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Yeah, her teetee is normally very hairy. I keep it trimmed but not nekkid! :D So I bet the air feels weird on it right now. She'll sit and raise one back leg, look back there, lower that leg, raise the other and look again as if it might look different from that side! She's walking with her back legs spread wide I guess to keep the hair on her legs from touching it now that it's bare. LOL And the squatting and rubbing on things is just funny to see. :p
I have never had a Brazilian :eek::eek: but probably what it feels like :D:D:D
Oh my gawd, I am cracking up laughing at Squirts antics. It must feel very weird to her to be so breezy suddenly. :eek::eek:
hugs through the laughter
Sharlene and molly muffin
What a hoot! LOL :D::D I read this on my lunch break at work and it had me smiling all afternoon! Thanks for the giggle Squirty!:D:D xxxx
Leslie:
Tipper said to tell Squirt that in Pittsburgh we refer to it as your Koochie. So Squirt got a Koochie shave today, and is feeling the freedom of a good waxing one of us would get. Some things are just meant to be shared Squirt! She will be running wild thru the fields now, I can just see her. What a treasure she truly is, and you are very lucky to share your life with her Leslie. Blessings
Patti
Hi Leslie HerbQueen!
I have a question, Flynn has had the itches which we seem to be finally getting it under control. Vets think it is allergies +/- flea dermatitis. I have shampooed him with Sebazole in previous weeks and now wanted to try something just soothing and calming for his skin without chemicals.
So I was in the pet store earlier today and spoke to the owner who is quite big on natural food and products. We buy Flynn's venison there regularly and it is additive free. I mentioned his skin problems and he has recommended a spray he makes up himself which he markets as a healing tonic. It is in a 500ml spray bottle and contains:
Water
Seasonal Fruits
Nettle
Chamomile
Parsley
Marshmallow root powder
He suggests you can use it topically for skin irritations, wounds, external parasites OR internally for vomiting, stomach upsets, diarrhea.
I bought a bottle and just sprayed Flynn around his tail where he has had the itches - poor dog does not like water and this is a bit too close to that for his liking, you would think I had water blasted his butt even though I did it gently! :eek::eek: Needless to say I got the stink eye ;)
Just thought I would ask your opinion on its topical use. I do not think I would give it to him orally as it is not in a sterile bottle. Thanks xx
The part about lifting the leg then the other is a riot. Don't they make us laugh? If they only knew how funny they are at times.
So Squirt is now "commando" so to speak. :D
Leslie:
Hope Squirt is still feeling the freedom of her shave! Hope she is doing well today, we are having a hard rain right now and it got Tipper a little rattled as it is coming down so hard on the windows etc. I looked thru the herb book I got with the Hawthorne, so many herbs and things to make with them. Blessings
Patti
:D Commando! :D I haven't seen her dragging her teetee yet this morning, but she'll take a few steps, legs still spread wide, then sort of drop her butt a little and almost crab-walk for a few steps. Last nite, she would roll over so I could rub her belly but when my hand got too close, she would raise her head and give me a dirty look! She would lay down on her belly then stand up and look at the blanket with this odd expression on her face and go lay in another spot only to do it all again. She finally started sitting on her thigh instead of her butt then sort of falling on her side so her bare nekkid teetee never touched anything. :p Once she finally got situated, she would look at me like she was saying, "Do you see what you have done to me!" LOL
Trish - that looks like it could help with the itchies tho the fruit is a surprise. But like you, I wouldn't use it internally. Concerns about sterility, the source of the herbs and fruit used, portions used, amounts used, how extracted and with what, as well as possible reactions to one or more of the herbs/fruits - like diarrhea from Nettle - are enough to keep me from feeling comfortable about internal use.
Patti - that is one of the many joys of herbs for me....seeing the many things one herb can address. I remember when I first started using SEB a friend telling me she had read it could be used for wound care. I was shocked! But further research on SEB shows it has many uses other than for the digestive system. And this has happened over and over - I think I know about a certain herb then someone says they use it for X with great success and it's like a brand new herb again!
Leslie;
Is it ok to give the Hawthorne with food? She probably will put up a fight with a syringe.
Yes, it should be fine. I've started using the Hawthorn in Squirt's tea which goes in her food.
