Blizzard walks

Riding up the chondola with chaos for our nightly walk down the hill..... Tonight in the snow
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Welcome to winter

Telluride opened the lifts on turkey day and between cooking the bird and gluten free pies we managed to get on the hill and ski a few days. I was able to score a long weekend..... Which will be my last until April!
Chaos now gets to run down the mountain at night and loves the new variation on the walks. We ride up the chondola from our house and hike down the trail. He plays the whole way and even slides down the trail like a sea otter.
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Poopy nights

3rd night in row of waking up every 60 to 90 minutes. Put on down jacket, hat, head lamp and boots. Walk down stairs and stand outside for 5-10 min in 14 degree weather. Come in and wipe runny pooh from Chaos's sore bum and long hair. Try to sleep before next round and feel guilty for feeling grumpy when he's sick.

And oh yeah.... Dave's working nights so I am on chaos duty alone. I still have to work and did a presentation at 10am today for crowd of 40 people and had to wing it since the power point I made wouldn't work on the big screen and then froze on my computer- remembered that i should always print a hard copy so i don't have to remember my presentation after a night of 4 hours of interrupted sleep.
He is eating. He now likes to have his dish elevated since his muscles are tired of bending. I made him rice and boiled chicken and mixed it with a bit of canned dog food. He is doing better during the day with much longer times between episodes. He went to his friends house while I went to a longer afternoon meeting and did really well. I was feeling optimistic that tonight would be mellow but we've been outside 3 times since 10:30pm- good times.
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not so chaotic....

the vet wasn't sure either but there's a good chance chaos ate something that messed up his system. He had his stool and blood tested on Monday which both came out clear and did not have any tummy troubles when Dr. Taylor checked him out. He feels better in the afternoons and mornings are rough. Last night he woke me at 1:30am and the puke monster became the poop monster (in a very watery version of this term).... this continuted every 60-90 minutes through 10am. He started to feel a bit better and started going a few hours between trips outside. We're very lucky as he does tell us. I'd rather have him wake me 7 times then wake up to piles.... or  puddles as it came out...
He didn't eat breakfast today but did eat a good dinner and is now begging for another trip outside... it's gonna be a long night.

he's moving a lot faster now...

Waiting

The vet is in surgery all morning and I am waiting with chaos for a 2pm appointment. He has been drinking water and has not thrown up since 10:30pm last night but still isn't eating and would not get out of bed this morning. I tried all the good words and even brought him a treat covered with peanut butter which he didn't eat.
I went to work this morning racked with guilt on leaving him home alone and was thrown out. I very much appreciate working with dog lovers.
He's resting in the back of the 4runner and I'm reading to pass the time. I was hoping to get in early but regardless this is the best spot to wait. If anything goes funky we are here. I had to lift him out of bed this morning and carried him halfway down from our third floor condo before making him walk. My dog carry needs some work and chaos needs to lose a few pounds. He seems a bit better then this morning but he isn't himself..... What self respecting monster turns down peanut butter covered treats?
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Chaos puke monster

He has thrown up 6 times today and will not eat..... If this keeps up we will be at the vet tomorrow! Chaos has never refused food before..... Or treats or peanut butter. We got him to drink a small amount of water which came back up.
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Colorado boy pub

A lazy Sunday in Ridgway.....
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Best way to clean a peanut butter jar for recycling....

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