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<title>Bubbles!</title>
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<description>Dogster diary for the dog  Khloe - In Loving Memory</description>
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<copyright>Copyright 2013 by  Khloe - In Loving Memory &amp; Dogster</copyright>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:12:02 PDT</pubDate>
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		<title>How did you know?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/820240</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:53:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>How did you know something was missing?
How did you know I needed you?
Were you so sure we'd fit t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ How did you know something was missing?
How did you know I needed you?
Were you so sure we'd fit together?
Weren't you afraid I wouldn't do?

How did you know my patience level
Was the cause for such dismay?
What fateful process brought you to me
That I might learn to change my ways?

What force beyond my knowledge
Left you here so masterfully?
Did God know that I was failing
At the life He gave to me?

Why is it you're not angry
As how my past has treated you?
Is there a lesson in your forgiveness
That I should grasp and hold onto?

How can you love me without condition,
Aware my lessons aren't complete?
Will you stick by me as I continue
To absorb the things you teach?

Did God tell you I was sinking
When He placed you in my life?
Or did you pick me above all others,
A willing sacrifice?

Do you know that my heart yearns
To be a better friend to you?
Will you share with me your wisdom
Teach me to love the way you do?

My sweetest canine soulmate
Will your insight you bestow?
And answer just one question,
Please tell me friend, how did you know?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dog of the Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/809792</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:15:26 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Thank you Dogster. :)
Be nice to your sister Kail up there at the Rainbow Bridge, Khloe! (Though I' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thank you Dogster. :)
Be nice to your sister Kail up there at the Rainbow Bridge, Khloe! (Though I'm sure you wouldn't have been happy to know I got another dog, haha. You'll always be my best buddy, Khloe.)
Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rainbow Bridge Day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/804844</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:56:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Can't believe it's been a year already. It feels like just yesterday you were still here with me. I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Can't believe it's been a year already. It feels like just yesterday you were still here with me. I miss you a ton, Khloe. I'm going out in a little while to get a tattoo of your pawprint. Anyway, I love you Bubbah. I feel like I should write more. I don't know what more to say. It's hard to put things like this into words. I love you, baby boy, and I always will. I'll never forget you. Thank you again for all that you did for me.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Birthday</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:28:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Few days late ... I thought about you all day that day, though, Khloe. I was a mess... You would've  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Few days late ... I thought about you all day that day, though, Khloe. I was a mess... You would've been eight. Gone far, far too soon. There was so much we had left to do together. I'm sorry, buddy. I miss you so much. I love you, Bubbah.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bubba</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/793208</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:20:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Three months will make a year since Khloe passed away. It's crazy, in some ways it feels so much lon ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Three months will make a year since Khloe passed away. It's crazy, in some ways it feels so much longer since I've had him at my side, sometimes it feels like just yesterday he was here... 
A little rant: I hate that people are so careful not to mention him around me. I was talking with a friend of my sister's, about how I have adopted another dog. She asked if we still had Khloe, I told her that he had passed away. She apologized. "Sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up." I understand that they don't want to upset me. I get it, really. I just wish they wouldn't. It hurts me, like we're pretending he was never here, you know?
I feel so alone sometimes. He was my dog. My buddy. Always at my side. So I'm the only one really feeling the impact of losing him. I wouldn't want anyone else to hurt like I do at losing him, but it's hard to be grieving alone.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>..</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/775532</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:34:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Wishing Kail was a bit more like you today, Khloe! It's rainy and nasty outside - you'd be content t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wishing Kail was a bit more like you today, Khloe! It's rainy and nasty outside - you'd be content to stay inside on a day like today (you'd actually fight me if I tried to get you outside, BOL). Kail sure isn't.

