Love the pictures!
Daisy looks adorable!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
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Love the pictures!
Daisy looks adorable!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
We miss Daisy, but we are again cat sitting at our neighbors. Been busy, no job yet, though selling some things, and getting a couple of roof estimates to patch our roof, so making progress. Right now I am working on a project for Romeo, Michigan, their 175th anniversary and though it is all volunteer, but I think will lead to some great net-working.
BUT, I wanted to leave you with this story, of what happened to me yesterday going to Washington, Michigan, just past and south of Romeo for me, to their historical club meeting, at the museum that I attended 5th & 6th grades in this old 1917 school. So it is long, but it has a link, to a story, sad about an abused pit-bull dog, with a link to Lulu's last vet, Dr. Booth.
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One story I am going to end with, and if I can find the link I will post it. This is a true story and you will see Lulu's Dr. Booth too
Possible bait dog found badly hurt expected to survive - Fox 2 News Headlines
Anyway, on my way to Washington, Michigan (named after America's first president, George Washington) I went through Romeo, my usual way to get there. I took my pictures, and told me about an abused dog, pitbull, but a gentle dog, that was being used to train more aggessvie dogs for 'dog fights' (illegal in Michigan). Now the dog was in very bad shape, and it was rushed to Wilson's Veterinary Clinic in Romeo, where our precious was going for her treatment and testing of her Cushing's Disease.
Moo called and said that it was Dr. Booth (Lulu's last vet doctor) that was treating this dog, and that she had recorded the news item on . So when I came home I could watch it.
I had told that I wanted to give a couple of dollars (and I would have done more, but we really couldn't afford to do more) for his treatment, since they were taking donations for this. Well, we had thought maybe five dollars, and I was going to not buy any new milk for my cereal, cut back on soda pop and such. I waited five minutes or more as they were very busy, and ended up giving them five dollars instead. I know I shouldn't have, but I just felt that Dr. Booth had treated us well and had done his best for Lulu and it was just her time to go, after having lived such a great life. Now, get this, when I got back in my truck it was 6:53 pm and I was about 10 minutes away from my meeting at 7 pm at the school. Well I got up to the road, and a clear sound of music 'Sherry' from Frankie Valli and the 'Four Seasons' came out of my radio and it is one of my favorite oldies. Then I thought this was too clear to be from the station I had on.
I then realized that it was coming from CD #4, which I had put into that slot for the 'Four Seasons' Greatest Hits. The ONLY problem was my CD player had not worked in over three years. I had two to three CDs stuck in the radio carousel and it would not play, and I couldn't pull them out, bang them out and I just left them in there.
So I don't know how this happened, but I decided to listen to them all the way there and then back home, because I thought that is a good sign, I donated five dollars to a good cause, and I got rewarded by having something that I used to listen to a lot, and as I recall, I used to play that CD often when I would have Lulu in my truck.
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They say what goes around comes around and Karma is a powerful thing. You did a good thing, at a cost to yourself, it wasn't a freebee, you paid for it by going without something you would have liked to have, to do something good and helpful for another creature in this world.
I'm proud to know you and moo through this forum, that in so many various ways, has brought us all together. As my mom would have said, "you're good people". That too is a precious gift to this world.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Bi g HI to you and Moo! :) So pleased to hear from you. What a nice person you are donating to the injured doggy! But I must say I was reading the story getting more and more excited that it was going to end with you getting your new dog Stella! :p But I guess the CD suddenly springing into life is a sign life is going in the right direction. :)
You sure are keeping yourself busy, sorry to hear you are still looking on the job front but I am sure with all these positive signs it is not far away.
Hugs to you both
Trish xx
Thanks. I pasted the line text, but forgot the link to the story. Here it is.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=GZ_pD...%3DGZ_pDlVDqds
What a great story! Yep, I think Lulu touched that CD player just for you because she is so proud.
It's a sign that she's proud of you dad <3
Well the CDs lasted until yesterday, Sunday evening. I was moving things back to the house from the barn for summer, deck table, chairs, small paddle boat for the pond, and then I had the Four Seasons on again at the pond, as I took out the boat, then I parked the truck by the basement, left the radio on, still playing Frankie Valli and then I came back and I had a Flint, Michigan FM radio station playing oldies on. I tried to get CD #4 to work or CD #2 to work the two that were working for me the last 10 days, but no luck, couldn't get them to play, nor eject. Well do I have to donate more? Well Moo showed me a picture of the pitbull dog Dr. Booth was treating and he is doing wonderful and he looks very upbeat! Yeah!
Now today I walked the trails Moo mowed, and I fed the fish in the pond including the catfish, our pets, and I remember how Lulu used to love and eat the fish food I would throw on the ground for her, so I put a few bites there for her! You know that is how she came to our home in November 2000, as Moo had thrown away our old dog food after we had lost Barry, our English Setter and the next day, Lulu showed up, eating the food Moo threw out, then a young 4 months old.
Awww you have catfish for pets eeeek!! Hmmm I wonder if Stella will like the fish food smell, I am still waiting for her to appear in your stories!!
