Thursday, May 15, 2014
Tucker's First Full Body Groom
Oh wow! He was scheduled to go to the groomers after Memorial Day weekend, but since we are headed to the cabin, we wanted to get rid of his long coat. The groomers had a cancellation, so we got in today. He was gone from 11a to 4:45pm, which felt like a long time, but I just didn't know what to expect. Last month (4/17/14) he just had a "puppy cut" where they cut the hair around his face and paws. Here are the before and after pictures!
Friday, May 2, 2014
A week of the Croup
It started with a little puke and a fever Saturday just after midnight. Sydney had a bit of a fever on Sunday. Monday morning she woke up with stridor on inspiration and a fever of 102.6. We gave her a dose of ibuprofen and called the pediatrician. We could be seen at 1:45. That worked out perfectly - as we could drop Bailey off at school and then head over. Also, her IBU would be wearing off and the doctor could see her at her worst. And she sure took a dive once we got there. Cheeks red, didn't want to get on the scale. Just wanted to be held. Good thing we brought in DeeDee. The nurse was concerned about her oxygen levels, and after putting the toe sensor on, she was at 99-100. So that was positive. As we waited for the doctor to come in, she fell asleep on the exam table in my lap. I tired to block the light from her eyes with my hand. So we got the diagnosis of CROUP. We got 3 days worth of dexamethasone. Doctor said if she is better on the 3rd day, to not give it. While we waited for MedNow to fill the prescription, we went to DQ and Syd wanted an M&M Blizzard...though I don't think she even knew what it was, she sure loved it. Luckily MedNow had a drive-through!
We had just a few minutes to get home and get Tucker out before we had to pick up Bailey from school. Tucker joined us in the car for the ride. We came home and worked on that dose of dexamethasone. She needed 8 ML! I poured it into a dosing spoon and gave it to her. Well, she tipped it back and did not like it! (It smelled like vodka--it did have alcohol as a base-- and had a tingle with a drop on my tongue!) She spit out everything - just about 6 ml.....but 2 ml was left in the spoon. So I worked on finding something to mask the taste. Got some fruit punch Gatorade. I probably added too much Gatorade, as the volume she now needed to drink was quite a lot. We had lots of chasers out...even with the Gatorade. I tried to bribe her with chocolate raisins, milk, even bites of a Cadbury egg! It took over an hour to get her to drink it. Torture for both of us.
The next night,Tuesday, she again had a fever of 102.9. I decided to put her medicine in her vanilla milkshake from the Magic Bullet. Again, in hindsight, I shouldn't have put all 8 ml in her milkshake. And I shouldn't have let her drink it on the floor of the family room...She had pulled a wooden chair from the playroom over to use as a table and as I was adjusting the striped blanket on her legs, she tried to grab it and it spilled. Ugghh. Lost medicine again. Bailey helped me get some towels to get it cleaned up. Meanwhile, Syd was scooting over and getting back under the blanket. I got up to deal with the towels and get the Little Green Machine to get ready to clean up. Guess Sydney grabbed the chair again, put her milkshake down, and then I hear Bailey: "Mom, Sydney spilled again," in quite the calm voice. Oh man! I was not CALM! &^%(&^!!!!! More lost medicine! I had to guess and added about another 4-5 ml to the milkshake. Another mistake! And it still took way too long to get her to drink it all. I think she finally finished it after bathtime.
Wednesday morning I called the Pediatrician to see if we could get a refill for one dose worth. She was still miseraable and I felt we should do the third days' dose. Bailey had a mornning field trrip at the MK Nature Center scheduled and I was on the list to help out. Nana came over to be with Syd and cuddle. And that is all that she needed. They watched movies and laid on the couch all morning with the fireplace on. We got the prescription called in to our Walgreens on Apple, but they didn't have the medicine. The Broadway Walgreens did. I called to see if they could flavor and I discovered that Walgreens doesn't take Blue Cross of Idaho. Oh well, just fill it and we''ll pick it up and pay cash. Between naps in the afternoon and after "dinner" of a milkshake, we started our quest. I put in 2 ml with a smaller amount of Gatorade. Little bit at a time.. Chasers abound...milkshake, chocolate raisins, Pez candy....I didn't want any to be wasted so I did about 2 ml at a time with some Gatorade. This time it took about 40 minutes. Towards the end as I was pleading with her, "just a few more sips," she keept throwing her head back and dropping her arms down, "noooo...I can't do it....." I said, "Yes, you can Syd!" and after some pouts and whining she said, "I just want love...!" in quite the sad voice! I wasn't sure if I heard her right, because that is pretty darn funny....but when I asked if that is what she said, she said yes. So, 3 days of INTENSOL dexamethasone......very difficult! Ohh, and throw in in there 3 potty accidents of stannding there rooted to the carppet while all-out peeing to my afternoon! I was exhausted....
