Flynn 11 y/o Foxie Cross - Right adrenalectomy- Good Bye Flynny We will miss you

I think congratulations are in order. :) We have a new forum host!

Congratulations Trish

hugs,
Sharlene

Oh Trish, super congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D:D The mean tripe mother clan!! :D:D

Hi Trish,

First off, congratulations on becoming a Forum Host!! How wonderful for you! It sounds like Flynn is feeling well, also. It's all good!

You guys are killing me with the stories about tripe. Good Lord, I'm not sure I even know what it is, but I decided I am going to wait for the weekend to take a look at the links you posted, scared, lol. It is sounding quite scary :eek: , but if it is something that might be good for Jasper, I will take a look. Anything for my little man!

Well, we got up about an hour ago for our pit stop. It is 0 degrees F, with a minus 18 wind chill, so needless to say, he was speedy. Sound asleep and snoring wrapped up in a blanket next to me on the couch now. So precious. He got his first dose of Enalapril last night, so I am watching him close. Back to bed for us for a short bit and then finally Friday!

I hope Flynn is continuing to feel well. Congratulations again Trish!

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper

Haha Naomi - that can be the title of the night shift Forum Hosts!! Thanks for the congrats Addy and Sharlene, I was very surprised to be asked.. when is our inauguration?? Do we have to swear on the doggy bible to do our best for our little buddies :D:D

Tina - I am impressed with the tripe, to be sure it is not pretty!! Flynn loves it though, I was looking at him this morning thinking something was different and it is his teeth. They are much whiter! I read that the gastric juices in the tripe can do this and he has only had three meals of it. Maybe worth a try with Jasper, it you can bear handling it, mind you I just grab a portion out the freezer put it in his bowl, he carries it outside and does the rest! Hmmm not sure how that would go in your frozen backyard!! I do not think I would like it so much if he was eating it inside :D:D I am only giving it twice a week.

Well Saturday morning is here, the doggie blankets are in the wash, vacuumed already, it is sunny again. Actually we are getting close to drought conditions, farmers are having to sell their stock BUT the wineries are very happy with all this sun, apparently it is going to be a bumper vintage this year so that's good news :D:D I am off to one of the wineries for dinner tonight so I will check out their claim :D:D

xx

Yay! new forum host. They picked the right person indeed. Thanks for all your support.

Have a happy weekend!

Oh fun going to the wineries. Love to do that. I wonder which New Zealand brands I can buy in our LCBO.

Hmmm, tripe huh. Well, molly does need something that helps her teeth, but gads, the thought of tripe, sort of does me in. It's too cold for her to have it outside. She's freeze herself silly and not come in or let it go. Do they come in small pieces. (trying to think of that on my kitchen floor) What if it isn't frozen, do you cook it for them? boil it maybe?

Hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

No I don't think you do cook it, I saw some that was freeze dried though. So maybe that would be more tolerable. I remember Mum cooking it when we were kids, it stunk. So I would not want to do that!

I have cancelled the winery dinner, they are all coming here now. Mum and Dad are out tonight and I do not want to leave Flynny home alone, even though he is good. Over protective much?!?! My friends are dog lovers so they understand :) I am going to make roasted sage pork belly, salad and veges. Just trawling my recipe books for a yummy dessert!

Our local wineries for you Sharlene :D http://www.wine-searcher.com/merchan...bay,winery,134

Thanks Trish! We do have some wines from your local vineyard. How cool is that. We have 189 different New Zealand wines and just on the first page I saw, Te Mata Estate, Te Awa Winery, Lincoln and I'm only about 10 down the list. (jumping up and down with excitement!!!) I'm going to go pick a couple up this weekend!

Thanks again!!
Sharlene

Woah! Let me check the flight schedules and get back to you Trish - Roasted Sage Pork Bellies with salad and Veg! Got room for one more? Now I'm going to have to think about something gourmet for dinner too, and I've only just woken up!

Must admit though, only ever tried a NZ wine when in Auckland. Here I am too enamoured with our Margaret River varieties on the few occasions I drink anything. (Worlds cheapest drunk here, don't drink often at all).

As for the tripe, you even got me thinking about trying to source some :eek: the choice comes down to my revulsion or white doggy teeth (seeing as how the teeth cleaning was the start of our troubles! - not that it caused anything, just the bloods indicated something amiss). Just don't know that I can handle it - we might have to stick to pigs ears treats and home made jerky. That and there is no way they will eat it outside, so I would end up with frozen tripe on my lounge room carpet. <shudder> By the way Sharlene, I will vouch for the smell/odour. IT STINKS! and my olfactory memory of that smell is almost 30 years old now. and consistency of rubber. blech! <shudders again> Nup, just can't go there.

I'm out of here, with trip on the menu again I will come back when it's gone. <shudders and walks away>