Things have appeared to slow down a little bit, so Missy and I took a short break Saturday afternoon to visit some wineries, along with the Amish store. We didn’t have much time (Frank had his shot at the vet this morning), so we only went to a couple of wineries. The shot above is on the west side of Cayuga Lake, looking over the land from the Knapp Winery. It was an enjoyable break, we haven’t had many lately.
As for an update on Frank, he is back to his old self. For the past two weeks I have been bring him to the vet’s three times a week for subcutaneous fluid shots. He will be doing this another two weeks, then the vet will check his kidney value’s and compare them to the previous month’s. The leptospirosis results were also negative, so he ingested some kind of toxin. The results were good and bad from the lepto test, good that leptospirorsis is a very dangerous and contagious disease, and bad that we still don’t know what toxin he ingested. It’s scary, but seeing him back to his old self makes us feel better. We just hope that the fluids and change in his diet will help. Thank for all the well wishes, and I’ll keep everyone posted.
Looking forward to Easter this year. My wife’s friend asked me to be her RCIA sponsor. As comically as I thought this would be, I am enjoying the time spent with the candidate. Most of the time when I’m in churches I’m working, so participated more in the masses is a welcome change. I hope everyone enjoys their upcoming Easter. Take care.
As I’m sure most of you know, Frankie took a turn for the worst Tuesday evening again. While he returned back to himself the past month, he showed the same symptoms from the renal insufficiency (kidney failure) he was diagnosed with last month. The doctor’s still are trying to determine what is bringing this on, testing for everything. It seems to be down to one of two causes, one being a disease called Leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is a bacteria infection which can be caused by drinking, swimming, or walking through contaminated water. It is a very contagious disease that can spread to humans as well. This is tested by a sample of blood being drawn and sent to Cornell for testing. We should know the results by Monday or Tuesday of next week. The other cause of the kidney failure is that he ingested some kind of toxin. Now everyone knows how careful Missy and I are with our dogs, especially since Mosley is a chewer. We have thought of one example of a toxin that Frank may have ingested. Last year (2006) we bought two real Christmas trees. Frank loves to dip his head in the bowl and drink the water from the tree stand. Now, I can remember bringing Frankie to the emergency room around this time (Christmas 2006), for an upset stomach. He was given anti-nausea medicine and given fluids to re-hydrate him. He was fine, till this past Christmas, when he got sick again. This time was worse because of the kidney failure, which without treatment could significantly reduce a animal’s life-span. I mentioned this to our regular vet (who is on my shit list) and they dismissed this notion. However, I’ve read of rare instances online of animals (mostly cats) who have ingested toxins from drinking from a christmas tree stand. While Frank was getting discharged last night from the vet, we asked the doctor about this. She told us she has heard of some cases of this, while rare, are possible. She even printed up and example of this. Anyways, Frank is resting at home right now. He is up almost every two hours to go to the bathroom because he is drinking so much. He is on anti-nausea medicine and amoxicillin. He is going to his regular vet on Monday to get his blood levels checked again, and when we get the results from the Lepto test we will know what course of action to take. The ER vet discussed with our normal vet that we (being me) will have to give Frankie subcutaneous fluid injections. Normally when humans have renal insufficiency, they will go on dialysis to filter their blood, since the kidneys can not perform this function. This is not a common practice in animal medicine, so the injection of the subcutaneous fluid is to help regenerate kidney function loss, the same way a dialysis machine works.
Anyways, Frankie has been home since last night, we picked him up at around 5PM. The good news is he hasn’t throw up, the bad news is that Mommy, Mosley, Frankie and I aren’t sleeping because of the constant peeing, which is normal from all the water intake and iv fluids he was on. He just pooped this morning, and it looked really healthy!! (I know- to much info, but this is a good sign).
For anyone worrying about us, we are hanging in there. Missy is a lot stronger than I thought she would be in this situation, which I keep accrediting to her being like her father. We will know more hopefully Monday, and I will pass the news along.
p.s. Mosley says Hi to everyone!!!