Ok, I am laughing so hard right now I can hardly type! Poor Squirt, all her personal business being shared, she is probably hiding in shame!
Tia and Tippi, after their shaves, would walk a few steps then squat, then a few more steps and squat. They would look at me like WTH!!! I finally had to tell the groomer to please not shave their rumps anymore, just trim it up.
Leslie:
Did you find your hawthorn where you live, or did you buy it? I don't think I have ever seen a hawthorn tree anywhere I have been. Blessings
Patti
I buy the powdered herb from MRH. They tell me this tree grows in ARK but I haven't seen one or if I have, I didn't know what I was looking at! :)
Leslie,
You are Squirty are surrounded by angels, so go ahead and freak out if you need to.;) We've all done it a time or two ourselves.;) We are with you every step of your journey. Sending you mass hugs and tons of strength dear Leslie. Xxxx
Leslie:
Hoping you and Squirt had a good nite, and that you did not get that awful storm with the loud thunder. Scared Tipper to death, and it was the loudest it has ever been. It is so hot and muggy here right now, Tipper walked, but extremely slow. Blessings
Patti
We were supposed to have storms over nite but only had a few mild thunder sessions which Squirt slept through - I had given her a little extra melatonin in anticipation of the storms. I stayed awake, or tried to anyway, in case it got bad and she got scared....but I woke up at 5am sitting in bed leaning against the wall, green grapes in my hand, TV on, lights blazing, book in my lap. :p I think I was a bit tired.
Yesterday my brother brought some fruit and frozen veggies over and when I was putting things in the freezer, I noticed some of the food was thawing - my freezer was going out! :eek::eek::eek: I contacted two friends who know about such things and they told me some things to check out on the appliance - AFTER unloading the thing and taking it all out to Mark's and a close-by friend's for Squirt's food. That happened AFTER Quentin and I went to watch Tris play football yesterday evening. Then I pulled the sucker out into the middle of the kitchen floor - upsetting Brick no end - and spent about 3 hours taking it apart and cleaning various parts. I had no idea that needed to be done from time to time! :o:eek::o The plan was to get it cleaned, watch the temps, and if they didn't start to drop, then I would unplug it, let it defrost and reclaim it's defrost default - one of those friends is an appliance repairman and he said GE fridges all have a glitch with the defrost system and will simply stop defrosting. (ALL the appliances in the kitchen of this house are GE and they SUCK, let me tell you! Don't waste your money on this brand.) By 4pm, I'm hurting so badly I usually take my meds and go to bed as soon as the pups are fed and taken out. But last nite I didn't get in the bed until after 9pm - exhausted physically and emotionally. The last thing I remember was checking on Que and the freezer temp, which was dropping thankfully, around midnight...then woke at 5am sitting in the bed! :D
This morning the temp in the freezer has dropped more so I hope the cleaning did the trick and it won't need anything further...and I WILL remember to keep those parts cleaned. Mark "lectured" me this morning about other things that need to "breath" when I told him the good news. So today I'll be moving other things around and checking their various parts for cleaning. When I was tugging and shoving on the refrigerator last nite I started to have demented thoughts that I just might need a man from time to time after all! :p
Squirt is doing well. She had her second dose of the Selegiline (Anipryl) this morning and there have been no negative effects so far. This morning she is feeling very good with the drop in temps - it was in the 50's here last night! :cool: The hair on her teetee is growing in and apparently itchy - she has been dashing, for her dashing, from room to room this morning, stopping to sit every few steps with her back legs spread out and her teetee pressed to the floor. She'll sit like that and wiggle a bit, then get up and "dash" a bit further like she's trying to get away from her teetee! :p:D:p I picked her up, put her on the bed on her back so I could get a look at her nekkid teetee to make sure there wasn't something there bothering her and when I ran my hand over the stubble growing back, she growled at me and started flopping to turn over. LOL I didn't see anything other than the stubble so I put her back on the floor and she "dashed" off again. I've got her in the bedroom now so she has more carpet for traction - that dashing on the linoleum scares me to pieces that she will hurt her legs.
