Poor #Wonderdog has not had a good evening - she ate her dinner (good, after not eating yesterday's) but I think she hadn't drunk enough today. She was panting, acting oddly, and when I checked, her nose was a bit dry - and worryingly, her gums were a bit pale. Managed to get her to drink, and to eat ice cubes (her favourite!) Think the gabapentin had her a bit loopy... #Dogs#DogsOfMastodon
I’ve been dealing with different versions of ‘what to do when spaniel ears get into their food’ for 15 years. This is this week’s attempt to manage that mess
We were all awake early this morning. My husband has to attend his twenty millionth comp and pen appointment for the VA, which requires a three hour drive.
I can assure everyone that the VA takes this process very seriously. So seriously in fact that Veterans with multiple cancers, all considered 100% service related, and the residual medical, and mobility issues related to surgeries and treatments including the removal of major organs, can still be denied permanent disability thereby saving the average tax payer not very much.
For us, this challenge of constant appointments and denials wears us down.
Summer and I are patiently waiting so we can welcome him home, which is what the VA should have been doing since 1969.
Summer in the early morning sun brings us joy and a smile.
Good morning, Mastodon. #Summer#Dogs
Achievement unlocked! This is Miss I-Can-Ride-In-The-Backseat-Of-The-Car-All-By-Myself. 😆 You can’t see it in the photo, but her harness is clipped into a seatbelt. I’m considering getting her one of those dog booster seats because she always wants to look out the window…but we’ll see how it goes.
Summer and I spent the afternoon planting our vegetable starts. The only starts that are still growing in toilet paper rolls are marigolds. We might get those planted this weekend.
We planted four different types of lettuce radishes, spinach, and carrots in the ground today.
We are feeling pretty good about future salads.
Well, Summer isn't much of a salad dog, but she will eat the green beans growing down the row a piece. #Summer#Dogs