happiness wakes

actually, it was closer to 4am, but i was in the middle of writing another entry at 4am so i continued it and uploaded it in real time and came back here to record happiness's condition as it slowly deteriorates... he was hacking and definitely not feeling well so i got up and took him out for a walk immediately... it's probably increased mucous in his lungs as a response to rebounding off the benadryl that jackson's been giving him the last few days because his skin allergies have been acting up big time... a couple of times a year the allergies get really bad and he usually gets a cortizone shot and other pills, but so far she's sticking to benadryl for him... he needs a vet visit for a few reasons, but i am covering all the moving and rent expenses right now so i can't help with the vet this time...

old dogs have so many needs... bleeding every time he pees and nearly deaf and going blind and his ears are usually itching and/or hurting and his skin allergies are flaring big time and he's itching right now, but i am hoping he'll fall back to sleep since benadryl on an empty stomach is not the best thing... if not i guess i could feed him and start the day early... after all, i'm living the life of leisure these days and can sleep whenever... jackson should be home sometime tomorrow or she'll let me know if not...

maybe music will help him sleep... nite nite :)