One the Mend

We have an empty nest.

The young mockingbirds have survived and play around the yard.

Their flying skills aren't the greatest yet and mama bird still hangs around to protect them.

We almost had another empty nest of sorts.

Casey ran away for three days.

It was during that time we realized we had never lived in our house without a dog on our property.

This was a sudden thing and were shocked she was gone.

 

Little did I know that this was almost the last picture I took of Casey.

She started having seizures.

We decided to take her to the vet the next morning.

We woke up and she was gone.

We searched and searched the farm for her but never saw her.

We figured she had left to go somewhere and die.

She showed up three full days later dirty, hungry and thirsty.

We took her to the vet that afternoon.

According to the vet's theory, she had poisoned herself... or as he joked she was high.

This pot is full of the bulbs that are believed to have poisoned her.

They are Pink Lady bulbs also known as Resurrection Flowers or Ghost Flowers.

The only part of the plant that is poisonous are the bulbs.

Casey is the first dog we've owned to dig them.

We dug up all of the bulbs, which were starting to bloom,

and moved them to outside of the fenced yard.

The good news is that she should have a full recovery.

So far, she's gone two full days without a seizure.