This will be Lil Willie's diary! Lil Willie is such a little love! He is a TINY little dachshund. At this time (03/06/07) Lil Willie weighs a mere 2.75 pounds! Lil Willie's birthday is December 2, 2006. Lil Willie has a heart condition. We don't know the extent of the condition at this time. We have an appointment to bring him into the University of Missouri at Columbia's Vet School on March 13, 2007. We should find out then just what the problem is and if it can be corrected. I am sure Lil Willie will tell you all about his adventures of going to Columbia!
March 6, 2007
I am SO special! I got my own diary! Not too much to report so far! I've only been here at Ft. Timmerman a few days and I am LOVING it! I get all the food I want and I get to sleep with Mom and Dad each night! After Mom goes to sleep I end up crawling up and wrapping myself around her throat or neck (depending on how she's laying). Mom laughed the other morning and said that she didn't understand why some folks thought they had to kill an animal to wear it's fur...she had a fur collar and her fur collar was ALIVE!
Well, I gotta run now...till next time...Lil Willie
March 16, 2007
MAN...it has been a VERY busy week for me. First, I went to the vet school at the University of Missouri at Columbia. I had tests run to see what was wrong with my heart. They say that I have PDA. I can't have any surgery now because the veins in my lungs are messed up. They have put me on medicine to try and help that and then see from there. Mom and Grandma Judy think that surgery might not be a good thing even if the medicine helps. See, I am a tiny little thing and surgery with all that big equipment might be too much for me. I think they are probably right. I did have my first medicine today. Mom is worried because I am so tired now. I got to go and meet the pharmacist that got my pills for me. He had to go through alot to make them for me because they are such a small dose. I got my pills from Mike at Cole Camp Pharmacy. What a nice man he is too! Anyway, I had my pill at about 11 this morning. I was OK until we stared on our way home from Cole Camp. I was just bushed! And, now that I'm home I have just slept and slept! We also went to a lovely ice cream social at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp. I got to visit with all the residents there! So, we don't know if I'm tired because of the medicine or because I've had such a busy day! Mom will let me rest up tonight and then see how I act tomorrow. She thinks she probably won't give me any medicine tomorrow either just to be sure I'm back to my normal self and all rested up. Then, if I am acting "normal" on Sunday morning she will give me the medicine and see what happens. If I get all tired then it is the medicine and she will call Dr. Fine first thing Monday morning. Speaking of Dr. Fine...I want to tell you all about all the nice folks I met in Columbia! First I saw two vet students. They are Krissy B and Crissy K (funny that both are named Krissy/Crissy isn't it?). Then, I saw the resident radiologist, Dr. Ringold. My "main" doctor is the cardiologist and her name is Dr. Fine. They were all so very nice to me and took very good care of me. Of course, while they were running all of those tests I did get a bit testy and tried to nip at them! Who could blame me though? I think each and every one of you would also get sick of being poked at and would have tried to bite them too! I will have Mom put the picture of me with Krissy and Crissy on my pictures page!
Gotta run now...I am SO tired!...Lil Willie
March 23, 2007
Let me warn you from the beginning...this will be a LONG entry to my diary! We have had quite a bit happen around here! First, I want to tell you about Buddy and what happened to him! Then, I'll let him write some to tell you about the parts that I don't know. Then, I'll tell you about my visit back to the MU vet clinic.
OK...Buddy. It was last Saturday (March 17, 2007 - St. Patrick's Day). We all got up and everything was just fine. Buddy and Dad usually get up later than the rest of us so when they finally got up Mom let Buddy out to do his "business". Buddy went on out and then came in and hopped up in the chair with Dad (like he always does). About an hour or so passed and everything was normal. Then, all of a sudden, everything was NOT normal. Buddy started having blood come out of his back end (aka pooper). There was LOTS of blood. Mom immediately called our vet. They told Mom to bring Buddy right in. I went along just so Mom and Dad wouldn't have to lock me up. We went in to the vet clinic and more blood comes out of Buddy's pooper right there on the counter!!! Poor Buddy! They took Buddy back to the back and said that the doctor wouldn't be back for about an hour. They said that it didn't look good for Buddy and that they were sure the doctor would want to keep Buddy over the weekend. So, next thing I know me, Mom and Dad are going out WITHOUT Buddy and we are heading home. That's all I know of that part so I'll let Buddy tell you about what happened to him. Here's Buddy.....
Hi everyone. And, thanks for letting me write some in your diary. My day totally went to heck last Saturday. As a matter of fact...my whole weekend was CRAP! I just felt SO bad. When I got to the vet's office and Mom and Dad left they started me on an IV. I was there from Saturday morning until Tuesday afternoon. Finally on Monday they gave me something to eat. Of course, I didn't eat it! The blood stopped coming out of my pooper though so I was happy about that. The vet says that he thinks I have pancreatitis! I probably didn't spell that right but basically, my body can't digest fat and it makes me VERY sick if I eat any fat now. I have to eat a special food now and I can't have those delicious Pupperoni's anymore! But, Mom did get some low fat treats for me that I like OK. Pupperoni they ain't though! I felt SO bad while I was at the vet's office though. They kept me drugged up because the pain was SO bad! Mom and Dad feel bad that I can't have little bits of cheese from Dad anymore but they are standing firm....NO FAT!!!! Oh well! Better no fat than to hurt like I did this past weekend! I'll be fine now...thanks for reading about me!
Poor Buddy! He will be OK now though! Mom and Dad will be sure of that! Dad loves Buddy SO much!
