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Hey Sue, love, hang on, baby, hang on.  You are getting there, in little steps, the end is in sight.  You can do this, sweeties, just hang on.  Sue, I had a dog that almost died from a flea collar?  Take Zippy's off.  Do you have Advantage for cats over there?  If you don't I can send you some.  It is a tiny bottle, you drop a few drops on a kitty's head, and it is not poison, it makes the female fleas infertile, you will not see another flea.  We use that and I think the other one is Frontline?  Help me out girls.  But get rid of that collar.  The vet told me when I asked that some have more poison than others.  That is what happened to my dog.  She almost died.

I LOVE the pix, so I can put the name to the face.  It is such a good thread, we have all become like sisters.  Well, in some cases, better.

Where is ULLA?  Did she get to keep the cat?  I sure hope so, jealous husbands, my dad was that way, jealous of our dog! 

Well, not much news, getting ready for the Amazon.  Hope I don't get some dengue fever, filarosis, typhoid, malaria, yellow fever, bot fly disease, etc.  YIKES, I think I will stay on the ship!

Love you all, Shirlann 

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I love the pix!  I sure wish I could post some.  Oh well, I will send them to Sue when she feels better to post for me. 

Holy cow!!!!! you can send them to help me !!!

I read this thread to check up on a couple of the ladies that post here frequently and dang, first thing I see when the page opened today is this!!!!! No wonder you ladies hand out over here!!!!

Hope all is well with everyone, Im going to go read about you all now.....

Hi everyone,

I posted about the hottie firemen that someone posted....said something about now I understand why you ladies all hang in here together and that those guys could be sent to me ....

Then I posted it and was reading through some of the thread, Im at work and my boss's silly lab (Brewster) decided to jump in my lap....must have hit a button on the keyboard or something cause my post was deleted.  Goofy dog!!!!! he comes over to the office with Mark (boss) once in awhile and he has figured out I keep a box of doggie treats in my desk drawer for him.....only thing is....he out weighs me by about 20 lbs and he keeps insisting that he sit in my lap!!!!..

I havent had time to post on the other board yet....how is Bill??? You doing ok???

Hugs

Jule

Jule, that Brewster sounds a lot like my basset Penelope. She does not outweigh me but when she decides that she wants me to rub her belly and I don't want to get on the floor, she pratically throws herself in my lap, and when a 55 lb dog decides to get in you lap, you have to let her. Last night I tried to clip her nails and she thought I was playing with her until she saw the clippers then she ran from me and would not come near. I guess I will have to call the groomer to give her a bath and trim her nails.

Sheila

Sheila-I love basset hounds, they are so adorable....hmmmm Im kind of thankful that Brewster isnt my dog.....I dont have to do things like bath him or do his nails......its only my job to spoil him ..

Sue-he is pretty easy to get attatched to thats for sure....has a wonderful personality....I live alone and have been thinking of getting a dog for company....my girl friend has registered labs and her dog just had 10 puppies and there is on little girl one that is the sweetiest little face you have ever seen....I keep jumping back and forth about it as I work full time and dont have the time to really house train a puppy but she would be so much company for me.....one day I say yes, next day I say no....pretty bad though when Ive already picked out her name....Libby

Thank you all for letting me follow your yellow brick road with you today ..

Jule

Jule - so glad to see you posting here - Bill or UB as Sue calls him is struggling with the whole depression thing.  We go on Thurs. for his next treatment. 

Ladies - Jule is a very good friend of mine that I met here (she knows our Val sul) and have continue to stay in touch with. She just sent Val THE most beautiful quilt she made herself!!!  Truly a labor of love.

Sue - Griffen just turned 11 and for the moment is very much into basketball. Although his first love is baseball.  He really is a sweet kid, WAY to mature for his age!! 

Glad you all like the pics, I know Lisa was asking about hair growth.  Sure hope she is doing OK.

Shirlann- I don't use the flea collars either.  Just don't trust them.

Sheila- Jule can tell yoiu my bloodhound is a handful.  He's 110lbs and thinks he is a lap dog.  He LOVES to sit on me.  Jule - get the puppy - just keep him crated during the day until she is older - for her safety as well as your sanity.  Animals are pure joy.

