Sunday, November 26, 2023

So, we're cuddling.

So, we're cuddling. This is more than when he rested his chin on me the other day. He initiated it, scooted in a few times, and got his head comfortable on my lap (I'm sitting kind of curled up, myself). This is good. My heart is full. 💗💗💗

He still sleeps a ton, but he looks more lively when awake. I am grateful for his progress. ❤️


I just woke up to a certain puppy barking!

I just woke up to a certain puppy barking!

He heard some other dogs outside barking and decided to join in.

He felt well enough to participate in dog things!

My heart is happy. ❤️❤️❤️

I had a great time...

I had a great time at my birthday party at the skating rink. Thank you to everyone who came to see me. It meant so much! Super Thank You to Emily and her family for cake and setting everything up! It was so fun skating and seeing everyone! ❤️❤️❤️

I want y'all to see this pup, though. He slept for most of the day and was low-energy, but when I got home with leftover cake he got EXCITED. I have never seen him so waggy, nor have I seen him beg for food or stand on his hind feet. But here he is counter surfing!

I gave him some icing because I'm unsure if red velvet would be ok for him since it contains chocolate. We've tried to get him to eat dog food this evening, going as far as making a dog-food sandwich for him (which he did eat a bit of), but he seems to have a sweet tooth.

Edit:  Icing seems to be the sugar that makes the medicine go down. He's spit his pills out of everything else. I bought a pill popper this morning. Grateful to not have to use it!



Saturday, November 25, 2023

Birthday Party Time!

Birthday Party Time! I'll be at Sunshine Skate Center until 10:30. ❤️

Oreo's Recovery

Oreo's Recovery:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/bjs7z-oreos-recovery

Obviously there is fluid in his abdomen, but...

Obviously there is fluid in his abdomen, but look at all of the bullets - and these are only the ones that lodged in. This poor baby has been through it.

Busy day. I'll get his GoFundMe up later. I love you all for caring about him. ❤️





I consider myself to be a smart and skeptical person, but...

I consider myself to be a smart and skeptical person, but I'm probably about to sound crazy.

Oreo woke up and stood in the middle of the floor. I kept trying to get him to go outside to potty or get him settled back down, but every time I would tuck him in and get comfy he would get back up.

Finally he got up again and I followed him to the kitchen. Then he did that thing again where he looked me in the eyes, but then chomped his teeth together 3 times. When I said "Are you hungry?" and got his plate, he ran back to the couch (where I served him dinner last) [bad habit, I know] and laid down and watched me chop and warm his food. I brought it to him like I did before and he ate it. Then he got up, drank more water, went outside and peed, and now he's settled back down.

This is a terrible schedule and I don't really want him eating on the furniture, but I feel like getting him to eat is the most important thing at the moment.

He literally has the same thing he just ate from a plate on the couch in a dish next to his water, but it's untouched.

What I'm saying is that:

1)  I really believe he is intentionally communicating with me when he does that intense eye contact thing + an action, and doing it pretty well.

and

2)  He might literally be starving, but somehow also seems simultaneously spoiled and I don't understand that.

Please help me understand.