Now, my return visit to MU. NOT a good experience at all! I was supposed to go back only for a blood gas test. Well, of course they wanted to do all sorts of other things too! At first Mom and Grandma Judy said OK and they took me back for the testing. Mom and Grandma Judy then had a chance to talk it over as they drove to find a place to have lunch and they decided NO....there will be NO surgery because I am SO tiny so there was no need for all those other tests. They called the clinic back and told them that! Then, they came back for me! From what I'm told Mom was getting REALLY "testy" out there in the waiting area! She was scared that they were doing all that other crap to me anyway just so they could learn. Mom was about to really get nasty when they came and got them to come back to an exam room. When I was there before they did one of the blood gas things and the reading was 20. Normal is 90!!!! Well, my reading yesterday was 54!!! Mom and Grandma Judy were very happy that it was so much better! That will be my LAST trip to MU! Mom and Grandma Judy doesn't like the way they were acting about it all! I'm glad! I'll be able to live my life out (however long it may be) a happy loved puppy! That makes me even happier!
Until next time....Lil Willie
April 29, 2007
HEY! How you all doin'? I've been just fine! Mom and Dad tease me all the time telling me that I was faking having a heart problem before because I do NOT act sick at all! I figure I must feel fine because I just LOVE to run and play and irritate the other dogs here! Gertie and Jolly are big basset hounds and they are my favorite play things! They growl at me to try and get me to stop but I don't stop! They don't scare me!!! I think they secretly like me chewing on their ears and gnawing on their legs!
Anyway, like I was saying...I am doing just fine! When I came here I weighed a mere 2 3/4 pounds. Mom weighed me the other day and I am up to 6 1/2 pounds!!! I will be 5 months old in just a few days (May 2). Mom says I am acting like a normal puppy all the way around....I run everywhere, I play and play and I bark when I want something....or even if I don't want anything sometimes! LOL
Well...that's about it. I just wanted to let you all know that I am here and doing just fine!
We have had a sad month though. First, Mom's Mama passed away earlier this month. She was in a really bad car accident. Me, Mom and Toots drove down to Mississippi for the funeral. I did really enjoy the trip though. Mom's Daddy and Step-Mom really liked me! They got to puppy-sit while Mom was gone to the wake and funeral and they LOVED it! Then, on the 25th Toots made her trip to the Rainbow Bridge. Mom is SO very sad that Toots is gone. It is also a sad time for Mom because it was a year ago on the 26th that Justy went to the Rainbow Bridge. I don't want to make that trip any time soon but at least I know that Toots and Justy and a few others from here will be there to greet me when my time does come.
OK...I'm done for now....I must go find someone to irritate!
Lil Willie
July 14, 2007
OH MAN! Let me tell you, Friday the 13th TOTALLY sucked for me this year! Mom isn't one to believe in all that Friday the 13th stuff but I do now! The morning started fine....I stayed in bed with Dad while Mom got up and did her usual stuff. I did notice that she was taking her shower really early but I didn't think anything of it. Next thing I know she comes in there and gets me out of bed and brings me outside. I do my "business" and then she puts me in the van. Hoppy is in there. Mom goes back in the house and then brings Emma out. Off we go....I'm thinking "No big deal...we are going on an adventure". About 30 minutes later Mom stops and gets out of the van. Turns out we are at the vet's office. No big deal I think again....she brings me along for the ride alot of the time. I run around and sniff and play and everything is fine. Hoppy got a dental and the vet looked at Emma and gave her a shot for her allergies. Then, Mom brings me in to the vet. He listens to my heart and stuff and the next thing I know I am getting a shot. Then, I get REALLY sleepy. I wake up a bit later (I have NO idea how much later) and Mom is holding me and telling me it will be OK and she is SO happy that I am OK. After I wake up a bit more I notice that I have a pain down between my back legs where my "stuff" is. Guess what? MY STUFF IS GONE!!!!! Someone took my "stuff" while I was asleep! I think it was that vet but I can't prove it! If anyone can tell me how I can get my stuff back please let me know! I miss my "stuff"!!!!! This was one Friday the 13th I will NEVER forget! I can tell you right now...I will NEVER let Mom bring me anywhere on Friday the 13th again!
July 29, 2008
MAN...it's been a while....over a year! Alot has happened in this year! We have a couple of new additions to the Timmerman Gang! First, we (the "we" being Dad really) adopted Jolly! She was our only foster but now she's a permanent member of the Timmerman Gang! We also adopted Dinker. He never was a foster here though. He was a rescue kid with 7 Bells Sanctuary. He got parvo right after he came into rescue and Mom about burned down St. Patrick's with the number of candles she was lighting. Mom prayed and prayed and she told God that if only he would let Dinker live she would adopt him. Well, Dinker lived and now he lives here with us. He's a long hair Wild Boar Dachshund. He's alot of fun too! He runs and plays with me and Karly all the time.
We ("we" being me, Karly and Dinker) have been on the campaign trail with Mom and Dad. Here is our Campaign Mobile - http://www.ktimmerman.com/Page8.html - that's me, Karly and Dinker in the Campaign Mobile. We have been to two parades with Mom and Dad. The primary is coming up on August 5. If you live in Cass or Johnson County, Missouri please ask for a Republican ballot and vote for my Dad for Circuit Judge! Then, providing he wins the primary, go on November 4 and vote for him too! We so want our Daddy to be a Judge! I just know he will do all he can for the animals out there! I'd feel really bad for any animal abuser that came before him!!!!! Well, OK, you got me there....I really wouldn't feel bad for them! I just know that he would give them the worst he possibly could! And, he'd make them feel really bad in the process! If you can spare a few bucks for his campaign we would all really appreciate it! You can even donate via PayPal! His website address is http://www.ktimmerman.com
Well, I gotta go now! Thanks for making me feel bad about not writing in my diary Auntie Chris!
