Oh the mishaps!

Weather

So its been windy. Yeah. For the past few weeks, there have been many MANY wind storms coming through Vancouver and the Lower Mainland (and Seattle). Anywhere from 70 km/hour up to 100 km/hour (hurricane strength winds apparently, minus the hurricanes).

Loads of trees have been uprooted, power outages have occured in various neighborhoods, the Lions Gate Bridge was even closed (mainly cuz of trees on the Stanley Park causeway), ferries cancelled, buses delayed etc. I guess I'm lucky as there are no big trees in front or behind my house, and I didn't have a power outage (though my mom 4 blocks away did).

Unfortunately for me, the winds also mean umbrellas are useless and are more likely to blow you away than keep you dry, and power outages mean delayed or no transit services (bus, skytrain, ferries etc.). Effects of global warming? Or just a series of weather anomolies?



Fishie out of water??

Carbuncle is a happy fish. Only, I haven't been paying much attention to the little guy because of the dog. Poor fishie. Hope he doesn't feel too neglected.

I once reported that Carbuncle would follow my finger on occassion. Well, when I feed him, I also point out his food so he will eat it right away rather than let it soak up water and sink to the bottom (and then he'll never find his food!). Well....on two occasions, he tried to go for my finger!! Bad fishie! The first time his head went out of the water and it looked like he was going for my finger but I wasn't sure. The second time he actually made a little jump but never completely left the water! Oh dear!

Was he really going for my finger? Or was he just playing? I've heard Betta fish like to jump out of water. I hope he was just playing....


Cassie baby!

Cassie, the little girl is such a cute little furball! She follows me around and whines when I am out of her site. If she is hungry, she won't even eat unless I am in the kitchen with her. Poor baby! I think she misses her brother Rex.

She has gotten a little better though. She'll only whine for 10 to 15 minutes when we put her to bed in her crate before quieting down. She'll give the occasional whimper but she doesn't do it that often. Buddy and I have been working on that, letting her know the crate is a good place, putting toys, treats and food in there.

On the happy news, she knows "sit" and "home". And she's only had one accident inside the house (when we weren't watching her) and two mishaps inside her crate (we didn't take her out on time). But she's learning. We take her out all the time to "go potty" and she gets lots of attention afterwards! Keep learning Cassie!

Oh, and contrary to what I believed, my mom didn't freak out at all when she found out I got a dog. Joy! And she thinks she's cute and wants to even knit her a sweater haha! There's hope!! (Hope for what? Read below....)


I'm sleepy, go to bed Cassie!

Cassie, the little bugger, is all fluff and cuteness. She doesn't mind having her hair combed out (unless its the hair under her eyes which gets all clumbed up), and she loves being petted and cuddled (that's why she loves me!). But I'm sad to report that I do believe (and I think I'm right) that I'm allergic to the little furball.

First few days I got a sore throat, and stuffy nose. It came on gradually so I didn't even make the connection, until my eyes got all puffy....along with my mouth, tongue and throat. Being a regular allergy sufferer, I suspected what it was right away, but didn't really say anything until my face felt a little swollen, which pretty much confirmed it.

Well, yesterday, I played with her LOTS to see if it was the case. And when I put my face next to her to give her loads of attention, I felt my face get puffy. It was a neck-up reaction (swollen throat, tongue and mouth, puffy eyes and I could feel my cheeks get puffy too). And as I very well know, neck-up reactions are NOT good and will only get worse. I've only had her for a few days, can you imagine what it would be like if we had her for months???

I'm already on antihistamines 24/7, including Benadryl when I feel my face and throat are swollen but I really can't live like this, especially in the summer when all the other pollen allergies kick in. I can guarantee I'd end up going to the emergency then!

So our options are being considered, such as letting her to stay with Buddy and my Mom, or giving her back to the breeder. My family already loves the girl so that's one hurdle overcome. But would my mom actually let a dog stay inside her home? Hmmmm.....

And now I'm bummed that I can probably never have a fluffy animal of any kind. I guess Carbuncle will just have to soak up all the attention!

I need coffee. Benadryl is making me sleeepyyyyyy.......... *clunk*

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