Not me, my dog. Ivy has bronchitis. Poor little girl. I noticed shallow breathing Tuesday morning and got her to the vet. After a chest x-ray (cha CHING!) the vet showed me all of the fluid in her lungs. He also pointed to her full stomach which was a good sign. The vet said that she picked a germ up somewhere and the only place that could have been is Petco. Ivy is a jerk to other dogs so we don’t have any close contact with them, she doesn’t go to a groomer, daycare or a kennel so it had to have been Petco. She loves going in there but that’s not going to happen anymore. We got some Clavamox and set up for another x-ray (more cha CHING!) in two weeks. She was feeling pretty lousy Tuesday and Wednesday and stopped going up the steps by herself. It seems to take too much out of her. Yesterday she seemed a bit more herself but her breathing hadn’t improved so back to the vet we went. She hadn’t gotten worse but he agreed that she wasn’t any better and prescribed a bronchial dilator. Surprisingly, the pharmacist didn’t blink when I went to have the script filled. I’d had a prescription filled for one of my cats and I got the third degree.
The vet also prescribed a humidifier or hanging out in a steamy bathroom a few times a day. I’m opting for a steamy bathroom. She doesn’t care for it very much, especially since I’ve thwarted any trash or litter box raids. We hang out and I read aloud. It’s too soon to tell if it’s helping. The dilator is making her pee like you wouldn’t believe! When I went downstairs this morning, earlier than normal, she was standing at the door waiting for me which never happens. I took her out two hours later and it was obvious that I should’ve taken her out sooner. I guess I’ll have to take her out every hour, like a puppy. It’s a good thing I’m home or we’d have puddles all over the kitchen. It’s very difficult to listen to her breath. I don’t know what I’d do if I had children! I’d worry myself into insanity, I guess.
I’m gearing up to watch the Oscars Sunday night. I always say that I’m going to see all of the nominated movies before the Oscars and it never happens. I saw The Wrestler and thought it was going to be nominated but it wasn’t. It should have been! At least Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei were nominated. I hope they both win, they totally deserve it. I loved the movie. It was rather bleak but I thought that Mickey Rourke was incredible. His performance really moved me. I will see all or most of the movies eventually. The Independent Spirit Awards are on Saturday and I love to watch that, too. It’s a lot more casual than any of the other award shows, it’s fun and slightly insane.
Time to take Ivy out for another pee. Couldn’t she have picked a warmer time of year to get sick?
