Bunnies and mooses and groupies, Oh my!!! The Wilderness Lodge groupies thread. 4.0

[MiaSRN62]

eliza to the rescue with the Naked Cowboy !!!!

Stopher1.....LOVE your pics...........you guys look like you're having fun.

Susan....nice to hear from you !!!! Lucky you having an Aug trip to VWL planned !



Maria

 

[Muushka]

Stopher, fabulous pictures!!!

SWH, got you on page 1!

 

[claire_ont]

Stopher - great pics thank-you!

Jammer - hope you are feeling better soon! We are keeping our fingers crossed.

Horselover - I am so sorry that your husband did not get the job. My husband was out of work for almost 2 years and finally went back to work this week for 1/2 his previous salary...sigh, but at least he is back to work. Keep the faith something will come along.

On a happy note, I got my Dec 2010 reservation at VWL. . We will be at VWL 19 - 29 Dec 2010.

Claire

 

[Muushka]

Stopher - great pics thank-you!

Jammer - hope you are feeling better soon! We are keeping our fingers crossed.

Horselover - I am so sorry that your husband did not get the job. My husband was out of work for almost 2 years and finally went back to work this week for 1/2 his previous salary...sigh, but at least he is back to work. Keep the faith something will come along.

On a happy note, I got my Dec 2010 reservation at VWL. . We will be at VWL 19 - 29 Dec 2010.

Claire

I got your dates on the first page and congrats, it will be a very special Christmas!

Also glad that your husband ( are you and I the only ones who use that word??) is back to work.

 

[Inkmahm]

Stopher - great pics thank-you!

Jammer - hope you are feeling better soon! We are keeping our fingers crossed.

Horselover - I am so sorry that your husband did not get the job. My husband was out of work for almost 2 years and finally went back to work this week for 1/2 his previous salary...sigh, but at least he is back to work. Keep the faith something will come along.

On a happy note, I got my Dec 2010 reservation at VWL. . We will be at VWL 19 - 29 Dec 2010.

Claire

Yikes, two years! Can I ask what kind of work your husband does?

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Eliza - thanks for those pictures. They were just what I needed earlier today!

Jammer made it thru the surgery and I'm told he's doing very well tonight! It was another long day. His procedures started at 9 am this morning when he was put under so they could try and push the stones in his urinary tract back. That didn't work so they did perform the lithotripsy to break the stones up to push them back. Then he went to the surgeon to have all the stones removed. All in all he was under anesthesia for approx 5 hours! That was much longer than expected and I was a nervous wreck but so far so good. If things continue to go well thru the night they think I'll be able to take him home tomorrow. Then there's a lot of healing to do and the fun of keeping an active young dog quiet for 3+ weeks.

Thanks again to everyone for the support and for letting me go all OT. It helped so much to be able to share.

 

[horselover]

Jammer made it thru the surgery and I'm told he's doing very well tonight! It was another long day. His procedures started at 9 am this morning when he was put under so they could try and push the stones in his urinary tract back. That didn't work so they did perform the lithotripsy to break the stones up to push them back. Then he went to the surgeon to have all the stones removed. All in all he was under anesthesia for approx 5 hours! That was much longer than expected and I was a nervous wreck but so far so good. If things continue to go well thru the night they think I'll be able to take him home tomorrow. Then there's a lot of healing to do and the fun of keeping an active young dog quiet for 3+ weeks.

Thanks again to everyone for the support and for letting me go all OT. It helped so much to be able to share.

Yeah! That's wonderful news! Continuing to send good thoughts Jammer's way for a speedy recovery.

 

[Muushka]

I hope Jammer recovers very quickly (and quietly!)

 

[stopher1]

Well groupies we are back home again. Our stay in the Lodge was wonderful, but entirely too short. The entire WDW trip was a satisfactory length however. We're very much looking forward to returning to the Lodge again. My DW told me last night that the Lodge is now tied with AKV for her favorite WDW resort. And of the sister resorts, she likes the Lodge better than the Grand Cal... so there you go. And like my DW, the Lodge is tied for me as well. I think the overall theme execution at the Lodge is the best of them all at WDW. You definitely have a couple of true converts in us. I can't wait to get back and be able to explore more and just enjoy being there.

 

[blossomz]

I can look at these pics all day! Well I'm very excited! I called MS yesterday to book my first trip to the VWL! We'll be staying Aug 16-20 and then switching to BCV the 20-27th. I can't wait to stay at the lodge!!! 206 days to go LOL

Hi! Are you another siamese cat lover? I have two...named of course Si and Am! Glad to see you are a lodge lover as well!!