Love you all,

AE 

Sue, my dog was allergic to flea collars too. I started putting Advantage on her and it worked really well - no fleas! I will pray that dear Zippy will be ok - he is sure to be as you removed the collar pretty quickly. Shirlann - you always have such great advice! Sue - so sorry your mouth is starting to hurt already. Oh, I will be sooo happy for you when these treatments are over. Damn stinking bootface! I heartily agree with your rant against it. What a stinking, rotten disease it is. But Sue, you are beating it. You have already beaten it. All these rough treatments are just extra precaution to ensure that it doesn't come back.

Ann - always great to hear from you! Love to you too.

Shirlann - you must be so excited about the Amazon! When do you go? What a great experience it will be. I am sure you will get vaccinations against all those nasty diseases. I hope you will show us lots of pics when you come back.

AE - what a cute grandson! I wonder what he wished for after blowing out those candles?

Jule - what an enormous dog! He must love you! And Sheila, I got a strong mental picture of your basset hound demanding a cuddle. Oh - I love dogs and cats and just about everything else in the animal world!

Love,

Jane. xxxx 

Yeaaaaaaaaaa Jule!!! Here comes Libby...

Hugs also to Lisa, Ulla, Dawn, Karen, Angie, Mia, Wren, Karyll, Valsul, Lucy, Melody, Tender, and everyone else.

xxx 

Neville and Nigel??!!! Lol! I would love to meet a dog called one of those names!

Hi everyone! 

Where are ya Lisa??  I'm worried about you, hon!  Please check in to let us know how you're doing.  I hate it that antidepressants take so long to kick in.  Just be patient.  One day you'll just feel better.  I remember the exact MOMENT mine kicked in.  I suddenly felt this sense of peace. 

Sue, you're down to one hand!!!!  You are seriously my hero!  I don't know anyone who's had such an aggressive regimine.  And you're handling it so well.  I know that you don't think you are, but trust me---you ARE!  Hang in there sweetie!

Welcome, Jule!  I need to check on the Washington thread again.  Haven't been there since I discovered it by accident last week.  You just have to get a puppy!  My dogs drive me nuts, but I can't imagine my life without them.  My little weiner dog was such a nervous nellie after my first round of chemo.  I had a bad reaction to my Neulasta shot and honestly felt like I was dying.  She would not live my side.  Dogs are such loyal companions. 

I love the picture of the lab puppies, Mel.  I think the next big dog we're going to get will be a black lab.  Maybe a yellow one.  Haven't decided for sure yet.  I really want a pug puppy, but my dh doesn't like small dogs.  Tinker came with the package (I already had her when I married him).  He tolerates her but doesn't like her at all.  He teases her relentlessly. 

Where is our Ulla?  I was wondering about Erik too.  Did you decide to give him and dh some more time to bond?

Love to all--Jane, Valerie, Shirlann, Wren, Sheila, Ann, Nancy, Annie, Tender, and anyone I may be forgetting (when does this chemo brain get better????).

Karen

I would have said that he was right too, Jane.  Must have been an interesting class. 

I'm off to bed!  Hope to see you here tomorrow.

Hugs,

Karen

Hi ladies,

I've been keeping busy at work until tomorrow...I see the onc then and FINALLY get to decide what chemo I will take (neoadjuvant). He's been on vacation so I hope he doesn't have margeurita brain (a version of chemo brain, LOL) and spends the whole time going over everything we talked about already at the last visit.

BTW, I want one of those fireman. Are they for real or models? 

Sheila, I loved hearing about how you got Penelope. It makes me want a dog so badly! The house we will be moving to has a fairly small yard and a lovely garden. I wonder what sort of dog I could get? I love medium to large dogs but will probably have to settle for a smaller, quieter breed. I do love going for walks with a dog so I would make sure we both got plenty of exercise. One of the houses we looked at had a gorgeous, elderly Golden Retriever. She was so gentle and I spent more time cuddling and playing with her than I did looking at the house. She was in a very small yard but I suppose old dogs don't run around as much and aren't so energetic. She became quite animated and grabbed her tail in her mouth and stared going in circles!

Please give Penelope a hug from me!

Jane xxx