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Build a snowman, a snow family, or snow animals like a cat, dog, bird, or caterpillar! Use sticks, pine cones, rocks, and anything else you can find in nature to make faces for your snow creatures, or grab some buttons, hats, and scarves from inside to dress them up. Gather some snow into a cup and drizzle on maple syrup, fruit juice, or soda for a snow slushie. Or add milk, sugar, and vanilla extract to snow to make snow ice cream. You should only eat snow in small quantities and only if it is clean and clear of pollutants and pesticides. You may not want to eat snow if you live in an area with heavy smog or other local pollutants, and you should always steer clear of snow that is colored yellow, brown, pink, or any other color than pure white. Fill spray bottles with water and food coloring to write or draw with colors in the snow. Spell your name, make a tic-tac-toe board, or just create beautiful designs. Check out your favorite park or trailor just your own blockto see how different it looks in the snow, spot all the footprints and animal tracks you can see, and find the best snowman in the neighborhood. Line the railing of a deck or patio with birdseed, or coat pinecones in peanut butter and then roll them in birdseed. Place them somewhere you can see easily from a window, and have fun watching and trying to identify all the birds that show up for a snack.

summary: Make a snowman or other creatures. Make snow slushies or ice cream. Color the snow. Go for a walk. Put out birdseed.

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It is very, very important to start treatment for parvovirus as quickly as possible. Quick treatment can save your dog's life, while delayed treatment puts it in danger. In many cases with puppies, parvo can not be caught early enough to save the puppy's life. This is one of the most devastating aspects of the disease, its mortality rate in puppies. The treatment given remains the same regardless of whether it is severe hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (another illness with symptoms of vomiting and bloody diarrhea) or parvovirus. Therefore, it is not usually essential to reach a specific diagnosis. However, where finances allow, there are tests which can confirm the nature of the problem. It is most useful if the vet runs a full blood count, which gives an overview of the organ function, dehydration, white cell count, and anemia. Parvovirus attacks the bone marrow, and a low white cell count in the face of signs of infection, is a strong pointer towards parvovirus in dogs with the corresponding symptoms. Next, there are various lab tests that can be run on feces. Your vet can run a test in the clinic called an ELISA test. These work on a similar principle to a pregnancy test and change color in the presence of parvovirus proteins. The test takes around 15 minutes to run, but can occasionally produce a false positive or negative result. Further testing can confirm the veracity of the ELISA test. This test needs to be sent to an outside lab and so there is a delay. The lab can either look for the virus itself under an electron microscope, or run a PCR test, which identifies small pieces of parvovirus DNA in the feces. Treatment involves aggressive intravenous fluid therapy to correct dehydration, drugs to control nausea, and antibiotics if the dogs has a secondary infection. With quick treatment, parvo does not have to be a death sentence. Without treatment, however, parvo has a 91% death rate. Some clinicians have had success using interferon therapy, but this involves high doses of a costly drug and so the cost can be prohibitive.

summary: Take your dog to the veterinarian at the first sign of parvovirus. Discuss with your vet whether a specific diagnosis is necessary. Follow your veterinarian's instructions for treatment.

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Forcing yourself to feel happy without first validating your feelings of sorrow will lead to greater problems down the road. However, don't use this as an excuse to get stuck in a rut; feel your sadness, acknowledge it, and use the wisdom you've gained from the experience to move on. It's possible you don't even know why you're feeling like this. Sometimes our minds get on a track all their own that we can't decipher. If this sounds like you, then take it as a cue that your logical brain has taken a little vacation and simply needs to be put back to work. Telling yourself to "think positive" can be pretty underwhelming advice, especially when the mortgage payment is due, the car breaks down, and life seems out of control. Instead of trying to convince yourself that your situation is just rosy, focus your energy on approaching the unpleasantness in a positive way. This starts with monitoring and reshaping your internal monologue. If you catch yourself thinking, "I can't believe I'm in this mess again," correct the thought by adding, "but I'll pull through just like I always do." Keep correcting these negative statements until it becomes second-nature; after that, make it your goal to eliminate the negativity altogether. You can even write it down on paper to help you get it out and view it more objectively as you correct your thoughts. Doing this has been shown to have a number of health benefits -- including increased lifespan, a reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease, and greater resistance to the common cold. Sometimes you may feel unsure of who you are. In these times, it can help to write down a values list to help you determine what drives you and motivates you in your life. This can also help you address problems that are causing negative feelings. To write a values list: Identify a time that you were the happiest, a time when you were the proudest, and a time when you were the most fulfilled or satisfied. Use these times to help you determine your top values. Then prioritize them in your daily life. Don't forget to reaffirm your values when you're feeling low. " This means not only your possessions (hot running water, a computer, a full refrigerator), but also the things that add value to your life (your friends, your hobbies, your convictions). Call it a "Gratitude List" because it's a list of what you're grateful for. Sometimes it's a little hard to be grateful when you're not in the right mood. To get the juices flowing, look at someone else' life. What should they be thankful for? Alright, now how many of those things do you have too? Probably quite a few. Take one minute to think about this question, "What is shame and how often is it useful?" Hopefully you came up with something like, "An emotion determined by society and rarely." Because that'd be true! When you feel shame, you're worried about what others think of you. And where's the value in that?! The second you start feeling a twinge of that feeling, grab it by its horns and analyze it. If you were 7 years old, would this bother you? If you were 70, would it bother you? How about if you lived in a different culture? Chances are you'd be able to answer "no" to all those questions. Your reasons for shame have been taught to you for no good reason. Get 'em out of your brain to make room for useful feelings! If you find that shame is a constant in your life, consider seeking professional help from a therapist. Spend a whole day in your PJs relaxing, get into a good book, and don't let anyone disturb you. If you don't have time for this type of mini-escape, listen to an audiobook while driving to work or riding the bus. Keep your mind focused on something besides your negativity. It's easy to forget that we can control our minds. They are us, we are not them (in a manner of speaking). If you give your mind a new world to take it, you'll get a new world out. Relaxing and distracting yourself is the first step to finding a new outlook.
summary: Give yourself time to feel sad. Eliminate negative self-talk. Create a values list. Write a "gratitude list. Tune out the shame. Lose yourself in a moment.