Waiting to be seen by the doctor...
Watching a movie with Mama...
Lying in the back of the car while Bailey was at Dance class...
Another later afternoon nap...
More cuddle time with Mama...
Thursday morning perkiness...
Friday lunch-time nap...
We had just a few minutes to get home and get Tucker out before we had to pick up Bailey from school. Tucker joined us in the car for the ride. We came home and worked on that dose of dexamethasone. She needed 8 ML! I poured it into a dosing spoon and gave it to her. Well, she tipped it back and did not like it! (It smelled like vodka--it did have alcohol as a base-- and had a tingle with a drop on my tongue!) She spit out everything - just about 6 ml.....but 2 ml was left in the spoon. So I worked on finding something to mask the taste. Got some fruit punch Gatorade. I probably added too much Gatorade, as the volume she now needed to drink was quite a lot. We had lots of chasers out...even with the Gatorade. I tried to bribe her with chocolate raisins, milk, even bites of a Cadbury egg! It took over an hour to get her to drink it. Torture for both of us.
The next night,Tuesday, she again had a fever of 102.9. I decided to put her medicine in her vanilla milkshake from the Magic Bullet. Again, in hindsight, I shouldn't have put all 8 ml in her milkshake. And I shouldn't have let her drink it on the floor of the family room...She had pulled a wooden chair from the playroom over to use as a table and as I was adjusting the striped blanket on her legs, she tried to grab it and it spilled. Ugghh. Lost medicine again. Bailey helped me get some towels to get it cleaned up. Meanwhile, Syd was scooting over and getting back under the blanket. I got up to deal with the towels and get the Little Green Machine to get ready to clean up. Guess Sydney grabbed the chair again, put her milkshake down, and then I hear Bailey: "Mom, Sydney spilled again," in quite the calm voice. Oh man! I was not CALM! &^%(&^!!!!! More lost medicine! I had to guess and added about another 4-5 ml to the milkshake. Another mistake! And it still took way too long to get her to drink it all. I think she finally finished it after bathtime.
Wednesday morning I called the Pediatrician to see if we could get a refill for one dose worth. She was still miseraable and I felt we should do the third days' dose. Bailey had a mornning field trrip at the MK Nature Center scheduled and I was on the list to help out. Nana came over to be with Syd and cuddle. And that is all that she needed. They watched movies and laid on the couch all morning with the fireplace on. We got the prescription called in to our Walgreens on Apple, but they didn't have the medicine. The Broadway Walgreens did. I called to see if they could flavor and I discovered that Walgreens doesn't take Blue Cross of Idaho. Oh well, just fill it and we''ll pick it up and pay cash. Between naps in the afternoon and after "dinner" of a milkshake, we started our quest. I put in 2 ml with a smaller amount of Gatorade. Little bit at a time.. Chasers abound...milkshake, chocolate raisins, Pez candy....I didn't want any to be wasted so I did about 2 ml at a time with some Gatorade. This time it took about 40 minutes. Towards the end as I was pleading with her, "just a few more sips," she keept throwing her head back and dropping her arms down, "noooo...I can't do it....." I said, "Yes, you can Syd!" and after some pouts and whining she said, "I just want love...!" in quite the sad voice! I wasn't sure if I heard her right, because that is pretty darn funny....but when I asked if that is what she said, she said yes. So, 3 days of INTENSOL dexamethasone......very difficult! Ohh, and throw in in there 3 potty accidents of stannding there rooted to the carppet while all-out peeing to my afternoon! I was exhausted....
Waiting to be seen by the doctor...Watching a movie with Mama...Lying in the back of the car while Bailey was at Dance class...Another later afternoon nap...More cuddle time with Mama...Thursday morning perkiness...Friday lunch-time nap...
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