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The little things.
She woke me up with barking at 4:35am this morning. Got downstairs, found her unable to get off the floor in the laundry room. This might seem bad, and it is, but it is also good because it meant that to get there she had to GET UP by herself, something she has not entirely managed on her own. So..good and bad. Boosted her up, got her moving, went to open the doors and realized she had slid out again on the floor. Stupid marble floors...so slippery! Boosted her again, got her outside. She promptly went potty and then very determindly went down the stairs. So there I am, out in the rain and cold, in my pjs, barefoot, walking around with a dog who can barely walk who wants to go somewhere in the grass and dark..and with no leash on...did I mention it was raining, cold, dark and I was barefoot? lol.
Finally convinced her to walk towards her tie-out, where she promptly did the other potty business. hallejulah, she hasn't done that in a couple of days! Get her back inside, and she drinks a bunch of water and lays down for sleep.
This morning fed her a bit of cooked beef liver, and then she decided that she wanted to go for a mini walk. As in..she chose to walk down the steps and take a trot or two down the driveway. Had to carry her back in because I was getting cold, lol.
Just the little things that give me hope. Small signs of her "normal" behavior...behavior and things she hasn't done for a couple of days. Glad I got a bit of liver in her, she needs more food. She'll eat some to make me happy (or maybe just enough before she gets nauseous? I dont know).
She's sleeping now. I'm gonna go check on her and then maybe take a nap myself. One day at a time, that is all I can do.
She woke me up with barking at 4:35am this morning. Got downstairs, found her unable to get off the floor in the laundry room. This might seem bad, and it is, but it is also good because it meant that to get there she had to GET UP by herself, something she has not entirely managed on her own. So..good and bad. Boosted her up, got her moving, went to open the doors and realized she had slid out again on the floor. Stupid marble floors...so slippery! Boosted her again, got her outside. She promptly went potty and then very determindly went down the stairs. So there I am, out in the rain and cold, in my pjs, barefoot, walking around with a dog who can barely walk who wants to go somewhere in the grass and dark..and with no leash on...did I mention it was raining, cold, dark and I was barefoot? lol.
Finally convinced her to walk towards her tie-out, where she promptly did the other potty business. hallejulah, she hasn't done that in a couple of days! Get her back inside, and she drinks a bunch of water and lays down for sleep.
This morning fed her a bit of cooked beef liver, and then she decided that she wanted to go for a mini walk. As in..she chose to walk down the steps and take a trot or two down the driveway. Had to carry her back in because I was getting cold, lol.
Just the little things that give me hope. Small signs of her "normal" behavior...behavior and things she hasn't done for a couple of days. Glad I got a bit of liver in her, she needs more food. She'll eat some to make me happy (or maybe just enough before she gets nauseous? I dont know).
She's sleeping now. I'm gonna go check on her and then maybe take a nap myself. One day at a time, that is all I can do.