Dog Days
by Lindsay Fisher-Collie
This little lady can't catch a break.
Last week it was an ear infection. This week, a hot spot.
I swear we are paying our vet's mortgage this month! Seriously.
Poor girl is just a miserable mess lately.
I first noticed the hot spot last Friday night, and seeing as how I've never encountered this problem before, I didn't think much of it. I figured it would heal with time.
Little did I know...
by this evening it was lookin' pretty bad and was bothering her a great deal, so we took her in.
They had to knock her out, clean her up and then prescribe a handful of meds/ointments. Turns out it was way worse than I thought and will take a few months to heal.
(I know, such a bad mommy!)
Afterwards she was acting pretty silly from the gas, but we could tell she still felt terrible,
so we treated her to an ice cream cone.
Tonight she's drugged up and passed out.
Going to the vet is always a taxing experience for her and us; she realllllly hates it there, and she's quite dramatic about it.
She typically pees/poops all over, has to be muzzled/sedated for trying to bite the vet or tech, and yelps at the top of her lungs to let everyone know just how much she hates being there.
If she's not happy, no one is happy.
Needless to say, we only take her in when it's really necessary, and unfortunately today it was.
So here's to hoping she feels better soon.
oh no!!!I hope she is back to 100% soon!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd you are not a bad mom!! Sometimes things go away on their own.
I always want to take my cat to the vet when her eyes water too much. But it usually goes away (and back to normal) in about 24 hours. But sometimes I just fret too much!
And I know how you feel about her not wanting to go to the vet. My kitty pees on me when she sees the cage and it breaks my heart!!
I hope that the medicine works and that she is better soon!!
Lots of love!
xo
Oh no, poor turtle! (By the way, the other day I said something about a turtle, and Stella's head snapped around and looked so attentively at me. I think she misses her girlfriend...!)
ReplyDeleteI hope she feels better soon...let us know how it goes, and we'll come up when she's feeling better. Poor lady. Miss you!
poor little baby! what is a hot spot? you are the best mommy, don't feel bad at all! you took her in and she is going to be fine <3
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thanks for the love ladies!! she's definitely feeling a little better today.
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