Wed, 2 Aug 2006 - Leaving Alda today was almost as hard as it was on recall day in January of 2003. I told her that she has an important job to do, then we’ll see her in 6-7 weeks. I don’t think she understood, but she definitely wasn’t as anxious as she was [...]
Sun, 30 Jul 2006 - Well, we’ve finally hit the change in appetite. She did fine with her middle of the night “snack” and with her breakfast around 5:00. When it came time for her mid-morning “snack”, however, she just stood there and stared at it. So, I dumped it out, got a different [...]
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 - Alda is doing well, in spite of this heat. Today is a little cooler (I was able to get the house temperature down to what I usually keep it at this morning…for the first time in days.) She’s been eating 6 meals a day since yesterday and so far, [...]
Fri, 21 Jul 2006 - Alda’s hanging in there, but she really doesn’t care for this heat (who does)? I told her today that if this continues for too much longer, we might have to start reversing our days and nights. She continues to shed a great deal, the whine is becoming a little more [...]
Wed, 19 Jul 2006- I’d forgotten Alda’s flair for the dramatic. Last night, near the end of our walk, she was moping along, looking extremely forlorn….kind of pitiful, actually. At that point, I happened to notice a cat so I started talking to it. That certainly perked Alda up…she started prancing like a pony…all the [...]
Tue, 18 Jul 2006- Alda gets more food starting today. I’m feeding her three times a day, so I’m giving her 1 1/2 cups at breakfast, 1 1/2 cups at lunch, and 1 3/4 cups at dinner. That’s a lot of food, but she’s supposed to be at 4 3/4 cups now. I’ve noticed [...]
Sun, 16 Jul 2006 - Alda and I arrived home without incident. Once I arrived at the Hillcrest area of Antioch, the thermometer on the car registered 100. Since we’ve been home, the A/C has been running non-stop. Way too hot, but there isn’t much we can do about it. As I saw you in [...]
Bev traded Alda back to Gary for about a week.
Thu, 13 Jul 2006 - Gary writes, “Alda is doing fine. If I walk her once a day she can go on a longer walk and does not slow down near as much. She has also started her pregnant wheezing wine. See you Sunday.”
Bev writes, [...]
Thr, 7 Jul 2006 - Ever the trooper, Alda endured her fourth ultrasound appointment today. She’s very accustomed to showing off her belly, so being on her back didn’t seem to really bother her. The cold goop they put on her startled her at first, but she handled the whole thing like the veteran [...]
Sun, 2 Jul 2006- Alda’s fine, except for some nasty gas this AM. Don’t know if it’s pregnancy related or a result of the heartworm medication she had with her dinner last night. That’s been the only thing different in her diet. I remember that happening with one of the dogs I raised….might have been [...]
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