January 2008
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Thoughts meander like the restless wind inside a...
Shady has a friend over this weekend! We are dogsitting Denise’s dog Mailei. It was an adventure trying to walk the two of them this morning. Even though they are the same age (Shady will be 11 next Saturday!), Mailei walks sooo much faster than Shady! She was basically running circles around us. It is fun having her here though. It’s been a busy couple of weeks. I’m trying to...
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Painting without colors tends to make it better.
So I found a really informative site about Cushing’s in dogs. I want to learn as much as I can about it. I am trying to be optimistic, but after 3 full days of testing Shady at home, the insulin still doesn’t seem to be helping much. So I am trying to be realistic while also being optimistic. We’ll see how the next couple of days go and what the vet decides, but I have a feeling...
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The crown you've placed upon my head feels too...
Shady was at the vet again all day today. They tested her blood sugar at different times of the day, doing what is called a curve. She is up to 20 units twice a day (double her initial dose) and her levels were still off the charts. She was sent home and we are to try giving her 20 units twice a day and testing her regularly and keeping a chart of all of the information. After a week of doing this...
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You'll dream about somewhere, a smoke will fill...
I was not happy when my alarm went off this morning. First of all because I haven’t slept well in a few days and I am exhausted. But also because I almost NEVER have good dreams. But last night I did… anyone who knows me knows about my love for Dave Grohl. Love might be an understatement. Anyway, I dreamt last night that I went to a Foo Fighters conference in Bahrain. The first class...
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Such a beautiful kiss in the face of fear.
I took Shady to the vet this morning. They wanted to keep her all day and do more tests to see if her insulin dosage needed to be increased. I had a feeling that the dosage would have to be increased because she has been drinking soooooo much water. Well the insulin isn’t helping her at all. Her blood sugar was actually higher than it was last time they tested her, even after giving her a...
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Happy Birthday
to Jayla! She is 3 today. I can’t believe she is only 3 and already 3. I can’t really remember what life was like before she was born, so in that sense it seems like she has been here forever. Then on the other hand it seems like only yesterday. I have been debating staying here instead of going to her birthday party, but Tom will be staying in Wilmington for his show (Friday night at...
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And I'll be awful sometimes, weakened to my...
… and I’ll learn to get by on the little victories. Finally home from Shady’s vet appt… she had an infection and they also confirmed what they had suspected for a while, that she is diabetic. Her blood sugar was extremely high… normal high is 143(per ML or MG or something), and hers was 415. So we have to start injecting her with insulin twice a day. I feel really sad...
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This'll be the year that we won't forget.
It’s Jan. 1 and I just went running, outside, in a tank top and shorts. It is 65 degrees out and SO nice. I love Wilmington weather sometimes… mostly in the winter. If only I could migrate north for the summers I would be okay. Shady is sick right now and I feel so bad for her. The vet called in a prescription for antibiotics for her until they can see her tomorrow. :( Until then I...