Two fur Chewy.com - from mom, Shiloh'n The Diva Shasta

 A few weeks ago, Team Beaglebratz heard from Chewy.com about doing a product review for 
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Trail Treats Chicken Jerky
At first I wasn't sure - with the problems that Shiloh had been having and I didn't want him getting all excited and possibly re-injuring himself after his recent bout with IVDD plus all the negative stuff I had been reading about chicken jerky treats - I just wasn't sure this was the right time or product.  But I also knew Blue Buffalo was a good quality dog food plus right after being contacted by Chewy.com I decided to google those treats to see what info I could find out. Maybe I am a little suspicious but when I saw the results listing from Blue Buffalo I kept looking until I finally found a product review that was on another BLOG I decided to go with that first. Then I googled to find out where the ingredients come from that are in these treats-
according to Blue Buffalo - all ingredients are from the United States AND there are only THREE
ingredients in their Chicken Jerky treats - chicken, dried cane molasses and salt.  So after reading this info and viewing the pictures from the blog (The Elka Almanac), I decided that it would be a good product for the Beaglebratz to try.  Then, to avoid Shiloh becoming too excited too soon - when the treats arrived, I would just hold it back a few days until I was sure Shiloh would be ok with it.

Now with all that said - what did Shiloh and The Diva Shasta think of their new treats?

 Well as usual, Shiloh was the first one with his head in the box - trying to figure out what smelled soooooo yummy.

But he didn't stop with just the box - I guess he was sure whatever it was - the treats were for him

Nope, Shiloh did NOT want to share those treats, not even with his own sis, The Diva Shasta

A-HA!  FINALLY - The Diva Shasta gets her turn.

Now this next picture is really not that good at all but I wanted to give you all some idea about the jerky itself.

 They are not shaped like what you might think about any jerky - the pieces are smaller and the texture is softer making it easier to tear into smaller bites for either tiny dogs or to use for training treats.

I wanted to get a picture or two of the dogs trying the jerky but they snarfed their pieces down so fast - I didn't have a chance - trying to position the camera and feed them treats at the same time just didn't happen.  I can tell you - both Shiloh and The Diva Shasta gave the 
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Trail Treats Chicken Jerky a total of 8 paws up (2 dogs times 4 paws each = 8 paws).  Before I end this post however, the Beaglebratz have a few words to say-

YOO-HOO  Iz anybuddy there?  This here iz Shiloh'n The Diva Shasta.  We Beaglebratz just herd sum furry great newz just fur us 4-leggerz- wooferz'kittiez.  You'all know that mom just did, with our help of course, a product review for Chewy.com .  Well we Beaglebratz haf a bit of furry great newz tue share 'boutz Chewy.com .  You all know how alot of online storez r havin'cyber  Monday salez - well Chewy.com iz gonna due that tue!

Chewy.com's Cyber Monday

  There’s no promo code for customers to enter.

No special link to follow.Just a massive, up-to-50% discount on everything but food at Chewy.com

So that all our furrendz can c this furry most wunnerful newz (an'so we can get tue bed), we Beaglebrat need tue post this - NOW!

~Shiloh'n The Diva Shasta~

~an'mom Kim~

Two for Tuesday

We Beaglebratz just gotta haf fun sumtimez.  

We wood like tue thank www.dogbarkcollar.com

fur bringin'u'all tuedayz post.

Ya'just never know what u mite c 

when we start our funtimez-
By the way, theze pikchurez wuz taken
B-4 me, The DIVA Shasta, had my recent problem-
mom STILL won't let me play much or
jump up'n'down off furnichure. Then, Shiloh iz
not playin'like this yet, butt one day soon.
Make shure tue go tue the bottom-
Mom wantz tue add a little tue-
kinda down mem'ry lane, AGIN!.

SHILOH:  My snake!

THE DIVA SHASTA:  NO! Mr. Snake iz MINE!

A lull in the playtime-

sibling love/rivalry.

A surprize attack under the belly. 

The DIVA Shasta headz Shiloh off at the pass.
Ok - mom'z turn.

Thank you to Shiloh'n The DIVA Shasta.
I have noticed that Team Beaglebratz has picked up a few new followers in the last few weeks.  Soooo
I wanted to take a little trip down memory lane &
provide a little history.
When Shiloh joined my family at about 8 weeks-
(Spring, 2003)

it was just me and Oreo - a YorkiPoo.
As Shiloh got older, they loved playing together

and soon became best buds in spite of 
their size difference.
By late spring of 2005, Shiloh had become a 
therapy dog,

altho I had no intention of this when 
he joined the family-
we had attended our local 
animal shelter's fund raiser one year and
learned there was a local therapy dog group-
I was hooked.
Eventually Shiloh became a 
great therapy dog which is part of the reason
The DIVA Shasta joined our family 

in the Fall of 2006.

