The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room 09

[dmallord]

Happy you guys got the tree done. Very festive, thank you. Nobody managed to drop any of those thin glass ornaments, did you? Or at least swept up really well...

Got a lesson last night in doggie meds. We've been keeping our fella in check with Trazodone therapy, 200mg spaced a precise 12 hours apart. It's done wonders for all of us, and we have managed over the course of two years to rein-in his many anxieties and develop a great relationship with him. But late last night he was acting out. Wouldn't settle down, constant requests to go outside, not all "productive", Daddy would cover him with his blanket but he'd get up 10 minutes later when he'd normally go right to sleep, and he'd stand there staring at me in spite of my requests for "Sky? Dog bed!" I was up and down with him all night.

There was a reason. It so happened that he spit out his evening pill without detection. I found it on the living room floor at 4 a.m. C has a less "hands on" approach to administering his meds, letting him take it from a spoon, and she didn't catch it. (What dog wants to take pills? Ours does, usually, and will remind us when we don't do it on his schedule!) So we had an "Oh, wow!" discussion over breakfast in having seen the obvious correlation between the missed dose and his acting-out. Just amazing. We've resolved to be more attentive.

And I could use a nap right now.

I give Buddy his meds with a dab of peanut butter-easy peasy. He likes peanut butter anytime.

 

[Duleigh]

I give Buddy his meds with a dab of peanut butter-easy peasy. He likes peanut butter anytime.

With Gibbs, Ziva, and Marly it's cheese that does the trick. Nothing expensive, just a slice of american folded around the pill - it won't touch the sides going down. Just be sure to count your fingers when done.

 

[MrPixel]

One of the reasons Sky's so enthusiastic about his meds is we use coconut oil. Like I said, he bugs us if we forget or wait too long after his meal to give him the pill. He has other supplements - vitamins, glucosamine, probiotic - that he considers treats, but the trazodone tastes awful. I know, I have my own script for it.

The mistake was C lets him lick the oil with the pill in it off the spoon rather than pushing it down his throat. That actually worked for several weeks. I've always pushed it off the spoon. He's very gentle with it that way 'cause he loves the coconut oil, but C thinks the slightest tooth contact is his biting her.

Coconut oil is a staple in our household. Doggie pills, skin moisturizer, and if you've read some of my stories, there are other uses for it, too, drawn from real life. Works so well for that!

 

[NotWise]

The saying goes, "Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in morning, sailors warning." We had a brilliant red sky at sunset. so tomorrow should be delightful.