Cats on her shirt
Cats on her boots
Dressed for the vet
A familiar route
Appropriate attire
To visit Mac’s doctors
But questionable due…
…to the temperature outdoors
– 85 degrees and sunny –
No longer does Mac get the sympathy that once was.
His eyes are beautiful.
His body soft and smooth.
No longer can you see the effects of the infection.
A beautiful haircut.
Feeling a little under the weather, Mac is lucky to have his own personal in-house vet.
It was a tough week for Mac.
While going blind and having a hard time hearing, the stress for my guy has been high.
Stress was the catalyst to our trip to the vet.
Yes, that darn Addison’s disease was out of control again. The symptoms no fun to mention.
Sicker and Sicker. I lacked confidence in his future.
Today I can officially say he’s back. He’s the dog with 9 lives (actually more).
Prednisone since Thursday. No more diarrhea. No more throwing up.
A day at the spa. Clean.
Mac’s back…and taking his spot on the bed.
A glimpse into her career as a vet?
Maybe.
A morning taking care of her sick puppy?
Yes.
A little mom managing so much.
I may speak of seeing the world through another’s eyes.
It saddens me to think of what I’d see through Mac’s right now. Not much.
Mac has a double eye infection that lessens his sight.
He bumps and he jumps. Startled and scared.
Darkness.
I hold him and give him the eye drops.
I hold him with a warm compress.
I need to be the eyes that he sees the world through for right now; his seeing eye human.
Addison’s disease is a rare, chronic endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. It is characterised by a number of relatively nonspecific symptoms, such as abdominal pain and weakness, but under certain circumstances, these may progress to Addisonian crisis, a severe illness which may include very low blood pressure and coma.
Mac has Addison’s disease. Monthly, Mac receives a maintenance injection to replace the steroids he is missing.
Last night suspicious symptoms started. Mac was shaking, crying, panting, and not wanting to eat. He wouldn’t sit; pacing. He hid under the table and crib.
We are regulars at the vet so they were welcoming to us this morning when we came in to get his shot, 2 days before our appointment was scheduled.
Time is critical with Addison’s.
It’s amazing how fast improvement occurs with this treatment. Walking in the door at home tonight Abby and I were greeted with a wagging tail and doggy smile.
Mac like Osama and JFK? The are each leaders. They are each Addison’s disease sufferers.
Abby’s pre-birthday day started early with the district teacher and physical therapist coming to the house. We took a long walk outside; there is nothing like wearing a little girl out before the heart of her pre-birthday day. She was sleeping in the car by the time we made it to daycare. So sweet.
For the pre-birthday day celebration with her friends at daycare I went to class in the afternoon to read two stories. Surprisingly these sprouts were somewhat attentive. I stayed to play a bit. It was fun to share her weekday environment with her, a place of learning and play.
We came home to play at our house. Of course more books. There was climbing and coloring. Pre-birthday perfection with everything she loves.
We had a “great” dinner of chicken nuggets, applesauce and an english muffin; a somewhat humdrum meal to celebrate the end of the pre-birthday day. She loved it!
Heading to pick up Mac in the car was next.
Two fun things to note:
1 – She imitated me chewing my gum; it made me smile
2 – She imitated a dog at the vet, hanging out her tongue
Recapping the pre-birthday day. My baby’s nearly two!
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