A Dizzy Woof Woof Wednesday

Last week's Wednesday post was titled "Not So Dizzy Adventures with Astrid". Today's is titled what it is because poor Astrid's current vestibular flare is, well, flaring up a bit more the past couple of days. She's better today than she was yesterday, but this particular flare is just far more noticeable and prolonged than the other ones she's experienced over the past 8 months. Flares of old dog vestibular disease can take weeks if not months to resolve, sometimes with permanent and/or recurring issues like Astrid already has from her initial flares months ago. I'm hoping that with time this particular, gnarly flare resolves enough that the poor girl can go back to moving around without feeling so dizzy and unsteady.

All that said, Astrid needs more assistance walking as well as using the bathroom during her vestibular flares. Astrid, however, does not really like being helped. Bathroom breaks with Astrid often look like this, with her trying to get away from me and my attempts to assist her so that she doesn't fall in her own excrement.

Astrid can't walk in a straight line, but she can still give me her stubbornness and sass.

I sometimes put Astrid's harness and leash on when taking her to the back yard. However, she often refuses to move if she's hooked up like that in her beloved back yard. I also just want her to have a bit of freedom like she's used to, but then I get moments like in the photos above. Luckily, Astrid moves better in the grass and on concrete than she does in the house, despite the hardwood and laminate floors currently being covered in rugs for her. Again, though, that gives Astrid the confidence to be give me a run for my money when outside, even if her run is a bit drunken right now.

Happy Wednesday, friends!

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Tip of the Day

In case you haven't seen our past couple of tips, we're currently in a series all about decorating your home around the furbabies in your life. Today's tip on this topic is to use couch or chair covers, or even just regular blankets, on your furniture. This can help protect the furniture beneath from excess pet hair, as well as from all varieties of accidents that can happen in a home with kitties or pups. If needed, you can also look into the various moisture resistant couch covers and blankets that are out there, to indeed protect furniture from vomit, urine, and all that jazz. We also mentioned in yesterday's tip that you can use furniture covers or blankets to help protect couches and chairs from kitty claw, or even claws of pups. In addition, some cats or dogs might be a bit more on the greasy side, such as Sphynx cats or furbabies with certain ailments, and furniture covers can also help keep couches and chairs clean in this way as well. There are covers designed to fit and protect entire pieces of furniture, or you can simply place a spare blanket on your furbaby's favorite chair or on their favorite part of the couch. Either way, furniture coverings can help protect your couches and chairs from direct damage. Whereas it's not exactly easy to clean an entire chair or couch, if you use a cover, you can easily remove it and throw it in the wash.