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Since the she boss has been walking funny, lots of people have been round to see me - Nanny and Grandad, Aunty Joy, thefriendPeter, Sammy and Uncle John. Uncle John's funny. Everyone else said nice things to the she boss or made her cups of coffee or brought her interesting things to do and look at. Uncle John brought two big bags of wood for her which thefriendPeter had to help bring in to the garage. She couldn't put those in a nice vase or sit and read them could she? I know her. The only thing she'll do with those now he's gone is put them on our cosy fire. I won't let the cat out of the bag though. I wonder if one of those is hiding in the bottom? That'd be fun

Poorliness

The she boss is not very well. I can tell cos she's really quiet and is just sitting sometimes instead of sitting and doing things. And when she's doing standing up things, like today when she's pushing the noisy sucky thing around, she's doing it slow.
She's been like this for a few days now on and off. I tried it myself the other night when my new friend, Sam was round. It's easy. I just stood in the middle of the room for a while looking sad. The she boss gave me a lovely cuddle. She even let me on her lap on the best armchair and I had a nice little snooze. I forgot to keep it up the next morning though so it was business as usual. I will do it again sometime though cos it's a good way of getting extra fuss and attention.
I hope the she boss is better soon. I don't like things being different.

Tummy ache

I've disgraced myself :s We've had loads of nice goodies around for me to scrounge and pick up any dropped bits of. The best thing was the bowl of fruit and nuts they left on the table for me by the window - MaccyDemus (Greek MacDonalds?) and grannyberries or something like that. I think they were meant for me anyway but they didn't do me any favours. They should know by now that once I start, I can't stop and I think I ate them all abit quick. I had real tummy ache later. My friend Jane who I haven't seen in a long time came round. I don't think she was feeling very well either so we curled up together on the carpet. In the night, I couldn't hold on any longer and all the Grannyberries arrived back up on the kitchen floor. Oh, the shame. At least I got something out of the MaccyDemus nuts though. They'll know next time not to put so many out for me. They were for me, weren't they?!

Food and especially grapes. Mmmmm

Have you heard the news? Apparently they're saying that grapes are poisonous to dogs!!!! Have you ever heard anything so ridiculous? I love grapes and don't think I could live without them. They're my most favourite treat. I even go shopping with the she boss and don't mind waiting in the car for as long as it takes as I know she'll have bought some grapes for us to share on the way home.
Anyway, this is what they say .......

"If your dog has ingested large quantities of raisins or grapes, (s)he will immediately begin to vomit repeatedly, and will become extremely hyperactive and jittery. After about 24 hours, the dog will become lethargic and depressed. (S)he may experience abdominal pain and may stop urinating, drinking, and/or eating. (S)he will also become dehydrated. Both his/her vomit and feces will contain partially digested raisins or grapes. His/her breathing may become irregular, and (s)he will also become hypercalcemic (high calcium concentrations) and hyperphosphosphatemic

Ultimately, without treatment, the dog will go into renal (kidney) failure, and may die a horrible very painful death. Of the 10 reported cases, only 5 dogs survived, & these only with early, aggressive, & long-term treatment"

eeeargh! I don't want that but it does say LARGE quantities. I better make sure the bosses see that so they won't leave large quantaties out to tempt me. I did eat the whole week's worth of the she boss's grapes for lunches once when she'd made the mistake of leaving them down by the door with her bag. She didn't notice for a while cos I made sure the bag was still neat and tidy and I left all the stalks in there hehe

Something else I found ......
"An increasing number of cases have been seen of raisin and grape poisoning in dogs. From available evidence, as little as seven raisins or grapes can be toxic. If you suspect your dog has eaten raisins or grapes, get him to the vet straight away. Signs of toxicity including vomiting, food refusal, diarrhoea and lethargy. Untreated, a dog will develop acute kidney (renal) failure and die."

Scary. As little as SEVEN grapes. They must be pathetic little dogs, that's all I can say. Not REAL dogs like me