by Ira | Nov 23, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
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...
by Ira | Nov 22, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
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...
by Ira | Nov 21, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
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...
by Ira | Nov 20, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
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....
by Ira | Nov 19, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
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...
by Ira | Nov 18, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
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...
