Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Puppy-Poopy Update...

So I know you all are wondering how is Seth and Heather's puppy Harley? Well she is pooping...a lot and it hasn't been solid! So my mom asked if we had checked her for worms... I immediatly ran to my lap top and looked up the signs! Poop not solid...check! Pot belly after eating...check! Hiccuping alot...check! So I have been completely grossed out for the last few days, checking her bum(only looking, no poking or prodding!) for other signs until we could take her to a discounted clinic! Seth and I are firm believers in that an dog or cat or whatever pet it is, is an animal and should not have better health care than us! We will not pay tons of $$$$$$$$$$ to do over what is necessary, especially since we are poor and got her for FREE! So I took her to get her 1st set of shots and to turn in her poop to get tested for worms on Monday. Well they need fresh poop, within 4 hours of it being dropped - just FYI! So after getting her shots done I kicked it outside with her for a half hour hoping she would drop one, so I wouldn't have to come back the next day - but it was a no go! :( So yesterday as soon as she dropped one Seth and I rushed it to the place stat! Of course this one was more solid than the previous 6 days worth of poop, luckily for us! There you go Mom! She challenged me to take and post a picture of this, Happy very early Mothers Day! LOL! Anyways we got it there and they asked us what kind of test we wanted to do - they either keep it there and check for worms with their eyes or send out to do an extensive test for all parasites...guess which one was more expensive and didn't need to have fresh, dropped dooky within 4 hours? Yep that's right, the one that we picked, I was so annoyed that they didn't tell me that yesterday we could have used that other crap! I do not want bugs or worms anywhere near me so we did the extensive, more expensive one for $34 (the other one was $20). We got the results this morning... she is parasite free! Yay! But now I'm sad we wasted $34! Oh well, peace of mind I guess! They think she is just getting used to her new food and they suggested bringing her in for a check up (for $35) if we are still worried... but you know what? We're good, she is a dog - a very cute dog, but still a dog! So I hope you enjoyed this little glimpse(literally) of my puppy's crap!
Here is some cuter(cause it's not crap) and more recent photos of her...

Me and Harley at the Santa Rosa Plateau, we didn't realize dogs were not allowed there so I had to hide her in my sweater. You don't even notice her do you? Everyone we walked by said "Oh! Cute Puppy!"...we were not very successful in hiding her!

Seth bathing her poopy butt! She loves to poop and then walk in it, ahhh! Disgusting!
This is Harley trying to get me to pick her up! She is doing really well with training she knows now what "Quiet!" means and does it pretty quickly. She no longer barks and crys all night and now goes into her crate & bed area in garage without a fuss! Our persistance is paying off! She is currently learning "Down" and "No bite", she is getting there!

Her new dog tag, cute huh? Seth said it is too big for her, but luckily she is going to get bigger! :) We love our little Poopy, I mean Puppy!

10 comments:

melissa gargalis said...

So that is pretty disgusting. You will be a great mom, if you're willing to do that for your dog. And I TOTALLY agree that you should not go into debt over taking care of your pets-AMEN Heather. Preach away.

The Bills Bunch said...
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The Bills Bunch said...

I had to delete my first comment and reword it...Thanks for the early mother's day gift! It's really unique, one of a kind! The plastic bag made me laugh. I'm in the process of daily mushing Amish Friendship Bread. We could be on to something... Wormish hateship bread????? Divide it into 4ths on the 10th day and give to people on your "crap" list. Could be interesting. Glad Harley is okay!
Mom

Traci Elizabeth said...

Dont you wish dogs just used the toilet like everyone else? Your puppy is adorable!!!

The Gray Family said...

cute dog! Puppies are just as much work as a baby....when things work out for you guys you will already be well versed in diapers and pediatrician visits :>)

Brooke said...

So you posted a picture of your puppy's poop. I'm glad to hear that she doesn't have worms. I agree, that you and Seth with be well-prepared for babies now. I'll bet you could potty train Harley easier than I can potty train Luke. I'm a major failure at it.

Melissa said...

Yeah that should prepare you for motherhood. I have been pooped on twice today. What we do for love.

The Bains said...

SICK AND WRONG! HILARIOUS TOO! That bag of poop is not bloggerific! I like the photo of Seth bathing the puppy because Foster the cat is underneath his chair like, "Who the heck is this new brat?!" I triple dog dare you to make a Baby Bjorn type sling for Harley so you can wear her like a baby! That would be so funny!

On vet bills....as Tracy says, "A bullet costs about 32 cents!" Yeah ya'll - he grew up on a farm in Corona dairy land and we belong to the NRA not PETA.

If Mom gives me some "hateship" bread I will need some major psychiatric counseling! :)

Erin said...

Good Poop!! Glad it wasn't runny. The picture of you trying to hide her is so cute.

Kipn n' Sarah said...

Ok so the poop was classic! I would totally have posted the poop picture too! Im just like that. The other pictures of her are so cute and she sure is growing. She is so dang cute. I really like the picture of her looking up at you. Good job in the training too!