Update on Sandy

Well - I left work 40mins early yesterday, (Friday), to make sure that when I got home Sandy would have time to get in to see the Vet if necc.

I got home and he was so lethargic and pale - almost yellow. I freaked out - called my Vet and they said to come down straight away.

Dr Park examined him and took some blood. She believes that the pressure on his eye - with the cold snap we're having - is just too much for him to handle. He's probably got a very very bad headache and the slightest movement or light is really causing discomfort. I was told that this time would come eventually with his 'disorder'.

He's now on Metacam for the pain - and as long as he turns around and is acting healthy again by Monday - we're going to schedule his enucleation for Tuesday. They are going to remove his eyeball. This is a surgery that I have participated in many times, and I know how straight forward it will be. His lab results showed no major abnormalities for his age. I asked Dr Park to fax me the results as well as an estimate, so I'll get those both on Monday when I get back to the office.

I took Cola for an hour-long walk down to Starbucks and back. We almost got rained on, but we made it home safely. I need to work with her a lot on her discipline - she's turning into a very spoiled dog and it's really starting to show. She's making me very mad most days.

I took her to Petco to get some more food for her and Sandy, and noticed that there was a photographer there with a backdrop. He told me to go get her and if I liked any of the shots, that I could buy them. Of course, I ended up getting an 8x10 for $15.99 and a 5x7 with 4 wallets for $12.99 - sucka! She was very good and people started to applaud when she went through her entire little routine of tricks for Chicken cookies!