Hurricane Gustav

[AnaClaire]

Hey everyone, I just got home to Louisiana with my family, and we are all okay! We had a LOT of trees/branches fall in our yard, but luckily none hit our house. PHEW! Our house did not have electricity for 5 days! Luckily we weren't there. We left Sunday night and got back today around 4pm. We stayed in Forrest City, Arkansas in a Best Western til Wednesday, then Thursday we went to Jackson, Mississippi and stayed in another Best Western. The first was pet friendly, the other was not, but they made an exception for evacuees. That was very nice of them! The babies hated it, got so tired of being cooped up in the car, even though we pulled over every hour to walk around and potty. And trying to walk them outside the hotel, forget about it! They did NOT want to potty out there. I know it had to be because of the new area, crazy car rides, and mass confusion. When we went out and ate, we left them in the bathroom with a baby gate in the doorway with their beds, toys, pee pads, and blankets inside (with the do not disturb sign on the door). We only had to do that once, but as we left we heard them crying Neither hotels charged us a pet-fee, and no one complained. We're sooo glad to be home, and I'm so glad the babies have their yard again! We have all utilities except cable, and there is no major damage to our home. We were very lucky and I'm very glad we decided to evacuate. Our area got hit hard, so I'm really glad we did leave. The only annoyance I have to say, was my mom's friend who lives in New Orleans came with us, and she just kept trying to take control of my babies! Well I went out of the hotel to grab something to eat downstairs, and when I come back she tells me she has bathed Cookie in the bathtub(no telling how hot/cold the water was) with HER people shampoo! I said, Why didn't you ask me first??? I HAVE puppy shampoo. She said, Well she stunk so she needed a bath. I really had to compose myself, I just thought that was so extremely pushy, and I HAD her shampoo! If she had just asked I could have given her the puppy shampoo- but nooooo. I had to explain to her that Cookie has a small dry-skin condition and can't be bathed often (I had just bathed her before we left) and needs a special hypo-allergenic shampoo. She didn't get it. She did some other things under my nose, like walking the babies in the cold rain, and spraying them with her perfume That was an annoyance, seeing as how she apparently has never owned any pet before, but now we're home and things are getting back to normal. Thanks everyone for their advice and prayers!! We are so glad to be safe and home. I really appreciate the advice, the only bad thing was getting them to potty outside of the hotel or at a rest stop. Poor babies.. But we are all fine and safe

[yorkieusa]

I'm glad you made it home and things weren't any worse than they were when you got there. Having power is a blessing we don't miss until we don't have it.

[TootiesMom]

I am very glad to hear that you made it home safe! and LUCKY you, with power... I got desparate and plugged the internet into the generator tonite.. lol...
we didnt have much damage but STILL no power....

Just please pray, NO IKE!!!!!!!
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[eaglez28]

Hi all,
I live in Bourg, LA 12 miles from the coast & 2 miles from Houma, LA.
Yes the eye of the Hurricane hit us.
We evacuated to a Caddo Lake Cabin in Uncertain, Texas. (west of Shreveport, LA) with 5 Yorkies & Lexi is pregnant and is due on the 14th in one week.
Hurricane Ike is heading straight for us now!!!
We got home yesterday to No Electricity, No Running Water, No Sewage & No Phone service & Barely Cell Phone service!!!
We now have everything back but Electricity - Rumors are 3 weeks or more!!!
We are trying our best to not crack under pressure. This has to be the most stressful time of my life worring about Lexi in her last 2 weeks of pregnancy.
Stormy & Kylee have been fighting like cats & dogs since we left a week ago.
The 3 youngest get car sick - my Vet recommended no food or water 10 hrs before leaving & give them Benidryl. only one vomited on the way to Texas.
We had to bring Lexi to Marshall Animal Hospital Friday for her X-rays - 5 puppies - he said she should not have a problem with the pups sizes.

Our Home weather the Hurricane very well. We lost shingles, facia board, vinyl boxing, parts of our wooden fence, 2 trees, parts of the swimming pool deck.
The house was suppossed to be going on the Real Estate market last week - so we can start building our new house. OH Well - more delays!!!