Goodbye sweet girl

Today is a very sad day for us as we say goodbye to my parents dog Gelbie.  She had been struggling with pancreatitis for a little over a week.  She was so sweet and gentle and we are so sad to see her go.  

I glad you found peace sweet girl

all grown up

I came across this picture today and it reminded me of how small Allie was.  Now that he's full grown he's still a little smaller than Otis, but you forget how little they were.  

Merry Christmas!

Otie says Bah-Hum-Bug!

Poor Otis

The last week Otis has been getting sick at nights.  He acts fine but when I wake up in the morning he has thrown up in the hallway.  The only thing we have changed is the dog toothpaste we use.  I grabbed a new one from our vets office and the day I tried it he got sick.  He throws up every now and then so I didn't think anything of it until it happened the next two days in a row.  I didn't use it for the next two days and he was fine but tried it again last night and he threw up again.  

It just seems very strange to me.  I literally use just the tiniest bit of paste on his brush so I can't believe it would be enough to make him sick.  Allie is just fine which make this stranger to me.

Has this happened to anyone else?  I'm obviously not going to give it to Otis anymore but I'm wondering should I stop using it on Allie too?

****Update**** Otis seems to be feeling fine now and has been doing well for a couple days now.

Finally!

I'm happy to report that after a long battle we finally seem to have Allie's allergies under control (knock on wood). It seems to be a combination of things due to the fact that he's allergic to so much. Here's what we have going on now:

-Plegits face wipes (medicated wipes we clean his wrinkles with to get rid of pollen and dirt)

-Royal Canin Z/D gold label non-allergenic food (we've tried everything short of making his food ourselves and this is the only thing that's worked)

-Allergy shots (once every 2 weeks, builds his immunities to the things he's allergic to)

-washing blankets/ couch covers in hot water often to reduce dust mites.

- no other treats, limited access to plastic (we're not yet sure if he's allergic to it)

He's been happy and allergy free for a couple months now!

New friend!

This is Bren's pug Hendrix. What a cutie! He came and played with Otie and Allie the other day and showed them that he's the boss. I love the jealous look on Allie's face.

This is hilarious!

check it out here