Thanks everyone for all of those great lodge photos! Really helps when you are so far out from your next trip home!

 

[stopher1]

I just posted a few more pics of the Lodge in my TR

This link will take you to the last page of it with the most current pics, if you are interested. There are some on the previous page as well. And when I get back around to later there will be more...
stopher1's "Triple Whammy" TVH/AKV/VWL Jan 11-22

 

[Muushka]

Well groupies we are back home again. Our stay in the Lodge was wonderful, but entirely too short. The entire WDW trip was a satisfactory length however. We're very much looking forward to returning to the Lodge again. My DW told me last night that the Lodge is now tied with AKV for her favorite WDW resort. And of the sister resorts, she likes the Lodge better than the Grand Cal... so there you go. And like my DW, the Lodge is tied for me as well. I think the overall theme execution at the Lodge is the best of them all at WDW. You definitely have a couple of true converts in us. I can't wait to get back and be able to explore more and just enjoy being there.

We LOVE converts! Welcome to the fold.

 

[claire_ont]

Yikes, two years! Can I ask what kind of work your husband does?

He is ex military and was working with a defence contract. When the economy went south his contract was ended. After looking for 4 months, he went back to school for a year and trained in Geographic Information Systems. That is what he got his job in. It is good to have some money coming in again...

Claire

 

[claire_ont]

Eliza - thanks for those pictures. They were just what I needed earlier today!

Jammer made it thru the surgery and I'm told he's doing very well tonight! It was another long day. His procedures started at 9 am this morning when he was put under so they could try and push the stones in his urinary tract back. That didn't work so they did perform the lithotripsy to break the stones up to push them back. Then he went to the surgeon to have all the stones removed. All in all he was under anesthesia for approx 5 hours! That was much longer than expected and I was a nervous wreck but so far so good. If things continue to go well thru the night they think I'll be able to take him home tomorrow. Then there's a lot of healing to do and the fun of keeping an active young dog quiet for 3+ weeks.

Thanks again to everyone for the support and for letting me go all OT. It helped so much to be able to share.

That is such great news! I am glad to hear he is doing OK. We will keep our fingers crossed that he continues to do well.

Claire

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Eliza - thanks for those pictures. They were just what I needed earlier today!

Jammer made it thru the surgery and I'm told he's doing very well tonight! It was another long day. His procedures started at 9 am this morning when he was put under so they could try and push the stones in his urinary tract back. That didn't work so they did perform the lithotripsy to break the stones up to push them back. Then he went to the surgeon to have all the stones removed. All in all he was under anesthesia for approx 5 hours! That was much longer than expected and I was a nervous wreck but so far so good. If things continue to go well thru the night they think I'll be able to take him home tomorrow. Then there's a lot of healing to do and the fun of keeping an active young dog quiet for 3+ weeks.

Thanks again to everyone for the support and for letting me go all OT. It helped so much to be able to share.

Glad to hear that you are both doing okay! Hope he will continue to have a good recovery. Kathy do you know if this is a corgi thing? Misa had some crystals in her urine last year and now she has to be on special food. Take care driving home. I saw some video from the roads you had to drive there on 80 going through the mountains and I can understand why it took you so long to get there.

 

[Muushka]

Heads up!!

Twokats and Claire_ont...January 25.....Two-fer birthdays in 2 days!!!!

 

[blossomz]

Sounds like Jammers is on the mend! Hooray!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Just spending the day in the hotel room waiting to see if I get the ok to take Jammer home. The vet says he still seems to be doing well but he hasn't urinated as well as they would like to see. Since we're heading a couple hundred miles away and can't easily run him back they're looking for the best signs of recovery before we take off. I guess I'm waiting for a dog to pee!

Both times I've spoken to the vet today he says he thinks Jammer is ready to go home. When they take him out he starts heading right for the parking lot! He also hasn't eaten but they attribute that more to his wanting to get the heck out of that place!!!

Kathy...big hugs to you and Jammer ! I hope these vets in CA can help with the stone. Will they do something like they do with people ? Lithotripsy ? Where they try to break down the stone and hope it can pass more easily ? Keep us posted and glad you made it safely through the snow storm.


Sorry I haven't been on the DIS or our thread as much.....this class I'm taking is eating up most of my free time.

