I am happy to report that the Mayor has reached 100% recovery…..
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and caring for the Mayor Lovers…..
Well, last night, Chap’s Board Certified Medical Internal Medicine Doctor who specializes in Gastrointestinal disorders who also moonlights as a “vet”, LOL called last night again to check on her patient!
Well, she hit the nail on the head with her diagnosis of Chaps. She said he would improve over the next 24 hours and I sould consider him at 100% back to normal in no time.
He has been off of the medication that gave him the side effects for 48 hours.
Chaps is a very delicate soul (what Grandpa always called him) and he just does not tolerate change very well but yesterday was one of the scariest days ever. I called my vet but that was no help.
In my opinion the best doctors and veterinarians are fantastic diagnosticians. Especially in the case of vets! Their patients can’t talk for goodness sake.
Also, I have tried to become my own diagnostician as well. There is no one that is going to care as much for your hound as you do, or in my case as my family does.
Anyway, this morning Chaps was at about 74.8% of his normal self. I could tell a massive improvement over all. I barely slept all night in anticipation of getting up this morning….
That being said after I fed the kids and saw the improvement I wanted to take a nap. I also wanted Chaps to rest all day. Thank goodness I work out of my home.
Emma was all for a morning nap with Mom! YES!
The true test is to see if Chaps would run towards me as he always does when I get in the living room bed. He loves when I take a nap with him.
OMD! Himz just improved to 89.2%! YES!
Then another test would be if he wanted his “best buddy!”
OMD! Here he is looking for his lovey…..
It is to the far left if you are looking at the picture.
IMPROVING…..IMPROVING….
Nibble, nibble, nibble….What a difference a day makes. Poor thing was so confused and all he saw were 2 blurs coming at him. That must have been so scary.
Hold best buddy (it says that right on the toy) and lick paw….Now we are at 94.7%!
Thank you Dr. Rudert….
Here is our boy crawling into bed for his much needed nap.
When he woke up he was licking his lips and wanting a treat! He even jumped up on me which he rarely does…..
100%!
I am just so happy. What a wonderful way to start the weekend! Thanks to everyone who cares about our boy. I know all of the well wishes and drool helped him as well.
It really does take a village…..
More loving diagnosticians later…..Cat, Chaps and Emma
I am so happy to hear this. All hounds and humans in bassethoundtown can rest better now. Funny howl things like this happen and resolve themselves so quickly.
Thank Dogness!
I am so happy to hear the good news. I would have been sooooo worried about our Mayor over the weekend. I am so glad “all is well”
Glad to see Chaps back to his adorable self.!
SO happy and relieved that Chaps is himself again!! The pictures and descriptions are priceless, Cat:)
Mary, Harley, Biggs and Leo
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HIP, HIP HOORAY!
So relieved that Chaps is back to his wonderful Sweet self The pictures were great you could really see how he was improving
Thank goodness he had a reversible form of gentamycin toxicity… you were very wise to not give him the total dose that was initially recommended…very smart. I think docs don’t realize how much medication is actually absorbed through ocular and otic (ear) administration.
Good job doll!!!
xoxoxo,
Nin