Love you, Khloe. You're always on my mind, but slowly, I'm learning to go on. I'm starting to think of happier memories... I still cry, of course, but I'm starting to be able to smile when I remember you. I won't ever forget you. You helped me so much, taught me so much, changed me in a way that even though you're no longer here physically, you're here with me still in my heart, in who I am. Thank you, Bubba... &hearts;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>7 years</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/774994</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:25:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Yesterday made seven years since the day we adopted Khloe. I always teased him that he'd live to be  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday made seven years since the day we adopted Khloe. I always teased him that he'd live to be twenty, because he'd be too darn stubborn to leave me... He's supposed to still be here. It just doesn't feel right without him.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sorry..</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/762669</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:16:54 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Khloe,
Momma's sorry she hasn't written lately. I still cry for you every day, and I think about co ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Khloe,
Momma's sorry she hasn't written lately. I still cry for you every day, and I think about constantly... I miss you so much, Bubba. I kiss your urn goodnight every night and I talk to Kail about you all the time.
Sasha misses you. Poor girl doesn't understand why her best friend is gone ... I guess I don't understand either. You were too young, Bubba. Remember, Momma used to tease you and say you'd live to be at least twenty 'cause you'd be too stubborn to leave me? Anyway, I was watching a video of you the other day and Sasha heard you bark ... She looked around, and then at me with the saddest look on her face (sadder than normal ... she IS a basset, constant sad expression, heh), and she's tried to get to your urn (I've shown it to her, she sniffed it and wagged her tail ...). 
Anyway, love you buddy...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Missing you.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/757733</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Jan 2012 12:31:23 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Missing you a bunch today, Khloe. It's nice having Kail around... She made me cry yesterday when we  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Missing you a bunch today, Khloe. It's nice having Kail around... She made me cry yesterday when we took her home - she didn't want to get in the car, just like you when we adopted you. But she's definitely not you, Bubba. She's knocking around a toy right now, it's one of your old ones, but you never played with it. She's a playful little thing. Loves food (you never really did). She's not too sure of me yet. I know I'll come to love her... It won't be the same though, Bubba. I don't think I'll ever love another dog like I love you.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New Pup</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/757485</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:03:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We adopted a year old Border Collie/Saluki mix today from the SPCA named Kail... (Profile number on  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We adopted a year old Border Collie/Saluki mix today from the SPCA named Kail... (Profile number on here is 1225111) If Khloe were here, he'd be so jealous and angry, but I know he wouldn't want me to be so depressed, & I need a dog in my life... Nobody will ever replace you, Bah Bah. I love you so much, Buddy.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary of the Day</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:30:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Thanks, Dogster. :) ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thanks, Dogster. :)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>&gt;</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/755049</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:07:18 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Khloe would've hated the last few days. So much rain... He refused to go outside in the rain. If he  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Khloe would've hated the last few days. So much rain... He refused to go outside in the rain. If he were here I'd have had to force him out. There's no snow on the ground, which is unusual for this time of year. There were some snow flurries earlier, though. I cried because Khloe loved the snow... He didn't get to see it this year. He used to run and run and try to eat the snow then run and run some more.

I just seem to be feeling worse everyday. I can't believe he's gone...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/751090</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:12:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
Today's been tough... Khloe loved Thanksgiving. He would always get h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
Today's been tough... Khloe loved Thanksgiving. He would always get his own special plate at dinner.
His best buddy, Sasha, is wearing a little pink paw tag in honor of him now. 
Miss you, buddy â™¥]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Some memories...</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:38:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We picked up Khloe's ashes today. I'm happy to have my boy back home, it's really hard though...
So ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We picked up Khloe's ashes today. I'm happy to have my boy back home, it's really hard though...
So, some good memories...

- When we first brought Khloe home from the SPCA, he was terrified. My brother-in-law held him over his shoulder in the passenger seat of the truck on the ride home.

- The first trip to the family cabin, he scared me to death - he was so happy to be off-leash he ran through the woods like a deer. I was so scared he was going to run away and not come back! We learned, though, that he wouldn't ever leave us, he always stuck nearby his people. He always loved being off-leash, though! He'd get so happy and just run and run and run...

- He always protected me, mostly from things I didn't need to be protected from. He'd always need to know where I was in the house, and he'd hang out with other family members sometimes, but if he even thought you were going to go near me he'd jump up and race to protect me. He'd bark and bark and bark if you (were male) and touched me at all. I couldn't never hug my Dad without upsetting Khloe. (He loved my dad, though!) He didn't really like females touching me either, but he was more comfortable with it than with males. He did this with the other girls in the family, too, but mostly with me.

- He had a favorite ball (a Chuckit Ultra Fetch Ball). He played fetch with it sometimes, but mostly just carried it around at the dog park and made sure everyone knew it was his. If he had the ball when someone like my Dad gave me a hug, you could tell Khloe was upset - he wouldn't bark though, just chew the ball really hard and stare at whoever was hugging me.

- Waking up at 6 am to walk him down at the river & watch him get mad at + try to chase the herons (there were a lot more ducks, but he ignored those most of the time - the instant he saw a heron though, he wanted to EAT IT! He almost pulled me to the ground chasing one once.) We often went to the store afterwards to buy him yogurt to have with his breakfast.

- He hated balloons & bubbles. He wasn't happy until they were popped. On my 17th birthday a few months ago, my aunt brought me some balloons ... She learned not to do that again, BOL.

