Another Monday Update... A Horrible Day!

Well.. good and bad.
First the good.

I had some wonderful comic relief this morning. The kids were playing and having a ball. You would have laughed your tails off. Katie was trying to catch Mike's tail, and when she realized she couldn't grab hold of it... she went "under" him and tried getting... well.. you know. LOL It was just too funny. I kept pushing her away from there, and she kept going back... over and over. That little girl just doesn't give up. Mike didn't seem to mind at all. He was too busy having fun.

They played for a good long time, and I finally broke it up because I saw Mike was getting "too" excited... panting and just not right. After I broke it up, I realized he was panting and looking strange because he played so much that he had an upset stomach. Sooooo... he did the "look for a place to puke" ritual and finally threw up. Guess next time they play, he'll have to make sure he does it on an empty stomach.

About an hour later, he started the search mode again, and again, he had an upset stomach. I felt so bad for him. Apparently he doesn't like puking in the same place twice because he kept looking for a spot other than his "regular" place.

Well... now the bad news.

After his stomach settled, he laid down in the middle of the living room floor. This is just not a normal place for him to lay. He looked terrible. I could tell he was sick. His eyes were only half open, and he didn't even growl when Katie went to lick his face. All of a sudden, he was shivering. I sat on the floor and kept petting and talking to him for about fifteen minutes. Then he got up, and his leg was way up again. Not quite as bad as it was when he first hurt it, but definitely bad.

This morning it seemed fine. I have to think the rough housing caused it again. I could tell he was in a lot of pain. He took a Rimadol with some peanut butter (thank God his stomach was settled). It seemed to work.. he slept for quite awhile and rested the rest of the day. It's much better now, but still not right.

I called the vet who makes house calls to see if I could get them out here, but they said what they do is pick the dog up and take them to the hospital... that's not what they told me when I talked to someone last week. This would just defeat the purpose of a "home" visit. I'm trying to avoid another traumatic experience for him.

I called his regular vet's office. I asked them if there was a possibility if (maybe) the vet could come out to the car or out on their patio in the back of the building (there's a picnic table out there they could use) and exam him outside so he wouldn't be so traumatized. Amy (who was there the last time we took Mike in) remembered how terrified he was last time and suggested I wait until Dr. Kari comes in tomorrow.

She said since he's already had the x-rays, maybe Dr. Kari could prescribe something that would help his pain more efficiently, or... she should have a suggestion as to what can be done to see him without causing anymore fear in him. So, now I wait.

It's been such an exhausting day... especially for Mike.

Poor Katie had to be in the cage when he was going through his nausea periods because she just wanted to keep playing... and even though he had an upset stomach.. he was more than willing to keep playing. It had to stop... at least long enough for his stomach to settle.

When I was sitting on the floor petting him... she was fine... she played with all her toys and didn't bother him at all. After the meds kicked in... Mike slept, and she was fine. When she did go to him... he didn't even bother growling at her... he was bushed.

As I was typing this... just now... they started playing again. I'm glad Mike feels good enough to play... but (and I feel horrible about this) I had to put a quick stop to it. He's got to keep resting that leg. They really want to play now, and they're both whining. (bad mommy).

Well... that's about it.... I'm praying tomorrow is better for him.

I'm sorry I didn't get to anyone's threads today. Well.. actually, I got to Tucker's but as soon as I finished posting there is when all the problems started. I'll try to catch up on everyone tomorrow.

Good night my dear friends.