Hugs,
Leslie and Squirty
Leslie:
I am so sorry to hear of your appliance woes. That is a real pain in the butt! I hate GE appliances also, would never buy them. I am hoping the cleaning out of the dust etc. did the trick. Just what you need having to get a new refrigerator!! Glad you gave Squirt an extra dose of melatonin and she slept well. I have to hand it to Squirt, when she has a problem with something she knows how to deal with it. The stuff she does is too cute. Seriously though that probably is really itchy if the stubble is growing in. It was raining this morning and now it has cleared up, but it is still hot and humid. The wind has started to blow to so maybe we will get some cool air from up north. I can just picture you sitting in bed with those grapes in your hand!. Blessings
Patti
This fridge and freezer have been in use for less than 2 years! :mad: Getting a new one simply isn't in the cards so this one has to be working...somehow, someway...or I have to learn to do without one. The temps started rising again so I've unplugged it for the day hoping this will do the trick by resetting the defrost default. We will see. Thankfully colder temps are on the way so if worse comes to worse, I can at least keep a few things outside in ice chests til spring...then figure something else out. Ain't life FUN?! :rolleyes:
Leslie:
You have got to be kidding me. Does someone have a voodoo doll of you and they are sticking pins in it? I thought I was the only one with that curse??? Do you think it would be worth a repairman? I swear GE makes this junk so have to buy another one. Are the repair people expensive there? I say if it stops working put the thing outside and when the weather gets cold just use it like a regular refrigerator but the cold will have to be supplied by mother nature. Do you have some coolers to use for a while? What a predicament, you certainly do not need this crap. Isn't life fun? I am wanting to know if there is anything I could do to help? Blessings
Patti
Aw, thanks but we will be ok. I have family/friends who will let me store food stuffs and access to get it when needed. And I have my two friends who know a bit about this sort of stuff who will help me with labor costs if repair is needed and feasible. If it turns out to be too expensive or not worth fixing, I have the winter to save for one of those little dorm room fridges. I'm a tough old broad who has faced much worse and may again...I just like to moan and wail from time to time. :D;) It just makes me so mad that these appliances are so cheap. The dishwasher has never worked right - the top rack gets wet, no soap at all, and doesn't dry and three different repairmen could not figure out why other than it's a GE. But it makes an excellent dish drain! The microwave either overheats or doesn't heat at all about 80% of the time. So far, the stove and oven are working just fine, tho. All are less than 2 years old and have only been in use since last May. ;)
I have a small ice chest and have put a days' worth of Squirt's feed and lunchmeat for two meals in it tonite. Along with the grapes....I may need their comfort again tonite! :p But it will be enough to keep Squirt's food day by day - the rest is stored at a friends' house down the road. Her food is my main concern. ;)
I know exactly what you mean by GE appliances. I have already replaced my dishwasher that was only 6 yrs old and after only 3 yrs the compressor on my fridge went. I could have almost bought a new one for the cost of that repair. My stove has never worked right either.
Not a good day for us here with Keesh. Nothing major just a day that I could have done without.
Glad Squirt is fine... had to laugh about your posture when you woke up. You are a funny lady.
So, the refrigerator/freezer is not working at all Leslie? You said the temperature was dropping this morning, after it had thawed yesterday, so I'm wondering what it's doing now.
How much would a second hand refrigerator cost? Does your landlord supply the appliances or was that left to you?
How very aggravating the whole thing is.
We have a GE side by side, with a water/ice dispenser on it. We've replaced a part in the back of the the thing twice so far, where the line comes into the frig that just breaks, some plastic part, that cost a fortune if you have a guy come out to fix it and about 20 bucks for the part if my husband goes and picks it up and does the work himself. Needless to say, my husband does it himself. But it's aggravating, as there is no good reason that it keeps breaking. We won't even talk about the rigging we did inside to keep the ice bucket from popping out of place, but it involves styrofoam fitted on the inside of the door, attached and that keeps the bucket from popping out every time someone gets ice. Again, no logical reasoning, other than bad design. *sigh* I'll never get another GE appliance either. :mad:
I'm glad you have Squirts food safe in a cooler. Hope you managed to put some for yourself in there too. ;)
It's good to have friends and family to help out.
