I am taking Josie to the vet this afternoon. I think she likely has allergies because she's licked and chewed her paws so badly over the past few days to the point that they are raw and she can hardly walk. I've been giving her benadryl the last couple of days and last night I washed her paws with peroxide diluted in cool water. She wasn't the least bit happy about that and whined and yelped and even nipped at me! After I dried them, I put some antibiotic ointment on them and then covered them with two pairs of Bennett's old socks to try to prevent her from licking anymore.
She looked pretty ridiculous. :) Bennett came down stairs and looked at her...then looked at me...then back to her and cautiously asked, "um...Josie is wearing socks?"
So, I'm taking her to the vet to be sure it's not mites or mange or something horribly gross like that. I did find some interesting info while scouring the web to diagnose her: Huskies and Malamutes have a genetic deficiency that prevents them from being able to absorb zince like other breeds of dogs. Apparently it doesn't affect ALL huskies but I guess it's a good idea to supplement their diet with additional zinc and if they are in fact affected, it can cause issues with the pads of their paws. Weird, huh?
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It is a water polo weekend for our family. Jessen's team is hosting the Packer Classic at the high school so in between watching Jessen and his team play, I will be volunteering at the concession stand.
This has been a fantastic season so far and it completely blows my mind how improved Jessen's playing is just since last season. He scores consistently every game and kicks ass on defense. I guess that $500 water polo camp at the University of Michigan has helped him some!
It's hard to believe but the season is already half way over. We have a couple of tournaments coming up in early October and then it's Regionals the weekend of Oct 16/17! I don't know if they'll qualify for State this year but every game they improve and it wouldn't surprise me if they weren't a fierce contender this year!
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I've put some more thought into the items on my life list I'm going to try to accomplish before the end of the year. I'm open for suggestions but I think I will do the hot stone massage since that's a fairly easy one and I know the salon/spa where I get my hair done does offer hot stone massages for a fairly reasonable price.
I will also be going fly fishing and oh my gosh, I could not be more excited! I was going to do it earlier in the summer but things got all messed up and it didn't end up happening. So,I've decided that I'm going to take the boys and we'll try it together. My hope is that we can go up to Michigan for a weekend later in October, perhaps drive up on Thursday and then hire a guide to teach us and spend that Friday on the water. I intend to go to Michigan anyway because my dear friends, John and Sarah, have an award winning photography exhibit on display at the art museum in Muskegon, and I want to go check it out to support them. So if schedules cooperate...it would work out perfectly.
Lastly, I will take the boys to a Red Wings game, likely in November. There's a lot happening in November...including my heading to see Neko Case (again!) in Bowling Green, OH!!!! As a matter of fact, there is a ton of great live music touring this fall: Wilco, Social Distortion, Son Volt, Roger Clyne, Lucero, Robert Earl Keen...just to name a few. I've only purchased tickets for the Neko show so far though but I'm going to see what my schedule/budget will allow for one or two of the others. Anyway, I digress....back to Hockey!!!! So yes, I will take the boys to see the Wings play in Detroit!!!!!!!
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Cloning Confuscius: The best way to predict your future is to create it! - Paulo Coehlo
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