She was due for her annual checkup and shots, but she also had a weird lump i needed checked out. The lump was no big deal, he said use hydrocortizone on it.
But… this evening she has had a reaction to one the shots. Swelling of her face, her ears & around her eyes, even her belly and butt seem swollen. And she is soo restless. Poor thing, all she wants to do is sleep, but she cannot sit still. So, of course i called the vet, office and home numbers, but it is too late and i can’t raise him. Philip immediatly suggested a benedryl, i made him wait til i looked up her symptoms online and he was right, antihistamines are the suggested treatment for angioedema. We gave her a whole benedryl and she seems to be settling down a bit, hopefully it will kick in soon and the poor little pup will get comfortable enough to sleep.
Pets are like our children aren’t they? And it’s like we don’t really understand that until we have them and get attached to them.
Oh, the vet just called me back. He says that if i wanted i could bring her in and he’d give her a steroid shot. But that she would be fine with the benedryl, it was up to me. He said she’ll be fine, just a bit uncomfortable. Cool water would comfort her a little. He’s right because she is liking going outside in the cool air. The vet seemed more worried about me being upset, wanting to make sure i’m okay. He really is a nice guy. Good vet.
Shall i get back to the diet talk?
Calories today: fiber1 cereal (160), skim milk (60), ham (45) & harvati (90) on low-cal bread (70), ambrosia (163), 8 cups of coffee (40), with splenda and cream (80), frozen lasagna meal (300) with an extra oz of fat free mozzerella (45), 1 square 86% dark chocolate (63), ambrosia (163).
Day totals: 1279 calories & 30 min wii fit cardio.
I am basically in a mode where i am eating the same thing every day. I had ambrosia twice today and the 2nd one put me a bit over on calories. I did learn that dividing the ambrosia up into serving size containers is the way to go. Otherwise it is too tempting to dive into the bowl again. There is a finality to having a pre-measured serving.
Oh, good! My dog has settled down and went to sleep. She isn’t even fidgeting. I feel so much better now.