Hoping for a better tomorrow!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
I didn't thaw it yesterday; after cleaning the coil thing the temps started dropping so I didn't unplug it. It dropped more overnight but as today wore on, the temps started rising again so now it's unplugged. One of the guys helping me said GE has a glitch in the defrost default and they will just decide not to cycle and freeze up. He said every GE freezer he'd seen did this same thing so we're hoping this will reset the default and it will work right. I plan to plug it back in late tonite so tomorrow should tell the tale. If the temps don't stay cool enough, one of them will have to come look and see if the motherboard needs replacing...or if the compressor is not working right. I may have messed it up royally by not knowing to clean that coil thing. :rolleyes: But the fan blades on the coil were working and cool air was blowing inside - it was still starting to warm up, tho.
The house is mine, I don't rent it, just the lot it sits on. The appliances all came with the house except the washer and dryer - and I bought good old Whirlpool machines when I got the house. ;) I've got a call into the landlady just in case this thing is under warranty but I seriously doubt it. The house was bought "as is" which I'm sure includes the appliances that were in it. BTW - the folks I bought the house from have the mobile home venue sown up! They sell houses, have this park for the houses (any house, not just those they sell), they have a mobile home moving service, mobile home leveling service, mobile home repair service, and a mobile home supply store! The whole family is involved, too.
One good thing about all this - this thing will be squeaky clean soon! :p
Wow, they do have the market sown up there. Nothing they can't do with a mobile home.
Well, I'd hoped you were renting and then the lady lady would replace it, but that won't work it you own it.
Good and bad of home ownership in a nutshell there. :)
Hopefully it will recycle and the defrost will kick in and it will all just work again. We'll go with optimistic, after all it's so nice and clean, be a shame if it doesn't start working and waste all that cleanliness. hehehe
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
I, too, try to fix what I can as the prices for a repair man is so costly.
Last month my washer stopped agitating, I googled the problem and found that the coupling was probably the problem. I found a video on line that showed me how to replace the coupling, the coupling was only $5.00 from an appliance website!! And it fixed my 17 year old washer!! Made me so happy that I didn't have to buy a new washer as of yet!!
Awesome Lori!! Good job. It's horrible how much the repairmen charge for their time and the parts always seem to be more expensive too than what you can find online.
Today we replaced outside vet covers, that was fun (not) it was rainy, muddy and found 2 wasp nests in one of them but in the end, mission accomplished and all it cost was the price of the vent covers from Home Depot. Needed those to be done though before winter and cleaned out the dryer vent cover so no worries there either.
We are an amazing bunch on here :)
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Leslie:
I am hoping that this morning finds you with a working refrigerator. I look a lot of things up on line like Lori, but sometimes it is way over my head to fix whatever. It is a shame these repairman are so expensive. I saw where some tornado activity was to be going on down south. Have you had any wind, or storms yesterday or today? We got a lot of wind yesterday, and then the rain last nite. Hoping you and Squirt had a good nite, and that you were not holding the grapes this morning! Blessings
Patti
When I dismantled the fridge to clean all the shelves and drawers, I noticed that little Styrofoam thing you were talking about, Sharlene. I don't use the door feature for water or ice, nor the ice maker - I have a hang-up about that; I've seen those tubes come out to be replaced that were solid pink with mold and just can't use the door vendor. :o Plus that increases electricity and water costs. So I never had that hooked up. I have a "thing" about plumbing - I can work right beside you laying new pipe in a new home but once water has touched any of those pipes, I'm done. I'll puke my head off after that if I touch the pipes. :o:rolleyes:
Around midnight I went to plug in back in and noticed more water coming out of it so I left it unplugged overnight with the doors open just to make sure it is all thawed out. I plugged it back in about an hour ago so now we wait and see what happens!
We didn't have any storms here, in fact have had some lovely days and wonderful cool nights in the 50's! Squirt and I both love this kind of weather and always feel energized. She has had good days and restful nights so I am pleased as punch. She's walking and sitting more normally this morning so I guess that itchy stubble phase on her commando cut is better. :p
No more commando !!!!!
