My Jojo is sick. Silly little fuzzbutt got into the garbage and ate paper. Now he's at the vet's and they want to do barium xrays. Oh my goodness. The bill is over $100 and rising quickly. If they have to do anesthesia for hte xrays that's going to be out of sight.
I've worried over this for two days. The house is so quiet without the little guy. My old terrier is even missing Jojo. It's strange not to have him bounding around, shoving a wet tennis ball into my lap every few minutes, barking at the neighbor, barking at the birds, barking at the trucks going by.....you get the picture. It's just not the same wihtout our little spark plug.
Well, we're going to spend a bundle, no help for it. And money is horribly tight anyway. With a vet bill to pay off I'm looking at several more months beyond the first of the year before I can even think about a new sewing machine. My husband says we can't afford to have pets. I know it's probably true. But I would be so lonely without them.
My quilt show piece has to be finished by Thursday. I am almost there, but now I've got no stomach for sewing. Well, gotta pick myself up and go make some hard decisions. Send good thoughts our way if you have any to spare.
Sunny
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(Jojo is the blackfuzzy spot in the baby quilt photo)
Oh, Sunny, I hope Jojo gets better soon. I don't quite understand why eating paper would make him so sick; previous dogs I've had have also gotten into the garbage and eaten paper, and they haven't had that reaction. Be that as it may, my fingers are crossed for his quick recovery -- and your minimal vet bill. It's such a worry when they're so sick!
I am surprised too that newspaper would be dangerous for a QI. We used to keep 'scented' newspapers down when our Yorkie was in training. Sometimes he used them. Sometimes he ripped them to shreds and sometimes he furled them over his shoulder and paraded through the house. Never ever any tummy problems. Sunny, I suspect that your baby has another problem. I drive everybody crazy (without apology) about not dropping a pin or anything else because of Yogi. Holding you close as well as holding my breath while the vet figures out what will make your precious QI all better. Polly
Thanks for all the good wishes. Jojo is home for the weekend .... we'll watch to see if anymore throwups. If not, he's free and clear. Otherwise, we'll go ahead with barium xrays and bloodwork.
The problem with paper has happened before. He eats tissue paper anytime he can get it. Very weird thing, but once before he ate enough that it required a big dose of mineral oil and then an enema (all at the vet's office) to get the big glob through his intestines. I work hard at keeping tissue out of the garbage cans around the house, but we had visitors for the weekend and my son had a bunch of his friends over so there was very little quality control over the wastebaskets.
I suspected it was paper. But whenever one of them gets sick I am terrified that our neighbor has put something in the grass of our yard. Our dogs never, ever get outside the fence without one of us on the other end of the leash. And we are careful to keep them in most of the time. But one neighbor hates dogs and has threatened to kill Jojo. He has thrown rocks, kicked the dog through the fence and generally been so agressive that the dog now genuinely wants to kill him. I have worked so hard to train Jojo to come immediately when I call, but if he is in the yard and the neighbor comes out into the driveway, there is barking until I can get down the stairs and call him in. This enrages our neighbor. He has said he never, ever wants to hear the dog bark. He called the Humane Society and tried to get the dog "picked up and destroyed" for barking at him as he was backing out his truck. Apparently he was rudely told to take his silly complaint away and grow up. Didn't help his attitude at all. The man has a yard care service and I'm sooooooooo scared he's going to slip something onto the grass that will make them sick. He maced Jojo once two years ago, the poor dog was howling as he ran back into theh ouse and the smell that immediately filled the house made my son start to vomit. I can't confront this man and don't want to get the law involved. He's going to live next door forever and I don't want him any more angry. He scares me a good bit.
So that is always my big fear when one of the "babies" gets sick. I'm just relieved to have Jo back home, sleeping under my feet and snoring happily with his "binky" in his mouth. Keep fingers crossed and puppy angel prayers flying that he makes it through the weekend without a renewal of the vomiting.
Thanks again for the support and good wishes. Sunny polly esther wrote:
Hugs for you, some hugs and healing thoughts for JoJo. Oddly enough, sometimes the barium has a calming/soothing effect on the gut and is sometimes used therapeutically. Kinda like Pepto or MoM. I hope JoJo is bouncing again in no time.
It's really too bad, Sunny, that this idiot couldn't be charged with assault! People like that just amaze me; I can't imagine being so cruel to an animal!
You need to report what he is doing to Jojo. What he is doing is against the law. That is cruelity to animals. If I was Jojo, I would bark at him to the big meany. Maybe all of us gals can come and threaten him with our rotary cutters. I am sure if I tell my other groups they would come too. Give Jojo a hug for me.
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Sunny wrote: But one neighbor hates dogs and has threatened to kill Jojo. He
If you have a leash law and JoJo is in your yard...your neighbor needs to zip it. I personally would walk him in the yard as you have somebody you can't trust. I had a friend who had a Borderline Collie and a neighbor poisoned it. It's very hard to prove so keep JoJo with you. I almost would have to turn my hose on that neighbor and say .........opps!! Pami
There is a collar that has a citrus sprayer on it that will spray the dog when it barks and not hurt it. I know the dog shouldn't have to be absolutely quiet but it sounds like you are dealing with a nut and once he has hurt your pet it will be too late. Even if he can be found responsible you wouldn't get your pet back. Might be worth looking into. Taria
Taria, We actually went so far as to put a shock collar on Jo for almost a month. The result (cuz he really doesn't bark at much other than robins and the neighbor) was that hes afraid of the neighbor and comes in really fast most times when he sees the fellow.
Thanks for all the concern. I agree .... bad situation.... but nothing, absolutely nothing to be done for it. I've been taking Jo out on a leash since he got ill and he hates it. Just wants his privacy to do his business. He's better. It's been more than 24 hours now since he threw up. And he's eating normally. Still a bit quieter than normal, but he's still hurting from the IV in his leg and still ticked off cuz I'm dosing him morning and night with Pepto (vet's orders).
Dogs, (and kitties for those with feline friends) become just like children. It's so hard when they're sick and hurting. Just makes me worry non-stop. Fortunately I think we managed a pass on this one. Thank goodness!
Poor Jojo - gentle ear rubs from me (though probably not extended from the feline part of the family, they not being overly fond of dogs even when they are sweethearts like Jojo)
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