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Our dog Petey is finally back.

Rodney and I took him to our regular vet today and they kept him for testing. They did blood work and x-rays, which showed a build up of stones in his bladder. It was the build up that was causing him to act so miserable this past weekend. He was in a lot of pain and there was blood in his urine. Poor guy.

But he’s back to his bouncy, silly self again and we’re so glad. He barks at his reflection in the window, chases his farts, jumps all over you and gives you sloppy kisses. Yes, our Petey is back.

He’s on medication to ease the pain and help dissolve the stones so they leave peacefully. He’s also on a special food that you need a prescription for. It helps keep his bladder clean because apparently schnauzers are prone to these types of problems. So that’s going to be a life-long diet. He also can only have distilled water.

Thanks for the comments of care and concern. It’s amazing how much a sick dog can upset us. Can you even imagine how Rodney and I will be when we have kids? I pity the doctor who ends up on our speed dial.

But in all fairness… Petey really was sick, so it wasn’t as if we were over-reacting.

All is well in our household again.

Tue, Feb 26, 2008 @ 11:06 pm | Filed in Family | Permalink

6 Comments

im so glad little petey and the rest of your household is all well.

Posted by chris on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 @ 9:58 am

Yippee! And mine is in for his first cut and curl this very morning. I’m so happy Petey is better.

Posted by Lewis on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 @ 10:57 am

Glad to hear that Petey is doing well. They really are members of our families! My husband frets over every little sniffle. Our Schnauzer, Rumble, comes to work with me every day (like you being at home with Petey) so I can’t imagine the concept of not having him to howl at my co-workers in the morning.

Best to all of you, Love Jeff & Chris.

Posted by Jeff on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 @ 11:57 am

Thank goodness he’s going to be OK. I’m really glad to hear that!

Posted by martini-dan on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 @ 5:18 pm

Right on, I’m glad Petey’s doing better =)

Posted by Kory on Thu, Feb 28, 2008 @ 11:05 am

I am so glad to hear petey is back to his self again. I was concerned that the vet wasn’t doing him justice. It is comforting to know your child is safe.

Posted by Chip on Sat, Mar 1, 2008 @ 6:19 pm