Tag Archives: pets

Angels may visit but they do not stay.

Posted on January 20, 2024 by polloplayer

He was a little angel wrapped up in a fur coat that was two parts cotton candy and one part whipped cream. He was the sweetest, yummiest, purring-est kitty imaginable. Our Mischa arrived just in time (thank you again, Tammy … Continue reading →

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The double whammy: TPLO redux

Posted on January 6, 2024 by polloplayer

If there was a moment none of us wanted to revisit it was this one. It was the heartless hand-off, the dreaded betrayal (Et tu Brute?) where we stood on one side of the door and Lily on the other, … Continue reading →

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Lucky Henny Penny

Posted on September 2, 2023 by polloplayer

Some chicks have all the luck. With all our comings and goings this summer, Ginger’s ninth birthday somehow flew by without as much as a meal worm cake to celebrate the accomplishment. We’ve never had a hen make it this … Continue reading →

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After TPLO: One step forward, 5 steps back?

Posted on July 1, 2023 by polloplayer

We’ll get back to the NYC recap next week, but it’s time for a post-TPLO update since many of you have been asking HOW’S LILY? By the time you trudge into the vet’s for the 8-week post-surgery check-up you and … Continue reading →

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After TPLO: the pupside and the downside

Posted on June 3, 2023 by polloplayer

According to the calendar, Lily is 6.5 weeks into her post-TPLO confinement. According to my brain it feels more like six and a half years. This has been so hard, especially on her, but not gonna lie, no picnic for … Continue reading →

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After TPLO: Humans in training…

Posted on May 20, 2023 by polloplayer

After four long weeks on high alert, we thought we’d mastered the TPLO recovery situation. This is not to say we were enjoying it. The level of vigilance required for keeping our sweet but spirited Lily under “confinement” is something … Continue reading →

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After #TPLO: Not quite hitting our stride

Posted on May 13, 2023 by polloplayer

Three and a half weeks into Lily’s TPLO (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy) recovery, we are all still on a short leash. The realization that we aren’t even halfway through the first phase (eight weeks confinement, then eight weeks of strengthening, … Continue reading →

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After #TPLO: The good, the bad and the bunnies.

Posted on May 6, 2023 by polloplayer

We are almost three weeks out from our Lily’s Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy surgery, also known as TPLO and perhaps the least favorite acronym we have ever encountered. Basically, Lily blew out her knee and became lame. We’re all limping … Continue reading →

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Chicken lady for life.

Posted on August 6, 2022 by polloplayer

We’d been invited to lunch at a lovely club by a lovely couple we barely knew. Hoping to make a good impression, I was actually wearing shoes that weren’t flip flops or sneakers. Nice try. But no. Because as we … Continue reading →

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Wild Kingdom.

Posted on July 23, 2022 by polloplayer

It had been a typical day. All the usual minutiae with a highlight of a major plumbing crisis under the kitchen sink. Our cocktail reading hour was mercifully upon us at long last and the CE decided the week-old baby … Continue reading →

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