I'M FREE!!!!!!

August  17th  2015

Great news!!  My restrictions are lifted!!!    I am good to go!!  
Saw the Vet Man today..   And after  8 LONG weeks  he said I am healed up enough to get back to my Full life again..
No more Leash walks.... No more limited stairs....    No more having to stay quiet in One room most the time.. No more staying off the bed and furniture...   
I am SOOOO happy Pals!!!!!!!!

I have waited SO long for this Day!!    It will be so great to be able to go to the dog parks again.  Mom said we will start out a bit slow.. but I am hoping by Late Sept to be pretty much back to my FULL strength..  And I should be  FINE  for my "Gotcha Day " On

August  29th.   :)     (( happy tail wags))

 

I wanna give a HUGE  Shout out to my Surgeon  Dr. Jason Long.   He works at the Yorkville Animal Hospital.   He was SO nice and So friendly..    Mom & Dad really liked him!!    I did too.  If you ever need any type of surgery like this.. and you live near by..  We all recomended him.    ;)  
Thank you also once again to EVERYONE who pitched in to help make my surgery possible.. No matter if it was $5 .... it helped ALOT and got me to my goal quickly so I could start to recover.
IF Mom & Dad would of had to pay for it ALL themselves.. they would STILL be saving for it.. 
   And also.. thank you to everyone who kept the good vibes and prayers going for me through out.    It means SO much as well.    :)  

                                 Me & Dr. Long..    :)    I finally Made it!!!

ALSO~~~~
More news to share.....   
My picture was in a magazine again...   :)   Mom & Dad were so proud..

AND FINALLY..                                                       

Not sure if you had heard.. but my  Littest Sister Crystal Jade has Epilepsy.. 

She is now on Potassium Bromide and will probably be on some type of Medication her entire life..
I know I give her and Delores a hard time.. But I DO love them both alot and I am really sorry CJ has to deal with this.

Its VERY scary when she has Seizures... 

Hopefully this medication will keep them Few and FAR between.......

 

In Closing..................

I hope everyone will stick with me along Lifes adventures..  Me and Mom will update this from time to time to keep  you posted on whats going on with me and My sisters... 

Thanks for reading and for being Me & Mom's Friends..

ENJOY YOUR WEEK!!

Lolita ~~~

 

Good News & Bad News

August 2nd  2015

Well saw the "Vet Man" today..  I was so excited to go..  Could hardly wait to get in the Van

We got there and Mom weighed me.. She was NOT happy.... I have gained about 6 pounds since I had my surgery.
Well Excuuuuuusssssseeeeeee Meeeeeeeeee
I've been laying around on my but for 45+ days .... BOL
I was my usual crazy silly self in the waiting room

They took us all back and the nice Lady took me in the back room to Xray my Leg. She said I did very well and all she did was rub my tummy and I was perfectly still.  :)  
While I was back there Silly Mom & Dad were taking pictures of themselves in the exam room.. sigh

The Tech Lady brought me back to Mom & Dad and said the Vet Man would be in soon..  I was pretty tired out from the excitement..

After a few minutes the Vet came in.  First he said that I was looking good.  He asked Mom & Dad how I've been and Mom told him I am getting restless..  (which is a huge understatement)    He pulled up my Xray.
Here is my right rear leg... 

 

Vet said the bone is healing up VERY nicely and there is no signs of arthritis in it.  BUT he said it still has a bit farther to go before its fully healed....
SO he wants me to still stay fairly quiet for the next 2 weeks..  Grrr Grrr
I Wanted a Second Oppinion... but Mom wouldn't  listen...
I Feel I am FINE .. GOOD to go.. Right as Rain..
but Mom said we have to listen to HIM...   sigh......................
    If you blow up the xray a bit you can see the little "gadget" he put in my knee an the little screws..  I'm like a Bionic Lab now!!!     :) 
   So after they talked about what I can and can't do yet...  (Still no running, swimming ok, stairs on a leash, walks are fine) 
Mom asked about this gross cysts I have on my neck..
I've had in about 7 years...  It was swelling up a bit..
Vet man checked it.. said it was nothing serious.. and he drained it for us.
he took a lance and poked it and all sorts of  green/yellow/grey  GUNK came out of it..  Like a huge zit.. BOL.. Mom watched but Dad looked away!! 
Felt good to have it drained down.. 
  So any way.. around the 17th I am back to the vet for another Xray and another check up.
Just hoping I will be ready to go for my GOTCHA DAY on August 29th.
Mom thought it was the 30th.. but I   set her straight.
We wanna have a fun day of Dog parks and swimming in Wauconda and Libertyville. 
  So I wait.........    Lets hope these 2 weeks go Super fast...  
  I will keep you all posted.
Love & Kisses
Lolita ~~~~

Guess What I Did Today???

July 26  2015

Today I FINALLY got to go Swimming!!!  :)  Its been 62 Days since I went swimming!! 62 DAYS!!!!    For a Dog like ME it might as well been a YEAR..
Sure Felt like one!!!
   Mom & Dad took me to the place that I originally got hurt BEFORE my surgery.
I wasn't worried tho.. Like Falling off a Horse I just jumped right back in!!   :) 
  I had to wear my leash tho and couldn't run around.. but it was still  great fun
SADLY I ONLY got to stay for  45 min... which is very short when you consider we NORMALLY stay at swimming parks 90 minutes to 2 hours..
But Mom & Dad said I have to "ease" into it.... what ever THAT Means.... 
   Weather was warm.. about 86'   Kinda humid..
Funny thing is.. On the way THERE It began to rain... but stopped the entire time we were at the Dog Park.. We were back in the Van about 2 Min. and it started up again.   :)
   Mom says I must have a connection with Mother Nature     ;) 
Sky looked like it might storm.. but it never did

It felt SO good to get all wet again and really stretch my Legs!!!   :)  and it was SO nice to NOT have my 2 sisters there... BOL!!!

