Friday Feb.5

Fri Feb 5
Cold hard rain in AM. Fed dogs in kennels, gave Ginger AM med, changed bedding in her dog house, put in washer. Went to work through downpour. Husband reported at noon still raining, he had dried bedding and put back in Gingers doghouse, didnt want to let them out because still raining. He did let them out when the rain slacked up late afternoon, said none of them (except Snoopy, who dove into the overflowing drainage pond with great glee) wanted to slog around in the mud,so let Ginger in .He fed all dogs and rekenneled at nightfall, then let Ginger in again, said he hadnt noticed any diarrhea , but since pen dark, who knows. I returned after dark, Ginger inside, very energetic, VERY hungry, gave her chicken and rice and evening meds. Still VERY hungry, gave her more egg. Let her out a couple times, brushed her, went over her with doggy wipes. She's finally settled down at my feet, but as I have to get up and fix human dinner I reckon she'll pop up again. She certainly hasnt shown any lethargy or 'inappetance'(that means 'dont want to eat' in vetspeak) so far, or nausua. Hoping the weekend goes well with no side effects, the rain is supposed to stop and we can get some 'running time' in..

I read several of your emails at lunchtime, your prayers,love and support are so welcome ... Ginger's 'fan club' is amazing. (One of her fan club members has named her 'Ginger of the Flying Ears', what a great name for my beautiful red dog! )I've had several people tell me they have 'missed' installments, I'm going to try to put up a 'blog' for Ginger and post all of the entries to date, and pictures, then update it with the daily updates. (Wish me luck, I'm down to one computer (and most of my pictures are on the other computer, of course) and the Net connection out here is very iffy sometimes!)