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What Is Dilated Cardiomyopathy In Dogs And Cats?
Dilated cardiomyopathy or DCM occurs in cats where it is associated with a nutritional deficiency. Dilated cardiomyopathy is one of the most common heart diseases in dogs, according to the Pet Health Network. With DCM, heart muscles degenerate and wear thin. Thinner muscle walls decrease the heart’s contractility (how strong it can contract and pump blood), which effectively leads to congestive heart failure. DCM is a serious disease of the heart muscle which causes the heart to beat more...
How I Turned My Spare Bedroom Into A Dressing Room
Happy Monday everyone!!! I've been wanting to get this post out to you all and I'm finally getting to it. I had a spare bedroom and bathroom that needed some TLC but I didn't want to spend A LOT of money on paint and decorating. I thought long and hard about whether I wanted to keep it a spare bedroom or turn it into a dressing room and the dressing room won! I looked at what I had around the house and made a list of what I needed to make my vision come to life. I chose this room because it...
Dating Apps For Dog And Cat Lovers
Happy Friday everyone!! As I sit here typing and watching the news, I’m thinking of the many people who are helping us get through this quarantine from the truck drivers to store clerks to the first responders helping those who are dealing with the devastation from the hurricanes that ripped through TX, OK, and LA last night. These are amazing people and my thanks and gratitude go out to them. I told Thomas that we are so lucky because we have each other, we have the dogs and the dogs have...
Frozen Apple Peanut Butter Brittle
I am so excited to put this Frozen Apple Peanut Butter Brittle doggie treat recipe out to you guys!! Can you imagine slivered apples, peanut butter, and oats together and frozen into brittle? Well, this recipe is doggie approved and delicious. I even had a small bowl of it myself because it is that good! Jake and Maggie had a great day today running and playing in the yard. They watched me as I worked outside a bit and then we played frisbee. I promised the pups that they would get a...
Air Filters And Pet Dander
Spring is finally here! It has been a chilly one and it hasn’t stopped my allergies from knocking me off my feet!! I’m glad Jake and Maggie have such thick healthy coats to protect them but I’ve noticed as spring moves forward, they are shedding a bit more. The dogs are not immune to allergies either. I can take some Allegra and feel somewhat better but the dogs rely on me to help them and I want to do everything possible to help them if they are feeling off or uncomfortable. If you have a...
Supreme Pizza
I know I had promised you guys a follow-up on Thomas’ birthday cake and pizza and here it is!! I was so excited about making his mother’s chocolate cake recipe for him and followed the directions to a “T”! It came out smelling and looking amazing which made me proud. It was light and airy and smelled of delicious chocolate. It had a beautiful color and texture and I couldn’t wait to put it on my favorite glass cake stand! I was impatient in letting it cool so I took it out of the cake pan...
Oreo Cookie Milkshake
I wish I didn’t have a sweet tooth but I do; always have; always will. And who doesn’t love ice cream, right? One of my fondest memories from childhood was going to Dairy Queen every Friday night with my parents and my sister and getting a Full Meal Deal special which consisted of a root beer (or sometimes a Coke), burger with mustard and ketchup (no cheese), French fries, and a butterscotch sundae! Do you remember when they would give you your “chip” with your meal so you could come back...
Keto Fat Bombs
I think we can all agree that being quarantined has wrecked havoc on our diets. As I scour Pinterest at night looking at delicious looking pictures of cakes and pies, I come across dessert recipes for those on the Keto Diet. Not that we are on any kind of diet in our house, but I thought I’d give the Cheesecake Keto Fat Bombs a try. I was leary because, honestly, how good could these really be? Well, let me tell you…they are soooooo yummy!! And….I had all the ingredients right at my...
What Is A Sebaceous Cyst?
Last week I found a small cyst on Maggie’s back in between her shoulder blades which was about the size of a dime? I made an appointment to see our vet and he explained it was a pimple that would keep getting bigger and eventually rupture. It had to come out. What worried me was that it felt hard but Dr. Brown assured me it was not cancer. Thank goodness! We scheduled her surgery on Friday morning and I was able to pick her up by 2:00. She literally bounced out of the office and was ready...
Easter Egg Hunt With Jake And Maggie
This is a re-post: I absolutely love putting together games for Jake and Maggie and their Easter Egg Hunt did not disappoint. They had a blast. I want to re-create the game this year but it's been raining so much. I'm hoping the weather lifts and we can get outside with them this Easter. If so, I'll post the photos. I have a bag of plastic Easter eggs waiting to be use. I picked them up at Walmart last year. The fun thing about this bag is that it has a golden egg inside which I use...