Dora & Boots: A Story That Will Not Be Forgotten

As you all read yesterday, Aniko was not feeling well at all. He vomited at least 5 times in a 24 hour period. This morning I woke up and got ready for school and Aniko was definitely not himself, he was very lethargic, not moving really, and was not his happy joyful self like he is in the mornings. I decided to take him into the vet as it had been over 24 hours and something was obviously not right.

We arrived at the vet and she felt him and his gut and said she felt something unusual and she wanted X-Rays. They vet called GDB to get approval. He came back from X-Rays and she said she wanted to do sugary because she was pretty sure something was in there causing him to not poop and he was throwing up to try and get it out. Well to do sugary they had to call GDB and get approval again as it was not going to be cheap. The approval took about an hour, so meanwhile me and Aniko and Ryder were in the room and Aniko was just passed out at my feet like he had been all morning. They finally came in and said GDB said it was a go for sugary, I was on the verge of tears I could not stand to think that my 3.5 month old puppy would be cut open, for maybe even no reason, but better to be safe then sorry. Right as the vet was walking in the prep him for sugary he stood up (note that he had not moved in 2 hours) and just as I was about to pick him up to take him potty, he started pooping, and out came my sister's sticky Dora & Boots. They are soft sticky toys that you can throw and they stick to walls, ceiling, etc.

Lo and behind as I could have sworn he ate nothing he did, and it passed all the way through his system!! So I am very thankful now that GDB took over an hour to approve sugary, as if they didn't he would not have popped it out and he would have had sugary. They still wanted to keep him for the day and do more X-Rays to be 100% sure there is nothing else in there and they wanted to give him an IV with fluids since he was dehydrated. They kept in touch throughout the day and they were in touch with GDB. They said that is was looking promising that he would be released at 5pm tonight, if he didn't vomit, and if he did they were doing sugary to look at him, because obviously there was still something in there bugging him.

So at 5 I got a call saying he was doing a billion times better and had not thrown up. I was very excited that he would get to come home! I got there and I could hear him barking in the back. The vet came in and talked with us and said he is a doing a lot better then this morning, and walked around and played with the staff.

He is now at home back to his usual self. He and Ryder were playing tug and he was running around and just being a puppy. He is on an antibiotic that will help his gut out because the Doc said it must be a little torn up so it will help seal and heal it up.

I am so happy that it took GDB a long time or else he would have had sugary. So he has his check up tomorrow which I am sure he will pass with flying colors, and then he can eat! He has not eaten in about a day and a half. He ate rice last night but he threw it up.

Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!

Katlynn, Ryder, & Aniko