Vorlon Whispers

November 8 Final Update

I did a LITTLE better today. I took a nap after lunch and still came home early and right now, I’m really looking forward to some ibuprofen and bed.

Everyone at the office complex was pleased to see Danny again this morning and he got his share of petting.

I’m pleased to see that he is bouncing back well from his surgery. He hops up and off the sofa with little hesitation. When we took him to the office instead of crating him, we just opened the car door and he hopped right in. He seems to like to put his front paws on the armrest and look out the window. He likes to bark at other cars or people. Sometimes he’s a silly little guy.

I still pick him up very carefully, but he hasn’t yelped all day.

The Vorlon Assistant really misses him when he gone, but Danny gets a double potion of loving when he returns.

He’s starting to become a very sweet little lap dog. He seems to like to lie on the sofa next to you and put his chin on your leg and let you pet him. I think we need to give him a bath this weekend. He’s picking up some doggie BO.

This morning it was raining when the Vorlon Wife took him out. He zipped across the driveway, did his business in the grass and zipped back into the house. We have a rule; he NEVER goes outside without his leash. I shudder to think what would happen if he was outside without his leash and saw a cat. He’d be gone in a heartbeat.

After his quick escape from a collar when we first brought him home, we keep a little harness on him. It’s probably not quite as comfortable as a collar, but I feel it has more positive control.

Two weeks from today, we’ll take him back to the animal shelter. For only $10, they’ll put an identification chip under his skin. That way, should he get away and be captured, they’ll be able to quickly ID him and get him back to us.

I still feel badly for him when I think about what he went through to become our little Danny Boy.

When we come home from the office with him, he is always excited to get home.

Some readers have requested more photos of the Vorlon Dog. I’ll see what I can do this weekend.

We put drops in his ears morning and night. He doesn’t really fight us and he’s stopped scratching his left ear. When the vet gave us the eardrops she said two drops morning and night for two weeks. He’s got about a week left.

He’s a little less enthusiastic about having his face washed in the morning, but I figure he’ll get used to it. He eyes tear on to his face and it hardens. If we stay on top of it, it doesn’t build up and it just takes a minute to clean his face.

I went to the oncologist’s office for my Neupogen shot this morning. The Vorlon Wife was walking Danny around the parking lot. She looked up and the staff, nurses and accounting we’re waving her to come in.

She came into the waiting room and they all oo’d and ahh’d over him, saying, “He’s so cute.” I swear he can charm the brass off a doorknob. He barked a bit a first, as he does in new situation, but quickly calmed down. When he saw me sitting there, he made a beeline to me as best he could on his leash.

Now I’m off to bed.

Posted by The Vorlon at November 8, 2006 8:14 PM