Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Vacation: Road trip to Eastern Oregon
After much anticipation Tyrel and I are finally on vacation. We left early Sunday morning to begin the long drive to good old Eastern Oregon. Of course along the way we made some stops. I had my first IKEA experience. Wow is that place huge! Afterwards we had to get a burrito at Taco Del Mar. Ever since the one in Corvallis was shut down like 3 years ago, Tyrel has been on the search for an open one. All the ones we have been too were shut down, but he finally got his fix after IKEA :) We also stopped in The Dalles at a little diner called Cousins. A very friendly little place and really good food. All for a very reasonable price.
Mt. Hoood!
Later down the road we made some stops at view points. There isn’t much to look at in Eastern Oregon but it’s still really pretty. We arrived at La Grande, just short of dinner time.
We arrived at Wallowa Lake yesterday and are going to be here until Saturday. There is no cell phone service and very limited internet access so I don’t think I will be on very much.
Anyway I'm off for a fun filled day of adventure!
Later down the road we made some stops at view points. There isn’t much to look at in Eastern Oregon but it’s still really pretty. We arrived at La Grande, just short of dinner time.
We arrived at Wallowa Lake yesterday and are going to be here until Saturday. There is no cell phone service and very limited internet access so I don’t think I will be on very much.
Anyway I'm off for a fun filled day of adventure!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Good news
Took Cunha to the vet on Thursday. A trip that my whole family was dreading. Considering that we haven't been seeing any improvement, and Cunha seemed very unhappy we thinking that this was going to be it.
But when we arrived to the vet, they did some test and found out that Cunha has some deep pain sensation! This is a good thing considering when we first took him in he wasn't able to feel any pain or sensation in his back legs. According to the vet, this is a very good sign.
Next came the x-rays. The vet discovered that he has a compressed disc, and it's putting pressure on the spinal cord, which is causing the paralysis. We still don't know what has caused this, but we probably will never know. According to an article I read, Lhasa Apsos have a greater risk of having these kinds of back problems because of their longer body. Click here to read the article for more information
When my mom texted me I was very happy to know that Cuhna was coming home! He will have a follow up appointment in 2 weeks to see if anymore progress is seen, but in the mean time he is to be confined to a very small space with a limit amount of movement as possible. I realize this may seem harsh and mean, but it's same thing a person would do with an injured back.
My family decided it would be easier to bring him with us to the lake. We were originally going to leave him at the kennels, but I think it would just stress him out even more having us be gone for a week. So my mom is going to be him a little tub for him to hang out in so that he can be in the room with us and still get lots of love and attention from us.
Hoping for more good news in 2 weeks!
But when we arrived to the vet, they did some test and found out that Cunha has some deep pain sensation! This is a good thing considering when we first took him in he wasn't able to feel any pain or sensation in his back legs. According to the vet, this is a very good sign.
Next came the x-rays. The vet discovered that he has a compressed disc, and it's putting pressure on the spinal cord, which is causing the paralysis. We still don't know what has caused this, but we probably will never know. According to an article I read, Lhasa Apsos have a greater risk of having these kinds of back problems because of their longer body. Click here to read the article for more information
When my mom texted me I was very happy to know that Cuhna was coming home! He will have a follow up appointment in 2 weeks to see if anymore progress is seen, but in the mean time he is to be confined to a very small space with a limit amount of movement as possible. I realize this may seem harsh and mean, but it's same thing a person would do with an injured back.
My family decided it would be easier to bring him with us to the lake. We were originally going to leave him at the kennels, but I think it would just stress him out even more having us be gone for a week. So my mom is going to be him a little tub for him to hang out in so that he can be in the room with us and still get lots of love and attention from us.
Hoping for more good news in 2 weeks!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
one week
In just 7 more days I will be leaving for vacation.
A time when I can sit, relax, enjoy the sun, play games and spend time with family.
There is no cell phone service and most of the time no internet. I can do whatever I want with no time constraint.
This is going to be the longest week ever
A time when I can sit, relax, enjoy the sun, play games and spend time with family.
There is no cell phone service and most of the time no internet. I can do whatever I want with no time constraint.
This is going to be the longest week ever
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Call it an obsession
Today I took the kids from my class over to the park. I've always enjoyed the park, it really brings out the kid in me. Sometimes it seems like I enjoy it more then the kids do. I love it!
