The three baby town squirrels have been making frequent appearances in and around the feeders this winter, and, often, they don't mind posing for photos.
The one above is sitting on a four-foot snow bank just outside our sliding-glass door.
I've noticed that the menagerie of visitors, including all varieties of woodpeckers, small birds, pine squirrels and town squirrels, seem to be quite mannerly as they wait in line for their bites.
Happily, we haven't seen any signs of turkeys since the big dump, so the rest of the visitors have enjoyed some nice daily feasting.
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We had Bridie news yesterday, but I was too frustrated at blog time to share it.
All is well today.
After a full 24 hours of being back to normal in behavior and with her gut, Bridie suffered a relapse overnight on Tuesday.
She had several accidents throughout the night, and even her usually bright mood seemed to have taken a hit.
Happily, the Center Valley Vets had a cancellation yesterday morning, so we were able to take her for an exam.
Shortly before we left, we noticed that her blow-up collar had completely deflated. Bill blew it up a couple of times, but it kept losing air.
Later, we discovered about half a dozen punctures, no doubt inflicted by some tiny teeth which had been working at the collar earlier.
And, so, yesterday involved a vet visit, where Dr. Kellner determined that Bridie had signs of bacteria in her stool. She came home with antibiotics, diarrhea medicine and special dog food.
We also received instructions to cut the tater tots (I had given Bridie two the night before) and the treats.
Just dog food and a little meatball of hamburger so she'll chomp down her pills without fussing.
The good news: she's feeling much better, no accidents AND we're more than halfway through Bridie's "recovery" period, as Dr. Kellner said in response to my sarcastically terming it as a "sentence."
Six days after today.
It's gone fast, not because it's been so much fun but because we've kept SO busy day and night, attending to Bridie's diarrhea side show associated with surgery.
The other good news: the doctor agrees that her spaying incision looks great. Plus, she even has a brand new blow-up collar.
At $35 per unit, we hope this one lasts the next six days.
It may.
That's because Bill noted that Bridie has discovered that the blow-up collar functions on her neck sorta like what happens with bumper cars.
This morning, while engaged in a spontaneous high octane race around the house, she connected with walls or table legs and always bounced off.
And, now that she has really special dog food, which she and only she gets to eat, we put her in the crate for her meals.
"Breakfast in bed," Bill noted this morning.
For the record, Bridie is not spoiled . . . yet.
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Congratulations to Willie and his Bulldog girls basketball team. If they can pull off one more win in the next two games, they will go to State next week.
This week's district tournament involves best two out of three.
Fingers crossed they can do the job in tomorrow night's rematch with Lakeland.
Game Day, Yay!
Gonzaga plays the Pacific Tigers tonight.
Tip-off at 6 p.m., Broadcast on CBS Sports
GO, ZAGS.
Let's make it 20-2.
1 comment:
Eileen (Kellner) is the best.. we had her with Misty.. who we almost lost in her first year with us.. Eileen brought her around and in good health for 14 more years.. The vets at CV are great!!! so glad your little one is improving.. hang in there.. lol..
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