$3000 Mouse

So our poor little Sam has had yet another traumatic experience. He spent the better part of last week puking all over the house. Thurs. we took him to the vet and they did an xray and blood work. It looked like there was something in his stomach, but they thought it might just be food. His blood work came back good, so they did an ultrasound and saw the same mass in his stomach, so they sent us to Dublin Internal Medicine Emergency Hospital to have him scoped. We took him in Friday night and they gave him fluids since he had been puking for so long. Saturday morning they did a repeat ultrasound to make sure they saw the same thing…but they didn’t!! So she asked us if we wanted them to do a stomach biopsy…we told her to go ahead and do it, so they scoped him to do the biopsy and low and behold they found a plastic mouse wedged at the bottom of his stomach just before the intestines….it was wedged in so tight that it took multiple tries for them to get it out, but it’s out and Sam is doing MUCH better he is back to his obsessive compulsive self :) He looks a little funny since they shaved his tummy and a spot on his leg for the IV.

Here’s Sam’s shaved tummy

Here’s our $3000 souvenir

I found Steve and Coco Bean sleeping on the bed…awwww

Things to do in Victoria, BC

Here are some places Steve and I found to go to around Victoria. Let me know what you think.

Wild Play Parks – This looks like it could be fun and different if people are up for it. It’s $39.99/person for the TreeGo Course and it’s about 1 hour north of where the house is.

Empress Hotel Afternoon Tea – In Victoria, not sure what the price is.

Hatley Park National Historic Site – In Victoria. Garden admission is $4.75, $18 for castle tour/person

Vancouver Island Brewery – Doesn’t look like they have tours or tasting, but it sounds interesting…may be worth a try. It’s in Victoria.

Butchart Gardens - $28/person

Canoe Brew Pub – Looks like it could be a good place for food and or beer.

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria – $12 admission. Looks like they have a Edo: Arts of Japan’s Last Shogun Age which may be interesting.

Brentwood Bay Lodge – Looks like this could be a great place for a nicer more expensive dinner. They also have a wine bar, pub & sushi & sake bar.

Butterfly Gardens - $12/ adult

Tourism Victoria Website – Check this website out to look at other stuff to do.

It seems like there are lots of trails and you can rent bikes at places. There are also wineries, meaderies, and cideries. There are also quite a few museums…aviation, navel & military, and history.

Let me know if you find something else of interest and what you think of the things linked to here.