We drove to Bend yesterday to house-sit for my parents who are off to California to visit family. We took Chami to the vet yesterday and though she has improved immensely from her wandering off ordeal she still seems to be in a lot of pain. Dr. Bertram, Susan, took blood and we’ll get those results next week. Otherwise she felt Chami was recovering fine. Her lymph nodes and other cancer indicators were okay. The biggest issue was pain management so we’ve upped her anti-inflammatory and added a mild opiode pain killer.

 

I’ve decided to remain in Bend through the Memorial weekend of the nasty weather and to take advantage of having a place to stay in town. The hot running water is just too much of an invitation after two weeks at the ranch. Bob, on the other hand hasn’t spent much time at the ranch so he is going down there tomorrow to keep an eye on things during a busy weekend when we often have to deal with trespassers. And he’ll get some quality time alone in the mountains.