Old wobbly dog, written things, me
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Rosie Roo is wobbly on her long legs and has a bit of a head tilt. The vet thinks she's had a vestibular incident (a bit like a stroke for dogs, only not really because apparently it doesn't have the same brain symptoms as strokes in humans). The vet prescribed antibiotics, an anti-nausea jab, and careful supervision to prevent her falling over. It's lucky that I bought some more floor rugs recently to offer the ancient dog improved grip.
Rather to my astonishment, she did eat the first dose of antibiotics, wrapped in tuna, but she's eaten very little else today. It's tricky, as she's not really supposed to have anything high in fat (for her iffy pancreas) or in phosphorus (for her failing liver). This cuts down on tasty things to tempt her appetite, but perhaps tuna is acceptable?
I hope she will be hungrier tomorrow. She is at least 15, probably 16 or older, and she's been doing pretty well up to now.
I finished writing Dáin's Saga, which took me over the million words on Ao3! Then I wrote another short thing about an elderly Gimli meeting Celebrimbor. I couldn't think of a good title for it so plumped for Gifts and Guilts, which does the job, more or less.
Am still struggling slightly with the flu aftermath. I was hoping to be able to go for a swim in the sea this week. Maybe it will happen, if the last of the sore throat and coughing finally packs itself off. The sky was so blue this evening, and the sea so green.
Rather to my astonishment, she did eat the first dose of antibiotics, wrapped in tuna, but she's eaten very little else today. It's tricky, as she's not really supposed to have anything high in fat (for her iffy pancreas) or in phosphorus (for her failing liver). This cuts down on tasty things to tempt her appetite, but perhaps tuna is acceptable?
I hope she will be hungrier tomorrow. She is at least 15, probably 16 or older, and she's been doing pretty well up to now.
I finished writing Dáin's Saga, which took me over the million words on Ao3! Then I wrote another short thing about an elderly Gimli meeting Celebrimbor. I couldn't think of a good title for it so plumped for Gifts and Guilts, which does the job, more or less.
Am still struggling slightly with the flu aftermath. I was hoping to be able to go for a swim in the sea this week. Maybe it will happen, if the last of the sore throat and coughing finally packs itself off. The sky was so blue this evening, and the sea so green.
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Date: 2024-04-25 01:10 am (UTC)Aww, getting old is tough no matter the species. But tuna does sound like a good treet and I hope what it hides does the trick.
Whoop whoop on Daín's Saga! Thanks for the note, I'm going to go download it now — I'll finish it after Quentë's fanfic of your fanfic. And I like the title "Gifts and Guilts"; very curious so I'll look for that one too.
Do hope you shake the last of your bug and recover your strength quickly now — not being able to get onto the sea is an awful thing! (It's been three or four weeks for me, for different reasons, but maybe we'll both find the oomph for it on our respective sides of the planet in the next couple of days! ♡
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Date: 2024-04-27 08:26 am (UTC)Hope you enjoy Dain, I must say I found him fascinating to dig into as a less-written character.
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Date: 2024-04-28 08:31 pm (UTC)No rain nor wind today, but had things needing doing, including a 2 hour nap — I woke about 30 minutes into it in the extremely heavy state and promptly fell asleep again. I q about to do the same again when I woke another hour and a half later, but my sister popped her head in reminding me I'd wanted a swim — and we all actually managed to get it together to pop down to the beach before sunset, just a brief 10 minute dip in rather chilly (for us) water, but oh so good!! Crystal clear as usual, and looking up through the water to the light as the waves barrel overhead is just one of my favourite experiences ever.
Hope you get to enjoy your dip soon!