ARRIVED: 10:15 AM / Petsmart

BATH: Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed & Flossed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Oatmeal, bacon, cin-raisin toast & OJ

LUNCH: Egg salad sandwich, veggie chips & kefir milk

DINNER: Salad, crab cakes, peas & carrots, kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: (3) Mini cheesecake bits w/ chocolate sauce & decaf coffee

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, Targretin w/ breakfast & dinner, 10p meds & eye drops @ bedtime.

FLUID INTAKE: Water, juice & milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 10:30a urine only, 12:30p urine only, 5:30p urine, 8:30p urine & normal

CHORES: Cleaned bathroom, swept front entrance, cleaned glass doors, made bed, vacuumed & damp mopped hardwood, sanitized kitchen countertops, prepared meals & washed dishes

VISITORS/WORKERS:
None

COMMENTS:
Rose didn’t talk much, but did her sound effects, which seemed to entertain her quite well. Rose missed her 4:30 bathroom break because I was still at the Vets with Kemper, but I took her as soon as we got home. It was a busy day for Dr. Vesper, he had church, gym, exchanged a Christmas gift that was too small and had a follow up doctors appointment with Dr. Wilson. He got home just in time to sit with Rose (in recliner taking a nap) while I took Kemper for his post-op visit with Dr. Miller.

NOTE:
Kemper got his bandage removed and the incision checked today, Dr. Miller said everything looked good. Kemper took his last pain med yesterday, but is still sleeping a lot, Dr. Miller said it will take a few days to wear off. Kemper wasn’t a cooperative patient, it took three people to control him while Dr. Miller worked on getting the bandage off. Dr. Miller left the bandage off so the incision could get air to dry it up and heal. Kemper went a little crazy shaking his head and scratching his ear, so he is now wearing both the donut and the cone – not happy, he is also on doggie Prozac for a few days to help keep him calm.  Kemper is also on an oral and topical antibiotic, oral should be given twice a day with his food, topical to be applied to the incision, both inside and outside the ear.

ARRIVED: 10:00 AM

BATH: Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed & Flossed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: French toast w/ butter, syrup & berries, bacon & OJ

LUNCH: Mixed fruit plate, cookies & kefir milk

DINNER: Salad, ham/greenbeans/pasta casserole, naan bread & kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Ice cream

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, Targretin w/ breakfast & dinner, 10p meds, eye drops @ bedtime.

FLUID INTAKE: Water, juice & milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 10:30a urine & small BM, 12:30 urine only, 4:30p urine only, 8:30p urine only

CHORES: Cleaned glass doors, made bed, vacuumed, sanitized kitchen countertops, prepared meals, washed dishes & cleaned kitchen

VISITORS/WORKERS:
None

COMMENTS:
Rose had a quiet day, she relaxed in her recliner, while Dr. Vesper watched football most of the afternoon, they both dozed off and on.

NOTE:
Kemper’s recovery is coming along, he slept most of the day (pain meds) and had to be taken out on the leash because he wanted to roll in the snow and he can’t get his bandage wet.

ARRIVED: 10:00 AM

BATH: Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed & Flossed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Scrambled eggs, bacon, cin-raisin toast & OJ

LUNCH: Greek yogurt, diced mango, & kefir milk

DINNER: Salad, (leftovers) chicken cacciatore with penne pasta, garlic bread kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Ice cream

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, Targretin w/ breakfast & dinner, 10p meds, eye drops @ bedtime.

FLUID INTAKE: Water, juice & milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 10:30a urine & very small BM, 12:30p urine only, 4:30p urine only, 8:30p urine & normal BM

CHORES: Swept front entrance, cleaned glass doors, made bed, vacuumed, sanitized kitchen countertops, prepared meals & washed dishes

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jimmy Smith – Brought truck back, found short in the wiring and repaired. Salt spreader working manually, but couldn’t get key fob paired, will call Clermont Equipment Co on Monday. Jimmy gave Dr. Vesper a quick training session and cleared the driveway before he left.

COMMENTS:
Rose had a good day, she seemed to be interested in watching the birds at the feeder today, was more talkative and very alert. Jimmy tried to get Dr. Vesper to drive and operate the snow plow and salt spreader so he could teach him how to use it, but Dr. Vesper was not interested, he basically just wanted to get a ride to the mailbox to get the mail and was quite contented to have Jimmy do the work. I’m not sure if it was a lack of confidence in his ability or if he just wasn’t interested.

NOTE:
Kemper managed to remove the cone and the socks from his feet sometime overnight. He had an appointment to have his incision checked and his bandage changed, but I couldn’t get up the hill by the waterfall, rescheduled his appointment for Monday afternoon.

ARRIVED: 10:30 AM – Panera’s & Kroger’s

BATH: Shower & Shampoo

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed & Flossed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Oatmeal, bacon, cin-raisin toast & OJ

LUNCH: Tuna salad sandwich & milk

DINNER: Salad, chicken cacciatore over penne pasta, garlic bread, kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Ice cream

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:300a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, Targretin w/ breakfast & dinner, 10p meds, eye drops @ bedtime.

