Well what can I say, things are ticking along like Brinley has been here all along. After a long day yesterday with her early morning drive into rescue, a visit to the vet, tour of the neighborhood, and a test run of every toy in the toy box, Brinley was out like a light when it was time for bed. She cuddle right up into the tiniest little ball on the doggie bed in our bedroom. She looked so tiny and so cold with no fur that I put one of the blankets from her crate over her. She slept like that straight through the night, I actually woke her just before 9am. By the look of her she didn't budge once.
After a good stretch, some breakfast, medication and a quick backyard tour, I set about applying the Buro-sol Solution to her skin and soaking her feet for a bit. You can see by the picture attached her feet are pretty irritated, red and inflamed. She is a little trooper and very tolerant. The solution likely feels good when I put it on her body, as it reduces the itching, but she also let me put each of her feet into a bowl of it for about 5 minutes each and just sat there waiting patiently.
I re-applied the Buro-sol about every 3-4 hours today and it seemed to help a lot as she did not itch at all. I am going to try and do her feet again before bed.
We did a test run of the crate today, leaving Brinley crated for 2 hours while we were out. It was really tough to get her in the crate, no amount of peanut butter kongs, bones or any treats could convince her that going in there was a good idea. She trembled and backed away from us. Eventually I picked her up and put her in. Her owner had said she often tore up the blankets when crated, but we came back to find her just sitting there quietly, blankets in tact.
It was a big Valentine's Day for this little peanut, we had 7 people over for dinner, which at first was a bit nerve racking for her. She cowered and shook each time a new person came into the house, but by the time the last person arrived she was leaping over the pug to get to the door. Ayla our friends pug also came over and she is much more playful than Olly so they got to have a bit of a romp around together.
She showed off her great personality and surprisingly good manners for such a young dog all night, by sitting nicely and waiting to be pet and every now and then playing silly games with the toys.
Olly doesn't like her much more today than he did yesterday, and they had a small disagreement tonight, but in the end everyone retreated to their corners with a sharp "no."
Big day for the little furless wonder, and once again showed that she can adapt pretty well to all the changes and new situations once she is over her initial nerves.
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