Thank you sooooo much for your love and prayers. Mike is feeling better today. He really had me going last night... about an hour after I posted here, he started the "possessed" look again, and I knew he really had an upset stomach. I didn't want him to have to go through a half hour of his searching, whining and scratching before vomiting, so I put 1/2 teaspoon of Pepto Bismol (sp?) on a piece of bread, and he ate it right up (wouldn't touch it from the spoon). Thank God it worked. It took only maybe five or ten minutes, and he calmed down. We went to bed a little while after that, so he was able to sleep it off at a time when he would normally still be going bonkers waiting for the final moment of upchuck.

Poor little Katie couldn't figure out why she had to be in the cage... after all, she hadn't done anything wrong, and mommy and Mike were still awake. She just didn't realize that her big brother didn't feel good and wanted to be left alone, but she handled it well when she saw all the attention Mike was getting. I think she finally figured out that he needed me more than she did at that particular moment in time.

Things are working out really well with them. In the morning, she goes out to piddle before Mike even gets up. I keep her on the leash when she comes in so she can play but not go wake Mike up (he sleeps in my room and God help the person, or pup, that wakes him up in the morning before he's ready LOL).
When he wakes up, she goes back in the cage for about a half hour while he goes out and he and I wake up a little. Then she goes out... poops, and she's back in the house running around like she's a Nascar racer.

You should see them now. Mike is curled up on the lazy boy, and Miss Katie is very comfortable rolled up like a caterpillar on the corner of the couch. Of course, when she wakes up, her battery will be recharged and we start all over again. :-D

Deb, Michelle, Judy and Jennifer... thank you so much for your prayers and comments. It's almost like being on Mike's thread. I love hearing from you.

Ok.. on with our day.. the sun is out and it's warming up a bit. It's suppose to be 55 tomorrow, so I'm hoping that (even with the snow) we'll be able to go for a little walk to blow the stink off of all of us.

Take Care and God Bless