For the 100th Blog Post, I thought it would be fitting to highlight one of our little talked about family members - Keya, the amazing wonder(ful) dog.
Keya is mostly Malamute/Siberian Husky, incredibly furry with beautiful reddish brown fluffy fur (that usually ends up on the couch and billowing around our house) and sweet, vibrant pale brown eyes. She's happy and always eager to please her other family members and will give a warm welcome of excitement every time a visitor stops by. In a flourish of jumping vertically and spinning around in to a flop on the ground "doggy donut", she's ready for belly scratching and head patting with kisses a plenty to go around.
As you might expect from a great northern climate dog, she PULLS exceptionally well... much to my chagrin as I have totally given up on trying to walk her myself. She also runs... and runs... and runs... if ever caught off leash (which has happened on occassion and Ian clicks back in to Cross Country mode immediately).
She has easily warmed up to having Evelyn around and is incredibly gentle and caring with kids. In fact, Evelyn became her best friend as soon as she started to eat solid food... and the food fell magically to Keya's feet. Nothing could make her happier than when Evelyn is served steak or salmon!
As Ian points out, I shoud smile fondly and think of Keya every day at work since she sends little bits of herself along with me... little white hairs attached to my black suits. I am not so sure about this... that's why I have pictures of her up at my desk!
So now that you have met Keya, our first baby, I have to share a little bit of our sad news. Keya hasn't been feeling well over the last three weeks. After coming home with Keya from our August vacation at the farm, she began to get realy mopey and less energized, threw up, wouldn't eat and peed on the kitchen floor twice daily. We took her to the vet and kept close watch of her progress and symptoms. We were alerted to the fact that she was showing symptoms of liver failure that could be caused by any number of things - most could be treatable. Yesterday, following an ultrasound of her liver, we were told that it is most likely a genetic predisposition to liver failure and is terminal. She might have between weeks and months to live. We are extremely saddened to hear of this and are treating her with medications that will help manage her symptoms. We don't know what is next.
Love your furry friends, appreciate all of their quirky habits and be happy that they have come in to your life!
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