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Day 3,910: The Queen

So, Coco is fine.

Near as the doc can tell, she’s just been playing us for attention. Which is to say: our increased worry and attention over her has caused her anxiety to spike, and we all got caught up in a feedback loop.

I buy it. Completely. In fact, it’s something we’ve been considering this whole time. Is Coco in pain? Or is she just trying to go back to her normal life, and really hating that we’re standing in her way? It seems to be the latter. Mostly, anyway. She’s undoubtedly unc...

Day 3,309: A Quick

Coco had kind of a rough day, at least in terms of her anxiety. She got pretty worked up, barking for hours and whatnot. Definitely something to bring up with the doctor. We’d love a safe way to knock her out, you know?

I had a good work day, though.

Night night.

Day 3,308: Arg!

Coco is still improving. She can stand up on her own, now. Not that we want her to do that, or anything. We don’t. But it’s nice to see that she has the ability.

She’s still a little spitfire. Between about 12/1pm to 5pm, she’s a handful. Nothing can really get her to sleep, and she barks if she’s ignored. It’s like taking care of a baby; we try everything to get her to chill, but she’s just not about it. She’s frustrated with being uncomfortable, with being stuck in her crate, not being able...

Day 3,307: Progress

Made progress with Coco today. MUCH better day. Upping her pain meds was the right call. She was 100% so antsy and irritable because she was in pain. Now that the dosage has been increased, she’s much more restful. More calm. Much more sleepy, which is what we want.

Whew.

I got done the work I needed to get done. That was also a relief.

Now…sleep. And back at it tomorrow. Night night.

Day 3,306: Warm

So…Coco has been difficult. She won’t sleep during the day. She gets agitated and wants to be..well, she doesn’t know what she wants. She’s just uncomfortable, and she’s not really sure why. Food, going out to potty, resting in a different place, going for a stroller ride…none of it provides any lasting sort of relief. And Liz is working this weekend, so it means I can’t do anything except take care of her.

It’s just like having a baby, I think. It’s nonstop care.

Well…she finally got comf...

Day 3,305: Castin’

Had a really, really nice casting sesh with J. We started our Lynch deep dive. We’re watching every one of his feature films. We haven’t been able to meet now for three freaking weeks because things have been so busy, so it was an extra long sesh because we had so much to catch up on and share.

So so workday. I was alone with the pups for a good stretch and Coco was really demanding of my attention. She wanted me to hold her most of the time. Like…half the day. And not sit with her on my lap,...

Day 3,304: Easing

Good news: imports across the ocean are getting cheaper. Hope that helps inflation. This has been your Ira Economic Report.

Coco continues to do well. We upped her sleepy meds, and it’s worked. She was a LOT less feisty today. She didn’t sleep all the time, but she did sleep harder and longer, which is exactly what we want. We also got a sleeping pad for her, and she’s been enjoying that. Still can’t really stand on her own, but she’s going to the bathroom just fine, she’s eating and drinking...

Day 3,303: Bass

I had the work day today I needed. Whew.

Coco is still settling into a routine at home. We‘re upping the meds she takes for kinda conking her out, because she’s been very active. Or, at least, WANTING to be really active, which we can’t have. She needs to rest. So, she gets a full pill now every eight hours.

It’s objectively good that she’s wanting to get back to normal. It means she’s feeling much better. But, we’re in the crucial early stages of her recovery, and she’d injure herself if ...

Day 3,302: Progress

Coco has been home one day, and she’s already making progress.

She walked! And peed! Granted, I had to hold her haunches while she did those two activities, but she definitely still has control of her limbs and sphincters back there. Thank. Dog.

It’ll take time for her to recover. I knew that intellectually, but seeing it makes it that much clearer. She had a major injury. Which is wild, because we don’t even know when it happened or what caused it. Just, all the sudden, major, change-the-...

Day 3,301: Coco Is Home

Coco is home. She’s back from the hospital. She went poop on her own outside. She hasn’t peed yet at home, but apparently she went pee at the hospital today (and I don’t think she’s had much water to drink — she didn’t want her meatorade tonight). Something to monitor…

She’s eating. She’s very, very weak. But, she’s resting and she’s not in pain which is a MASSIVE improvement from last week when she was literally screaming. Whew!

I had a solid work day. My book published today. We ate frui...