Samdog’s recovery is hitting its stride. Each morning we get up, go feed the fish, head out to the chicken yard to say hello to the ladies, do what needs to be done, come back inside and eat most of our breakfast. Yesterday was his last day on the antibiotics. Hooray!
He is getting really good at getting himself up and laying back down, even on the concrete floors – though he usually has at least one paw on a rug. He spent today alternating between napping on the couch and in front of the swamp cooler vent (our version of A/C) while we watched our favorite football teams. Not a bad day for a dog, even if he didn’t get any junk food.
For the past two nights he has slept on the bed. He has always been an exceptional snuggler and we have always had a routine… start snuggling, when Sam gets too hot, he moves down to my feet and I roll over and fall asleep. We have discovered a problem with this routine since his surgery. Still an excellent snuggler, however, it is hard to get himself up to change position while on the bed. I think the comforter and mattress are just a bit too squishy. He’s not so stable yet and not motivated to move once he finds his spot, even if he gets too hot. Which means, panting… panting… panting… while snuggling… not a good combination for either of us. To make matters worse – he is snuggling like he has never snuggled before, velcro is his new super power. We have a king size bed to accomodate our 85 lb dog between us. I have been lucky to get 10 inches of that king size bed and twice have found that I was lacking enough of the comforter to cover all of me. He’s panting, I’m freezing and neither of us are sleeping very well.
Tonight, we renegotiate. If I get him positioned in the smack center of the bed, maybe his increased snuggle power will still allow me 18 inches of bed space and that much comforter.
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Before all of this – it would not have been tolerated. Since all of this – I find myself smiling and making do with the little space I have left. I’m sure my husband is enjoying the extra room. It is not the worst problem to solve.
We have our appt to get his staples removed on Thursday, we will also learn about our chemo options. Hooray for pet insurance! When I called them yesterday to ask very specific policy questions, the woman on the phone set my heart at ease… 8 years ago, we optioned the cancer rider, never expecting to need it. In her words “you are going to be very happy you have that,” means our chemo options are actually options. We can choose what is best for our Samdog, not our bank account can handle. Thank Dog!
But all of that is for another day. I’m hoping that we will just keep on, keepin’ on and instead of daily updates without anything new to share, we will wait until there is news. So, for those of you checking daily – we love you all, but don’t worry. If there is news, we will share it. Until then, feel free to call us – life has slowed down and we are actually back to our normal hectic pace, instead of the vortex we have been in for the past two weeks.
I love the no news is good news. Sam looks good, in fact, great. We’re thinking of you daily, looking forward to hearing about the appt Thur. Good positive thoughts always coming your way.
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