FLUID INTAKE: Water, juice & milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 10:30a urine only, 12:30p urine & small BM, 4:30p urine only, 8:30p urine & small BM

CHORES: Laundry (towels), Watered house plants, cleaned glass doors, made bed, vacuumed, sanitized kitchen countertops, prepared meals

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jimmy Smith – Tried to get the salt spreader working, but no luck, left his truck and took Dr. Vesper’s truck to his house to work on the problem.

COMMENTS:
Rose was quiet, but comfortable today, she had a nice long nap after her shower. Dr. Vesper had another boring day, he was snowed in and couldn’t go to church, he watched old recorded programs and napped.

NOTE:
Kemper’s pain meds kept him sleeping most of the day, but it didn’t stop him from trying to get the cone off when he was awake. I ended up putting socks on his feet to slow down his progress.

ARRIVED: 7:30 AM – Kemper’s surgery @ 8a

BATH: Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed & Flossed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Veggie & cheese omelette, bacon, flax & grain toast & OJ

LUNCH: Toaster waffle w/ Biscoff spread, grapes & apple slices & kefir milk

DINNER: Salad, spaghetti w/ marinara sauce, garlic bread, kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Cheese cake & decaf coffee

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, Targretin w/ breakfast & dinner, 10p meds, eye drops @ bedtime

FLUID INTAKE: Water, juice & milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 9:30a urine only, 12:30p urine only, 4:30p urine & normal BM, 8:30p urine only

CHORES: Sanitized kitchen countertops, prepared meals & washed dishes

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Elena Jex – New cleaning lady
Stephanie – Visit

COMMENTS:
Rose was exceptionally quiet today, by dinner time she was leaning slightly left, but otherwise seemed OK. Dr. Vesper was home all day with little to do, but read, watch TV and read.

NOTE:
I dropped Kemper off for his surgery @ 8a, Dr. Miller called after surgery to say all went well and no complications. Dr. Miller’s office called again at 4P to give us a choice of picking him up or letting him stay there overnight, we opted to pick him up, thinking it better for him to be in familiar surroundings. He was very wobbly and I was thankful for the use of the van, it made it very easy getting him home. He slept on his bed in the living room rather than in the crate because of the cone.

ARRIVED: 10:00 AM

BATH: Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed & Flossed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cream of wheat w/ chopped apple & walnuts, bacon, cin-raisin toast & OJ

LUNCH: PB&J sandwich, apple slices & kefir milk

DINNER: Salad, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peas & kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Ice cream & decaf coffee

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: No

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, Targretin w/ breakfast & dinner, 1/2 Xanax w/ 10p meds, eye drops @ bedtime. NOTE: Last day for Xanax @ bedtime

FLUID INTAKE: Water, juice & milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 10:30a urine only, 12:30p urine only, 4:30p urine only, 8:30p urine only

CHORES: Laundry (white & colored clothes), brought in garbage cans, made bed, vacuumed, swept entrance, cleaned glass doors, prepared meals & washed dishes

VISITORS/WORKERS:
None

COMMENTS:
Rose was quiet today, but seemed comfortable. She had a constipation issue, no BM today and only a small one yesterday, so our afternoon snack was prunes, hopefully we will see results tomorrow. Dr. Vesper made one swipe with the snowplow so he could go get the mail, but didn’t really clear the driveway. I thought he would be excited to use the snowplow for the first time this winter, but he didn’t seem to be interested, he slept a lot and watched TV.

ARRIVED: 10:00 AM

BATH: Shower & Shampoo

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed & Flossed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: (2) Based eggs, bacon, toasted flax & grain & OJ

LUNCH: Ham & cheese rollups, (1/2) orange & kefir milk

DINNER: Salad, chicken & sausage gumbo, grilled cheese sandwich, white bean chips, kefir milk / 7up

DESSERT: Ice cream

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: Levothroxine @ 10:30a, Miralax w/ OJ, Tums & (2) multi-vitamins w/ 2p meds, Targretin w/ breakfast & dinner, 1/2 Xanax w/ 10p meds, eye drops @ bedtime.

FLUID INTAKE: Water, juice & milk – 56 oz approximately

URINE/BM OUTPUT: Overnight depends wet, 10:30a urine only, 12:30p urine only, 4:30p urine only, 8:30p urine & small BM

CHORES: Cleaned out refrigerator, emptied all trash, sanitized counters/phones/door-knobs/remotes, watered plants, cleaned glass doors, laundry (bed pads & PJs) made bed, vacuumed, prepared meals & washed dishes

VISITORS/WORKERS:
None

COMMENTS:
Other then showering and dressing, Rose was a good girl today. I transferred her to her recliner for a nap after her 2 PM meds and rewarded her with a warm blanket straight from the dryer, she was out in two minutes. It was really cold here today, don’t think we got out of the teens. Dr. Vesper was bored, he did finally venture out to drop off the garbage cans and pick up the mail, he also filled the salt spreader with salt in anticipation of snow tomorrow.