The water was so soothing on my leg too.     :)

 

I zonked out on the  way home..     :)

There are still  8 more Sleeps until I see the Vet Man... Hopefully when I DO go he will give me clearance and then Mom said they will start doing a bit more every few days with me until I am up to FULL SPEED and hopefully ready for a GREAT day on my "GOTCHA DAY"  August 30th.

For those of you wondering... I barely even have a scar any more..  You can't really even tell I had surgery.. except for my hair has not fully grown back yet.

 

Hope eveyone had a great weekend!!!

 

Kisses...  Lolita  ~~~

 

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

July 17, 2015

Well today I turned  9 years old. My gosh..  9.. Where has time gone??  I still remember Mom coming to pick me up when I was only 6 weeks old. 
I remember seeing her and thinking to myself..  "oh yeah.. THAT one will have some GOOD snacks to share"  BOL!! 
No, honestly.... I saw her and I saw the love in her eyes and I ran right for her.  :)  She picked me up.. and never put me back down.    sigh....

I wish I could say that today was as wonderful as I had hoped... But I can NOT tell a lie..

It was sort of a let down..

I had HOPED to go swimming..   I really REALLY wanted to go.. and I KNOW Mom & Dad wanted to take me..  But sadly they were so very tight on Money that they didn't have enough to put gas in our Van.   (the place to swim is about 25 min. from our house)  So they couldn't make the trip..   I was pretty bummed out.. but I KNOW Mom &  Dad felt bad and they wanted to take me there.. and then I remembered that SO many dogs spend THEIR Birthdays locked in cages  with NO ONE to even love them.. . So I guess I AM pretty lucky..

Dad promised me swimming SOON!!!

But let me tell you about my Day..... 

MY amazingly handsome Boy friend  Coach sent me a cake and doggie ice cream..

So Friday morning Mom set out to make it..  Now let me explain something about my Mother..  (bless her)  She loves to EAT sweets.. but she isn't much of a baker..  bol...

So I know she did her best... 

 

 

It all Started out just fine...   1 Egg.. Some Vegitable Oil and Water.. 

but when she cooked it.. it sorta got a little "Crater" in the middle..   Mom wouldn't last very long on "Hells Kitchen"   (wink)

I must say tho- that Mom recoverd Strong and came up with a pretty cute little cake for me

none the less.  :)

I also got a birthday Cookie  today..   :) 

I had my Birthday "Photo Shoot"  :)    Mom kept saying how cute I am.  :)

Don't ya Just LOVE my pretty flowers..  :)  My sweet friends from Canada's Mom made it for me.  Thank you Auntie Carol,  Magnus & Run.   :)

Evening came and it was time for Cake & Ice Cream!!!!!!!

Might not of looked Perfect... but Oh Boy it tasted GREAT!!!!!

Mom says to check out my EYES in the photo below... They tell it ALL..    :)

And below is my "GREAT WHITE SHARK" Imatation.

Sorry its a bit blurry.. but Mom was laughing when she snapped the picture!

I licked the platter clean..

Sadly I had to share with my 2 sisters..   grrrrrrrr

And also.. for those of you who MAY be wondering... YES....  My Dad DID try some of the Cake & Ice cream.... he said it was VERY bland.... 

I think he is crazy!!!    Tasted GREAT  to me!!!!!!! 

All and All is what a nice day.   I know I am very lucky to have such great parents that love me so much and 2 sisters.. that altho they annoy me.. are still special... 

And I am very lucky to have such great Friends like all of you!!!!   :)

Oh.. and speaking of Sisters..

I actually do have 2 REAL sisters.. yep..  Sisters that shared the Welping box with me.  Molly & Elly.. Here they are..   

I have 2 Brothers too.. but not sure where they are..   But I hope Molly & Elly had a great Birthday too.  

So thats all for me now...  
Here's to another great year of fun & dog parks and lots of good times. 

Thanks for continuing to ride along with me..

With Love..

Lolita ~~~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY DAY!!!!

July 11th   2015

What a good Day.  Mom & Dad took me to a little park in Oswego  (no. not a dog park) but we still had fun!  I was so happy to be out and doing something. its sooo boring inside all the time and just taking short walks around the area by our house. 
    I was very excited in the car waiting to get there..  

Mom and Dad "had" to stop for some lunch First...   (sigh)  they took it to the park and ate it. I got some FRENCH FRIES!!
See me under the table waiting for hand outs..   BOL  
They sure eat SLOW!!!

Finally it was time to do some walking around!!!   Felt really good to stretch my legs.  

Then the BEST part came... Mom & Dad let me splash around in the water for awhile.. Oh what a happy Girl I was!!!

Then Mom couldn't resist a few publicity shots of me..    :)   #Diva    She said I am the cutest Lab in the whole world!

I wanted to stay longer...... but the  Mosquitos were bothering Mom alot.. (Me & Dad were fine...)  sigh...
It was so great to get out.  can't wait to go again...
  I must admit. I was a bit tuckered out on the drive home... 

Dad stopped at my Favorite Gas Station and got me some Biscuits!!  
Then we went home..  
I am resting now in my "room"... 
So glad my Folks took me today..  
Catch ya all next time ~~~
Love     Lolita   ~~