Lifestyle
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How to Prevent Your New Puppy From Getting Parvo
So you’ve brought home your new puppy and have purchased all the usual necessities like food, toys, and bedding, but are you prepared to keep him safe from parvo? Unfortunately, every summer veterinary hospitals get hit hard with a huge onslaught of ill puppies with parvovirus, and it is anything but fun. Without intensive hospitalization and treatment, (often even with) these puppies are doomed to die within several days after the onset of symptoms. And it’s always the cute ones; though I suppose I have never met an ugly puppy.
By Erin Patterson, RVT8 years ago in Petlife
The Gift of Life
I never thought that one small child could transform my entire world in such a short amount of time. At the end of sophomore year, my family welcomed my new cousin Morgan into the world. My whole life, I had been surrounded by guys in my family, and I was so excited to have another girl in my life. From the moment my aunt first found out that she was having a girl, I was constantly spending time with them to brainstorm name ideas. I have always been close with my aunt and uncle, more so than my other family members. I love spending time with them and their son Matthew, who is almost exactly ten years younger than me. I have always been able to turn to them for advice, or for any kind of help when I needed it. I was beyond excited for them to become new parents again, and I was also excited to welcome my new cousin into the family.
By Carina Rose8 years ago in Families
An Open Letter to my Grandfather
Well I never called you grandpa, I called you Ed, we all called you Ed and when I was little I always felt like the most special girl in the world because I had something no one else did, I had my very own Ed. I had someone who was like a grandfather to me, but I was allowed to call you Ed and that just added to your charm. It's taken me a little while since you've died to be able to even think about you without crying, but I'm giving myself some credit on that since it's still only been a few months. So now I'm here writing this letter because I think it's something you'd encourage me to do, to write through my grief because you always encouraged me to write and to do anything even mildly educational, so here it goes.
By Savannah Aichem8 years ago in Families
Unworthy...
Beep, beep, beep. A blur of colored scrubs rushing around me. “Elizabeth, did you hear me? Your baby’s heart rate is dropping. We have to preform an emergency cesarean.” ‘No, I can’t lose another one, not again.’ That’s the scene I see every time I think of my son’s birth.
By Elizabeth Salazar8 years ago in Families
Stoned
To have put up a wall of silence for so many years caused her to be immune to all that had been done to her. Before she realized it, she was a prisoner trapped and encased in stone, unable to cry out in her pain. She couldn’t move; there was no need to, who would notice? All that was once good had long been buried within the cold and now familiar shell she had become.
By Donna Butler8 years ago in Viva
5 Things I Learned from My Best Friend's Children
One of the greatest things about being a best friend is when your other half pushes out a little spawn. That's when things get real. Everything changes; your relationship with your better half, their life, the time you spend together. Everything you never thought would change when you were kids changes. The plans of living together for the rest of your lives (because people suck) are over. It seems tragic, but when you look at that little nugget for the first time, you realize nothing has to change. What does change is what's best for the child.
By Raven Beach8 years ago in Families
"Professional"
I had my first experience training an unfamiliar horse today. Now, I'm not going to lie. I felt wildly unqualified. I have hacked horses in exchange for money or even done basic training on my trainer's dressage horses, employer's reiners, and family friends' horses. I have retrained problem horses I have either bought or have been given temporarily to fix. However, I find this to be a whole different experience than showing up at a stranger's house, have them tell you what they would like to improve with their partner, then hand over the horse. Not only that, but this was groundwork. While I feel that I am more qualified than most to handle lunging, ground driving, and general obedience training, I am still in a bit over my head with this project.
By Treble Ranch8 years ago in Petlife
