Sunday, July 5, 2009

How to not spend the 4th of July!

My July 4th morning started early, about 2 am with Trekker throwing up all over our bed. At first I figured that he had just eaten the wrong thing in our day of yard work, I got him outside and the bed cleaned up. The throwing up continued. When everyone else's morning rolled around I tried to get our vet on the phone, no such luck. Dah, it's the 4th of July.
Off to the emergency clinic we go and wait and wait and wait. After two hours of waiting and being told it may be another 2 hours I decide to take him home. He hadn't thrown up in that amount of time and was taking water. His temp normal. Later he begins throwing up again and is now refusing water. He is one sick puppy. Back to the emergency room. This time it's less than an hour's wait. Of course they run tests and everything comes back right around the normal range, but he has become dehydrated. They give him fluids and a shot to keep from throwing up any more and we head for home. By this time it's 8 pm and I'm much poorer.
By morning he was taking water and interested in the world around him. As the day progressed Trekker is feeling better. He's run to investigate and is now eating small quantities of rice mixed with a little tuna. Tomorrow we'll visit our vet to make sure we're really mending. My best guess is that Trek got into weeds that Rich sprayed.
The vet at the emergency room I'm not too fond of. He tells me that he's not to fond of corgis because they are bad tempered. Mine is the first that isn't and he's a keeper. My thought--if Trekker hadn't been feeling so bad maybe he wouldn't have liked him either. Dogs usually are on the mark for their likes and dislikes. The vet is just not a keeper.
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3 comments:

Kathy and Kim Gibson said...

First and foremost, I sure hope that Trekker is feeling much better come morning's light. Second, any vet that rules out an entire breed before even blinking is...well... my mama taught me not to say everything I think! The vet is definitely not a keeper and needs someone to give hime a sound education!!!!

Sherilyn said...

Amen Kim! I'm glad Trekker is feeling better, too..I hate it when they are sick and they can't tell us what's wrong! Just as bad as small kids!

I would definitely rule the emergency vet as a Non-keeper!

coopercreek said...

So sorry that Trekker was ill and I'm glad that he is on the mend. Pooey on that vet.