[Dailydrool] I am stressed out but hanging tough

[Val Brewer]

Aloha,
  I feel a little silly writing but need to turn somewhere and know that the Drool is the most supportive place I have ever encountered. Our first hound, Bo, is having his worst attack of colitis so far. We are treating it (Flagyl and bland diet then back to prescription diet); the tests have all been done in the past so we are modestly confident with the diagnosis; and Bo is making small improvements. Yesterday was screaming and bloody diarrhea everywhere; an emergency vet visit and new meds regimen; today it is bloody goat pellets everywhere and no screaming. No eating, but drinking water. The vet says "No stress", so Bo is sleeping comfortably between bouts of illness--both rest and attacks on our couches and beds. Bo is coping. I have the wet mop out; the Bissell carpet cleaner out; and the washer and dryer fired up and am cleaning every few hours. Nice warm, snug, freshly laundered linens by the hour. Sometimes Bo sunbathes outside. This too
 shall pass. The holiday company starts arriving day after tomorrow. They will have to adjust. By then all may be back to normal.
  In the meantime, I am very tired and teary. I feel silly because this is not cancer; the prognosis is not terrible. My husband and I have done the worse scenarios with human family in our home and have managed okay. There are so many on the Drool coping with worse. And yet it feels so very very exhausting. So if anyone feels like e-mailing me "Hang in there; all will be well again", I'd sure appreciate it. Mahalo, Val


      
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