pooping me out of house and home

Sunday morning. Work up at 7:15, took Abbie out to pee, spied lots of good parking spaces in front of my building, mentally noted I have several heavy/awkward things in my car to be carried in, moved my car. I don't mind the street parking at all when it's not raining. I think I'll feel differently when it's raining.

Abbie is pooping me out of house and home. She still has diarrhea that's been ongoing for about a month. It's not giardia. We're on diet attempt #2, which has a $72, 17lb bag of dog food. And she is supposed to eat about 6 cups a day of that. Seriously. Clearly that diet cannot be sustained on price alone. The vet doesn't think she has EPI (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency), but after doing some online research, I suspect it's possible. It's a disease not uncommon in GSDs. The vet actually described it as a disease only GSDs get, but it's clear from Internet research that it's no longer breed specific. More and more breeds are developing it. Anyway, this is costing me a fortune. The good news is that she's totally happy, not in any pain, eating and drinking normally, and not having uncontrollable diarrhea (i.e. she can always hold it until we get outside and she's sniffed around a bit to find the right spot). I think if this diet switch around doesn't work, I'll have her blood tested for EPI and whatever else the vet wants to test for. If that doesn't yield results, then I'll try doing a homemade diet. I would then end up spending more time cooking/prepping for my dog than for myself or Avery. Awesome. Damn dogs who make you fall in love with them. Oh, and here's the part where I say I'll never get another pure breed. I'm quite sure I said that with Turtle too. I may, just may, learn my lesson at some point. Of course, the next dog will be a greyhound and that's a pure breed, but that doesn't count because I won't be getting a puppy. I don't know why it doesn't count in my mind, but it doesn't.

We had a couple all set to make an offer on our house, but then they hit a financing snag. They qualified for a conventional loan, but not a jumbo loan. Argh! Back we go to waiting.

I'm almost through with the first season of Call the Midwife. Yes, Mom, I finally watched! And as predicted by both of us, I love it.

Today my cable finally gets installed. It'll be nice to have it. I have been fine without it, however, sometimes I just want to sit and relax in front of mindless entertainment. This will be nice.

My guest quarters are set up. I still need to do some work down there, but they're accessible and available. It's also quite comfortable down there. It has an oddly comforting and cozy feeling without feeling like a basement. Though, for me, the whole house feels that way. Like I've been here for years. It's strange.