Happy Annibirthary!

I'm actually a little late with this post, as it should've been done last week. However, since I've been pretty bad at posting to this blog, guess I'm doing pretty good only being a week off.

Mr. Bojangles has now been in my life for a little over a year and I can't imagine not having him in it. His adoption wasn't expected, as I was simply going to donate pet food to the local pet food pantry. However, when I saw him I knew that we were destined to be together...he was my dog. About two weeks after Mr. Bojangles arrived, my kitty unexpectedly passed away at only 11 years old. It was--and still is--very hard. It's gotten better over the past year, but I still miss Jonson every single day. Mr. Bojangles has helped me through a terrible time. He is so loving and affectionate and his world revolves around me...how could I not be helped by such unabashed adoration.

Not knowing when he was born and with only a rough guestimate as to his age when I got him (two), I adopted his adoption date of March 5th as his birthday. We celebrated at two of his doggy playgroups. At home, we had some "pupcakes" from the bakery at the local pet store. Bojangles is a picky eater (he really loves meat), so he didn't really care for his treat, but it didn't go to waste...not with two hounds in the house.

It's Allergy Season

We've had a very mild winter, so as a result everything is blooming early...which means allergies have arrived. Like humans, dogs and cats are susceptible to allergies. Chihuahuas, with their little noses and tiny air passages have a harder time with allergies. Mr. Bojangles was having the most horrendous dry, hacking cough and sneezing. Yesterday, I called the vet's office (after I finally got through) and the prescribed Benadryl. So, off to the store I went to pick up some children's Benadryl for my four-legged child. I decided on the liquid Benadryl, as it is fairly easy to administer and very easy to figure out the dosage. With a pill, I would've had to quarter it...no easy prospect since the pills are small and not scored.  I debated in the store over to buy the name brand or the generic. I liked that the generic store brand cost less and was dye-free...unfortunately it was bubble gum flavored. I wasn't too sure how the bubble gum flavor would go over, so I chose the brand name bottle with it's red dye and cherry flavoring. At least he didn't spit it out, which is what I was afraid of. It seems to help. I've only given him 1/2 of the dosage amount prescribed, because I was afraid it might cause drowsiness and he sleeps enough as it is...I didn't want a totally comatose dog all day. Hopefully, once the blooming cycle gets going a little more, allergies will slow down.