Temps in the freezer/fridge have been dropping all day. I put an ice tray in earlier and I HAVE ICE! :cool::cool::cool: So I've moved things from the ice chest to the freezer and brought Squirt's food home and it's in the freezer. So I should know by morning if it's gonna work or if it needs more attention. It took all day to do a few things that should have taken a couple of hours because my back has been in spasms off and on since early this morning. But if this works, it's worth it! ;)
So we're off to bed and looking forward to another nice cool night!
And we are all doing the refrigerator happy dance for you!!! :)
hugs,
sharlene and molly muffin
Well, put your dancin' shoes away. :( The dang thing's been steady getting warmer since putting things back in it so I'm unloading it again and unplugging it. ~~sigh~~ Hopefully my friend can come take a look at it soon and let me know what can be done.
ahem....it may have been another case of dumbassery. :o
I decided to check the fan on the coil again to see if it was still working - it was. Instead of moving the fridge back into its slot I left it out in the floor to avoid the extra strain of moving it back out tomorrow then went to rest my back before unloading it again. When I was ready to move things out, I checked the temp and it had dropped 2 degrees on the fridge side, 1 on the freezer so I left it alone. In an hour I checked the temp again and it had dropped 2 degrees on both sides. Yay! but :confused:
I stood there and pondered the situation trying to figure out what made it work again when it dawned on me that I had pushed it all the way back against the wall earlier today. So it couldn't breath again! :rolleyes: It's doing ok and things are getting solid again in the freezer so it may be alright after all. The owner, however, has uh, well let's just say she's not always firing on all cylinders. :o
Not dumb Leslie, never dumb. I think it's more a case of exhaustion.;)
I hope your frig keeps working for a very long time.:p
Glad to hear that Squirty is fine. No more shaving that baby commando! :D she doesn't seem to like that style! ;):D xxxx
Leslie:
I never doubted for a second you would fix that refrigerator! Sorry to hear about your back, maybe a soak in a hot bath with Epsom Salts? It is very cool here, and Tipper loves it. You may have to get Squirt a jacket for her little bare kitty! Hope you both had a good nite. I am glad to hear that you have a working fridge. Blessings
Patti
You are a woman of many talents Leslie!! You can add refrigerator fixer upperer to your CV :D:D Go You! Sorry to hear about the back pain, but very pleased to hear Squirt is doing just fine. Hope the rest of your week goes better. Thanks for your comments on the mixture, it does seem to help with the itch. xxx
Leslie:
Well how are things working out on the new job as repairwoman? Is the fridge still going? I am so glad you were able to fix it and save a costly repair bill. How is Squirt doing today? We have frost this morning, and I am glad for Tipper's sake to see it. Tipper has just not been herself lately. I do not like the decline I see in her activity. How are your temps? down that way doing? Blessings
Patti
Yep, fridge/freezer is holding well so far! It's so exciting to see ice in the trays and solid food in the freezer! :D
Squirt is doing well! :cool::) Yesterday she was much more active and alert during the day which I am crediting to the Anipryl. She would try to grab my feet when I was walking just like she used to as a younger gal and last nite in bed, she wanted to play Cover Monsters for quite a while. She hasn't displayed any digestive issues or restlessness so I'm very happy with this drug once again. BTW - Anipryl (Selegiline) is the first drug we used for her Cushing's. ;) She DID have some indigestion that time but the dose was much higher - she's taking 5mg as opposed to 9 -12 mg.
The Novifit will be finished in a week or so and I don't plan to reorder it right now. You are supposed to give it for 30 - 60 days until improvements are seen then stop. She has shown improvement during the first 30 days so I am going to see how she does without that for now. If she starts sliding backwards, this company got the first order out very quickly so I should be able to have it in hand pretty soon.
Temps have been wonderful! Mornings in the 40's and 50's, day time in the 70's. But temps are going to start rising today back to the 80's with nite temps in the 60's....rain and possible storms this weekend. Spring and winter are our tornado seasons so the fun is about to start here! ;):D The weather has really had me wanting to hit the woods and fields but there isn't anything I really need so I've not gone. Yet. ;) It will soon be time to harvest roots and I need to mark a few trees so I will know them without their foliage and I do want to see what grows during the fall and winter around here so I still have IDing to do but that's not pressing right now. So I've been focusing on things around the house, which has been neglected, for now.
Hugs,
Leslie and Squirty