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Results came back only listing chow chow….this means that 75% or more of Snow’s DNA is chow an that she had one purebred parent. However I am getting her retested to see if there is anything else in there since she doesn’t look 100% chow.

Some of you might remember Bear’s apathetic approach to agility class. Well this time I took Bear and Snow to a Hoops class, where the dogs run through different formations of hoops. I’m pleased to report that Bear did the best out of the class, missing only 1 hoop! Snow didn’t do that great…

If you’ve read my previous posts you know the struggles I have gone through with housebreaking. Well I’m glad to say they are 95% over*. It’s a nice feeling not turning around and seeing a pile of shit on your carpet. Or walking into a puddle of urine. Yes, the kids are finally getting a hang of it. Yay!

*Disclaimer- does not apply to diarrhea sickness episodes

This weekend Bear ruined Bra #5….

I had a bit of a scare the other day. I was watching a movie with the lights out and when the movie was over and the lights were back on, I made a gruesome discovery. Snow had chewed the plug off my SpotBot cord! If you’ve seen any of my earlier posts, I worship my Bissell SpotBot. Luckily my dad was able to append a replacement plug just in time today because one of the kids threw up their dinner!

The vet tech told me to expect a 2ft tapeworm to be expelled from Snow. Well it has been about a week since she took her Drontal (dewormer) and no such worm has come out. Due to my dashed expectations, I did some research and found that Drontal works by paralyzing the worm an the worm later disintegrates and is digested. The vet tech must have been teasing. I would not call myself gullible in this situation given my pets’ poopy history. It seemed perfectly plausible that a long worm would come out of Snow. Let’s just say I’m happy I didn’t have to assist expelling any worm

What the evidence told me: Bear got a hold of the remote control, slyly opened the battery slot, and took out one pink energizer battery. He bit into the battery, tasted the nasty fluid, an then left it alone.

Mommy found an ulcer on Bear’s tongue, proof that he bit into the battery fluid, so she  rushed the kids to the vet where they were given fluids and a bunch of medications as directed by the ASPCA poison control hotline. X-rays indicated they did not swallow any metal. The vet thinks they will be ok with all the meds.

After the vet, Bear pooped out what appeared to look like oil.

The vet said to expect as bad as a 2 ft tapeworm to expel from Snow…I’m hoping that it comes out in pieces instead

Today I consulted a third vet about the kids’ poopy problems and Snow’s recurrence of getting worms. I think this guy finally hit it on the nose. He said that although the kids are on a monthly topical flea medication, they are probably ingesting the fleas outside on the grass which is causing the worms. He performed ANOTHER fecal (I swear wasn’t the last one 2 weeks ago?) which came back negative so we still are guessing that she has a tapeworm.

Solution: The kids were sent home with Drontal (dewormer) and Comfortis. I had to wash all the linens, treat the carpet with flea powder, and will repeat this all week long.

Today at the dog park I saw something for the first time. Bear had green diarrhea…result of last night’s greenie. Man I never know what will upset their tummies!