every night, snuggled with me, gave me my eyedrops, took me outside, kept me warm with blankets, and fed me. The whole family was so friendly and loving with me, and they even had other people come to visit at the house so that they could see me. I loved all the attention.
Like I said, I spent a lot of time the past 5 days feeling blue. I missed my Mom and my family. The entire Sack family did everything they could to make me happy and comfortable during my stay there. I gave Tammy a few things to worry about, I didn’t mean to, but that’s what I do to Mom all the time, and it seemed like Tammy was like Mom for the weekend. I didn’t always eat my food, and I didn’t feel much like drinking either. But she came up with lots of creative ways to get me to drink (feeding me ice cubes) and to eat. Get this…. she even cooked me some ground beef, and I had salami slices and turkey. Wow! She even came up with a new way to feed me my canned food, which they called Turkey Balls. She would wrap up my dog food in a piece of sliced turkey and roll it up in a ball. Even being depressed, it was hard to resist the Turkey Balls.
All in all, I think I was a pretty good guest. That sectional couch in the family room looked so tempting, I really was thinking about sitting on there, but never did. It looked so comfortable.
When Mom got me home I went straight outside to go potty. It’s so great to pee in my own yard again, even in the snow. Then I went inside and gobbled up a can of Duck, which made Mom very happy. Mom cut off my bandage (ahhhhhh!) and I headed for my bed to relax.
Here’s how I look without my bandage. You can see that my incision is still covered. I think the Doctor will be taking it off tomorrow when I go for my chemo treatment.
Mom is going to go pick up my sister at the kennel in a few minutes. I am so excited to see Emmy, and to see the boys when they get home from school today. And Dad, too. Mom said he finished the Ironman, although he had to go very slow during the marathon. (I know how that is!) Hopefully Dad will be in the mood for a nap with me tonight when he gets home from work.
Hmmmmm….. I was just thinking that maybe I should find a way to get Mom to make me some of those Turkey Balls….
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By: Jerry G Dawg on November 25, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Nova, you are more beautiful than a gazelle in that photo!
Hey we’d love to see the Turkey Balls recipe too when you get a chance. Yum!
By: Suzy on November 25, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Actually, Turkey Balls are just a big glob of her Evo canned food rolled up in a ball and wrapped with a slice of deli turkey. Mmmmm….. try those at your next party!