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Mimi's Better :)

Yea, my sister-pug Mimi is home and doing well now. I think she's going to finally write in her diary but I just wanted to write in mine too because we are all so happy she is doing better and back home with us.

We love you Mimi!!

Mimi is sick :*(

Well, unfortunately things didn't stay ok like we hoped they would. Early this morning my sister-pug Mimi was feeling very bad and our mommie had to take her to the vet. She was shaking and panting funny and had droopy eyes. Mommie knew something was wrong and called the vet as soon as they opened. At first they acted like they wouldn't be able to see her until tomorrow because they were so busy, but Mommie was crying and told them how important it was that she be seen today so they let her bring her in. She wanted to take me too just for a follow-up but they only had room for Mimi and since I have been doing ok, I stayed home. Although Mommie worried about me all day. (She was SO relieved to come home and see me being my normal frisky, hungry self! And the dr. says that since I am still doing good and it has been a few days since our "mishap", I should be in the clear now.)

Anyway, the vet just called and Mimi has to stay in the hospital. They did blood work on her and her WBC is over twice the normal level (37,000 and should be around 17,000). Some other levels are not quite normal either. They gave her IV fluids and have her on antibiotics trying to get the WBC down. They also took x-rays and gave her some pain medication because she has a very tender belly. They also sent off some of her blood to be tested for pancreatitus (sp?), which the dr. said could become very serious if not treated promptly. He did say that she has improved since this morning but it will depend on how her tests come back as to whether or not she will be coming home tomorrow.

We miss her so much and we are so worried. Mommie has literally been sick with worry for days now. So much has happened. We were really hoping things would be settled down by tonight but not yet. But we know that Mimi is in good hands.

Please keep her in your prayers that she will be healthy and home soon.

Now I need to go give our Mommie some extra love and affection...she is feeling very boo-hoo-y.

All You Can Eat Buffet - Gone Bad

Oh dear. We have just put my wonderful mommie through a heck of a day and night. She currently has two foster puggies and the little girl LuLing had a bad reaction to her vaccinations yesterday. Scared Mommie almost to death. She was in the middle of fixing us puggies our dinner when it happened and she had to rush the puggie back to the vet. That was so scary because the little puggie was unresponsive and limp as a noodle. Mommie thought she was losing her but was able to get her to come around and rushed her back to the vet where they gave her an injection and IV of cortizone and antihystimine (sp?) and also some oxygen. They said she was "shocky" and had an allergic reaction to the vaccines and will have to be pre-treated from now on before getting her vaccinations. Whew!!! That was awfully scary.

Now, we're not done yet. While she was gone, we noticed she had left the pantry door open and Mimi and I got into my container of prescription food and ate almost all of it! I blew up like a balloon! At first Mommie didn't think it was too serious but I kept getting bigger so she called the ER and they said to bring me in so they could make me throw up because the food was expanding and could cause serious problems. So we go up there and they wanted to give me something called hydrogen peroxide but I was SO FULL there was no room for it. So they put these special drops in my eyes to make me sicky to my stomach. They had to do it twice to make me throw up but I only did a little bit...not enough. So then it got more serious. They had to admit me to the hospital overnight, do an x-ray, put me on an IV and monitor me. You see, sometimes if a doggie eats too much like I did, their tummy and intestines can bind and twist up. Not good! I showed no signs of this, but they still considered me to be in a "critical" situation. I also had mild hypothermia for some reason so they gave me "extra heat support".

I did fine throughout the night (thank pugness!!) so they released me this morning, but my mommie had to stay home to monitor me and walk me every 2-4 hours. I have started to "go" but I'm still pretty big and cannot have any food at all until tomorrow and then just a little. Mimi also got into the food and blew up too but not quite as bad so did not go to the hospital but has been watched and taken on the frequent walks too. Things seem to be "moving along" ok but this apparently is a slow process. We are still too round. Hopefully by tomorrow things will be back to normal. I'm ready to eat again!!

We're sorry Mommie for scaring you. And we're sorry you had such a scary day and night with us and the little foster girl pug LuLing too. We know you love us all so much.