I already miss her noise.

We had a quiet weekend, my beasties and I. Too quiet. I miss fussing at Ginnie for barking at the neighbors outside. She usually sits at the window and keeps the traffic moving. I've been told that she does that on weekdays when I'm not at home, too. Now she mostly just sleeps.

She did bark when she was outside, and I was happy to hear it, but the vet said not to let her stay out too long because of the cold. She looked so happy and alert that I hated to bring her in.

Ginnie is still eating the chicken and rice, but not much compared to what she usually eats. Still, anything is better than nothing.

The vet said that the antibiotic may be affecting her appetite and that I should stop giving it to her and see if she eats better. It doesn't seem to have made any difference, but I got the distinct impression that the vet didn't think the antibiotic was important at this point, and I really trust this guy.

I just changed the bandage, and the sore or lesion or whatever you want to call it is bigger than it was on Thursday, and much bigger than when I first saw it. It did not bleed, and it didn't seem to hurt at all, but her gums are still pale. She is still drinking lots of water, but she is peeing, so the kidneys are still working.

I slept downstairs Friday and Saturday so that she didn't need to come upstairs to sleep near me. I will have to sleep in the bed tonight if I want to be at all functional at work tomorrow. At some point I will have to take some days off to deal with this.

I know this is all much harder for me than it is for the beasties. They are so much wiser than we are.