Deidreofthesorrows

There are no words to describe how much we miss her, but Larry wrote a wonderful tribute to her. Rascal – The Dog  - 16 August, 2010 A crooked face with a wry smile – that was Rascal's visage. Born with a challenge – she fought harder and more valiantly than any creature – man or beast – I've ever known to eke out each and every day of survival. She liked to play – she liked to jump on and bite the fuzzy parts of slippers – some of her instinctive "herding" coming out. She was stronger in a counterclockwise sort of way – each leg being stronger, or weaker than the other (depending on which way you'

It has been quite a while since I have made an entry. Things have been quite busy, with the full time job and the consulting job, and the horses and the dogs :). All horses and dogs are doing well. I really need to add some photos, very soon! Rascal is coming up on three years and great. We went to Italy last Fall and I need to add those as well. A few financial stressors are improving, can't complain about that either. Larry and I have been married nearly four years - we have our health, family, friends, furry family and work we enjoy... Happy Times!!

Many of you know the adventures of our very special Rascal who will be two on July 29th. She has hydrocephalus and does very well in spite of her disability. Last Tuesday I came upstairs from my office and heard her. I thought she was hungry but in fact she was having a seizure. A second one followed the first, then another...I called the vet and headed that way. She had a grand mal seizure lasting 45 minutes. Her temperature hit 110 at the vet's office. 105 is bad and normally anything over 107 is lethal. We stablized her and took her to the animal ER for an overnight stay. The temperature didn't do any damage, which was a miracle in itself.