My week at Doggie DayCare

Thursday, January 15, 2009

What a week this has been!!! Saturday morning I woke to a mess, as Cheyenne's 'butt' problem resurfaced. I took her to the vet and they cleaned and added antibiotics. Yes, that sounds great huh??!!! So, she was unhappy and uncomfortable.

Sunday night, my baby boy began to itch his left eye. Carrie said that it looked swollen some - that was 7:30pm. By 9pm I was calling the vet's emergency number to get advice...his muzzle was swollen and he was looking like Rocky Balboa after a fight with Apollo Creed!!! You can see his eye in the pictures. We gave him 50mg benadryl and waited. By 11:30pm we were rushing him to the vet hospital where they decided it was an allergic reaction to a bite. He weighed in at a whooping 70 pounds, so they gave him more benadryl and steroids. He was TERRIBLY uncomfortable and needy. Mommy slept on the floor on the doggie bed with him for most of the night.

That cleared just in time for Findlay to begin throwing up. Yes, that was Monday about midnight through Tuesday about 4pm. After another call to the vet, we decided the best course was to take away food and water for 12 hours. He was still interested in food, but would throw it up. He seemed to get worse...so I called again about 9pm...worry wart Mommy. You see, the memories of a throwing up yellow lab are still pretty fresh in my mind. They said to 'hang in there' and watch him. If he gets too lethargic, then bring him in. SOOO.... Mommy slept on the doggie bed with Findlay again. He was terribly restless, so we really did little sleeping.

Yesterday, he ate rice & boiled chicken plus dry food. Keeping things down and beginning to be himself, we progressed to all doggie food. He has his old self back today, but we are feeding smaller amounts more frequently. I think that his throw-up of a bit of plastic something might have been the trouble. Doggie DayCare has been rugged this week, but the good part is all pups are recovering. Now...Mommy needs a serious NAP!!!