[Dailydrool] The herd has a move date, and other updates

[Carmen Kraus]

Well, after 7 months we are finally going to be able to finish this 
relocation from TX to VA!!!  The movers should be here on the 10th to 
pack and load everything.  I'll be staying with the critters another 
week to paint, repair, paint, paint and otherwise get this place ready 
to sell.  Hubby is receiving the 'house' and will be flying in hopefully 
on the 20th to help me drive 1400 miles with all these animals.

Though we have sad news..... on March 28th, my 4 year old dane/lab mix, 
Tesla, injured herself very badly.  She tore out her ACL and suddenly 
went lame on the other side as well.  We thought it kindest to let her 
go on March 31st since it was most likely a spinal injury and keeping 
her confined during what healing could happen would exacerbate her 
seizures, causing her to hurt herself further.  It has been very odd 
here without her to say the least.  I don't have my 100 pound puppy any 
more.  To say it's ripped me apart is kind, she was my dog, I didn't 
have to share her with anyone, she preferred it that way.  I had had her 
since she was 5 weeks old.

The rest of the herd hasn't taken it well but we take each day as it 
comes.  Curie (bonded to Tesla) wailed, moaned, groaned, howled, and 
generally carried on for 2 weeks.  Kelvin hasn't played with anyone 
since that day.  Gus is even more grouchy than usual and has been moping 
a lot more.  And the cats.... they keep looking for her, waiting to 
play, wanting to jump on the big black dog.   They are going to finally 
get to see Dad slave again in a couple of weeks so I think that should 
help some.  I know it will for me, 7 months of cooking for 1 and having 
to do the dishes myself has been insane.

Carmen and herd