Histiocytoma

After watching so much House I'm surprised I didn't know exactly what that was when Dr. Marty spoke the word. She even wrote it down so I could look it up at home. Freya has one on her front left leg about 3/4 the way up to her elbow. The doc estimated it to be about 3 cm around. I'm no good with metrics I don't think it was 3 mm. It was big enough to cause me concern considering it wasn't there before. I found it Friday night and go to the vet Saturday morning.

The histiocytoma according to my research will go away in 1-3 months on it's own even if I use any meds on it. Dr. Marty said that if it's not gone after 2 months she would consider removing it and biopsying it. I'm not big on medical jargon either so I hope I said that right.

Either way the thing doesn't seem to bother Freya at all. She's still a little spit fire that's never gonna go out. :) The one vet tech referred to her as a daddy's girl. It's funny 'cause that's the 3rd time in the last month somebody has referred to her that way. I already knew it though. I tell people she's my little princess in every sense of the word. Freya loves attention. And of course I love it when she showers me with kisses.

As soon as I get the pics off my iPhone, I'll be adding the April 2009 album.

Early Warning System

Freya has been an early warning system for everything that moves outside the apartment. I've been working with her telling her "No" when she starts barking non-stop and then "good quiet" and "good Freya". It's taking some time...but it's starting to work.

I just don't want her stop all together. If she barks long enough, Grendarr, my big dog will bark. In contrast to her high pitched bark, G has a nice deep bark. So I think I have the perfect alarm system. :)

Rolling Around

I've never had a dog quite like, Freya. LOL She found something in the grass she really liked. Grendarr was going potty and I felt a tug on her leash. I turned to see her rolling in the grass. I've seen other people's dogs do it...just never mine...until now. She topped and got up when I asked if she needed to go potty. All I could think of was what nasty stuff might've smelled so good. I'm so happy she was clean when she got up. :)

Freya came in to sleep with me yesterday after I got home from work. Seasonal allergies have hit me hard this year. She stayed with me until I woke at 2 AM and of course went o-u-t. She has been such a loving dog. She loves to give kisses. Always has actually.

She and the cat love chasing each other. Freya seems to like being chased by Sandi, the cat. I'm glad they've been getting along. :)

"New" Dog Park

Well the apartment complex we live in has a "new" dog park. It's a fenced in area probably about 1200 square feet. The problem is that there are 5 spots that the fence doesn't go all the way to the ground. When it snowed it wasn't noticeable. But it's obvious now. The area behind the "openings" is fenced in with 2 small "ponds". The other thing is people in this complex don't pick up their dog's poo in the "park".

You're probably wondering what this all has to do with Freya. Well I took Freya and Grendarr to the park to run around free outside. While they ran around I picked up dog poo so they wouldn't step in it. While I was on pile 15 (not an exaggeration) Freya decided to make a break for it. Multiple problems...but long story short...Ms. Freya came to me, put the harness on and we went back to the apartment.

Needless to say the complex management got an ear full. I didn't like leaving Grendarr unattended while I went to get Freya. It wasn't until later when I realized she really could've hurt herself on the fence.

Freya didn't get hurt and the complex will supposedly lower the fence in the 5 spots.

February & March Update

Thankfully the last two months have been uneventful in the health arena. Freya is still as energetic as ever. Ever the little protector too. She warns away every passerby. The happy bark starts the minute she sees my car, me or hears the horn as I set the alarm. I get the best greeting when I open the door. I just have to make sure I let her jump up on my leg before petting her. If not there's an excited pee spot to clean.

Next entry I'll try to make about the new dog park.