You are patient with the CD player, if it was me I would have the screwdriver in their trying to pry them out, but then I have never been known for my DIY skills. Lovely to hear from you... big HI to Moo!! xx
Thanks Trish, and yes I have tried everything to get those CDs out. They are copies, I have the original Four Seasons and CD#2 was a CD I put together of songs. I may try again.
Hey, on Toledo, the abused and used PitBull I donated my five dollars too. He's doing very well now. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater
Awww, Toledo looks to be doing really well. What a sweetie. I'm glad that things are working out for him.
Great to hear from you and hope you and Moo are doing well.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Toledo is doing very well, and is in a home. Moo keeps track of her better than I do.
On the CD front, you won't believe it, as Moo dog sat two weeks ago in Cleveland for a friend's dog, they flew her there, though it is just 220 miles from us. When I drove to the airport to pick her up, as soon as I turned right from our driveway to make the 1 hour 20 minute trip to the airport, The Four Seasons began immediately from the start. It played the whole album with the last song starting as I entered Detroit International Airport!
I could go on, as I did myself go to Cleveland one week ago today for a job interview, and it looked promising. And it still could be, with some remote from home. But they have lots of questions. Anyway we keep looking.
Well on the way back, it was after 9 pm, and an old ice cream stand, we hadn't been to in years was open, so I stopped for ice-cream. Now I have a problem on my car with a 'door ajar' warning, which I can fix by lubing the doors, well it had been telling me one was ajar, but it wasn't. When I got back to my car, a very broken up CD had been ejected from the radio carousel. I tried to play the two good CDs in the car and they played, still do.
Stay tuned! BUT that isn't the reason for this news. So I will just put it in the next post, right now!
Linda has a friend, also named Linda, that has a daughter that is moving into a condominium, but they don't allow pit-bull dogs. She has Papi, a lovable, five year old, good with her kids, and good with her cats. So LInda asked Moo if she could take it in., because otherwise her daughter will have to take him to the shelter, and I tell you that isn't going to happen! She said that she couldn't because I was not for taking in a pit-bull. I had one back in the 70s-90, and she (Susie) also was lovable. But in this day and age we probably would not be able to take her into Canada, like we did Lulu, and maybe some other towns.
But I have to agree this boy is cute, and he loves to watch television. So he is coming for a visit at 2 pm today, to see if he will get along with our cats. I know he will get along with us, and Moo & our Nellie and Molly just need a dog. It is only temporary to start with, but I would not be against keeping Papi, if things work out. I don't go to Canada that often, and I guess when we do, Papi will stay home!
Here's his picture.
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/albu...pictureid=5129
What a heartwarming story to start off my morning. God Bless you for helping this baby out, you will get it back a million times over in return for opening your hearts. Blessings
Patti
Hi Bob,
It's great to get this update! I was just thinking of you guys yesterday and wondering how things were going. So crazy about the CD player! And wow, Papi looks like a such a sweet boy. I sure hope things work out so that he can stay with you. That way, Stella will have a built-in playmate when she arrives. ;)
Please tell Moo hi, and definitely let us know how things go with Papi. :)
Marianne
Thanks Marianne & Patti. Will keep you updated.
On my CD post, I hope I wasn't too confusing. Two different trips to Cleveland, Moo's was the first part of June for 10 days, and she came back on the plane, on a Sunday. My interview was in Cleveland, just 20 minutes from our friends that have Mookie Joe, Moo dog-sat at. And I drove the 220 mile, one-way trip to Cleveland the following Thursday.
Papi is so handsome! You are both angels to help him out of a tough situation and I so hope it works out for you all. Do keep us updated on how things go.
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
So glad to hear that things are going well for you, take care!!
The dog front is doing well. Papi, who we may rename, maybe Stanley not sure yet. He is fast. He seems good natured. He found a painted turtle, and I. Showed him to be respectful. He has been a city boy, so he may not have seen one. I got him to come back easily. Will keep us busy, he is relaxing on cooo kitchen floor right now.
So glad to hear that things are going well on the dog front. Papi seems to have fit right in. :) He sure is a handsome guy.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Awwww so it's a new doggie to welcome?? Is Papi staying?? So cute in the photo!! Hugs to you and Moo and it is so nice to hear from you as always xxxxx
I think this new baby has found an empty spot in your heart, and wants to fill it. I hope he stays with you, and he will have the most wonderful life. Blessings
Patti
Papi has been renamed to Stanley, so if we do get a female yellow lab, she will be Stella, from, 'Streetcar Named Desire'. Well, Stanley is very lovable, is cute, and loves hiking our property. He does get aggressive or protective when someone comes to the door. We don't like that. I am hoping we can change that. He is gentle, but the initial stranger coming isn't setting well. I am going to seek professional help on that front. One of our cats has come around and nosed Stanley, the other is getting a bit better.
Stanley and Stella. You got a love that!:) Well, you have half of the duo and he sounds terrific! :D
Bob and Moo,
Glad things are going well with Stanley.
