I'm still home - but I'm not my old self

I'm home - that is definitely the good news. The bad news is that I am still a bit quiet and not pooping. My doctor says that mommy should not worry about the not pooping but, well you know mommy, she's gonna worry....so there's a good chance I'm gonna get some lactulose tonite.

This is me when I got home last night

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This morning we went to see the vet - it wasn't so bad they didn't do any poking or proding and I wasn't dehydrated - which probably had something to do with mommy syringing the water down me last night....that mommy just won't give up!!!!

Then we went to Pet Smart to get me some food - all I've had for 10 days is boiled chicken and the vet thinks I need to get back to my kibble....since daddy bought the wrong stuff by accident we had to go get the right stuff - we also go me a new bed....something to do with my "ruining" one of my many beds .... you figure it out.... anyway this time mommy got away from the black and white and I got something colorful.

This is me sniffing it and checking it out....I was feeling pretty good at that time.

Well.now it's 5:00 and I'm not so perky - Mom is trying to get me to eat - but I'm not having any of it... so I'm chillin in my new bed.

My BAT's will be back next week - hopefully it won't say I've got a lousy liver. We know it's small but we don't think it's lousy....but we'll know more next week. They took a whole bunch more bloodwork - so they're looking for other things too. It's obviously intentestinal since I'm fully of gas......[Tank...we don't need any comments from you on my gaseousness - remember I'm sick so save it for another day buddy!]

The worst part is that I have been so stressed that I haven't prepared anything for my beautiful Suzuki for Valentine's - fortunately Suzi is totally aware of my undying love and she will forgive me.

I need to go because mommy is nudging me to eat something - so I need to go - I really should eat because I need my antibiotic and I can't take it unless I eat - if I don't take it I will never get well......

I'm Home - but that's the only good news.....

Mom picked me up around 6:00 - daddy had left my car seat in his car so mom did a big no-no and let me ride home in her lap. I was very happy for this - but mom knew better. When we got home I ate a little chicken and pasta and was happy for about 10 minutes - I even took time out to bark at the racoon - but then I went back to my bed and haven't left since. The doctor isn't entirely sure. They've ruled out gallbladder. My liver is still very small - but they don't really think that is the problem either but they did that ole Bile Acid Test just in case. They also drew a lot of other blood from me too and are sending it off. They X-rayed me again today and did ultra sound. It seems that my intestine was so filled with gas that they couldn't see a lot....so I guess mom will get stuck with another ultra-sound bill next week - Mommy is just hoping I get through the week-end without another trip to the ER - and I'm hoping the same cause I did NOT like being there all day without her.

this is me "feeling better" - not so hot huh?

keep keeping your paws crossed - cause I really need the power of the paw - I've now been sick for 10 days - this is NOT fun!!!!!

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Hello Bloggie Friends -

Hello - friends - I didn't realize just how long it had been since mom had been here - in her defense she is very busy. But today I'm forcing her to catch up - of course, I had to get sick to be able to get her to sit still for me. I've been kinda puny all week - and mom's been really paying attention and trying to help me feel better but nothing has been working - then this morning she got very concerned - mostly because I hadn't moved since yesterday afternoon and I refused even my specially boiled chicken so she took me to the fancy new vet she met while selling her insurance. They're real nice and everything but let's face it - they're VETS!!!! Anyway, before we left mom called the University of Tennessee to get my records sent on over and also to let them know that I might be headed that way - We got to the vet and she was really nice - I already know all the techs over there since I go with mommy when she goes over there so I was comfortable...They weighed me and mom got all stressed out because I had lost a whole pound - I had a little fever but there wasn't any blood in my poo - so that was good. I was however a little bit dehydrated - No surprise since I haven't been drinking any water lately - They decided to do some blood work and take a few X-rays.

It seems my ALT levels were a bit elevated - around 350 - BIG DEAL - I've managed to get them all the way up to 1000 before and I survived!!!!- Then the new vet thought she had made a big discovery when she looked at the x-ray and found out I have a teeny-tiny liver! I said 'read the chart chickie' - she soon discovered that was NOT big news. Bottom line is my itsy-bitsy liver looks just dandy - and I hadn't eaten anything abnormal or swallowed anything strange - I'm just SICK - Who knows, maybe I have the piggy flu - uh, I mean H1N1.

They wanted to keep me overnight on IV fluids but mom said no - she preferred not to - but if necessary we'd go to UT and she'd sit with me till the IV finished. But, instead they hydrated me subtaneously [sp?] and gave me an antibiotic shot. They sent me home with mom and a pack of antibiotics and some pills for the 'runs". I actually felt better by the time I got home and I ate my chicken.

I've been home for about 7 hours now and I haven't thrown up at all - I am still a little "runny" but mom doesn't mind. She is however still a little stressed about the $512 check she wrote to the vet. She's hoping that the insurance will pay it in full - and that they don't rule it "pre-existing" since this is sorta-kinda what happened last year - But we'll see.....either way - I'm on the mend.

Now - let me tell you about mom - Well, she's pretty busy with the "Revitalization Effort" - she's begging for something everyday from somebody. She's doing a pretty good job of it too. She's now working on getting the capital campaign started to raise the first $500,000 - This past week was stressful because she had to get liability insurance in place for the volunteers - she needed about $4,000 to get the insurance - Leave it to mom - she raised a little over $8000 in about 2 hours and had the insurance in place within the day. Next week is a busy week for her - She has to start work on a grant - it's for $700,000 and includes bricks and morter which is a big deal. She had been working on a $250,000 planning grant but the mean old people at the CVB told her it was their Preserve America Grant and she couldn't have any of it - They only wanted $50,000 of the money and mom still can't understand why they are leaving 200,000 on the table. CITY POLITICS - I don't understand them - but they sure do get mom a little ticked off -

Oh yeah - mom had to go to the doctor for a check up - She wasn't feeling sick or anything - she just went in - The doctor was not too happy with her tho - Her blood pressure was 195/95 - WHOA - they almost put her in the hospital. Mom told them to "chill out" she was fine - But the doctor wasn't convinced. They did and EKG or something and it was fine - so the doctor agreed to start her on some medicine and make her check her BP 4 times a day. If it goes back up above 180 on the top mom is supposed to call the doctor - I know mom and it's pretty unlikely that she will call....but she is taking her medicine.

Here is some video of me last night - for those of you who know me - you know that is not me being so quiet there.