Monday, November 22, 2004
The Dog Pin Cushion
Lots of things are still going on in connection with closing one of the businesses. Never thought there will be so much to do to achieve reduction in work! I do feel different, some how less triumphant but what is more important is giving time and care to myself for once in my life, so I have been told.
In all running around I forgot to mention that the dog is much better at the moment. Still can't jump but at least can get the stairs for herself, unaided now. She gets to the car and takes two steps back, planning to jump, takes one step forward, hesitates and goes back two steps again. Goes through the same ritual, one step forward, contemplates to jump but hesitates and goes two steps back. By then my time and patience starts to wear thin and I pick her up to shove her in the car. I don't know if she has lost the confidence or the use of her muscles.
After a few visits to the Vet (and the cash machines) we decided to try an alternative therapy. I am proud to announce that the dog is taking acupuncture treatment and it seems to do her good. Could be a co-incident but she is walking better.
We had to go to another one of the Vet's surgery. The first session of acupuncture was hood-winked. We put her on the table while holding a new squeaky toy in my hand so her attention was on that.She also liked the new Vet because he offered her some liver tablets to eat. By the time the Vet was using her legs and neck for a pin cushion her interest in the toy and food soon disappeared. It took three of us to hold her on the table. Oh by the way she had to be standing for 20 minutes during which the pins were being rotated. At the end of all that she was completely out of love with the new Vet, in fact actually hated him.
During the week I had to go past the surgery a few times and every time we went in that street the dog was first angry and then scared. I tried taking different routes but some how she knew we were going in the same street. Going for the subsequent session became a game of bribery and deceite. Eventually we ended up inside the reception. This time the dog knew that the Vet had evil intentions so she wasn't impressed with the same boring line and rejected his liver treats. While we put her on the table she was shaking like a fat buster vibrating machine. (I have seen them on the telly, that's all). I am not sure if the pins have gone in the right places to start off with and if they did some of them dropped off with her shaking so much. In the end it took 40 minutes for the session. I don't think it is going to get any better because now she starts to shake, even in the car, as soon as we enter the street. Hopefully it will all be worth it if she does get the use of her legs back properly.
In all running around I forgot to mention that the dog is much better at the moment. Still can't jump but at least can get the stairs for herself, unaided now. She gets to the car and takes two steps back, planning to jump, takes one step forward, hesitates and goes back two steps again. Goes through the same ritual, one step forward, contemplates to jump but hesitates and goes two steps back. By then my time and patience starts to wear thin and I pick her up to shove her in the car. I don't know if she has lost the confidence or the use of her muscles.
After a few visits to the Vet (and the cash machines) we decided to try an alternative therapy. I am proud to announce that the dog is taking acupuncture treatment and it seems to do her good. Could be a co-incident but she is walking better.
We had to go to another one of the Vet's surgery. The first session of acupuncture was hood-winked. We put her on the table while holding a new squeaky toy in my hand so her attention was on that.She also liked the new Vet because he offered her some liver tablets to eat. By the time the Vet was using her legs and neck for a pin cushion her interest in the toy and food soon disappeared. It took three of us to hold her on the table. Oh by the way she had to be standing for 20 minutes during which the pins were being rotated. At the end of all that she was completely out of love with the new Vet, in fact actually hated him.
During the week I had to go past the surgery a few times and every time we went in that street the dog was first angry and then scared. I tried taking different routes but some how she knew we were going in the same street. Going for the subsequent session became a game of bribery and deceite. Eventually we ended up inside the reception. This time the dog knew that the Vet had evil intentions so she wasn't impressed with the same boring line and rejected his liver treats. While we put her on the table she was shaking like a fat buster vibrating machine. (I have seen them on the telly, that's all). I am not sure if the pins have gone in the right places to start off with and if they did some of them dropped off with her shaking so much. In the end it took 40 minutes for the session. I don't think it is going to get any better because now she starts to shake, even in the car, as soon as we enter the street. Hopefully it will all be worth it if she does get the use of her legs back properly.
# posted by butterflyuk : 11/22/2004 10:38:00 pm