Thank you for checking in on me at times.
It's been very hard and I appreciate all the love from everyone.
Well made it through six months without Lulu :( . Stanley has helped :) . He is just such a man. He tries hard, I do have to be firm with him, but he responds and comes. He was trained to do that before and that is so refreshing. Now Lulu had a mind of her own, she was as Moo says our material girl! And we loved her for that. Stanley is another personality and he really is a keeper. We are going to get professional training for him, maybe next month.
On the job front I have been doing more with the web design business, and the owner I do most of my work for, says he can pay me to help the lady that is doing SEO. But he says he can't pay me as much as I get on the web design. But I can probably do this all at home, so that is great. I still will keep looking, but I don't mind the lower pay if it's full-time and I can still work with other clients for more.
We aren't out of the woods by any means, but there is always hope.
I think I am going to change my quote, to Never, never, never give up. Still by Churchill, but it has been my inspiration for the last couple of months!
Papi is handsome! I hope that it works out for him and all of you :)
Good to hear from you. It does sound like things are looking up. Maybe not to the top, but you're on the way and that is a good thing.
I like the Never, Never Give up. I think we all have to have that in our lives.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Valerie we did change the name form Papi to Stanley. The family that had him is Mexican, so the name was Mexican. The boy Jaron came over about a month ago and Stanley and him were very happy. Jaron was very happy that Stanley was adjusting to the home. He was so worried that Stanley would have to go the pound!
Awww, that's great that the child understood the circumstances and that he is happy for Stanley.
That is so sweet that the child was worried about Stanley. I hope Stanley continues to love his new found home, and that he continues to heal your hearts. Blessings
Patti
Hi Bob, I've been thinking about you guys this week and wondering how you are doing. It's been far too long since we've gotten an update!
Sending my best wishes to you, Moo, and Stanley ~ :)
Marianne
Hi Marinanne,
I have been busy, I do see some updates, Tipper for example and the reticulocyte count. I remember doing those in Florida as a hematologist, so I hope well for her.
We are doing okay here. Stanley is such a joy. He has bonded with me, and my wife, though he had growled a bit when he was tired but not with me. Now this is different than a playful growl. So I called The Pet Show on Saturday and talked with Warren Eckstein. He suggested that Moo take Stanley for more walks and me be the doctor more, switch roles. Children like candy better than the doctor. Will try.
Tomorrow another interview, this one very promising. The good is medical, dental, vision, flex-pay, 401K and probably a very decent salary. But the bad, is the distance, which I had hoped would be remote. Well he changed his mind and maybe he would allow me remote once I have proved myself. In the meantime, I thought maybe a motel or apartment, it's 75 miles away. A decent motel I found at 55 dollars a night. Cheaper was available but reviews were not as good. Apartment, I found at 610 a month, and a very nice two story building I believe, in a nice area, not too far from work.
So will let you know more, and I promise to be here more. I have been like I said, keeping up a bit, with the email alerts.
Glad I looked in at your post. Do you have any information about my posting of Tipper's dilemma since you worked with this? It would be helpful if you have any suggestions. I am glad Stanley has proven to be such a joy to you both, and I hope you are both well. Blessings
Patti
I guess I would have to look at the first posts of this, I know it's been at least a couple weeks or more.Quote:
Originally Posted by goldengirl88
When we did Retic. Counts in the lab, this was 30 years ago, we did these manually. We made slides and then a purplish stain. Then two or more technologists would count 100 red blood cells and take the percentage. What I just read in humans normal is I think 1 or 2 percent. Now I am glad I worked at a teaching hospital, and I do remember using our automated Coulter Counter to run CBCs for red and white blood counts, hemoglobin and red blood cell volume measurements. But occasionally we would run an animals blood through the machine, of course followed by ample human blood so as to not skew the patient values.
One thing about dogs I remember is that they have more, what is called nucleated red blood cells than humans, who usually you don't see any. Dogs you always see them, I believe.
Well, I would have to refresh myself more so: Here are two articles I glanced at that I think are valuable and I will look at in more detail too.
http://www.2ndchance.info/dxme-ReticCount.htm
https://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu/clinpat...gram/retic.htm
So you can see they do look quite pretty under the scope, either that or I'm just a nutty former medical technologist.
Again, we didn't have any equipment
thank you so much. I read the one article on my own but not the one from Cornell. Blessings
Patti
I see to it was new methyline blue, so I guess they were blue, maybe it was purplish-blue. We used to set them on the counter, and then you just picked one up to count. So I would always make sure the test is repeated just in case. Maybe your vet uses an automated type of equipment, but wouldn't hurt to double check. Again, I haven't read all your posts.
Great to hear about the job possibility, but yea, wish it was closer to home. The benefits sound good though.
So the thought is that Stanley is growling at Moo because she is the one that does the not fun stuff?
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Congrats on the job!
Working away from home is hard, but I prefer that to the traveling back and forth once or twice a week.
Your absence will help Stanley become closer to your wife too.
Also congrats from me on your job too!! Good Luck!
Blessings
Patti