- He'd always sleep in my bed with me - either his back against mine, or his back against my stomach (always with his butt facing my head!).

- He loved to chase the golf cart & RTV at the family cabin. Once, when I was driving the golf cart, he ran in front of me and I couldn't stop. I hit him - he was okay, though he learned to run behind or ride with us after that!

- Khloe didn't like babies. I don't think he hated them or anything, he was just scared to hurt them. When our cats were babies they'd climb all over him and he'd just sit there, perfectly still, and cry until someone came to help him. My sister had a baby girl four months ago, and whenever we'd try to get Khloe to say hello to her, he'd get this scared look on his face and start backing away. I remember he got so jealous once when I was playing with her that he started pulling all his toys out and dropped them in my lap.

- On the other hand, he was great with my sisters' Puggle & Parson Russel Terrier. He'd play tug with the terrier and always let her win (though she's approx. 15 pounds and Khloe was about 70 pounds at a healthy weight).

- My sister adopted a Basset Hound puppy almost three years ago. Khloe met her even before I did. They were best buddies. On the Hound's birthdays my sister would make them both a pot of chicken and rice, and on Thanksgiving they'd each get their own plate of turkey, etc. (She's the other dog in the pictures on Khloe's page)

- Khloe loved short, fat (or not necessarily "fat", but thick) dogs. We took him to a Basset Hound rescue picnic once and he was in heaven! And he loved the dog park, but it was the being able to run around off-leash part that he liked, not the other dogs - the only time he ever played with another dog there (that wasn't part of our family), he picked out the shortest, fattest one he could find.

- I remember bike rides and long walks with Khloe. Once, I walked him all the way to the dog park (probably one of our longest walks ever) with a loaded backpack on him ... I was exhausted by the time we got there, but the instant I let him off his leash he just freaked out and ran like crazy like it was nothing.

- I remember walking him past the SPCA we adopted him from once - he was never really a puller, but he dragged me away from there as fast as he could.

- He loved squeaky toys! They were banned from the house for a long time because he would never stop squeaking.

- He didn't like most toys, but one of his favorite games to play with his Basset buddy was to take all the toys away from her and tease her with them. She got him back a lot of the time, though - she'd get his favorite ball and hold it in her mouth while he just barked and cried and got a lot more upset than she ever did about her toys.

- I'm home tutored. Khloe greeted my teachers every morning - usually barking, but always happy. He'd lay under the table during class every day. Once, my math tutor took Khloe in his van (wish my permission, of course) and drove him around the block. Poor Khloe had no idea what had just happened!

- Khloe wasn't allowed to be around ponds or creeks much. He hated the water and would try to attack it - he never figured out why all his digging and biting wasn't doing anything, BOL.

- Khloe hurt his neck playing too hard out at the cabin once. The next visit out there, we were still trying to keep him calm... Instead of jumping off the porch like normal though, he jumped ON to it (at the highest point, too). No one was messing with him or encouraging him to do it or anything, he just did it. We fussed at him for a long time about that.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Goodbye...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:43:57 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Khloe has gone to the Rainbow Bridge.
I love you, darling puppy... I'll never forget you.
&acirc;™&yen; ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Khloe has gone to the Rainbow Bridge.
I love you, darling puppy... I'll never forget you.
â™¥]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>..</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/748784</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>He has cancer. He's suffering... We're going to put him to sleep tomorrow morning... ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ He has cancer. He's suffering... We're going to put him to sleep tomorrow morning...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Home</title>
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				<pubdate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 07:34:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Khloe came home from the hospital Thursday night. He's very weak and is eating very little, but he's ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Khloe came home from the hospital Thursday night. He's very weak and is eating very little, but he's stopped vomiting. We're still waiting for his test results.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hospital...</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 3 Nov 2011 02:19:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Khloe's in the hospital tonight. He'd been vomiting bile and refusing to eat, acting aggressively an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Khloe's in the hospital tonight. He'd been vomiting bile and refusing to eat, acting aggressively and suddenly started having a hard time jumping/keeping his balance.
His calcium levels are high again. The vet said she can't give a good prognosis since we don't know what's causing the elevated calcium levels, but they "can make him comfortable tonight".
When I called to check on him they said he was doing okay, but "he sure likes to bark a lot".
I miss him. I can't sleep...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Feeling better!</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:05:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Khloe's calcium is back to normal! X-rays came back alright, too. We're starting to taper him off th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Khloe's calcium is back to normal! X-rays came back alright, too. We're starting to taper him off the medicine now. :)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Not hurt any more, but...</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:44:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Khloe's neck has been better since he finished his second round of Deramaxx, but we have something e ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Khloe's neck has been better since he finished his second round of Deramaxx, but we have something else to deal with now.

