What?!?

I am recovering quite nicely from my operation. The vet was very pleased I lost 1.5 lbs; my staples are even out! Look at my new svelte self in the picture below:

I cut quite a figure, don't I?

So, now for the shocking news. Mommy and my little sister left on the airplane for someplace back in the lower 48 states; Daddy and I are going to follow in the car. My parents wouldn't tell me where we are going, but they said we are moving out of Alaska. What?!? But I love this place -- where else can I go crabbing on the beach? I will try to keep you all posted as we hit the road . . .

Happy Easter

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I am coming along quite nicely (although I could do with a bit more treats). Mommy calls me the fastest three-legged dog in Alaska. She was mad at me yesterday as she found me climbing up and down our stairs; she threatened to

snitch me out to the vet, but then I told her I would tell the vet she took off my lampshade before she was supposed to. Mommy is totally busted!

The krill much be coming back -- we have had a plethora of seabirds feasting in the water and whales feeding:

The whale is coming towards us -- see the spout?












Oh no! Don't ram the house!










Side view








The fluke of the humpback

Post-Op Day 1

Greetings blogging world! Thank you for all the well wishes and thoughts and prayers -- I believe it really helped. I am home now (I actually came home last night -- Mommy says it is because the vet couldn't stand to see my mug anymore) and enjoying some cuddling from the whole family. I tried to avoid the camera (who wants to have pictures taken of them when they are not feeling or looking their best?), but Mommy believes in blackmail:

This is actually a good shot of me -- I think the little bandage on my front leg is quite attractive. That is where they placed the IV and drew blood

Notice the staples on my hind leg? Poor me!

What I dislike most is the stupid lampshade around my neck -- what's up with that? Mommy says it is to prevent me from licking my wound, but it certainly is interfering with my begging for food!

So the vet says I cannot jump or climb stairs. And he said I needed to lose weight -- way to get a girl when she is down!

Surgery Day

Hi guys! By the time you read this, I will probably be in surgery -- I had to type it in before I left for the vet and asked Mommy to upload it when she got back home.

First of all, thank you to all you bloggers out there for keeping me in your thoughts and thinking of me! It has made me and my family realize how lucky we are to have blogging friends out there for us. I look forward to having new knees to run around on. My family promised to update you guys as the day progresses.

Secondly, Grandma arrived yesterday so she can take care of my sister while Mommy devotes all her attention on ME! Yay for Grandmas!

Finally, to leave on an uplifting note, we were happy to see all the animals returning to Alaska (a sure sign of spring!). We saw dolphins, whales, and a multitude of birds over the weekend . . .

Hello robin!

Good afternoon everyone! This is Frances' little sister here to update everyone on her condition. The vet's assistant just called Mommy to let her know that Frances is out of surgery and is recovering. Apparently, everything went "very well". Mommy said the vet will call later to let us know on Frances' progress, but she might need to stay overnight at the clinic (yay -- more attention for me!)

Leg Update

Ok, I am back from the vet and I was diagnosed with a subluxing patella, actually bilateral subluxing patellas. In pug language, my kneecaps are moving out of their sockets -- ouch! The vet says either I tore or stretched some ligament-thingy in the past or the grooves that hold the kneecap in place are too shallow. Either way, I have it bad (I am a grade 3 out of 4) and I will need surgery. Holy cow! I thought I was too young to start having knee problems (Daddy has knee problems but he is way old!) . . .

So now I am on an anti-inflammatory and taking chondroitin-glucosamine. Daddy has to take that too for his joints, but the vet said that Daddy can't share my medicine.

Thank you to all the bloggers out there who were wishing me well. You guys are the bomb! My surgery is scheduled for Tuesday.

It's been a rough week for me. My parents noticed me limping early last week -- I told them my right hind leg was bothering me. It had happened sporadically in the past, but usually when the temperature was sub-freezing so my parents thought it might be triggered by the cold. But it has been happening now even inside the house, especially when I first get up or move around. I just can't seem to move that leg. It doesn't hurt me, it is more of an inconvenience when I want to jump onto the bed or the sofa. But Daddy made an appointment for me with the vet on Wednesday, so we'll see what she says . . .

In the meantime, I find solace cuddling up with my bunny

Life is much better with a bunny friend

Outside the Window

Guess what we saw outside our window yesterday . . .

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Is it the Loch Ness Monster?

Is it a submarine?



It's a pod of killer whales! Cool, eh?!