As some of you might be aware.. I have been a bit "green" lately and not because St. Patrick's day is fast approaching.
Last week I was sick not just a little sick but WOW THIS SUCKS! Sick. Sleeping was the only thing that even sounded remotely relaxing.
My parents don't know exactly what caused the "Orange dog" to turn green (get sick and throw up). They took me to the vet and I have elevated liver enzymes which could mean a lot of different things. I could have indigested some sort of toxin, could have caught a bacterial infection who knows. In any case I have been given 4 pills that I have to take on a daily basis, that's right 4 nasty pills. I am a small in stature but big in might. It takes two people to get me to take my meds. First they try to hide it in cheese… yeah right I have mastered the art of eating just the cheese and leaving the hidden nastiness behind. It takes practice to do this but I am a master. Next they tried to put a little honey on it. The thought was that this would make it easier to swallow and more palatable. YEAH RIGHT! All that ended up happening was I ended up as Mr. Honey face and sticky. Now as fate would have it all the trial and error have really given my Mom and advantage. She now just gives me the pill and then with a small dropper squirts a little water in after, this makes me swallow the pill. I still occasionally manage to spit one back out at her…My Dad jokes that my tongue is as long as my body because I can really make it difficult. I am still not back 100% but I'm sure with all the love and attention I get I will be soon. In the mean time I have some words of advice to my canine and people friends. With spring upon us and summer around the corner people will be spraying their grass to make it grow and to kill bugs etc. This stuff is not meant for us to ingest, if you walk on a lawn that has been sprayed make sure to wash any part of you that came in contact with it with soap and water when you get back in the house. This will keep you from ingesting the bad stuff when you inevitably lick your feet. (as I have often been known to do).
We think that this may have been what caused me to get sick and I want to get the word out so that nobody else goes through the misery I have the last few weeks.
Take care friends….
Cheers from the dog with the ears...
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