I am so sick of ticks. Stefan and I could pick ticks off of Kuta and Monkey, all day long.
Literally. We spend at least a few hours a week, yanking those little blood suckers off of our poor pups. And, it’s not like we don’t try and protect our dogs, it’s just that nothing seems to work. We have our dogs on Advantix (a monthly treatment) and we are constantly giving them flea/tick bathes. As a matter of fact, we have bathed them twice in the last 3 days and we still spent 30 minutes picking ticks off of the dogs today.
Our friends RT and Nora had to take their dogs to the vet to be sedated in order to remove all of the ticks from them.
Another friend uses tick pesticides intended for horses, on his dog.
I don’t know what else to do. Ticks are so gross!! Does anyone else have any suggestions on how we can keep the ticks off of our dogs in Puerto Rico?!
It really is so cute how our little animal family is getting along. Kuta, Monkey and Cheech follow Stefan and I around the property while we are out and about and I swear that Cheech thinks he is a dog. We could literally walk him on a leash because he just wants to cruise around with us and be involved in everything we are doing. Cheech even gets involved when Kuta and Monkey play “chase” and he tries to chase Monkey when she goes into spaz mode.
Here is a video of Monkey and Chichieto playing in the backyard when we were planting trees today.
Today I sent the check off to the Animal Rescue Foundation of Rincon. As promised, I matched any donations made and the total sent was $240. I know that ARF has been having problems staying open due to lack of funds, so hopefully this will help at least a little bit.
If you’d still like to donate to ARF of Rincon, you can send donations to:
So I was was reading a trashy celebrity gossip magazine today (I have to catch up when I’m off the island ;)…), and there was an article about Martha Stewart and her pet miniature donkeys…
MIniature donkeys?!? What?! Awesome!!!
I have never heard of miniature donkeys before, but that is EXACTLY what Stefan and I need! We have gone back and forth on what sort of animals/pets we want to have for the property, in order to keep the jungle growth in check. First we thought we wanted goats (or a small flock of pigmy goats), but goats eat EVERYTHING, including the young trees we have planted, gardens, palms, laundry, shoes, the house, etc. Then we thought that perhaps we should get a horse or a cow, since they are good mowers, but won’t eat our trees, but I think Stefan and I are both intimidated by having such a big and powerful animal such as a horse or cow (I was leaning more towards a cow…ha). So, how perfect would a pair of mini donkeys be?! Look at how cute the little beasts are!
Couldn’t you imagine Monkey and Cheech riding Buck Rogers (the mini donkey) around the property while Kuta is herding them all?!?
I am SO looking into how much it would be to buy and fly a pair of mini donkeys to Puerto Rico…
p.s. I’ve always wanted to be Pippy Longstockings, so I am going to carpe diam, damn it!
Stefan and I have kept Chichieto separated from Kuta and Monkey for the last few weeks since Cheech has joined the family. As Kuta and Monkey got used to hearing his little kitty crys and smelling him in the house, we started to slowly introduce the new kitty to the dogs. Last week we started letting Cheech hang out and everyone seem to be getting along okay. We still have to keep watch, since Cheech has no idea what sort of danger he really is in. Cheech likes to sneak attack the dogs with right-left-right combos and a death bite to the hindquarters. This doesn’t always go over well with the dogs…
So, with that being said, I never thought I would see the day…
As cute as that photo is, Cheech has no idea that Kuta would really, realllllly, like to chomp him to death. Kuta was just kickin’ it while we where making dinner and Cheech (tired from attacking our ankles) thought that curling up next to Kuta would be cool.
Kuta has always been our main concern when it comes to Cheech. I hate to say it but I’ve seen him kill a kitten before (It’s just instinct). Luckly, Kuta is also a very obedient dog, and he knows that he’s not allowed to kill Cheech. With that in mind, Kuta just tries to be passive aggressive towards our new kitty family member. I put a little kitty bed in my office for Cheech, and Kuta decided to try to fit into it the other day. He knew that would piss the cat off…
Stefan, Sheena, Shay and I were dining at The Lazy Parrot tonight and I came across a sign from the Animal Rescue Foundation of Rincon Puerto Rico. A.R.F. of Rincon is a non-profit animal rescue and they are in danger of shutting down. A.R.F. of Rincon is staffed only by volunteers and is funded only by donations. Unfortunately donations are slow to come by for an animal rescue in Puerto Rico, so they are currently only able to run two days a week due to lack of funding.
I’m a total animal freak so I’m going to do what I can.
I am going to donate and figure that it would be a good opportunity for anyone else that would like to donate to this good cause, as well. ARF’s website certainly is lacking and donations can only be sent via mail (helllooooo 1990’s). So, I have set up a way to easily donate via this website:
AND, to sweeten the pot, I will personal MATCH any donations made here (up to $1000). One month from now, I will take any donations made here + 100% and I will mail a check to A.R.F. of Rincon.
A.R.F. of Rincon is a legit non-profit and donations are tax deductible. I will make sure anyone that needs receipts gets them (just let me know).
Chichieto has been named, wormed, shot and fattened up, and he’s starting to ease his way into the family. He has doubled in size since we found him and we moved him out of the crate into the downstairs bathroom.
We are still keeping Cheech and the dogs separated, but the dogs are starting to get used to his smell and they arn’t getting as worked up whenever they see or hear him. So, so far so good. I think that they will all eventually get along.
I’ve been taking Cheech outside to play everyday so he gets used to being outside, since he will eventually be a primarily outside cat once he is big enough to fend for himself (and fat enough that an owl or hawk can’t fly off with him).
All in all, Cheech is pretty darn charming. And I think he really likes his new bed…
Have you ever seen a cat sleep like this before?! Cheech sleeps sprawled out on his back with his hands over his face all the time and it totally cracks me up!
Lorenz has a chicken in a bag, in his trunk. It’s his new pet.
Stefan and I ran into Carrie (Lorenz’s girlfriend) at the convenience store today and she told us that Lorenz was in Ponce and apparently he decided to buy a chicken as a pet.
I am so sick of ticks. Stefan and I could pick ticks off of Kuta and Monkey, all day long.
So I was was reading a trashy celebrity gossip magazine today (I have to catch up when I’m off the island ;)…), and there was an article about Martha Stewart and her pet miniature donkeys…
