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| Argus/Tess P. pups at 4 weeks. |
Got to work yesterday to find that the parking lot was only minimally plowed and the cars were parked every which way. The big piles of snow took up about 1/3 of the lot - which we pay to use. Hopefully they replowed last night. The portion of the Sears lot used by customers (if they had any) was plowed perfectly of course.
To make matters worse, Admin had not plowed any sidewalks on the Rice Street side of the DOT building, so we had 4-5 foot drifts to climb through! Ah, yes. They had plowed the handicap parking spots but had not bothered with those of us who have to use the regular lot and walk to the building. We walked in the street in rush hour traffic past the loading dock (yes, that was plowed too) to the end of the building, a mighty cold walk. I understand that some very loud and ugly phone calls were placed to Facilities Management, and relayed to the Department of Admin (which doesn't give a damn anyway). An hour later (after everyone was already at work) many of the sidewalks were clear. Not a very good way to start the day, and a lot of people who couldn't make it in.
The schools are closed for a second day, but of course the state could not even consider calling yesterday a Snow Day. If you haven't been plowed, just stay home and take vacation . . .
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I had Rocky into the vet to have a tooth pulled and full blood work up to have everything checked. He is 11 years old now and over the last year, he has been drinking sooooo much water. I was conviced he must be diabetic, but everything checked out fine. Any thoughts on this? He has been having accidents in the house and car. There shouldn't be any accidents because my dogs are rarely alone and if they are, it's not for long.
Next question: The vet said, Rocky is 11 now and should be following a low protein diet now. What exactly does that mean? He is on a raw diet, mostly chicken (because it's cheap) and lots of veggies. His coat is really shiny and looks really healthy. He gets his omega3's in tuna and salmon (Aldi is cheap) and they get Pet Tabs daily. So what does he mean that he needs to be on a low protein diet "now"? I like what we feed them and it seems to be protein to me...
Wouldn't hurt to have a urinalysis done and to have the specific gravity of his urine checked. Did you see the blood panel? Were the BUN & Creatinine levels actually normal? Chronic kidney failure is rather common in older dogs of all breeds - which might be why the vet suggested a lower protein diet. And that's the old fashioned idea - older dogs should be on better quality protein, not lower protein. Sounds like you are feeding Rocky properly. I would have the SG of his urine checked though, just to see if he is concentrating it normally.
Oh my goodness - look at those sweet puppy faces!!! I just could hug and squeeze them both! Thanks for a little virtual puppy 'fix' :)
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