After dinner on Thursday evening, my hubby noticed that our black lab wasn't feeling good. Things turned worse later that evening for Patton so we took him to Pet ER. When they gave us the estimate cost for him to stay the night (approx. 12 hour stay) we just had to said no. They ended up giving him 3 shots and a fluid pack and we took him home.
On Friday morning, I took Patton to our regular vet and left him there for the weekend as we were going out of town. They started a IV drip and took a blood test and x-rays to find out what was wrong with him. The vet was great and she called throughout the weekend to let us know how he was doing. It seemed like he wasn't going to make it but by Sunday afternoon, he was starting to feel better.
We drove to Indiana after we knew that Patton was in good hands on Friday. Our friends were having a retirement party at their house on Saturday and we just couldn't miss it. It took us around 9 hours to get there with many stops. We had a great time and it was so nice to get away.
On the return drive home, we stopped in Kentucky to see our Daughter-in-law and grandsons.
It had been over 4 months since we had seen our grandsons....4 months is too long to go without seeing these little guys. We had lunch with them and then we were off again back to Atlanta. It wasn't sad saying good-bye this time as they will be at our house in less than 2 weeks for at least a 3 to 4 week visit.
The best news is that I was able to pick up Patton yesterday. He was so excited to get home and he is feeling 100% better. The vet still doesn't know what was wrong with him but he was one sick dog. We are so happy to have him home.
Have a great day!
Cindy
Oh he is cute. Glad he is better!
ReplyDeleteGood news on Patton! It is always a tense time when our fur babies are not well! Glad you got to visit with your grandsons too. Our grandchildren all live in other states, so we only get to see them a couple times a year. It makes for fun reunions though :*)
ReplyDeleteI was worried there! So glad Patton is ok and glad you had a fun weekend after all that :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad Patton is better, and that you got to see the Grandkids. The kids are so cute, I'm sure you are looking forward to their visit.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad Patton is back to himself!
ReplyDeleteWow. It would be hard to have a sick puppy and not know what was up. Glad he is feeling better.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to see the kids too.
I'm glad you were able to see your grand kids! Yay for Patton feeling better!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad Patton is better! He looks like a sweet boy.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad everything turned out well. Look at those smiles on those boys. So cute!
ReplyDeletewe really miss those grand babys don't we
ReplyDeleteSo glad Patton perked up there. Its so hard to make the money decisions with pets.... they are just pets and yet they are your best friend. Sounds like you made the right decision!!!
ReplyDeleteWell that sounds like a packed weekend! I'm so glad that your dog is just fine. And how fun to be able to see your grandsons!
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