When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.
~Edward Abbey

Watson in the Caddy

Here's a photo of Watson in his favorite bed last night. Usually this bed is kept upstairs (away from Waldo the destroyer), but he was feeling so blah yesterday that I brought it down for him. We call this bed "The Cadillac" since it cost about as much as a car, and it's awfully plush. He sinks into it when he get in it and wedges himself against the bolster. I do love this face!

One second at a time...

So, the Old Man slept peacefully last night. Did the usual middle-of-the-night bathroom break which he still seems to need. After three doses of the Reglan, his stomach seems to be wanting food again (HUGE relief). He had a good breakfast of people food (tuna salad and boiled chicken) and I just made him a cubed steak. Although he is not wanting dog food at the moment, I'm still happy that he's willing to eat something.

Now that he is fed and settled down, I have to really concentrate on work today. Taking care of him can sometimes feel like a full-time job, which is unfortunate since I already have one of those.

Tuna pasta salad, who knew.....

So, I made some tuna pasta salad for dinner and it seemed to be a hit.... with Watson. He had several scoops and then was begging for more when I was eating. (After all, who doesn't like mayo and tuna?) It seems like the Reglan is doing its job and that sleeping all day has given him some pep tonight. He's resting comfortably now with a Tivoed version of the Daily Show blaring in the background. His next dose of Reglan should come around midnight since it's every 8 hours, but we may cheat a bit and give it to him early since I hope to be dead asleep by then... Anyway, today was another one of those rollercoaster days that unfortunately started out going straight down. My hope is that tomorrow morning will be much better.

Perking up

After sleeping like a rock all day, Watson perked up a bit around 4:30pm. He was up and about, so I took the opportunity to get some meds into him. Dr. Philibert prescribed 10mg of metoclopramide (also known as Reglan) for nausea/vomiting so Watson got that, his pred and his fish oil capsule. He took a few beef jerky treats as well. An hour later, he still felt well enough to eat a boiled chicken drumstick (boiling takes off the fat, which is not good for cancer dogs to ingest). Right now, it's back to bed for him and we'll continue to monitor how he's doing.