When I was enjoying myself, I discovered something very interesting: A girl, maybe about 5 years old, wearing a cute outfit with wedged heels; and a binky in her mouth. When I saw this I had to do a double take, and then I opened my mouth to say something, but I came up speechless.
I was curious how anyone else felt about this. I mean, don't get me wrong, I was a binky child. But after a certain age, there needs to be a limit. 5 years old is a little old to be walking around with a binki is your mouth. I mean my sister was still in love with her binki at that age BUT she certainly didn't walk around with it. It was for bed time only.
There are some things I just don't understand
When I was enjoying myself, I discovered something very interesting: A girl, maybe about 5 years old, wearing a cute outfit with wedged heels; and a binky in her mouth. When I saw this I had to do a double take, and then I opened my mouth to say something, but I came up speechless.
I was curious how anyone else felt about this. I mean, don't get me wrong, I was a binky child. But after a certain age, there needs to be a limit. 5 years old is a little old to be walking around with a binki is your mouth. I mean my sister was still in love with her binki at that age BUT she certainly didn't walk around with it. It was for bed time only.
There are some things I just don't understand
Sunday, July 17, 2011
A little leap of faith
Yesterday I went to my parents' house to visit Cuhna. My poor little dog was injured somehow about a week ago. I ended up needing to take him to the emergency vet and was in a lot of pain. He was not doing very good and thought this was it and it was time to say goodbye.
Luckily Cuhna has made a miraculous recovery. We gave him medicine including steroids, pain killers, anti-inflammatories, and pepcid. He is still not able to use his back legs but he's not in as much as pain as he was when we first took him. He is actually quite the opposite and starting to go back to his normal self.
When I arrived at the house he actually took the effort to crawling out of his bed and greet me as enthusiastically as he could. He follows you around the house, not wanting to be alone in a room by himself. He barks when the door bell rings. And he's back to his usual eating pattern. The only thing that hasn't changed is the fact that he doesn't have control over his bladder, and we fear that he may not ever have control of it.
I took Cuhna outside, and he loved it. He scooted around the yard sniffing all the different smells. In the process of this he spotted some deer. His ears perked up and he started yelping. He wanted to chase those deer so bad and tried doing so like he use to do.
Curious how he would do if he was able to walk again, my mom created this make-shift sling to hold his back legs up. He started off slow, trying to get use to moving around again, and then he took off fast, chasing after Braylon like nothing had ever happened to him.
By the time we were done, I was almost out of breath because, since I was holding his back legs up, I needed to be able to keep up with him. I was happy to see that he was so motivated to get up and walk around. This gives me hope that even though he is unable to walk, we can at least get him a little wheelchair, so he can continue his life happy once again.
Luckily Cuhna has made a miraculous recovery. We gave him medicine including steroids, pain killers, anti-inflammatories, and pepcid. He is still not able to use his back legs but he's not in as much as pain as he was when we first took him. He is actually quite the opposite and starting to go back to his normal self.
When I arrived at the house he actually took the effort to crawling out of his bed and greet me as enthusiastically as he could. He follows you around the house, not wanting to be alone in a room by himself. He barks when the door bell rings. And he's back to his usual eating pattern. The only thing that hasn't changed is the fact that he doesn't have control over his bladder, and we fear that he may not ever have control of it.
I took Cuhna outside, and he loved it. He scooted around the yard sniffing all the different smells. In the process of this he spotted some deer. His ears perked up and he started yelping. He wanted to chase those deer so bad and tried doing so like he use to do.
Curious how he would do if he was able to walk again, my mom created this make-shift sling to hold his back legs up. He started off slow, trying to get use to moving around again, and then he took off fast, chasing after Braylon like nothing had ever happened to him.
By the time we were done, I was almost out of breath because, since I was holding his back legs up, I needed to be able to keep up with him. I was happy to see that he was so motivated to get up and walk around. This gives me hope that even though he is unable to walk, we can at least get him a little wheelchair, so he can continue his life happy once again.
Friday, July 15, 2011
The truth about public play structure
I know I already posted this on my facebook, but I wanted to post it on here as well so that this video can become public and everyone can know what goes on in those play structures that your children play in.
I'm personally disgusted after watching this, but I wanted to get your opinion about it. How do you feel about this? Do you think there should be regulations for the structures to be cleaned?
I'm personally disgusted after watching this, but I wanted to get your opinion about it. How do you feel about this? Do you think there should be regulations for the structures to be cleaned?
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