We got Bane from a Basset rescue when he was about six months old. He’s been part of the family ever since—30% nose, 60% attitude, and 100% in charge of my cardio.
Bane is an extremely good boy. He’s also allergic to basically everything: food, dust, air, joy, you name it. He’s on special hydrolyzed food, takes Apoquel daily (sometimes twice), and his treats are limited to ice cubes and vegan marshmallows—which is either adorable or tragic, depending on how you look at it.
He also gets frequent skin infections and has to be wiped down daily like a sweaty gym bench, and bathed in special shampoo once or twice a week. The goal is to get him into a full allergy treatment program, which could run around $5,000. I’ve picked up a second job to help cover it, but in the meantime, I set up a Ko-fi page to support his care.
If you’d rather support with action instead of cash, I’ve made something for that too.
🎁 Download Bane’s Daily Walk Log – a printable tracking sheet for you (or your dog) to log daily walks, sniff sessions, and silent resentment toward squirrels.
Thanks for supporting Bane, this blog, and my attempt to get fit without falling apart.
He might ruin my sleep and ignore rest days, but he’s family.
🐶💤
Martin & Bane
The Recomp Chronicles
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