I HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL NEWS!!

Beau is MUCH MUCH better. And thanks to all of you who have sent emails wondering what the latest status is. It's so heart warming to know that there are so many folks concerned about something that is so important to our family.


When Dr. Green came back into the exam room after taking and reading Beau's X-rays she had a big smile on her face, so we knew things were better. There is just a shadow of fluid still in his body cavity, but the majority of it is gone.

She wants him back for another x-ray in two weeks, and we are to continue with the antibiotics. I'm sure there will be follow-up x-rays for a long period of time just to keep tabs on things. She said he may possibly be on antibiotics for three to six months to get this completely cleared up and assured that it doesn't come back again.

Also, he's picked up a pound and a half so you can't see his ribs and backbone anymore. Daisy on the other hand, weighed in almost 10 lbs. heavier than she did last time she was in. She's been excessively benefiting from all the treats that Beau gets to get him to gain weight. You know you can't feed one without treating the other equally!!

Beau actually wasn't supposed to have his x-rays until this morning (Friday), but Daisy took a turn for the worse with her "bodily functions" so we ended up bringing her in yesterday. She was back to vomiting up everything she eats and having bloody diarrhea.

After a thorough exam and blood work Dr. Green's conclusion was that Daisy has been under a lot of stress during Beau's illness and has possibly developed a case of colitis, just like people. So she's on small amounts of prescription food several times a day along with antibiotics. We're just a pill-pushing household, here. There's so many pill bottles sitting around we've had to designate specific areas for each consumer so things don't get mixed up.

Doesn't that just make your day? It certainly makes mine.

Now I have to tweak your curiosity a bit.

Remember me standing up to Jane and talking back to her? Then the fact that the next time I saw her at the Watering Hole she wouldn't look at me or talk to me? Did I tell you that I wrote Dick an email and asked if I could talk to him privately at some point and he responded with yes?

Well - this morning after Ole had left for the gym there was a knock on the door. It was Dick. I knew what he was there for, invited him in and gave him a cup of coffee. I'll have to write about the rest next time after I've gathered my thoughts better.