new housemate

So, i have a new pup at home for some reason....

His name is Shadow and he isnt a retriever like me and Goldie are. He has big pointy ears and is different colors, instead of one solid color. He isnt big into fetching and man does he bark! But he is fun, he loves to wrestle and play bitey-face and howl at the moon. My mom says he is a jer-mon shep-something or other. I dont know how long he is staying yet, but i hope it's for a while.

Grad-ooo-ated!

I graduated from Doggy School! My mom and dad are so proud of my and my sister! We graduated Monday night. I got 4th place (135 out of 150 points, not bad huh?) and my sister Goldie got 142 of 150 points, she got 2nd place. Some really smart poodle beat her by one point. Sis was disappointed but mom and dad told her that we did above and beyond what they expected and that they were really proud of us. We got a present.... a baby pool!!!!!!!!!!! I love splashing around in it. My sister prefers to lay down in it but I like the excitement of water in face. What a rush!

surgery...

Today I had surgery. Mom called it a noo-ter surgery. All I know is that when I left the house, mom gave me a big hug, and when I woke up, I was really sore down there and something looked a little different....

I got home and mom immediately let me sleep for a while on her bed and gave me a drink of water. She said to rest so I could play tomorrow. I kept having weird dreams that I was losing something and couldnt find it but I woke up and realized i was ok.
i really like how mom and dad are acting. they are giving me extra hugs and extra kisses and snuggling up alot more. i guess they were worried about the noo-ter, whatever that is.

Recovering quickly.....

Well, my mommy says I am dong well. I am doing a good job of taking my medicines and keeping them down. I am back to playing and wiggling full time. I am able to keep more food down (3/4 cup) and I am going a little longer between meals (3 hours). My mom still gets up to check on my at night and she seems very happy when she sees me play and explore. I am even gaining weight! That's good news for someone who just had parvo I hear....I am so happy but I am afraid to get too optimistic just yet. Hopefully it will all be uphill now. I hate being sick and i REALLY hate seeing my mom and dad cry because I am sick....

first night home

Today I came home from the hospital. My mom and dad were super excited and they set up my crate with a towel and a new stuffed animal for me to cuddle with. They fed me some yummy food and I fell right to sleep. I started feeling kinda sick suddenly and all the sudden I threw up all my dinner. I was so upset. I had gotten my bed all dirty. Thank goodness my mom came in and noticed I had gotten sick and she cleaned it up and apologized for giving me too much food at once. She tried again a few hours later with 1/4 cup of dry food and I managed to eat that and keep it down. I wish I could eat regularly though. I am so hungry after 3 days of eating nothing..... Through the night I slept well and got up only to potty. NO more vomiting. My mom still seems worried but I know I'm going to be ok....

I'm finally home!

Well ,I came home today. I have to take 3 meds at home and I am supposed to eat very small meals because my stomach needs to rest. I am super hungry though, or at least I was at the vet. At home I was too busyu to eat. I wanted to sniff every grass, every toy, and my bed all over again. I missed it all so much. I was so happy to see my mom and dad! I wagged my tail like never before. I have a little bandage on my arm becuase of the IV. I think I look cute in it. hahaha. Anyway, I need to go rest now. I stil feel queasy and get tired quickly. I need to rest so I can get better fast. I am dying to be able to play!

It's me again....from the hospital room...

Hi...its me, Tyson. I am feeling a little better today so I will write my entry. Last night i slept pretty good, except for the nurse coming in to check me every hour. I didn't throw up at all or have any diarhea so t hat was good. I am so hungry. I ate a little bite of food this morning. I think there was a pill hidden in it but tha'ts ok. I was starving. I still feel weak but i heard the doctor call my mom and say that I can go home today if I keep my medicine down. He said I'm out of the woods now. My mom sounded happy. I know she's been very worried. My dad said she's been cleaning the house like crazy to distract herself. I think I"m going to go rest again now. I want to be awake when mom comes to get me.

another update on Tyson at the hospital...

Well this morning the vet called again and told me that Tyson's diarhea stopped with meds and he is still vomiting. But he looked more energetic and was playing a little. The vet was going to see if he would take water on his own now and if he did he can come home with oral meds for us to continue. If not, he'll stay one more day at the vet. I am praying hard for him to be better and he's a fighter, even with the bloody diarhea he was still wagging his tail when he saw the vet and would try and get up to play... hopefully his little body can fight this nasty bug off. Please keep praying for him. Thanks!


later.....

Well the vet called me right now. it looks like he wont be coming home today...he started having diarhea again BUT

good news is he did eat a few pieces of food the vet gave him and had a few sips of water on his own.

he'll be on IV again tonight and tomorrow morning but the vet thinks by tomorrow afternoon he should be able to come home. the vet said he is optimistic becuase he is not seeing anything but good things from Tyson and hopefully with one more night of IV fluids and medications he will be strong enough to come home. They just want to make sure he wont vomit up oral meds and that he's not dehydrated. Keep those prayers coming!

oh no...i'm going to the hospital...

Well…here is the update from saturday night to sunday morning.....I'm too sick again! so my mom is writing for me.

"Tyson seemed to be doing ok in the morning so I didn’t take him to the vet for hospitalization. He was still drinking water on his own and seemed to be ok still. However, as the day went on, he stopped drinking water on his own and started fighting me when I tried to give it to him through a syringe. He began to vomit the water up and pretty soon we would give him some water and 2 minute later it would come back up. He seemed weaker and more lethargic so I called the emergency clinic. They said to try giving him water 1 teaspoon every half hour. I set my alarm clock for every half hour and he was still vomiting. I thought he wasn’t going to make it. He just went downhill so quickly. We are super broke so we held out on taking him in to see if he would take some water from us but it wasn’t working so we had to ask my parents to lend us the money until the next paycheck. We are going to have to put off some bills until next month but it was no question as to whether we took him to the vet or not. I could not live with myself if I tried nursing him back to health on my own and he didn’t make it. I may be in debt now majorly but at least I know we are doing our best. We took him to the emergency vet at 6 am and the vet said it was good we took him in. He was put on IV fluids and IV meds. I gave him a kiss and hug before I left and told him to remember what I told him. I am so scared and so upset. Today was my birthday and all I could think about was Tyson getting better. Please keep sending good vibes and prayers for him. I really want him to get better.

a few hours later....

Well. The vet just called and gave me an update… today he developed the bloody diarrhea that is common with parvo and he still vomits anything given to him but he is still somewhat energetic and is still interested in playing and can get up and move. The vet is looking at one more day of hospitalization before we know whether he’s out of the woods or not. They are giving him several medications and electrolytes, and B vitamins and an antiviral. Hopefully that will help him fight off the virus and get better. I am still super scared but I am praying hard and being as positive as I can be. By tomorrow morning I am expecting another call and we will see if he’s responding to treatment or not. Please pray for him and send me good thoughts. "

not too good at all....

Right now I'm took sick to write so I asked my mom to write this for me.... she is upset so if she sounds kinda weird forgive her. Here goes...

"We got up every hour to give him 1 ounce of water. He also drank from his bowl when we werent there and didnt vomit up the water so that's a good sign. This morning I boiled some rice and some ground turkey and he ate about 5 tablespoons of that and lots of water. He didn't like taking his pills and I'm not sure how much he actually got because he chewed on it and the powder got everywhere. Hopefully he got enough. Next dose I will definitely be putting the pill ina hot dog or something. Anyway, please keep praying for him and sending good vibes his way. I had one dog beat parvo as a pup and we cuaght it much later than we did with Tyson so hopefully he'll get better. I am sooooo scared though. I really want him to come through."