Puff had to go to the vet

Poor Puff had to go to the vet on Wednesday.He had not eaten in 7 days and even though he had eaten before that, he had not pooped. I new some thing was wrong because he even refused crickets!I was soaking him in warm water and rubbing his belly but, nothing. We went to the vet and Dr. Jarchow said Puff was constipated. Poor Puff had to suffer the indignity of an enema!He had a uric acid plug that was holding up everything.Dr. Jarchow said that this caused a high phosphorus level to build up in his body and that was the reason his foot was twitching. The conclusion was that Puff needs to drink more water. I thought that I was going to have a big bill but they only charged me for the exam so it was only $50.00.Puff seemed better today and he did eat 3 crickets. I used a pipette (like an eye dropper) to give him some water as he just doesn't drink enough on is own.I am so glad Puff is better. I was so worried.I love this little guy so much. Carla came and took pictures of Puff's tank with all the Christmas decorations on it.I will put them on the blog soon. Puff the Golden Dragon,to be continued............

Puff was awake Christmas morning

I was surprised to see that Puff was awake Christmas morning. I showed him the sweet potato that "Santa" brought him and he seemed interested. I also put the new UVB light on his tank. I did not have time to bake the sweet potato but I gave him some crickets which he ate. I then headed out to my neighbor's house and gave the kids a DVD of How to Train Your Dragon.I came home with some tamales, some home made soup and some Deer meat. Yum! Then it was off to Carla's house for dinner. Dinner was great and I ate too much! Carla gave Puff a snowman picture frame with his picture in it. Real cute!She gave me a calender and 2 framed pictures of Puff which will hang above his tank.She also gave me a framed picture of all of her dogs.It was amazing that the photographer was able to get all of them together in one shot. It is a great picture!On the day after Christmas,I noticed that Puff had a twitch in his right hind foot.I thought it might be a lack of UVB light as he has been sleeping in his hide for days at a time during brumation and not getting enough light.I gave him a bath in warm water which he enjoyed. I dusted his melon as well as his crickets with extra calcium and vitamin D3and put both UVB lights over him on his basking log.He slept on his log all day so he got a lot of the light he needs. I kept checking on him and the twitching slowed down by night.By Monday there was no twitching at all.I did call the vet and he said to make sure he has more UVB light even if I have to drag him out of the hide to do it. I am going to make an appointment with the vet soon to get him his yearly check up.I am so glad that Puff is better already.No permanent damage! Puff the Golden Dragon,to be continued..............

A very few words from Puff

Baah, humbug, I'm so sleepy. All I want to do is go to sleep. I know it's Christmas but I just can't stay awake.YAWN, Maybe I will be in a better mood when I wake up. YAWN, YAWN, I guess I'll say Merry Chris..................SNORE.......Puff The Golden Dragon,to be continued..........

Merry Cristmas Puff

Puff has been sleeping the days away and waking to eat every few days. He is not eating a lot but he does eat. I miss him when he is sleeping, but I know it is healthier for him to go through Brumation.I want him to have a healthy ,long life. He did wake up today after sleeping for 2 days and nights.He ate 3 crickets. I sang him some Christmas songs and he seemed to enjoy them. I bought him another UVB light for Christmas, so now he will have UVB light at both ends of his tank. He still has his basking light at one end. I currently have his heat light on and he is basking under it now. He will probably sleep through Christmas so I will offer him some of the sweet potato that I got for him when he wakes. I decorated Puff's tank with all sorts of Christmas stickers, as well as a small stocking, and it looks really nice. Carla is going to take some pictures of it so I will post them on the blog soon. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. Puff The Golden Dragon,to be continued..............

Halloween Party

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A few words from Puff on Birthdays

Hi folks,Puff here. I had a Birthday recently and boy! was it fun. My Mom and Auntie Carla gave me presents and a birthday cake!I love the cantaloupe melon that Auntie Carla gave me. I am a Dragon of discriminating taste. I can tell when a melon is organic because they taste so much better than non-organic melons. The one that Auntie Carla gave me is so juicy and good. I wanted to eat it before the wrapping paper was off,it smelled so good. Mom and Auntie Carla gave me Birthday cards that were so cute.I did not eat any of my cake as this sort of stuff is not really good for Dragons, but I watched Mom and Auntie Carla enjoy it. When they lit the candle and sang "Happy Birthday" to me,it was quite wonderful.At one point,I ended up with cake icing on my tail.I was just so excited with every thing going on that I got my tail in the way. I love the dish that my Mom gave me.My crickets and worms seem to taste better when served in it. It has hearts on it and when I am done eating my diner,I like to sleep in it! Mom says I look uncomfortable when I sleep in my dish but I'm not really uncomfortable.I think I like Birthdays! I hope I have more of them! My glass house has been decorated with Pumpkins and other Halloween stuff and I love it. It even says Happy Birthday Puff on it. My Mom is so good to me.Auntie Carla took a lot of pictures of me at my Birthday Party. It was a wonderful Birthday!!! Thanks Mom and Auntie Carla. When is the next one? I can't wait. Yes, I love Birthdays. Puff The Golden Dragon,to be continued...............

Happy Birthday Puff !!!!

Well, it's official, I adopted Puff exactly 1 year ago today.I decided that I would celebrate his birthday on the day I adopted him as I don't know when his real birthday is. He was 4 years old when I got him so today he is 5 years old. Oh,I forgot to mention that Puff ate sweet potato yesterday. I have been feeding him in the morning now as Puff has decided that is when he is hungry. Any way, Puff had a birthday party this afternoon. Carla gave him a cantaloupe melon and she wrapped it in birthday paper and she gave him the cutest card that had a dinosaur on it. I gave Puff a new dish to put the worms and crickets in when I feed him. It has hearts on it and it's real cute. I also gave him a card with a Dragon on it that was also cute.I cooked diner and we had Baked Penne pasta. It was yummy.Puff had already been fed this morning. Then I brought out the cake.It was very pretty and had a candle that was the number 5. I lit the candle and I made a wish for Puff while he watched intently.Of course,I wished that he would have many more birthdays to come. I blew out the candle and when Puff turned around he got icing on his tail! I think he enjoyed his birthday party. We even sang "Happy Birthday" to Puff. Carla took many pictures and I am going to put them here on the blog soon.I decorated his tank with pumpkins and bats candy corn and other Halloween stuff and then put the letters on that said "Happy Birthday Puff". It looks so cute! I just love my beautiful Puff. He is so special and so very precious! Happy Birthday Puff,and many more in the future! Puff The Golden Dragon,to be continued..........