Right now I am procrastinating working on a case study for child development. I find it far too intimidating, especially since it requires a presentation and full report (both due Friday).
Tonight I took the pooch to the vet. Awhile ago I thought she was drinking and urinating more frequently, but I had thought I was being paranoid. Tonight she was very strange, shaking violently and cowering from me. The vet took some blood and gave us a speciman jar to get a urine sample at home. They want to rule out diabetes, Cushing's disease and kidney disease, but they highly suspect she has doggy dementia.
Everytime something happens with Chloe, I declare it is the beginning of the end. But then I get used to it, and I go back to thinking she will be here forever. She seems reasonably happy. About 80% of the time she is just quiet and sleepy, and then 10% of the time she is bubbly and outgoing. That other 10%, when she is bewildered and disorientated, is what concerns me. How far do we let it go? What if she is fine 75% of the time, is that acceptable? Is 50% happiness/ 50% unhappiness unfair on her?
We should get the bloodwork results tomorrow, and hopefully I can get the urine sample and drop it in before work, and they can run that quickly too. I'm trying not to worry.
And that little yodel I mentioned? It was the ipod! I had accidentally set the alarm somehow. Mystery solved!
Now if only I could work out who keeps eating my newspaper. (I suspect Elly May)
Tonight I took the pooch to the vet. Awhile ago I thought she was drinking and urinating more frequently, but I had thought I was being paranoid. Tonight she was very strange, shaking violently and cowering from me. The vet took some blood and gave us a speciman jar to get a urine sample at home. They want to rule out diabetes, Cushing's disease and kidney disease, but they highly suspect she has doggy dementia.
Everytime something happens with Chloe, I declare it is the beginning of the end. But then I get used to it, and I go back to thinking she will be here forever. She seems reasonably happy. About 80% of the time she is just quiet and sleepy, and then 10% of the time she is bubbly and outgoing. That other 10%, when she is bewildered and disorientated, is what concerns me. How far do we let it go? What if she is fine 75% of the time, is that acceptable? Is 50% happiness/ 50% unhappiness unfair on her?
We should get the bloodwork results tomorrow, and hopefully I can get the urine sample and drop it in before work, and they can run that quickly too. I'm trying not to worry.
And that little yodel I mentioned? It was the ipod! I had accidentally set the alarm somehow. Mystery solved!
Now if only I could work out who keeps eating my newspaper. (I suspect Elly May)