July 27th 2007 10:10 am
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Wow, I was really sick and my mommy said she thought my skin was yellow and it really freaked her out. Of course I got sick on a Sunday and the vet was closed, but she called and made an appointment anyway. She wrapped me in my favorite blanket (it belongs to my human, Michael) and put me in the car. It was warm and cozy in the car and I could have slept in there forever, but she took me and put me on this cold silver table instead. If I wasn't feeling so crappy, I would have complained about that.

The doctor said my mommy was very observant that I was ecteric (Mommy thinks that means jaundice). They took my blood, ran some tests and put a bunch of fluids in my neck instead of an IV. I finally got to go home, but the results were not good. The doctor said I was having liver failure and they couldn't figure out why, so I had to go back the next day and get x-rays and an ultrasound. The doctor thought it might be a genetic disorder (but as you can clearly see, I'm perfect as I am...there's nothing wrong with my genetics). My mommy was really upset. As much as the fluids in my neck itched me, they made me feel better the very next day, and I was able to play with my two dumb brothers. The x-ray and ultrasound didn't show anything abnormal.

Mom took me back at the end of the week for another blood test (at her request instead of the doctors) just to check my liver numbers. They were still obnoxiously high, but they were on their way down, so mom calmed down a lot more. The doctor said it was probably poison of an unknown origin. My mom said that was pretty ominous, since I'm a house dog. I guess I'll just have to be more careful when I am rooting around bushes smelling all those new and exciting smells out on my walks and be sure not to eat anything my mom considers "gross."