Khloe went off his food on Wednesday. It's not unusual for him to skip a meal, so I figured he just wasn't hungry that day. He took treats and still begged for my food, like normal, so I figured he was okay.

Thursday, he still didn't want to eat his breakfast. My sister mixed some of her dog's wet food in with his kibble, and that enticed him to eat, & I mixed some yogurt in with his food at dinner. I noticed he was drinking more than usual and was a bit less playful.

So, we took him to the vet Friday. Five hours, a blood test and a urinalysis later, we found out that his calcium levels are high. Our first thought was that he may have gotten into rat poison out at our cabin, but that has been ruled out. The other thing the vet mentioned may be causing the high calcium levels is cancer... we don't know for sure, and he mentioned there were other things that could cause it (though they're much more rare).

So, at the moment, I'm waiting for a phone call in the next few hours about the results of some other test the vet did - yesterday was a long day, I don't exactly remember what it was, but he said it'll probably tell us more. In the meantime he's on a diuretic and a steroid to try and flush the excess calcium out of his system.

He seems to be feeling a little better today... I'm trying to be strong for him, but I'm really scared. He's never been sick before. He's hurt himself running around before, his hips and his neck, but he's never been sick, and definitely not like this.

Momma loves you, Baa Baa.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hurt, again.</title>
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				<pubdate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:20:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Khloe started yelping again the other day. It's his neck, again. Poor guy, we must've overdone the p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Khloe started yelping again the other day. It's his neck, again. Poor guy, we must've overdone the playing... I hate to see him hurt. ):

I called the vet and got him a refill on his painkillers. (That stuff is expensive!) He was running around and being playful and holding his neck up high again after I gave him his meds today, so I think he's going to be alright.

I love you, Baa Baa! Please start feeling better soon &hearts;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy birthday!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/738359</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:32:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Today is Khloe's 7th birthday! :)

He's feeling a lot better - still a little sore, but a lot bett ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today is Khloe's 7th birthday! :)

He's feeling a lot better - still a little sore, but a lot better! Scared me for a few days there and wouldn't drink any water (kept him hydrated by putting water in his food, giving him some chicken broth & ice cubes) but he's back to his normal energetic self!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Can't you be normal, Khloe?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1142648/diary/Bubbles/737433</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Sep 2011 04:48:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Eat your food, Khloe!

I guess I can give him a break today because his neck hurts, but man I wish ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Eat your food, Khloe!

I guess I can give him a break today because his neck hurts, but man I wish he'd eat normally. He's always skipping meals.

As far as his neck injury, the poor guy still isn't feeling too well. I took him for a short walk yesterday and every dog in the neighborhood was barking at him - usually he'd at least 'woof' back, but yesterday he just kinda looked in their direction like, "meh, whatever". 

Then one of his favorite people (besides me, of course!) came over a few times yesterday. Khloe got all excited the first time and must've moved his neck the wrong way because he yelped. The next couple times he just laid on the floor and thumped his tail. Totally unlike him, poor baby!

I haven't heard him yelp yet today, so maybe the meds are finally kicking in. I hope so.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Vet visit!</title>
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				<pubdate>Wed, 7 Sep 2011 11:40:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Khloe - In Loving Memory ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Khloe started yelping out of nowhere Sunday morning, his back legs seemed to be stiff and he was a l ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Khloe started yelping out of nowhere Sunday morning, his back legs seemed to be stiff and he was a little more sleepy than usual. He'd had a similar issue a few years ago; his old vet chalked it up to something with his hips and gave him a steroid shot - so I figured that was the problem again (we'd been out at the family cabin, so I was thinking that he just overdid it out there - poor guy never knows when to stop!), kept him quiet until we could get him in to the vet yesterday.

The vet examined him and thinks he pinched a nerve in his neck. Poor guy! He's gotta take it easy for a while (vet said to "get his exercise in the backyard") and take a painkiller/anti-inflammatory for a week. The pill is supposed to be chewable, but of course Khloe won't eat it, BOL. It's gonna be a long week - he's already started his "take me for a waaaaalk" crying.

He also gained about 3 pounds since his last vet visit, so he's about 68 pounds now. Good, imo. I thought he was a little skinny.

On another note, we switched Khloe to Orijen on Friday. Picky-butt really seems to like it. :)]]></content:encoded>
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