An Update on Bailey
We had our monthly check-in with Dr. B. yesterday. Still no sign of the cancer!
However, Bailey’s arthritis continues to make itself known. I’ve noticed that she sometimes is restless and seems to have trouble getting comfy when she laying down. Also, in the past month there were at least three occasions that she let out a yelp for no obvious reason. (OK, I’m sure there are some people out there laughing at me because I view three yelps over the course of a month as cause for concern. But Bailey can’t tell me in people-speak when she doesn’t feel good. All I can do is try to interpret the signals she gives, so that I can make sure I’m giving her the best quality of life that I can.) So we’ve upped Bailey’s arthritis meds to see if we can help the pain.
And I have a confession to make…..Last May we replaced some of the carpeting in our home with hardwood flooring. We put down area rugs, but there are sections of exposed wood. It didn’t occur to me until this morning when I saw Bailey get out from her bed under my desk that the slipping she sometimes does on the wood flooring is probably contributing to her back leg pain. I have a very guilty knot in my stomach right now. DUH!! I don’t know how I missed this!!! I’m going out today and buy some scatter rugs to “connect the dots” between the area rugs on the floor.
No one who reads dog blogs would laugh at you for worrying about yelps and other symptoms.