Saturday November 3rd Update

Today I slept in until almost 9:30am! whoa... It was really great to get some rest. Ernie was by the screen door and awake. He got up and we went out. I gave him his anti nausea meds. We are done with the cerenia and have switched back to Metoclopramide. I waited a bit and then gave him his prednisone. He took it with a piece of cheese (win!). Its so nice when I don't have to 'manually' give it to him. Today we stepped down from the 1 1/2 tabs 2x/day to just 1 tab 2x per day. Let's see how he does! Made some eggs and toast to see if he might eat something. He ate almost 2 eggs, no toast. I was fine with that. I also noticed that he will eat kibble off the floor, but not from the bowl. So I have to scatter a few pieces and leave it there. There have been times he was lying on the floor and the food happened to be in front of him there and he ate it. win. Had a bunch of visitors today. The mail woman Cindy said hello and and Ernie got up and went out to see her. We were talking about Ernie and I mentioned he had cancer. I almost started to cry. It is still hard to say out loud. She has know Ernie for a long time and was sad to hear the news. Part of the reason I love living here in downtown Mesa is that you get to know your mail carriers. The last guy we had retired and I was invited and went to his retirement party. After he and his wife moved to their retirement home, he sent me a postcard! he told me how much he missed Ernie. Ernie likes to rush to the dog and bark like a crazed rabid dog when the mail is delivered. You should see my door... :) After that Jeffrey one of my neighbors popped over for a little bit. And then Star and Danny stopped by on their way back from somewhere just to say hey. Ernie likes visitors. I think he thinks that when someone shows up they are here to see him. The afternoon was quiet, except that I have been watching this tiny bump on Charlottes back. It has gotten a little bit bigger. It looks kind of like a very small wart. arrrrghh... So I made an appointment with my holistic vet for next week and also emailed her to see how quickly it should be looked at. I am hoping she says I can wait a week or two. Next week is Ernie's recheck and it will already be time from work. BUT if it cannot wait, i am ok with that too. I just hope I won't need to start another blog called Charlotte's journey! Thinking POSITIVE. It WILL all be ok. Went to the pharmacy tonight and picked up a refill on Ernies anti nausea medication. And ran into Bashas. Got home and made some pork carnitas (pre made) and added chicken to it to dilute the spices and fat. Its not something I ever buy or eat - but I was thinking that I could add it to his food to entice him. I also bought bacon. If a dog won't eat bacon - then you are in trouble! I need to have 'go to' stuff in the house.... So I put the carnitas mix on kibble - and voila. Yummy for Mr. Ernie. He ate two servings. He seems to be doing ok today. He is definitely more lethargic. So I am letting him sleep when he wants and just layin' low. I had a couple people text me to do stuff tonight, but I really want to just stay in. It was really nice to be invited though :) and have support and understanding from my friends when I have to say no. So now we are just resting. Of course if I got up to and went to the door Ernie would grab his ball and want to go out. but since he is lying on my foot, I won't be moving for awhile. :-)) We will go out and play for a little bit later. The vet said a little bit of walking and play was ok, but to be sure and not overdo it right now.