WHOOPZIE WEDNEZDAY - more of my birthday stuff

Ok - ferst, gotta tell u'all that 

I, Miss Maizie WANTED 2 do'later post yesterday fer

my birthday BUTT

mom got her pawz handz on the'puter'n

THAT WUZ IT!

This iz sorta long so u mite wanna do a potty break first then

 grab a snack'n enjoy!

So, I am here now an'I control what gitz dun!

An'b-4 I say anymore, gotta thank

Ann@Zoolatry fer my 

birthday pikchure.  Also, if u hazn't notised yet-

I, Miss Maizie, haz now 

joined Lady Shasta along with Angel Shiloh 

in OUR blog header - thank u Ann.

We all here love the booti-ful art that she duz.

Plus, c that row of dif'rent pagez u can find 

on our blog?  Well mom iz werkin'on one fer me 2-

izn't that kewl?

Yep - I really do haf my furever family!

I think that iz the best pawt of my 1st birthday!

Ok - mom sed that ferst comez dinner soooo

  That'z our Rachael Ray salmon'n sweet tater kibble with sum Rachael Ray Chiken Muttballz, fresh brokoli, fresh 

colli-flower, shredded carrotz, fresh peaz'n a few blueberriez.

Sorry - our chef iz not available fer caterin.

Mom wanted 2 git a pikchure of me with the birthday hat'n
my cake, treatz'n prezziez BUTT
she sed I wuz 2 squirrely (funny, I didn't c no squirrelz)

so settled on theze 2 pikchurz.
(I say she just didn't try hard enuf)

After a little bit of time 2 process that,

it wuz time fer CAKE!

Well akchually prezziez ferst then

CAKE!

Ok - this wuz kinda like a group pikchure-

the cake, treatz'n prezziez.

Mom kinda cheated-

the Whimzees'n the Salmon Skin Twist frum Barkworthies

mom won fer us in the 

Summer of Ruff Giveaway #6

(which mom will blog'bout in'nuther post)

hosted by The Broke Dog

butt mom wanted 2 give thoze az a speshal occazion treat.

The cake with MY name'n thoze other speshal treatz-

they came frum

Three Dog Bakery in Leawood, KS.

(That'z a speshal place just fer us woofiez'n

where mom got Lady Shasta'z cake - I'M HOME!)

Now then, az fer thoze prezziez-

MY new giraffe - Mr. Longneck.

X'cuze me butt can't u c I iz bizy here. 

Since I'm kinda new at this,

Lady Shasta offered 2 help butt I told her I got this.

Here r the prezziez AFTER the unwrappin'that-

wrapped newzpaper haz 

THREE squeekerz'N it haza krinkly sound - LOVE IT!

That'z the face of Mr. Longneck u c - he SQUAWKZ!

Oh, r'member Lady Shasta wanted 2 know if I 

needed her help unwrappin'my prezziez'n

I told her I got this.

Welllll, look at this pikchure with the cake'n treatz-

notise anything dif'rent frum the cake'n treatz pikchure above?

Yes, 3 little treatz GONE!!!

Guess she figured she cood help that way while 

mom wuz takin'pikchurez of me unwrappin'prezziez.

NOW ON 2 THE CAKE!!!

only u can't really tell - mom didn't give us much'n 

she cut it up in small peesez butt u git the idea.

  Mom callz 

Lady Shasta her little piggy-

c, she already ate her cake while 

I am still werkin'on mine.

Better watch your bak there Mr. Longneck-

I gotz my eye on u.

Here iza good pikchur of me with my prezziez-

also gotz 3 new tenniz bawlz.

 Mom gotta surprize one day when 

she checked her email'n saw this!

I gotz a booti-ful birthday email frum

Alasandra'n her gang.  

THANK-U!

Ok - think that iz all I gotz fer u-

I really do think that wuz quite enuf, don't u?

~MISS MAIZIE~ 

Friday Furrendz - Guest Post - Alasandra, The Cats & Dogs

Today we will hear frum Tuiren

I am very honored that Team Beaglebratz asked me to do a guest post for their bloggy. I asked if it would be OK to post about a subject very near and dear to my heart and they were very enthusiastic about helping me spread the word about how important it is to prevent heartworms.

Most of you know that I am a Heartworm Disease Survivor, so this is an issue very dear to my heart and it affects dogs and cats.

The American Heartworm Society has information every pet guardian should be aware of.


Heartworm disease has been reported in all 50 states. I live in one of the areas with the most cases of heartworm disease reported.

What Are the Signs of Heartworm Disease?

For both dogs and cats, clinical signs of heartworm disease may not be recognized in the early stages, as the number of heartworms in an animal tends to accumulate gradually over a period of months and sometimes years and after repeated mosquito bites.


Recently infected dogs may exhibit no signs of the disease, while heavily infected dogs may eventually show clinical signs, including a mild, persistent cough, reluctance to move or exercise, fatigue after only moderate exercise, reduced appetite and weight loss.

When I found Mommy I was already showing clinical signs, I had a mild persistent cough and I seemed very tired (Mommy thought I was a really OLD dog).

Cats may exhibit clinical signs that are very non-specific, mimicking many other feline diseases. Chronic clinical signs include vomiting, gagging, difficulty or rapid breathing, lethargy and weight loss. Signs associated with the first stage of heartworm disease, when the heartworms enter a blood vessel and are carried to the pulmonary arteries, are often mistaken for feline asthma or allergic bronchitis, when in fact they are actually due to a syndrome newly defined as Heartworm Associated Respiratory Disease (HARD).

 I was lucky in that they have a treatment for doggies, currently there is no treatment for cats.

Currently, there are no products in the United States approved for the treatment of heartworm infection in cats. Cats have proven to be more resistant hosts to heartworm than dogs, and often appear to be able to rid themselves of infection spontaneously. Unfortunately, many cats tend to react severely to the dead worms as they are being cleared by the body, and this can result in a shock reaction, a life-threatening situation. Veterinarians will often attempt to treat an infected cat with supportive therapy measures to minimize this reaction; however it is always best to prevent the disease.

There are heartworm preventives for both doggies and cats and I sincerely hope that you give your dog or cat one every month, all year.  It is very important that you not skip the winter months especially if you live in a warm area like I do.


If you want to read about my fight with Heartworm Disease you can read
Scylla Sunday (My first Heartworm Treatment)
Tuiren Day (My Second Heartworm Treatment)
Tuiren Tuesday - Heartworm Treatment (The Final Treatment)




~Tuiren reporting for ATCAD