Just now (about 10 am), Lilly came and pressed her narrow chin into my thigh. I’m madly typing away on a note for an editor, but Lilly persisted. Then, almost like she sent me a message, my head went BING, and I realized that I didn’t give her medicine when we got back from our walk. I guess that shows I’m not yet fully in the habit.
It’s hard to say if one week on the amitriptyline is making a difference. Since there are no Gigi classes the last weeked of the month, we haven’t been to class. Since my social schedule and work life have been nutso this week, we haven’t gone anywhere … except for some walks around the valley.
I’ve written before about my concerns with the placebo effect , so I’m hesistant to note my minor observations.
But, here is what I’ve noticed. I’m not sure it means anything.
Lilly seems a bit better about her at-home recall, which has gone to pot. Sometimes, she actually comes in the front door when I ask her to. I’m rewarding that like crazy, hoping it continues.
She also seems a tad bit mellower around the house during the day while I work. Right now, for example, she’s asleep on the floor in the sun. She’s using her toy duck as a pillow and just let out a big sigh.
Still, she ran off and hid last night when I started swatting flies. It’s some kind of insect plague here in Colorado this summer. The flies are EVERYWHERE. I usually try to swat them only when Lilly is outside and cannot hear it, but there were like 10 of them in the kitchen last night. Obviously, we’ve never swatted her with anything, but the action still sends her running.
She also got very wiggly and scared when Tom fanned out a color sample booklet he got yesterday. I’m not sure if was the sound or the motion that set her off, as the swatches fanned out from the case.
We’ll likely go on an adventure or two this holiday weekend so that I can test her in different situations to see if the meds are making a difference. Look for another report next week.
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