Day 5, She's what now?

Thursday, Jan 30 2020 @ 6-10 am

We took it easy this morning before heading to PAWS MC to investigate that cough.  Turns out it's kennel cough and Aurora has been prescribed more antibiotics.  Oh, and the blood on her bedding is because she's in heat.  That's right; the old girl hasn't been fixed.  So that explains the aggression and erratic behavior.  Girl, you need chocolate.  Hmmm.  No chocolate for dogs.  She needs lots of hugs.  She received her first dose of antibiotics right away and took it plain.  No need for disguising it with a pill pocket or a chunk of cheese.  I put them in her mouth and she swallowed.  What a good girl! MC said that in addition to honey, I can give her a spoonful of coconut oil to help soothe her throat.  It was like ambrosia for her. I handed her off (at home) to B and I went to work.

Thursday, Jan 30 2020 @ 6-10pm

The kennel cough diagnosis put a damper on my plans to take Aurora for a ride to the pet store to pick out a ball and a chew toy.  So, we stayed in and once the dog shuffle was done, I invited her onto the love seat with me to watch TV, removing her cone so I could scratch her neck.  She was able to get herself onto the seat but she does this funny crawl to get up rather than just jumping.  A friend came over and there was no bad reaction to yet another person.  I think she's pretty people-friendly in general but I wasn't sure until now.  We discussed plans for Sunday (Super Bowl) and how to transport Aurora and Molly in the same car, when Molly is still so fearful of her. This is improving ever so slowly, as Molly is willing to be in the same room with her as long as they aren't next to one another. For the car ride, I'm considering adopting the laundry basket idea that another PAWS foster posted on Facebook, and if that doesn't fly she can ride in the hatch while Molly sits in the back seat.  Getting her into the crate is still a challenge every time, especially after putting the cone on her so she doesn't lick at her wounds while she's alone. I'm looking forward to when I can let her roam free and I won't need to worry about the two dogs interacting.