Independence Day…a Dog Day of Summer

Dear Buddy,

You had a blast (pun intended) this forth of July! You ate chips (lots), rolled down a hill (repeatedly), saw a fire truck (without necessitating a fire), and played with sparklers.

Probably the highlight of your evening, though, was when you walked up to me complaining that you had something stuck in your teeth. You opened your mouth wide and…two gigantic pills rolled out of your mouth. Wha??

Turns out you’d gotten into your cousin’s dog’s medication. Awesome. After the initial shock, we took stock of the pills and concluded if you’d actually ingested any of the pills (doubtful), you’d get hungry (thyroid pill), not have a headache (Advil), have improved joint function (glucosimine), and have a nice shiny coat (fish oil). Honestly, I almost wish you’d taken the fish oil. Your coat’s been looking a little dull…

Puppies on the move...

Happy 4th!

Fun with Kids – Dosage Tracker

Dosage Tracker

Buddy got strep throat. Boo. When I picked up the bottle of antibiotic I knew I wanted to try something I’d seen on Pinterest: the on-bottle dosage tracker.

I put a box on the side of the bottle for every dose we would need to give him. Each time we gave him a dose we marked out the box; no more wondering if you gave him that last does. Just consult the bottle!

When we missed a dose (we’re human!), we left the box empty and kept going so as not to throw off our days. We came back to any missed doses at the end until all of the boxes were filled.