Adventures with Astrid

I believe we've mentioned how, though she's still on a variation of crate rest following her surgery to repair her torn ACL, pup Astrid is now at the point in her recovery where she's allowed walks. This is technically to help strengthen her leg, but let me tell you, it's more so really helping this stir crazy pup feel more like herself.

Astrid loves perusing and sniffing around the neighborhood. Her walks started in her third week of recovery, and at that point she was allowed 10-15 minute walks twice a day. Her walks can increase by 5 minutes every week, and so now we're at 20-25 minute walks twice a day. Both Astrid and I are enjoying the fresh air so very much.

Now that she's back to being able to go on her almost normal walks again, Astrid is excited to get back to sharing more of her Adventures with Astrid. In today's edition, she's showing you all just a sampling of how many leaves have fallen in our neighborhood. And boy oh boy does Astrid like sniffing each and every one of them.

Happy Wednesday, friends!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

As I put the finishing touches on this year's Happy Hallowthanksmas doodle, here's another one from a couple of years ago.

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Tip of the Day

November is National Pet Diabetes Awareness Month. That's why we're now going to share some tips related to this disease. To begin, we'll start with a tip that you all certainly already know. This tip is to be very vigilant with regard to your furbaby's behavior and appearance, keeping an eye out for signs of diabetes, and of course for signs of any disease. How often is your kitty or pup drinking? How often are they urinating? What is the volume of their urine? The color of it? Has their appetite increased? Has it decreased? Does their fur look dry and dull? Are they less active than usual? Have any of these things changed recently? How recently? These are just some of the questions that, as a pet parent, you have to ask yourself on a regular basis. Regularly observe and check your kitty or pup for any changes in their behavior and appearance. What's more, as always, if you have any concerns, consult your veterinarian.