Well here we are, at the start of another work week. I am sorry that I have been MIA for the last couple of weeks. Work has been crazy. My first week after vacation was 70 hours, and last week was 75 hours. I have not had a day off since my last day of vacation.

On Saturday morning, my puppy, Dorie, woke up and was limping around the house. I thought that she must have landed the wrong way on her paw when she jumped off of the bed. I decided not to be a drama queen, but taking her to the vet's office for a sore paw. She continued to limp throughout the day, and did not seem to get better. Yesterday morning she was barely able to move, and in obvious pain, and one of her rear legs was goofed up, on the opposite side. She was very subdued. I did not like it, so I decided to take her to the animal hospital.

Dorie does not go in the car, since her jumping out of the window, while the car was going down the road, last fall. I put her in the car, and kept the windows closed, UNTIL she began to have diareah, all over my back seat! Imagine going down a highway, at 65 mph, and having a dog losing control of her bowels in the backseat..... OMG, it was disgusting. The only saving grace was that I have leather seats.....

We made it to the animal hospital, and I had to carry her in. In the twenty minute car drive she went downhill quickly. They took her in immediately, and gave me paper towels and a sanitizer to attempt to clean the back of the car.

My poor baby is in the doggie hospital. She has lyme disease. She had 105 degree temperature, and swollen inflamed joints. The had to put her on an IV to try to bring the temperature down. After they pushed the fluids into her, her heartbeat became irregular. They started her on antibiotics to attempt to fight the lyme disease, and that should work, since she is only one-year-old, she could not have had it for very long. Today a cardiologist will see her, after she has an echocardiogram and EKG. Lyme disease is very treatable. I found out that the vacination does not always work, and even though I put the flea and tick preventative on her, one of the suckers got through.

The animal hospital that she is at is tremendous, one of the best in the country. It is Tufts University, School for Vet Medicine. If all goes well today, I will be able to bring her home tonight. I can't believe that I did not purchase dog health insurance. It would have been worth the $600.00. Let's just say that I received an initial estimate of $2,000.00. I told them to do whatever they need to do to make sure that she is okay.

Anyway, that's my story.... At least I worked all of the overtime, it will cover my vet expenses.

How is everyone else doing?

Sophia