5 posts tagged “onyx”

Marley still chases Onyx and she still kicks his ass, but this was a good day...

In January, Onyx's kidneys failed and she spent four days in the hospital. The awful vet told us that she may not make it home, and IF she did it wouldn't be for long. Well, here we are 9 1/2 months later (knock on wood) celebrating her 17th birthday—yes, seventeen. She suffers from chronic renal failure so we have to give her subcutaneous fluids every other day, but her creatinine and BUN levels are now "age appropriate" and—according to her new vet, the wonderful Dr. Shanker—she should live "a long, long time." This little girl has been with me through thick and thin and I love her to pieces.

Happy Birthday Onyx!

Marley will sleep anywhere and in any position.

He even sleeps standing up and face-down at the same time...

Every day with him is hysterical. Of course Onyx has had just about enough of his squeaking and housebreaking issues. She often looks like she's thinking, "Oh. My. God. I thought we took care of this a year ago!" This is clearly not the way she wants to be spending her golden years, so she escapes from it all in her garden...

I got Onyx this monkey the day she came home from the hospital. She loves him.
Happy Valentine's Week!

The fur on her leg is growing back from where they shaved it for the IV.