We started up with 300 mg Fluconazole again and the first week went well. No diarrhea or vomiting and her appetite was good until day five. I got the "I'm not sure I want to eat" look, but she has to eat to take the pills so I real quick popped a Mirtazapine down her throat and within fifteen minutes she was crazy ravenous. In fact, she was like that for several days, so I'm not going to give her those pills on a regular basis.
Monday we added the Terbinafine (otherwise known as Lamisil but in a pill form) and so far she's OK. It's only a tiny amount of the anti-fungal in an Angus beef flavored liquid but she apparently doesn't appreciate the flavor - or maybe she doesn't like having it squirted into her mouth. Her appetite is holding but she is no longer eager to eat in the morning. She is back to waiting for me to bring the food and place it between her legs. She may be eating just to please me but she does eat, so no more Mirtazapine until there is a real problem.
An odd reaction that I believe is related to the Fluconazole is anxiety. She is afraid to go for walks if she catches the scent of burros, and that is impossible to avoid in these here parts. It happened the first go round but I didn't attribute it to the drug. We would take the Rhino out to the washes and she wouldn't leave it. When we switched to Itraconazole she was back to enjoying the walks. I thought it was because she was feeling better with the big drop in her titer, but since it has started up again with the reintroduction of Fluconazole I have to think that is the cause. I guess that's easier to deal with than the skin lesions she got from Itraconazole. It's always something.
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Working with Clay
I bought fifty pounds of clay expecting to stay busy sculpting this winter but all my sculpting tools are in Washington! I'm trying to make do with forks, knives, a few home made tools, and anything that looks useful but it is very frustrating. I will probably have to pick up a few basic tools or just forget about this and spend my time planning next years garden.
More work with Pixelmator
A much needed rain fell and gave us a day of dramatic low lying clouds. Below is a shot that was "enhanced" in Pixelmator (oddly becoming black and white). Second pic, the same shot enhanced in Preview (standard Mac app) brought out some color which is what I would expect from the enhance function. Kind of odd that Pixelmator eliminated color. The original shot (not shown) was kind of a misty gray with very subtle color and both apps reduced the foreground mist. Third pic is just a shot of neat clouds.
