5/365 - Nora B. Dog

I have a new friend.  I couldn't get a decent picture of her for days but finally here she is.
 Nora B. Dog:
   And she laughs:  

My SIL was fostering this pretty gal and the moment I looked into her eyes I knew I had to take her home.  Her family was redoing the house and just suddenly didn't want 2 dogs.  Grrr.... people should realize what kind of commitment having a pet should be.  I already love her.  She's very sweet and wants to always be where I am.  She has a bounce in her step and is up for anything.  I'd forgotten what it was like to have a younger dog.  

When she went in to be spayed, the vet found a huge "stone"in her bladder.  I'd noticed that she still squatted to pee over and over again within a few minutes but wouldn't pee.  Today we went in for the follow up and after one and a half hours of waiting, he showed it to me.  Hard as a rock and a little larger than a golf ball, I'd say with rough surfaces.   I can't imagine what kind of discomfort she had with that thing in her bladder.  The vet says he will double check for infection but that the bladder lining could still be irritated from having that rough mass bouncing around inside.  One more week of antibiotics. 

Don't worry Clara B. is ok.  She still struggles with her back legs everyday but the vet says she probably won't tolerate a surgery to the other side and being that she had a minor cancer tumor removed a few months ago, we're just trying to manage her pain and monitor her closely. 

So on to the food:

Breakfast and lunch were the same as yesterday.
I had a dumdum sucker while waiting and waiting for the vet.  
Afternoon snack was an apple.
Supper was taco meat from the freezer that I'd made a few weeks ago from ground turkey, onions, black beans and seasoning.
Later I might have a single serve Edy's if I feel like it.

Total on calories was 1827/1930
Exercise:  Thank goodness I took Nora for a walk this morning even though it bothered my knee because I fierce and hot wind blew up this afternoon making me think biking was not a good idea. 

Other news:
I heart Phil Phillips and so glad he won American Idol this week.  I usually favor the singers from that show that are a little different.  You know, the girl with the dreads or the hippy who does everything acoustic and they usually don't win because they are just too different.  Which is exactly what I said about PP when I picked him as a favorite very early on but didn't think he'd win because his style was a little different.  Hurray, America...you can still chose talent over cookie cutter voices and looks.


I'm so comfortable in this new space!  I'm thinking of moving everything over here and making it my only space.  I don't know who or how many followed me over but those of you who did, what do you think?