What a morning Ditto and I had...

So, I was ready and willing to take a rest day from exercise this morning because I didn't have to come into the office until later in the day. Well, Ditto woke up in his crate at his normal early hour, went out and did his business, then joined me in bed for a while. It wasn't long before he was restless and decided to get a bone to chomp on. A while later he started gagging so I rushed him outside. He came to the window and was looking at me really funny so I knew something was wrong. For some reason, it looked like his cheeks were poking out so I went for a looksie. Much to my surprise he had a bone wedged between his teeth at the back of his throat!!! YIKES. I tried to pull it out and it just wasn't budging. Called my vet and got an emergency number and off we went to Gilbert Road and Guadalupe to the 24 hour animal hospital. Got there and the nurse tried to pull it out with no luck. They brought him in the back and used a clamp or forceps or something and were able to pull it out without getting the doctor, putting him under, etc...phew! He didn't puncture his gums, wasn't bleeding, and was happy as he!! to get that bone dislodged from his mouth. They didn't charge for the removal so I was happy too.

Moral of the story...either they get no bones from now on and just scraps, or I take the bones away after they have stripped the meat off. Not sure which I'll do yet.

What a morning!

Lazy Greyhound!

I guess Blade was too tired to stand and steal Rusty's food! Maybe he was trying to keep a low profile so I wouldn't catch him.

A wee little update -

Well, I took Havoc (renamed Maverick) back last Friday and he was adopted out on Saturday! He didn't wreak too much havoc for being a puppy so I thought Maverick was a better name. I'm sure he'll make his new family happy, even when he pee's on the pillows or dog beds!

Blade is starting to adjust pretty well. I watch him like a hawk when he's in the house because he just doesn't understand "go potty" yet. He broke down the baby gates two days in a row and roamed the house all day which was not good. Needless to say, they don't get so much house room now because he can't be trusted. I'm hoping he gets adopted soon because I'm out of town Memorial Day weekend with my hounds and he'll have to go to a sitter if he's still with me. The good thing is that the Adopt a Greyhound folks will find someone to watch him.

Heading to New Mexico to see Jen on Friday afternoon. I'm also doing the Santa Fe Century bike ride which should be good. We're going to see Cirque de Soleil too, sounds like a busy weekend to me!