Sue Ann took Jack for a run this morning.  When they got back, she reported seeing Jacks hind leg shaking a little.  Uh-oh... I forgot his DOCP injection, which should have been yesterday.
Well, I guess we know the timing limit on this now, don't we.
He got his injection this morning, and I ordered more Percortin.

Jan 19, day at the beach!

Sue Ann and I finally got a Saturday off together (well, most of a Saturday, anyway), so we packed up the poodles and hit the beach in Half Moon Bay.  It was the day before the Mavericks big wave surf competition, so the ocean was big.  We also thought we'd run into crowds and traffic, but it never happened.
None of this would be remarkable, except that Jack has never been into playing ball.  Really, he's never really gotten the idea of "playing".

Well, he got it today!

Happy New Year!

We measured Jack's electrolytes on the morning of day 28, which happened to be New Years Eve, just before I gave him his injection, and he's dead on: Na=147, K=4.5, right in the middle of the range.

2012 was a pretty cool year for fun with the dogs, as you can see in this blog.  Cleo has her 14th birthday next week, and we've been going through some issues with her: night time 'leakage', some 'vagueness' or cognitive disorder we're treating with Colodin.  We're still wrestling with her appetite.  She'll tell us she's hungry, but then takes one sniff  (of whatever yummy beef, or chicken we've cooked specially for her), and walks away.  She'll then stand there as if to say: " not that, dummy.. something ELSE".

Jack's coat has improved with lessening the prednisone dosage, as has his water throughput.  He's still shy around new humans and dogs, I just don't think that will ever really go away at this point.  He's inclined to get heavy, as he doesn't really have a run-till-you-drop sport, like chasing balls and such.  We can only keep putting one foot in front of the other, and limiting his snacks.

We're looking forward to another great year, and hopefully, improved business.