Ruby's Resort Again...YAYYY!!!

Hi everyone,

Since Mom's feeling a little better (thanks to everyone for the healing vibes!), she thought she'd help me post about the trip we went to like, AAAGES ago...*sigh* I thought for once, we could be on time, but as it is, circumstances do not allow it, eh? Anyways, here's Day 1 of our trip to Ruby's Resort way back on 24th July...

We were ecstatic about reaching the place! SOOO many new smells since we were there last!

(photo courtesy of Cherlyn)
After all our friends reached the resort, it's FEASTING time! *grins* Mom made some cupcakes (like the ones Kenji got for his birthday) for everybody to share...=)

(photo courtesy of Cherlyn)

This was Mom in one of the chalets which housed many Maltese friends...look at them all clambering to get some of those cupcakes! *grins*

As it were, there wasn't much going on during Day 1, so Mom didn't take many photos of us, but during the evening, Ruby and her workers were very kind to put up a bonfire for our group! How cool is that? We loved watching the pretty flames, but it did get a little too hot to sit near it...

So, that's about it for Day 1 at Ruby's Resort...boy, was it tiring to be travelling for about 4 hours to get there! But still, it was worth it, being able to experience nature like this!

Kenji calling it a night...heh!

Day 2 was quite disastrous coz Mom woke up late...hmmph! She got up at 9am when the sun is already up and about....I made sure she hurried me to the beach though! *wink*

Hehehe...a similar photo was taken at our last trip, but I still love it! *wink*

Here was one of my Maltese friends at the table, Faustina! She was so patient, waiting at the table for her Mom...=)

We didn't lose much time, so off to the beach...and there I played with Pepper, a Min. Schnauzer pup like me! She was so much fun!
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(To be continued...*wink*)

We'll be back soon...I'm getting Mom to help me comment at your blogs while she's at this *wink*


xoxo,
Scottie

Update..

Hi everyone,

Thanks so much for your kind wishes and healing vibes! Mom is overwhelmed by the amount of well-wishes she got from all around the world =) And the healing vibes worked! Mom doesn't need surgery, but she will have to be in a cast until September before she goes for another follow up then. We're hoping she will be fully recovered by then...*crosses paws*

At her last visit, Mom took some photos of her x-rays from the doctor's computer. Apparently, everything is digitalized at the hospital she went to; even x-rays don't need the films anymore!

This was on the day when she broke her arm, before the cast was put on...Mom said the x-ray on the right caused her more pain than when she actually fell and broke the arm. OUCH! I felt like giving the people who did that to Mom a big bite on THEIR arm, but it seems that it was necessary at the time for the doctors to assess the extent of the injury...=\

And this was taken after the cast (or the more proper term the U Slab) was put on. The doctor told Mom that the bones have aligned very well, so we're hoping that this will stay like that until it's healed properly!

Well, that's about it from me...I've been reading your blogs, but with Mom's condition, she can't type that much. I'll try to get her to help me post some comments real soon though since she's feeling much better these days! Till then..



xoxo,
Scottie

Really Bad Luck...

Hi everyone,

This was supposed to be a very cool post involving a great trip to Ruby's Resort with Autumn and other friends, but I guess it will have to be put on hold. This morning Mom tripped, fell and broke her upper arm (humerus as the doctors called it). She's now in a cast and can only type with her one good hand. *sigh* I was wondering myself, how did she manage to break her arm from a simple fall? It shouldn't be so bad right?

Anyways, this is going to be a short post...we'd like to ask for good healing vibes for Mom. Her humerus was broken in two, and although it's in a cast now, Mom might need surgery if it's not mending well...she'll be going for a follow up next week to see if she needs surgery, and we all certainly hope it's not necessary. *crosses paws* If it's all good, the doctors said she will be in a cast for about 6 weeks, so....I guess it's another long hiatus for me again. =( Will try to see if I can post about the trip later, since Mom will finally have time to be at home and have free time, but I guess it's not such a good thing too eh? Anyways, I'm babbling....please don't forget me! *wink*


xoxo,
Scottie

A WAYYYYY Long Overdue Post...

OMG...can't believe it's been so long since I've posted! >.<" This post was scheduled for 15th July to commemorate my first ever blogoversary (YAYYY! I've lasted one year...albeit having many hiatuses over the times..LOL!) and my 100th post (DOUBLE YAYY! I have that many things to talk about! LOL!), but meh...my Mom is super lazy, I tells ya! Anyways, since it's so way overdue, I will combine my posts for this time...*wink* Twinkle has tagged me with a game! And the rules were:

1. Open the folder that has your pictures in it...
2. Choose one you haven't posted yet...
3. Tell it's story...
4. Tag 5 friends...

So, here goes my photos of the celebration that was for my 100th post and 1st blogoversary!

Mom and Gramma made pizza to celebrate! *drools* These are for the furkids (aka moi, Kenji and Lady)

And this was one of the few that were for the humans...*grins*


Gramma also made some sushi a la Bento style for me and Kenji...here's mine!

And Kenji's...

But like always, we were obliged to pose for the camera before eating...*sigh*

This time around, Kenji wasn't too happy either! LOL!


