Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to You and Yours
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"Have you been good Lucy?"
"Who among us can say who is truly good?"
Lucy decided she should have just said, "yes."
Spoiler! Santa included Lucy on the nice list!
Maya is the Boston of my sister and brother-I-love, Jodi and Shane and my niece Madi. Maya is not sure what to think of the Christmas Pig!
Who will blink first??
New comic every Friday!
Mike Wazowski is one of the sweet dogs of my friend Kathi Ortmeier of Basset and Beagle Rescue of the Heartland. Mike, you are so photogenic!
Chicken Soup for the Soul - My Cat's Life - 101 Stories about all the Ages and Stages of Our Feline Family Members
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Jennifer Quasha
"Another cat? Perhaps. For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown. But a family cat is not replaceable like a worn out coat or a set of tires. Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated. I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that have succeeded but not replaced one another. -Irving Townsend. page 319.
What's that in the upper left hand corner? Another product to review next week perhaps?
When I was choosing products to receive and review from Chewy.com for the first time, my very first choice was a Chicken Soup book. I love these!
Chewy.com is letting me choose two items to review free of charge every month. If there is a product you would like me to review, please let me know!
Of the Chicken Soup books, I chose a cat book because I still miss our Max the Cat and I miss all of my feline patients I can no longer see because of my allergies.
My Cat's Life - 10/10 - would read again.
I loved these stories you guys. I took off my judgy pants (there were quite a few outdoor cats and cats giving birth and delayed veterinary care and rehomed cats) and put on my jammie pants and settled in for what turned out to be a very enjoyable time.
I love the individuality and nuances and beauty of cats. All of these traits are here in abundance. I love very old cats the most. They were here too. My favorite story is #79 - The Ingredients of Happiness, by Saralee Perel, because it explores living in the moment with your pet. I also likes that it takes place in a veterinary hospital.
It was intriguing to hear how families interpreted information from their veterinary teams as relayed in the stories. It was heartening to realize most families absorb and interpret medical information accurately, even in stressful times.
This book is calming, like the presence of a cat is calming.
If you would like to read this book, please let me know. I will write a list of names inside the front cover, and we can pass it around. When I get it back, I plan to read it again!
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Christmas for the Nebraska Humane Society pets <3
Aunt Penny and Uncle Scotty were looking for a puppy.
Whitney showed me these puppies at Nebraska Humane Society.
Scott said, "That's the one! The brown puppy, I know it!"
And so he was.
Meet Steve! Isn't he adorable?
I will get to meet him this afternoon! I can't wait! Do you want to see more pictures and hear more about Steve?
Greta is a German Wirehaired Pointer cross of my friend veterinary assistant Katelyn Clark. She is ten years old. Isn't she gorgeous?? And so sweet! Merry Christmas Greta!
New comic every Friday!
Oh Freebird!
Freebird says "Ain't nobody got time for this reindeer nonsense!"
That's better! Good job Joe!
Buttercup <3
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Today's post is a radiograph (x-ray) of a miniature ornament. I do not remember why we took the x-ray. Either to compare to the contents of a dog's stomach who may of eaten an ornament or just for funsies. I think it was the first one.
Anyways, I thought it was a pretty picture and wanted to share it with you!
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Milo belongs to my veterinarian friend Miranda Thomassen and her family. He is the cutest dog!
Oh Milo! You are so cute!
Gulliver's Christmas photo...
Have you ever seen anyone so beautiful? Me neither! Thank you Jaime and Ross! Beautiful photo by The Pic Chick Photography.
From Mom, Jaime...
I honestly have no idea how she even got that picture of Gulliver because he was totally wound up that day and wouldn’t sit still. We had to shake treat bags for an hour to get him to focus for a moment at a time and he got so many treats that he barfed once we got home.
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WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND
New comic every Friday!
This particular stranger-than-normal comic strip could use some explaining. It was one of the first "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" strips, published in November 2011, but is not a part of the chronological story line. I drew it as my small contribution to Blogathon 2011, an online blogging event held in November 2011 to raise money for several animal charities. The "unofficial" theme of Blogathon 2011 was zombies, thus the zombie giraffe of this strip.
The comic strip is based on a terribly disturbing short story that I probably should not have read in junior high, but I did. I have not read it again until this week, when I read it to see if it is as creepy as I remember. It is. Anyways, the comic is based on my memory of that story, with the happy twist I believe Dr. Vet would have given it as a kid. The story is The Monkey's Paw, written by W. W. Jacobs and published in 1902. If you click the title, the entire text is online. Awful, huh? And awesome.
Happy reading! If you get scared by The Monkey's Paw, sleep with the light on...That is what I did both times I read it.
Happy 9th Birthday and a day Joy! We love you so much!
These cutes belong to my veterinary technician friend Erika. They would like to wish you a Merry Christmas!
Frank is the cat of my veterinary technician friend, Allison Parker. I love Frank and his cute face so much!
Merry Christmas from Frank!
Frank in dog and cat vision!
Remember Toski the Corgi? He has a new trick he would like to show you!
Toski Sends His Letter to Santa...
He also hopes you have a very good holiday season!
