Maggie's birthday was in February, which is when I should have posted this, but oh well. Hard to believe my sweet little beagle mix is 14 years old. It's also hard to believe that back in October I was filling out a 'do not resuscitate' form for her. She had bloat, and her stomach twisted. I couldn't imagine not having the vet perform the surgery, though. And thank goodness for credit cards! She obviously is doing fine, although I was scared she was never going to eat again! Of course, she didn't feel like eating after all that, she just needed time to recover, but I was still freaking out a little bit. Her weight has slowly declined over the years, and it took a big drop then. I'm so glad I found this recipe for Satin Balls online. It does a great job of putting weight on her. There are recipes starting out with 5 lbs of ground beef and then freezing, but I like making just a pound at a time and rolling 8 meatballs. In the beginning, she got 2 or 3 a day, but now it's just one as a treat at dinner. She wishes she could have more - she loves her meatballs!
1 lb ground beef
1 1/3 cups of Total cereal
1 1/2 cups oats
1 egg
6 tbs wheat germ
6 tbs wheat germ
1 pkg gelatin
2 tbs oil
2 tbs molasses
garlic powder
I can't believe she's 14 either! I remember when you brought her home from the pound and she was all ears. Now she's all legs!
ReplyDeleteI remember how it was some sort of adoption sale and she was half off at $25!
ReplyDeletesounds better than taco soup ali up above me oh and so is angie up there above me, actually with all that meat, it is better fare than i usually get
ReplyDeleteAaaaaaangie! Wake up and come enter my giveaway. $50 Target GC is up for grabs and for a good cause!!
ReplyDeletecan't recall how I found your blog this evening but just wanted to say congrats on your marriage - beautiful bride you were. so sorry your DH got rid of his bike. I know my DH misses all 4 of the bikes he had to sell for one reason or another (esp the last one which was his favorite-Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad) Your dog is a sweetie; so glad she is doing well. We had to put our 13yr old dog Shelby to sleep on my birthday in June this year - so seeing your sweet dog is bringing back a lot of memories I hold dear. I miss seeing her lay on her doggie bed and following us around the house. You have a cool, interesting blog!
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