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As a kid, I remember going through spells where I'd fret nonstop about my dog dying. As my dog got older, I worried more, which isn't that surprising. This August, Delilah turns ten, and suddenly my little sidekick who seemed to be the perpetual puppy is considered an elderly dog. Just a few minutes ago, I went to pet her and realized she's got a hematoma the size of a quarter on her ear. She's a small dog, with small ears, so it's cause for a cerrtain amount of concern. I did work in the garden today like crazy, and she was out with me, so it's possible she got bitten by something. I laid some sod in her dog run, and she rolled in it with youthful abandon, and it's possible she irritated it then. If it were the shepherd in this situation, I wouldn't hesitate to give her a benadryl, but D weighs twenty pounds and has the whole brachycephalic flat-faced thing going, and I worry about pumping her full of meds when she's breathing just fine at the moment.
This dog has seen me through every moment of my adult life. My freshman year of college, my first serious relationships and subsequent breakups, my first apartments, my first car, my dad dying, relapses and partial programs and med changes; you name it. I know the time will come, and I know myself well enough to know I have it in me to give her the final gift of a humane end rather than let her suffer, but it will break me, for damn sure. I hope she continues to live a healthy life for many years to come. I don't like it when she's sick or injured.
I finished my garden. I put a couple of poppies in: one red and one yellow. I also got a huge lupine plant, already starting to blossom. It's beautiful and the whole garden should be relatively low-maintenance. They are all either perennials or self-seeding, and full-sun and drought-resistant. I also got a jellybean succulant (also known as a burro succulant) in a hanging basket for my bathroom.
I've been working on-and-off for a couple of days getting my computer ready for a format and re-install (or actually, update, from Vista to 7 Ultimate, but i'm going to totally format my hard-drive to reclaim my space.) I've learned from past experiences and I'm downloading drivers in advance as a precautionary measure, even though it's not as big of an issue with the newer computers and versions of windows. I decided to do one last backup of my entire system to my external hard drive and in my entire damn house I couldn't find a single USB cable that would connect my computer to my external drive. I must have left it in Buffalo. So tomorrow i'll have to go grab one before I can finish the project.
I like having productive weekends. I have some children's benadryl downstairs that I am considering giving to D, but I'm very torn. I guess I'll just keep a close eye on her.
This dog has seen me through every moment of my adult life. My freshman year of college, my first serious relationships and subsequent breakups, my first apartments, my first car, my dad dying, relapses and partial programs and med changes; you name it. I know the time will come, and I know myself well enough to know I have it in me to give her the final gift of a humane end rather than let her suffer, but it will break me, for damn sure. I hope she continues to live a healthy life for many years to come. I don't like it when she's sick or injured.
I finished my garden. I put a couple of poppies in: one red and one yellow. I also got a huge lupine plant, already starting to blossom. It's beautiful and the whole garden should be relatively low-maintenance. They are all either perennials or self-seeding, and full-sun and drought-resistant. I also got a jellybean succulant (also known as a burro succulant) in a hanging basket for my bathroom.
I've been working on-and-off for a couple of days getting my computer ready for a format and re-install (or actually, update, from Vista to 7 Ultimate, but i'm going to totally format my hard-drive to reclaim my space.) I've learned from past experiences and I'm downloading drivers in advance as a precautionary measure, even though it's not as big of an issue with the newer computers and versions of windows. I decided to do one last backup of my entire system to my external hard drive and in my entire damn house I couldn't find a single USB cable that would connect my computer to my external drive. I must have left it in Buffalo. So tomorrow i'll have to go grab one before I can finish the project.
I like having productive weekends. I have some children's benadryl downstairs that I am considering giving to D, but I'm very torn. I guess I'll just keep a close eye on her.