roadtrip

and so we traveled to my parent's place for the holidays, about a 7 hour drive. hopped pup up with 5mg pred, and hit the road! i was just given the Mighty Wind soundtrack, and has since been memorized, thank you. i highly recommend it, by the by.

our first trip a few years ago, pup did not sit the entire time. she stood in the back seat, leaning against the back the whole way. this time, however, she laid down on most straight-aways. once i turned or braked, up she came to check out the situation. i hope she will someday relax enough to sleep, but somehow i doubt that will happen.

we stopped once on the way, she had a copious pee, and back to the road. once we arrived at our destination, another goodly pee, and another 5mg pred. a few bowls of water, lots of rest.

she doesn't want kibble when stressed, so i mix raw burger and overcooked rice together with some kibble, and she eats. another 5 mg pred each additional day, and she seemed to do ok.

once we get back, she drinks. and drinks. and drinks. and eats snow. and barfs it all up. i must remember to give her controlled amounts after trips.

i go into mom overdrive whenever we're out of the house, constantly watching for her signals, leaving conversations mid-sentence to tend her, watching out the window when she goes out. it's exhausting, and i know i'm not a very good guest. i wish travel weren't so hard on her.

honestly, i wish i didn't have to travel at all. i wish i could visit my family over the year, here and there, and spend christmas at home. parental guilt is a powerful thing.