Lordy Lordy look who’s forty. That’s right, the big 40 for Angela Cox. The wife and I just got back from Angela’s surprise birthday party. I hope this comes out the right way, but, 40 just doesn’t seem old at all to me. I might be that I’m 31 and closer to 40, but people just don’t look their age anymore. I mean Angela doesn’t, she could easily get away with saying she’s 39 for the next couple of birthday’s!! Anyways, here’s to you kid, happy birthday!!
My buddy Amy, it’s getting to be to easy. I was sort of worried Saturday night when Amy said to me “No goofy pictures of me tonight Pond, I don’t want to make your blog. I was sad, for about a minute. Then I realized who was talking to me. It only took her a little while to loosen up, and lets just say, every photographer has it’s favorite view or beautiful subject that they love to capture over and over and never get tired of shooting it. Amy is my Pica-so if you will, my crown jewel. I can’t wait till re-hearsal night during her and Joe’s wedding, it’s going to be epic...
p.s. Iceman.... where are you!!
Hope everyone has a good week
So I’m a “little” crazy. You can never be to safe... right? So what if my house is already wired with motion, window, flood, and fire sensors, is that really enough? Look, I have a lot to protect, my wife, my dogs, and all of my toys upstairs. Picture this, I’m in Florida visiting my in-laws (somebody wake me up - I must be dreaming..) and my phone rings. It’s Time Warner security telling me rear family room motion sensor has been triggered and there calling the police. Hold on there security specialist, let me check on line to see what’s going on.... The scary thing is that I can also record with these camera’s... but I won’t... or will I?
p.s. hopefully Santa will be bringing my third and final step to my home security. It’s a home automation system that I can control online. I know, I’m beginning to wonder what’s wrong with me also.
Urghhhh, my head is pounding, but I do find comfort knowing that Nasti’s has to be feeling much worse than I do right now. I’m starting a new picture book, it’s Amy and all the times she has had two beers in her hand, lifting her shirt, licking Joe’s chest. (I could keep going all day....) I have never meet anyone who takes as good of pictures when they are drunk as Amy does, simply amazing. I know that I constantly make fun of you, but I really do love you like you are my sister. Well kid, happy birthday.
p.s. I apologize for any spelling or grammatical errors, my head is f**cking killing me!!!!!!
I, for one, am sure glad this summer is coming to an end. It’s amazing how much can be crammed into the weekend. Birthday parties, traveling, vacation, weddings... were is the quality time for me and my gadgets. Yes folks, most people like the fall months for the brisk air, beautiful scenery, not me, I need time for my toys. I have almost completed my “media room”. My father in law and I (mostly him) painted the room last weekend. Let’s just say this, who need’s Tullys? Here the set up.... picture this... First to your left a 27 HDTV LCD hooked up to a Time Warner HD Box, along with an Apple TV, and a computer for internet browsing. Then to your left of that TV your have 94 inches of pure high definition broadcasting at 1080i (not p.. to much money). This screen is hooked up to Direct TV HD (yes boys... the NFL Ticket too), and a Xbox 360 with HD DVD. Just is case there are to many games on, to the right of the big screen sits a 20 HDTV Plasma (of course on another feed). Stay tuned for pictures later this week.
Anyways, I’ve re-designed my site here a little bit. I’m working on my work related site, www.pondproductionsonline.com, should be operational by the middle of this month. Be sure to check it out.
Well, who would have thunk it, Joe Pond deep in the Adirondacks. Everyone might wonder, how would I do without the slightest signal of a wireless internet, without one signal bar from my phone, without cable TV to watch the Yankees? Everyone knows my thirst for unsecured networks or bluetooth DUN (dialing up network) and of course how I could survive with no sound from John Sterling’s commentary on how horrible the Yankees middle relief is. Yes folks, you might have been worried for me, and I could see why. But rest assured, this geek has already requesting another weekend at the Nicoletti Camp.
