Cooper & Spicy's Kingdom : It's beginning to feel like Christmas

Sunday, 12 December 2021

It's beginning to feel like Christmas

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope your Christmas preparations are going well. We're basically ready, we don't have much to do really. I did some baking last week, not a lot, just two cookie recipes, mostly for Russell. This week, I will make a batch of Fruitcake Blondies and that will be it. About one quarter of what I normally bake. Thanks Russell for being the official cookie tester 😋

The four of us had a good week. We woke up Monday morning to a dump of super heavy wet snow...heart attack snow as I call it. Miss Spicy wasn't too happy and couldn't figure out where to do her business. With my boots, I quickly cleared a small area and she was good to go. Cooper was hopping across the backyard like a rabbit. The snow was so heavy that we didn't dare push it with a shovel. After my first cup of coffee, I went back outside with my snowshoes and trampled down the snow. It took me about 20 minutes. It was a good workout and the pooches thanked me for it, especially Spicy. Then the rain came in the afternoon and the snow basically melted away. We've had cold nights since so we have icy patches due to the water on the grass. Russell put our crampons on as a safety precaution.

On Wednesday, the technician came to start up the generator. It was timely as we lost power last night due to the high winds. We were watching TV when it happened. Within less than 10 seconds, our house was powered up. We're not sure how long the power outage lasted but it was still out after midnight. It felt kind of weird, but nice, to be the sole house on our street with lights on. A wise investment coupled with peace of mind, priceless.

While Russell was busy with the technician, Cooper and I made our way to DMV Veterinary Centre for Coop's appointment with Dr. Javard. It was nice for me to finally meet him in person.....a very caring and knowledgeable vet, and kind of cute too 😉Bottom line, Coop's protein blood levels are stable, which is very good news. It essentially means that his Protein Losing Enteropathy disease is not deteriorating. Having said this, Coop also suffers from IBD which is usually managed with diet and sometimes medication. The game plan is to continue antibiotics at a reduced dosage and frequency for the next 28 days. Then we will stop and see what happens. Dr. Javard gave us refills should another flare up occur. He is not concerned about any resistance to the medication. Barring any issues, Coop will have a follow up appointment next Fall. Needless to say, Russell and I feel more relaxed about all of this now. We are taking it one day at a time. We cannot say enough about the wonderful care we have received from DMV so far. Our appointments are always on time, we are never rushed and the staff loves Cooper to pieces 💓

On the topic of dog health, our duo started their new heart medication last Tuesday and they both seem to have no issues with it. Unlike Vetmedin, which is a capsule, Benazepril is a small tablet which we add to their food. Easy peasy. Our job now is to keep track of which pill to give when. It's all good.

Friday morning, we made an unplanned trip to the LCBO store in Hawkesbury. SAQ warehouse employees have been on strike for a while so the stores have very little stock. We didn't realize it was that bad until I started checking the inventory on the website. So off we went, us and many other Quebecers!

That's my blog for today. We don't have much on the go this week other than my monthly pedicure on Friday. Our weather will be sunny and mild so we plan on having some nice walks with our pooches. I wish you all a great week!