In Memory of Lathandar

In Memory of Lathandar, April 15, 2001 to December 2, 2016

Lathandar rolled in catnip. 

One of the saddest moments in a pet parent's life happened to us. Lathandar departed for the rainbow bridge. 

Wednesday, he wasn't around as much, but he ate and drank normally. Thursday, we had to search for him and found that he was weak and obviously something was wrong. We took him directly to the emergency vet. They kept him overnight. He passed Friday morning around 8:00 AM.

We picked out a container for his ashes and they will call when everything is complete. Words can't express how sad I am. However, I wanted to include some of his latest photos below. 

Lathandar in the dresser drawer that wasn't closed. 

Lathandar in his box on our desk. 

Lathandar had something going on with his eyes the last few years. They didn't constrict and were always dialated. 

Lathandar in one of the baskets we have for the cats.  

Lathandar helping me sew.  

This was Lathandar when the vet had clipped off his matts. He didn't let us brush him the last couple of years. We thought it might be arthritis or some other pain issue. 

Cats being naughty

Here are some of our cat photos. 

 Mystique stealing the dogs' bed.

 Vex dumped out the laundry hamper and then decided it was his bed.

 Lathandar emptied the recycling box and then took it as his house.

Mystique kept sitting in front of the television and I finally gave up moving her. The CC behind her made me laugh. It was as if she was saying that to me for trying to move her. 

Dog food recipe: Puppy Casserole

This was one of the first recipes that I made for our dogs. We call it "Puppy Casserole" because it was for the puppies. This is a very simple recipe. 

Puppy Casserole ingredients:
2 cups of cooked meat. I used deboned chicken in this one. 
1/2 cup of sweet potatoes.
1/4 cup of green beans
1/4 cup of peas. 

Mash the sweet potatoes and stir in the meat. Then fold in green bean & peas. 

Sometimes, I add other things, such as dried cranberries, chopped celery, or other dog safe fruit or vegetable. I do reduce the other vegetables if I add something else to keep the same meat ratio in comparison to the other ingredients.

Our dogs are seniors and I have been making this since they were puppies. A very long time ago, our thirteen year old nephew came over after I made this. I had been in the process of filling the bowls for the puppies, but had only done one when the doorbell rang. 

I placed the bowl on the table to answer the door. I invited our nephew into the house. He sat at the table and I went into the kitchen to get him something to drink. 

The dogs ran into the kitchen whining and barking. I could tell they were upset so I followed them out of the room. They ran over to the dining room table and whined louder. My nephew had started to eat the Puppy Casserole upsetting our dogs immensely. 

I explained to my nephew that he was eating the puppies' food. He paused for a minute to ask me what was in it, told me it was good, and continued to eat. I filled two more bowls for the dogs and then they were happy again. 

My nephew still asks me to make the Puppy Casserole because it is one of his favorites. My husband likes it, too. 

Cat logic...

Here is Lathandar lying on my pile of work. Notice the holiday wrapped box in the background that has a nice cushy pet blanket in it. 

 I placed my water on the desk. I sat down and looked to my right to reach for a pen. Lathandar had gotten off my pile of work to try to drink from my half glass of water. 

Not wanting to make the little one work for his water (another bowl only 3 feet away) I got a bowl of water that he could easily drink from...and another water for myself.