What time is it and what are you doing?
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Well, I have a personal rule of no internet during hours when I would otherwise be sleeping (that is, if I ever slept), so I'll post what finally drove me out of bed at 1 am last night:
For the second night in a row, startled by a desperate yelp from my oldest mutt-child (Butch Aroo, age 15) signaling that he'd lost his bowels, and was unable to get up and out of his mess.
Butchie has degenerative myelopathy which is slowly paralyzing his hindquarters. After getting him up and reassuring him that he wasn't in trouble (poor guy... so humiliating), his little brother (Jack Bean, age 14) proceeded to puke 3 times in quick succession, an all-too-common stress reaction. Then, once they were settled, I spent the next hour cleaning up poop and puke.
Heartbroken that we will soon have to make that difficult decision for Butchie. :no: As it stands, he still has his appetite and seems fairly happy to be alive, so we're just trying to spoil him even more and make his remaining time as sweet as possible. So, so hard.
For the second night in a row, startled by a desperate yelp from my oldest mutt-child (Butch Aroo, age 15) signaling that he'd lost his bowels, and was unable to get up and out of his mess.
Butchie has degenerative myelopathy which is slowly paralyzing his hindquarters. After getting him up and reassuring him that he wasn't in trouble (poor guy... so humiliating), his little brother (Jack Bean, age 14) proceeded to puke 3 times in quick succession, an all-too-common stress reaction. Then, once they were settled, I spent the next hour cleaning up poop and puke. Heartbroken that we will soon have to make that difficult decision for Butchie. :no: As it stands, he still has his appetite and seems fairly happy to be alive, so we're just trying to spoil him even more and make his remaining time as sweet as possible. So, so hard.
For the second night in a row, startled by a desperate yelp from my oldest mutt-child (Butch Aroo, age 15) signaling that he'd lost his bowels, and was unable to get up and out of his mess. Butchie has degenerative myelopathy which is slowly paralyzing his hindquarters. After getting him up and reassuring him that he wasn't in trouble (poor guy... so humiliating), his little brother (Jack Bean, age 14) proceeded to puke 3 times in quick succession, an all-too-common stress reaction.
Heartbroken that we will soon have to make that difficult decision for Butchie. :no: As it stands, he still has his appetite and seems fairly happy to be alive, so we're just trying to spoil him even more and make his remaining time as sweet as possible. So, so hard.
Butchie has degenerative myelopathy which is slowly paralyzing his hindquarters. After getting him up and reassuring him that he wasn't in trouble (poor guy... so humiliating), his little brother (Jack Bean, age 14) proceeded to puke 3 times in quick succession, an all-too-common stress reaction.Heartbroken that we will soon have to make that difficult decision for Butchie. :no: As it stands, he still has his appetite and seems fairly happy to be alive, so we're just trying to spoil him even more and make his remaining time as sweet as possible. So, so hard.
10:51pm
drinking tea. sitting here at my desk. Preparing for a day of limited sleep tomorrow as work needs me in by 7:30 in the ante meridiem. Limited sleep as well the following day as I am scheduled to have blood work done on Thursday before 10am as per doctor's orders. Friday will be major catch up sleep morning.
drinking tea. sitting here at my desk. Preparing for a day of limited sleep tomorrow as work needs me in by 7:30 in the ante meridiem. Limited sleep as well the following day as I am scheduled to have blood work done on Thursday before 10am as per doctor's orders. Friday will be major catch up sleep morning.
