Shih Tzu Better

This morning, it was obvious that Shih Tzu was feeling better. She wasn't limping like she was yesterday, and she drank a lot of water after she'd been outside. She has a water tumor on her shoulder that drained today. Mid-morning, we fixed a pot of chicken with broth to see if she would resume eating. We were heartened when she ate a big plateful of the chicken at lunch.



The vet prescribed an antibiotic for Shih Tzu, and advised us to bathe her and treat the tumor area with Neosporin to prevent possible infection. So after she'd eaten more chicken (with antibiotic pill), Hubbie bathed her and put the medicine on her. She definitely seems much more energetic tonight.



Otherwise this morning, I did a treadmill session and resistance exercises, after having slept late...until nearly 8 a.m. Fortunately, I was able to fall asleep relatively soon after going to bed last night, so I felt more refreshed this morning.



Mother came over around 10:30. I had just begun the pot of chicken, when the phone rang. So Mother chopped veggies and finished getting the chicken started while I talked to one of the scrapbook club members about a club business matter. After that, I called the rest of the members to remind them of our meeting tomorrow afternoon. We all agreed to meet if a predicted thunderstorm does not materialize. The ladies, older women, do not like to travel in inclement weather.



When I'd finished my phone calls, I fixed a lunch of bacon, lettuce, tomato, and Vidalia onion sandwiches, with a choice of chips or low-fat cottage cheese, and mixed fresh fruits for dessert (peaches, pears, apple, blueberries, two varieties of grapes, and cherries), served with walnuts and semi -sweet dark chocolate chips, and fat-free whipped topping.



After lunch, Mother and I planned a couple of more scrapbook pages for tomorrow's meeting. Then Mother put a pork roast in the slow cooker for supper, and Hubbie peeled potatoes to boil later. The roast, cooked with carrots and onions, was delicious with mashed potatoes (it's my job to mash potatoes), gravy, and individual cups of applesauce.

Later, we watched a movie called, "Harm's Way," starring Kathleen Quinlan. A woman and her daughter run away from an abusive relationship and seek haven with a woman at her farm. The farm woman expects her boarders to adhere to strict rules, including no smoking and drinking. Of course, the woman seeking protection smokes. Strange things happen at the farm, as the woman snoops around where she is warned not to. The movie has lots of twists and turns, including a surprise ending.