Maria

Hope your class is going well Maria! As I posted in the update they do perform lithotripsy on dogs and did end up using that on Jammer. It was the main reason I decided to bring him down to the university b/c my vet does not have the equipment to do that. Best decision I made since they were not able to push the stones back in their whole form so at my vets it would have meant surgery to get them out of the urinary tract and that is full of complication possibilities.

Glad to hear that you are both doing okay! Hope he will continue to have a good recovery. Kathy do you know if this is a corgi thing? Misa had some crystals in her urine last year and now she has to be on special food. Take care driving home. I saw some video from the roads you had to drive there on 80 going through the mountains and I can understand why it took you so long to get there.

I haven't asked the vet about this Allison but intend to since we have another one at home that has been on the exact same diet - not that different dogs would necessarily be affected the same way. When I did some research online I also did not run across Corgi's as a breed that is prone to this but I may have our vet check out Tucker since he's actually one who has had PH problems show up in his check-ups. All around the vets were quite surprised at Jammer having such a severe case at 5 years of age so he may just be one of those special cases.

I believe today was supposed to be the best weather for a drive home but if we have to stay another night we'll just take it slow tomorrow. When I left home you could see most of our lawn but they've gotten close to a foot while we've been on this adventure. I'm ready for winter to be over and it's still January!

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

maybe a little help from our friends.

And a castle always makes some one feel better.

And if that doesn't work, there's always a naked cowboy.

They were all a great pick me up! Thanks, Eliza. My parents called last fall from their NY trip and my mother told me about the Naked Cowboy. I asked if she took a picture and she said "No. I asked your Daddy & he said NO!"

Here are a few more, again in no particular order

Thanks for the photos! Glad you had a safe trip and I'm not surprised at all to hear how much you liked the lodge!

I can look at these pics all day! Well I'm very excited! I called MS yesterday to book my first trip to the VWL! We'll be staying Aug 16-20 and then switching to BCV the 20-27th. I can't wait to stay at the lodge!!! 206 days to go LOL

woo hoo!

On a happy note, I got my Dec 2010 reservation at VWL. . We will be at VWL 19 - 29 Dec 2010.

Claire

Awesome!

Jammer made it thru the surgery and I'm told he's doing very well tonight! It was another long day. His procedures started at 9 am this morning when he was put under so they could try and push the stones in his urinary tract back. That didn't work so they did perform the lithotripsy to break the stones up to push them back. Then he went to the surgeon to have all the stones removed. All in all he was under anesthesia for approx 5 hours! That was much longer than expected and I was a nervous wreck but so far so good. If things continue to go well thru the night they think I'll be able to take him home tomorrow. Then there's a lot of healing to do and the fun of keeping an active young dog quiet for 3+ weeks.

Thanks again to everyone for the support and for letting me go all OT. It helped so much to be able to share.

So glad to hear it went well. Have a safe drive.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Just spending the day in the hotel room waiting to see if I get the ok to take Jammer home. The vet says he still seems to be doing well but he hasn't urinated as well as they would like to see. Since we're heading a couple hundred miles away and can't easily run him back they're looking for the best signs of recovery before we take off. I guess I'm waiting for a dog to pee!

Both times I've spoken to the vet today he says he thinks Jammer is ready to go home. When they take him out he starts heading right for the parking lot! He also hasn't eaten but they attribute that more to his wanting to get the heck out of that place!!!
I haven't asked the vet about this Allison but intend to since we have another one at home that has been on the exact same diet - not that different dogs would necessarily be affected the same way. When I did some research online I also did not run across Corgi's as a breed that is prone to this but I may have our vet check out Tucker since he's actually one who has had PH problems show up in his check-ups. All around the vets were quite surprised at Jammer having such a severe case at 5 years of age so he may just be one of those special cases.

I believe today was supposed to be the best weather for a drive home but if we have to stay another night we'll just take it slow tomorrow. When I left home you could see most of our lawn but they've gotten close to a foot while we've been on this adventure. I'm ready for winter to be over and it's still January!

I have to commend you for caring so much and doing what you have done for Jammer. What a good Mommy you are! Your babies are very lucky to have you! I wasn't sure if I had ever heard that corgi's were prone to stones but with Misa having those crystals the vet wanted to make sure she was on that special food. Hopefully Tucker won't have to go through what Jammer has. I hope Jammer gets starts to pee well and that you can go home soon. Please be careful getting home!