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Goodbye Mr. Chip

September 7, 2018 Elizabeth

To those who get email alerts when I make new posts - this is old news. A backdated post, but I think that it will still send it to you. I realized I posted this on social media, but I was sharing in a basset hound group I'm in a link to Mr. Chip's posts here and realized the … [Read more...]

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Mr. Chip – Living with Cushing’s

March 10, 2018 Elizabeth

I never update my blog anymore. I think that's what blogs are for, neglecting. Anyways, realized that I hadn't updated ANY of this and at some time in my future, I'll want to remember all of this and perhaps it will be helpful to others who get a diagnosis of Cushing's Disease, … [Read more...]

Dogs Chip

Chip has a bad infection

May 11, 2017 Elizabeth

So, I've been reluctant to share all of this as I feel like a chunk of my life for the last year has been filled with sad dog sickness stories.  But, I need to document what is going on with Chip and people will ask, so here goes. Chip is quite sick. He's been on medication … [Read more...]

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Family Photo Day

December 2, 2016 Elizabeth

We met with our local vet about Quincy's cancer diagnosis.  We were fortunate in that she had an additional option for us. We started Quincy on a pain drug that also has the side effect of sometimes preventing the growth of soft cell cancer growth.  We are happy with the results … [Read more...]

Blogging, Dogs Chip, Quincy

2015 Wrap Up

December 30, 2015 Elizabeth

Well, apparently I didn't blog AT ALL in 2015! Here's a review of some of our best photos around here in 2015. With no commentary because clearly I wasn't blogging in 2015! … [Read more...]

Blogging, Cat, Dogs, Insects, Toads, Wild Turkey Chip, Quincy

Update on Chip

April 24, 2014 Elizabeth

I’ve obviously neglected this blog pretty bad. Steve and I were talking about it today as the bill came due for hosting and I thought I should work on some updates. I realized a few things. 1) When I got my smartphone, I stopped using my camera and I stopped importing my … [Read more...]

Dogs Chip, Medical Nightmare

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