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Day 3,311: Thankful

Thankful for my family, both here at home and afar. Thankful that Coco is getting healthy. Thankful for writing, and my house, and food and wine. Thankful for my own health, and that my body does what I want it to do.

We spent Thanksgiving dinner with the Kings. It was lovely. Food was excellent. Especially the pies. The kids were fun to hang out with. So were the adults. It was exactly what I wanted.

Coco had a good day. Lots of sleeping. That’s what we want. Not agitation. Sleep. Rest. S...

Day 3,911: Thankful

Thankful for my family, both here at home and afar. Thankful that Coco is getting healthy. Thankful for writing, and my house, and food and wine. Thankful for my own health, and that my body does what I want it to do.

We spent Thanksgiving dinner with the Kings. It was lovely. Food was excellent. Especially the pies. The kids were fun to hang out with. So were the adults. It was exactly what I wanted.

Coco had a good day. Lots of sleeping. That’s what we want. Not agitation. Sleep. Rest. S...

Day 3,310: 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 3,910: 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...