*fast forward to the eating (we all gobbled up our treats like, lightning fast!)*
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I waited patiently when I spotted something...

The leftovers! o.O" Why in the world would someone waste all that good food?

The culprit...turns out Kenji doesn't like to eat the rice and the pizza crust! He just licked off all the toppings and what not...clever? Or wasteful? It's still good for me though, coz I polished off whatever he left behind, making Mom's clean up easier! *wink*

For dessert, we had little tartlets filled with whipped cream and blueberry or strawberry filling...*licks lips*

Hmmph...same old, same old, no? I think Mom needs to teach me some more new tricks!

So, umm...that's it for this tag. I think most doggies have already done this game, but if you haven't, consider yourself tagged! *wink*

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I've also received a TOTALLY cool award by Checkers!! Thank you SOOO much, Checkers! It's a great honour to receive it...*grins* Your blog so totally rocks too! I would like to pass this wonderful award to all my friends whom I've known this past year...it's been such a joy blogging about my life and getting to know friends from all over the world! I hope there are many more years of blogging to come...*crosses paws*

So much overdue posts, but the next one would be quite an updated one, I think...heh! I get to go on a trip! Where? Stay tuned...*wink*


xoxo,
Scottie

K9 Klear Up...Wow!

A couple of weeks ago, a nice man sent us a sample of his product to try and also to review it...I was quite excited, naturally! I got to sample new doggie stuff...*grins*

The sample that came in the mail...it's an all-natural, organic balm for pets called K9 Klear Up! It says here that it helps to clear up the 17 most common canine skin and coat problems...cool! I don't know about the other doggies out there, but I tend to get skin itchies and rashes on and off...this product could definitely help me from itching and scratching! *grins*

Some of the conditions that K9 Klear Up helps with include (for the complete list, visit their website here):

• Hot spots and chronic skin rashes (I get these quite a few times myself...oh, the itching!)
• Cuts and scratches (perfect for me and my scratching and getting into scrapes most of the time!)
• Bug bites (With the tick season in full swing this time around, it's getting on my nerves and skin too)
• Dry, itchy, flaky skin
• Skin allergies (ie Eczema)
  
• Fungi
• General pad wear and tear
• Overall itching and scratching
  

Now, the thing about products that are labeled as 'natural' or 'organic' sometimes is that they also include other chemical ingredients like preservatives or color or smell. But what Mom loved about K9 Klear Up is that, it only contains three ingredients! How cool is that?

• Shea butter - It's the base for K9 Klear Up. Mom uses shea butter products too, and she loves that shea butter moisturizes skin very well!
• Tepezcohuite - pronounced 'Tep-Ez-Co-Heety', it's the active ingredient in K9 Klear Up, working to help build new skin and a healthy coat after injury
• Vegetable emulsifier - The ingredient that 'smooths out' the shea butter/Tepezcohuite mixture, making K9 Klear Up a breeze to apply. Mom said she can vouch for this as well, coz some creams are just too runny or too hard to apply, but K9 Klear Up is easy to apply, and is not oily after application too...*grins*

Moi with the sample...*wink*

Now, after all the talk about the product and the ingredients, how did it fare with me and my skin itchies? I don't know if it's coincidence or not, but after the sample arrived in the mail, I wound up with a whole lot of bumps and rashes that itched me to no end! Usually, Mom would just apply the creams and ointments that she got from the vet to ease the itching, but she tried K9 Klear Up on me that day...

I have to say though that Mom has been 'cheating' a little...*wink* The instructions said to apply the balm to the problem area 3 - 5 times daily, and the problems would be resolved in about 7 days. *whispers* She only put it on me once a day, since she's at work early in the morning...she puts it on in the evening when she gets back. So, we assumed that since the frequency is not so high, the results will only show after 7 days...well, not exactly!

This was the inside of my thigh taken on 1st July...notice the little cuts and red spots?

This was taken yesterday (Doofus Mom forgot to take photos of it earlier...>.<") The cuts have completely healed and the rashes have been cleared too..*grins* The cuts have actually healed about 2-3 days of application, but the rashes took a little longer...usually, it takes more than 2 weeks of application before any results were seen with the vet's creams, so Mom was really satisfied with the results we got with K9 Klear Up!

My other problem area (taken 1st July)...ick! Itchy red bumps! Mom figured it could be tick bites as I always get angry red bumps like these from ticks, and since the tick season is in right now, I get these...>.<"

This was taken yesterday too...the nasty red bumps have resided! Whoo! And I don't scratch as much as I used to too...*grins*

So, my verdict? TWO PAWS OUT for K9 Klear Up! *grins* Mom is really impressed with the way things turned out for me, so she will be ordering a jar too! This will surely come in handy when I get the itchies...=) If you have skin itchies or rashes like I do, do give it a try...we highly recommend it! You can order your jar of K9 Klear Up here!

P/S: Really sorry that I haven't been commenting on your blogs...I've been reading but haven't been able to comment (Mom's being a doofus again...I need new hands to help me type, I think!) Hope to catch up with you all real soon!

xoxo,
Scottie