20061115
Original sender: Eric----
I brought JJ to work with me yesterday (and today) so I could do his mid-day feedings. He has to hang out in the car and the weather has cooled enough I can park under a tree and keep it comfy.
On the way home I stopped at the Petsmart with the in-store Vet Clinic to get another copy of his special KD food prescription (lost the first one) and while I was there I bought another case of the food since it was the last one on the shelf. I put him on the scale (up to 11.95 kg, up .15 from Saturday). As I was walking JJ towards the register he made a turn and dragged me down the food aisle and then carefully sniffed every package in the treat aisle. I set the food down on a closed register counter and followed his nose to a bowl of tiny, smaller than a penny, treats (presumably there to help the cashiers be heroes) I offered him a cookie and he took it!! I was so excited. Then he ate it. Oh my goodness. I managed to give the cashier my prescription card, my Petsmart card and my Visa card while continuing to give the boy cookies. He ate more than a dozen by the time he stopped being excited about them. I put a small handful in my shirt pocket and went back to the car walking on air. After he urinated (so much for weight gain) I moved stuff in the car so he could ride on the front seat next to me (the briefcase was much safer in the crate). I drove home scratching his ears and offering the occasional cookie. He didn’t take them all but he did eat another half-dozen or so by the time I got home.
Once home he vigorously sniffed the kitchen. It is hard when you know the dog is working you; I still caved and let him turn his nose up at KD kibble and eat broken up chicken jerky strips. Before bed we walked about the yard and he had his second bowel movement of the day (more than a healthy JJ does on road trips).
When we changed his bandage it looks like the site where the tube goes thru the skin is becoming irritated. I hope he can keep it together for long enough to let the nutrition and meds help him.
I brought JJ to work with me yesterday (and today) so I could do his mid-day feedings. He has to hang out in the car and the weather has cooled enough I can park under a tree and keep it comfy.
On the way home I stopped at the Petsmart with the in-store Vet Clinic to get another copy of his special KD food prescription (lost the first one) and while I was there I bought another case of the food since it was the last one on the shelf. I put him on the scale (up to 11.95 kg, up .15 from Saturday). As I was walking JJ towards the register he made a turn and dragged me down the food aisle and then carefully sniffed every package in the treat aisle. I set the food down on a closed register counter and followed his nose to a bowl of tiny, smaller than a penny, treats (presumably there to help the cashiers be heroes) I offered him a cookie and he took it!! I was so excited. Then he ate it. Oh my goodness. I managed to give the cashier my prescription card, my Petsmart card and my Visa card while continuing to give the boy cookies. He ate more than a dozen by the time he stopped being excited about them. I put a small handful in my shirt pocket and went back to the car walking on air. After he urinated (so much for weight gain) I moved stuff in the car so he could ride on the front seat next to me (the briefcase was much safer in the crate). I drove home scratching his ears and offering the occasional cookie. He didn’t take them all but he did eat another half-dozen or so by the time I got home.
Once home he vigorously sniffed the kitchen. It is hard when you know the dog is working you; I still caved and let him turn his nose up at KD kibble and eat broken up chicken jerky strips. Before bed we walked about the yard and he had his second bowel movement of the day (more than a healthy JJ does on road trips).
When we changed his bandage it looks like the site where the tube goes thru the skin is becoming irritated. I hope he can keep it together for long enough to let the nutrition and meds help him.
posted by Elf at 8:57 AM
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