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We're baaaack (long) by
Kevin Michael Vail
Toby and I got back Sunday from our trip to the wilds of upstate New
York. He had absolutely a marvelous time, and I'm so glad I went and
took him with me.
He was a little nervous when we left, but that's because I had to stop
at the vet's on the way out of town and pick up a prescription for...
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Oh, geez... by
Kevin Michael Vail
David started repainting part of the apartment today, apparently because
we had an appraiser coming over (trying to get a home equity loan to
roll some of this past year's debts into the mortgage) and he wanted him
to see the place in the worst possible shape. We met for dinner, so
Fidget and...
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Fidget Report by
Kevin Michael Vail
Been a long time since I've reported on Fidget's condition. It's hard
to say, sometimes, exactly what his condition is, though.
We've been working to taper him off the steroids he's been on for quite
a while. Every time we've done it, though, he's stopped eating. He
seems quite happy, very...
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Fidget Report by
Kevin Michael Vail
Fidget goes to the vet tomorrow for some tests for Addison's...we had to
wean him off the steroids for them, so he hasn't been eating well the
past few days.
He is in just about the best spirits he's ever been in, though, and is
otherwise healthy.
Pray they don't find anything major.
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Fidget Report by
Kevin Michael Vail
Fidget goes to the vet tomorrow for some tests for Addison's...we had to
wean him off the steroids for them, so he hasn't been eating well the
past few days.
He is in just about the best spirits he's ever been in, though, and is
otherwise healthy.
Pray they don't find anything major.
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[OT] Fire! by
Kevin Michael Vail
David came into the den a little while ago and said "I think we should
get ready to evacuate the building. I smell smoke in the living room
and there's a shitload of firetrucks outside." I glanced out the living
room window and he was right, plus they had the ladder up on one of the
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Fidget Report, Eight Months, and Other Stuff (long) by
Kevin Michael Vail
I haven't really been around these parts much lately...too much going
on. But today marks eight months since Toby died, and it doesn't seem
possible. Eight months? That's almost a year. And it was just about a
year ago that his diagnosis was certain. The combination, plus the rain
(as Suja...
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Fidget, again by
Kevin Michael Vail
First, thank you for all of the support you've all shown. It helps. I
haven't posted more because there hasn't been more to post, until now.
Last night Fidget stopped eating entirely...no treats, nada. Same thing
this morning. So David took him over to the vet, where he burst out
with bloody...
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Fidget, again by
Kevin Michael Vail
First, thank you for all of the support you've all shown. It helps. I
haven't posted more because there hasn't been more to post, until now.
Last night Fidget stopped eating entirely...no treats, nada. Same thing
this morning. So David took him over to the vet, where he burst out
with bloody...
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Toby's home by
Kevin Michael Vail
We picked up Toby's cremains tonight. I did not expect to be as
emotional as I got--managed to make it out of the vet's office OK but
totally lost it by the time I got to the car; David wasn't in much
better shape, but someone had to drive.
It's such a little box, how can it possibly hold the...
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The Heaven Museum by
Kevin Michael Vail
Last night I dreamed I was in the Heaven Museum. There were lots of
other people there (everyone!), and there was lots to see (everything!),
but oddly enough it didn't feel crowded and there was very little noise.
There were places to get refreshments that always had exactly what you
wanted and...
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Toby by
Kevin Michael Vail
Toby has gone downhill pretty quickly over the past few days...he will
eat, but it's pretty obvious he's only doing it because we want him to,
and he tires very quickly. Sometimes he sounds like he's having trouble
breathing. We've agreed that the time has come, before he gets any
worse.
A...
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August 14th 03 03:09 AM
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Thank you all by
Kevin Michael Vail
You all are wonderful. I have saved all of your messages and they
really do comfort me when I'm feeling especially sad about Toby. Right
now the hardest thing to handle is the silence--Fidget doesn't bark at
anything in the hall when Toby isn't here, so (except for the fact that
Fidget's sleeping...
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Toby 1999-August 13, 2003 by
Kevin Michael Vail
Toby is gone. The vet came out today, arriving about 3:30. I instantly
liked her. She was very matter-of-fact, but in an extremely sensitive
way--she explained what she would do and what would happen all the way
through before she started anything. I gave Toby the sedative shot,
with David's...
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Thank you all by
Kevin Michael Vail
You all are wonderful. I have saved all of your messages and they
really do comfort me when I'm feeling especially sad about Toby. Right
now the hardest thing to handle is the silence--Fidget doesn't bark at
anything in the hall when Toby isn't here, so (except for the fact that
Fidget's sleeping...
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Fidget isn't eating... by
Kevin Michael Vail
....or pooping. Well, he will eat things like chicken, and he pooped a
little bit tonight, but he basically hasn't eaten a full meal since
Tuesday night. I took him to the vet Saturday and he has bronchitis,
but that's never made him stop eating before.
David took him back to the vet today. ...
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New Rules for the Dog by
Kevin Michael Vail
NEW RULES FOR THE DOG - AND US DOG LOVERS
1. Dogs are never permitted in the house. The dog stays outside in a
specially built wooden compartment named, for very good reason, the dog
house.
2. Okay, the dog can enter the house, but only for short visits or if
her own house is under...
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Now it's *really* way too quiet by
Kevin Michael Vail
Last night, Fidget threw up just before bedtime, and since then has
refused to eat anything... I couldn't even get him to take his pills
this morning. David came home about noon, and Fidget was very glad to
see him, but wouldn't take any sort of treat. We decided to take him
down to the emergency...
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Fidget's Home! by
Kevin Michael Vail
The vet called me around 12:30 today to tell me Fidget was ready to come
home. They said he was really perky, and *eating*! They said we could
come by either around 2:30 or between 4:30 and 6, because that's when
the vet would be able to talk to us. I called David, who had an
appointment with a...
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Fidget, again by
Kevin Michael Vail
First, thank you for all of the support you've all shown. It helps. I
haven't posted more because there hasn't been more to post, until now.
Last night Fidget stopped eating entirely...no treats, nada. Same thing
this morning. So David took him over to the vet, where he burst out
with bloody...
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