Luna's Kuraki Park Debut

 Imagine a child at the gates of Disneyland...this is Luna, just looking at the world of woods and scents and excitement, the show is about to begin!

And here they are, three setters in a row, veteran Claire found the pigeon first (after the ducks and the cat, which I managed to navigate successfully thanks to the help of a friend). Once the three have locked on to their target, I can drop the leash and take a picture, in the hope that it doesn't fly immediately :P.

Stopping for a moment to catch my breath...before we head for home...

 Washing three dogs takes its time, Claire goes first, and then Luna while Nobu waits outside. It's Luna's second shampoo, with Luminosa shampoo, and she comes up so soft and beautiful, she really loves being shampooed, I even did her face and ears and muzzle, and she was sooooo happy...just look at that kiss me face :) I knew she was a dog in a million :)

I do like to be beside the seaside

I do like to be beside the seaside

I know someone who's going to sleep well tonight

Sigh of Relief

I love my vet, Koyama sensei. He took multiple x-rays, echo shots and so on, called my up and said, this baby has been fed scraps, she doesn't need an IV drip, she just wants plain old bread! I'll give you some really nice stewy dog food, mix in bread or rice, and she'll be good to go. He also gave me medicine for my three to get rid of the coccidia protozoa, and in a trice Luna is looking much more healthy. Nobu's vomiting seems to have subsided, he ate some of Luna's  Hill's senior dog chicken stew last night, so that's not causing his allergies, and this morning I put him back on the worm meds with no itchy rash and vomiting yet, so maybe it was licking at Claire's Frontline flea and mite drops on her back, or maybe it was just the stress of the whole situation...
At any rate, after brekkies, walkies, meds and a coat brushing, snoozing happily as we wait to go out for a Thursday adventure :)

Snuggle Time

While enjoying the walks, Luna is still pooping watery diarrhoea and refusing food over and above a minimal amount, except for the most tempting Fish4dogs salmon mousse pouch this morning. Yesterday I stuck with W/D in the hope it would fix things, but no luck, it was watery W/D poops twice today, and now Nobu has started to get loose bowels too...Thinking about heading for the vet this afternoon if I have the energy.
Luna had a nice shower with Luminosa shampoo, loved being lathered up and no protests whatsoever about being shampooed, towel dried and then enjoying the hairdryer...

Once a setter...

always a setter :) The downside is a poopload of watery diarrhoea and no appetite after the walk, been up intermittently all night with Luna bladder control issues, have to wipe down the hallway and carpet with lavender and teatree today...Basically she's been so dehydrated, now she's drinking furiously, it all flushes through her system so fast she can't make it out the door...I worry most about the appetite thing, having welcomed and then nursed Sofie through what turned out to be her last two months, I know that irregular patterns of food and bowel can bode ill...not that boding ill was wrong for Sofie, we had a wonderful rollercoaster of a ride together. Just not sure which path Luna will take...Luna is asleep at my feet as I type, she drinks up the company like thirst being quenched after being lost in the desert...

Luna lets down her guard

 Luna is beginning to enjoy the walks and the fresh air, a real snuggle bug when she gets the chance, and finally stretching out the full length of her spine. When she walks, it's like a puppy, all fresh and bursting to go, wobbling here and there and straining on the leash like there's a carrot in front just out of reach...I decided the feeding twice a day wasn't going anywhere, her stomach is too small to eat more than a tiny portion, so I've been feeding her morning, lunch, afternoon and night, four times, to try and get the calories into her. For the first time this evening she had the appetite for some dry kibble, so I'm satisfied, I don't want to keep up the pampering for too long, work and other commitments mean she's got to sort of sink or swim at some point, fit in and blend in. She was so happy to go out for another walk, she peed in the hall today...fortunately easy to wipe the floorboards...This is one hell of a friendly dog, loves people and other dogs, loves cuddling, and just oozes snuggly mushy kiss me aura...

Snugglebug Luna

Getting used to Nobu, at first Luna was mighty scared and headed for safety...but after a long afternoon walk up to the woody park, she's got used to having the two bigger dogs around. Claire is somewhat miffed, but bearing with the whole thing. Nobu is trying to be friendly and let out his stress in a wild toy tussle after the walk, all bitey bite and physical, probably all these women around to look after...at one point he literally moved between Luna and a passing car so she didn't get frightened (no sidewalks here in Japan, we crush up cowering against the houses and fences until they pass by). Quite the gentleman.

Meanwhile Claire likes a snuggle too :) Just not with Luna yet :P