The other reason-
by the summer of 2006, my little Oreo was having 
increased health problems at age 15.  
And since Shiloh and him had become best buds who kept each other company when I was gone and-
admittedly I liked having two dogs around, I was already thinking about the time my little Oreo 
would cross the Rainbow Bridge - what would happen to me and Shiloh.
And knowing that Beagles really like 
to be part of a pack-
I didn't want him to have to stay home by himself-
he RARELY had been alone his entire life.
So, with all these things going thru my head-
I began thinking about a pack-mate for Shiloh and
another dog for me.
Meanwhile my little Oreo was doing well

 altho the health problems continued-
almost blind and deaf, incontinence and a few months earlier, had some kind of vestibular attack.  He kept to himself and rarely interracted with either me or Shiloh.  He slept in the kitchen and would slowly walk into the living room-
act like he was looking around then walk back out to the kitchen to sleep some more.
He didn't appear to be in any pain, was eating ok and would go outside only 
long enough to take care of business.
I began to wonder about his quality of life and wrestled with the question of was I just keeping him with me for my own selfish reasons?
I wrestled with that most difficult issue 
any responsible pet owner faces.
Finally a friend of my sister's told me-
"When you look into their eyes and 
there is nothing there-
no signs of recognition, 
no signs of happiness then 
they are telling you it is time".
It was not my decision-
I was just a tool to make 
Oreo's final wish happen.
He really did make it easy for me and 
Later at the vet's, as Oreo fell asleep in my arms
so quickly and without a struggle, 
I knew indeed that this was what he wanted.
Oreo was 16+
Oreo was tired.
Oreo was at peace and
finally home.

Mommy will always miss her little fur-angel.

Shiloh had big "little" paws to follow-
he had been the baby brother for over 3 years.
Had Oreo taught Shiloh how 
to be a great big brother?
Shiloh had many opportunities over the next several months to show us all what 
he had learned-
(of course all pictures can be bigefied)

 As you can see, the admiration The DIVA Shasta
has for her big brother developed as she grew.

And it is still there today-
This was the scene once again the past few days as
Shiloh was going through his recent struggle
with his IVDD.

  
UPDATE on Shiloh-
still no meds since Sunday afternoon.
Walking well and no pain. 

  A little truth here-
I didn't do this little trip down memory lane just for our newer followers-
I like looking back too now and then.
That first New Year we were all together.

and today

~Kim, Shiloh'n The DIVA Shasta~

 

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A late but great and wordy pupdate on Shiloh

I am so sorry I did not get this done until today 

I guess I was looking for a real change of some 

kind before posting anymore.  And there IS change 

and it is GREAT! (but then I kinda did give that 

away in the subject line - oh well)  But yes, the 

improvement has been, at least to me considering 

Shiloh just started on meds yesterday.

First, our vet visit to the University Bird and Small Animal Clinic

In case you missed it, this is our new vet clinic-

Shiloh now and Shasta will start later.  There are

3 vets there - we saw Dr. Phillip Moon. Shiloh 

took an immediate liking to him, would even walk 

over and sit by him plus the two cookies Dr. Moon 

gave him didn't hurt Shiloh's feelings either.  I 

liked him because he took time to explain the 

different parts of the spine - even showed me on

Shiloh's spine and where/why the pain was in the 

spine - no xrays were needed at this time since 

Shiloh definitely yelped when Dr. Moon was 

checking his spine and pushed in the one spot 

where the pain was.  Dr. Moon definitely got my

vote when he, the vet, actually told me that I 

had likely and CORRECTLY diagnosed that Shiloh 

was having a recurrence of his IVDD.  I also felt

comfortable enough and since I already knew they 

offered it, discussing alternative medicine and 

treatment.  I learned that is why there are 3 vets

Guess you could say that Dr. Moon does a lot of

the more traditional and Dr. Gratton specializes

in chiropractic medicine along with sports 

medicine and rehab for canines and Dr. Snyder 

does the acupuncture and adipose stem cell therapy

I really liked the pairing of traditional medicine

along with alternative or complimentary medicine.

So what is Shiloh's course of treatment?  We are 

starting with Metacam, Tramadol and Robaxin. I am 

hoping that for now at least, the meds continue to

to do the trick.  And so far they are doing GREAT!

He is acting more like the macho Beagle-boy he is-

Now I am beginning to intervene in what Shiloh 

feels like he can do.  He does know, at least for

now, that he is not yet ready to play with Shasta 

altho she does try a little to get him to play 

tag.  Shiloh does join us out in the kitchen more 

when he hears the refrigerator door open.  Shiloh 

has also found his voice again and is moving more 

freely and voluntarily and is getting easier to 

rouse him dog bed - which I found really amazing 

this morning since it is about 35 degrees out.

And Shiloh has found his Beagle appetite - once 

again eating anything offered - including the 

pills wrapped in peanut-butter or cheese.

Ok - I need to post this then get ready for work.

Tomorrow, Shasta has her therapy dog re-evaluation

so I may not be around much til after that.