What a great time... How relaxing is is to wake up in the morning without a sound of a lawnmower in the distance, a motorized scooter screaming down the road, or a faint train horn. Not this weekend.... you can here the sound of the trees leaves whistling in the wind, the humming birds soft rumble, and the woodpecker knocking against the tree. Then to spend the rest of the day relaxing. I found that it’s very peaceful just to sit by the water and breath in the fresh air.
Rest assured I at least had my camera to keep my A.D.D. occupied for most of the weekend. Check out the pictures in the Photos page.
Also, what a way to cap off the weekend. Missy and I going to the Turning Stone to hear Michael Buble. The only disappointment might have been that he didn’t play Summerwind, what a fitting song for such a peaceful and relaxing weekend.
I’m gonna apologize right now for being all over the place on this post to my blog. First I need to get this off my chest just in case you haven’t talked to me in the past day. Michael Vick is a piece of s--t. Everyone knows how Missy & I love animals (especially dogs). Just a simple phase to sum this up, Garbage in... Garbage out !! This guy was a piece of garbage before he made all of his millions, and he’ll be a piece of garbage while his rotting a federal lock up. Anyways, of my soap box, we just got back from sunny Florida (101 degrees!!). We (Missy, Amy, Joe and myself) went to Adventure Island, Tropicana Stadium (Clemens lost), and Busch Gardens. In the picture above you’ll see my buddy Joe next to his larger, harrier, and cuter buddy from a previous life. For anyone who doesn’t know Joe, he does a dead on impersonation of a gorilla as you can see from the pictures that I posted in the photo sections. I’m sure if he wasn’t already successful with his current job (he’s a M.D), I would certainly become his manager. He would be great for all of your kids birthday parties. Honestly, he might not only be for kids, because I’ve never seen my wife laugh like she did when Joe showed us his gorilla impression. Anyways, we had a great time, till next time everyone!!!
P.S. Captain Lasagna coming soon to a theater near you...
Where has the time gone? It just feels like yesterday... doesn’t it? Today was Missy and my five year anniversary. Honestly, no jokes will be found in this post. I find myself amazed every time I think I got this girl to marry me. We all know how crazy I can get ( no Mom... I don’t have ADD ), how moody I can get (just ask her how I am in the morning), and of course my infatuation with the other women in my life, my computers, HDTV’s, camera’s, and video equipment. I call them women, because mentally it makes me feel better that at least I spending a lot of time with opposite sex. Oh well, so much for the jokes... Anyways, I want to let my beautiful wife know how much I love her. I can’t imagine the next five, ten, twenty, or fifty years could be any better, but then I never imagined someone like you would be in my life.
p.s. Thanks to GG Buns, her constant praying to the man upstairs finally paid off!!
No that is not my wife, and yes she is available. (Just kidding Mark!!) So you just got done walking 3.5 miles in the corporate challenge. It’s 60 percent humidity, 95 degrees in the shade, 120 degrees on the pavement, what’s the first thing you want. cold beer... only one problem, your hands are sweating so bad you can’t stop the beer from falling out of your hands. I’ve solved all your problems, it’s the “boozie”, kind of like a koozie but with your butt. No slippage anymore for me. Suzanne Sommers has nothing on my girl Sharon “buns of steel” Hurd.
Also, I don’t recommend trying to run with the bottle in your “boozie”. I can’t post those pictures, sorry Doug, this is not on of those sites!!
My Uncle Dom was the third base ump last night at Alliance Stadium. To sum up the evening... I’m a changed man when is comes to umpires. I’m usually the first guy to scream at a umpire for a lousy call, but these people last night were ruthless. I might have defended DD, but I had Dougy, Mo, and Missy. Now.. on the other hand, if anyone said anything about my Aunt, we got a problem!! Good job DD, you the man!! Click on the picture above for more pics.
p.s. you made the right call!! (and it’s not me being bias )
