"Sick as a Dog"
I now understand the meaning behind this phrase because my dog has been so sick for the past few days. I know that she isn't the sickest that a dog can be, but I have had enough. I just feel so bad for her because I can't imagine how she feels. I can say that I am miserable from dealing with this for the past two days, but she is probably extremely miserable. I won't go into too much gory detail, but it all started on Friday morning when she decided to eat part of a bar of soap. Now, I take partial responsibility for this because I left the linen closet door open while I was taking a shower. While I was showering, Leiya dug through the closet and found herself a little "treat"...once I discovered what was going on, she had already ingested quite a bit of the soap. Since then, I h
ave been cleaning up vomit and feces like it is my job. My vet recommended giving her some plain yogurt with her food so I am hoping that it starts to firm up her stools and soon! I can't handle this for very much longer. I have had to keep her locked up in the bathroom with towels all over the floor so that she doesn't make a mess of the carpet. Of course she hates to be locked up all my herself so I took a two hour nap on the bathroom floor with her today so that she wouldn't be so upset (and yes, this is how I have spent the majority of my Easter Sunday). She seems to be feeling a little better now, but we are making trips outside every 20 minutes or so. Leiya did get an Easter basket today, but unfortunately she doesn't get to have any of her treats until she is all better. If only I could bribe her to get better!

3 Comments:
At 10:39 AM,
Becki said…
POOR POOR ladies...I feel sooo bad for both of you!! It is hard being a single parent, huh...I hope she is feeling better soon!!! Did you miss work today?
At 3:38 PM,
kelli said…
I'm sorry, but the way you get her to sit still for the camera is too funny!
Sorry she's been ill. Having a dog is seriously like having a little kid.
At 8:58 PM,
: the art of living : said…
I hope your sweet pup is back to normal. The worst thing about pets being sick is that they don't understand what the heck is going on, so I always feel bad for Koda when he's ill. He ate half of a cheap rubber chew toy a few months ago, and it wasn't pretty!
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