Just when we think we have Sophie's blood sugar level under control with insulin, and kind of settled down with dog stuff, then yesterday morning Ellie Mae had trouble getting up and walking. We had some pain pills left from the spring when Sophie had a surgery so we gave her one and that seemed to help. Called the vet & got a 3 p.m. appointment and gave her another pill about 45 min. before it was time to load up and go.
We made it there okay and managed to get her out of the van. She stood for a while in the waiting room, laid down and then it was too painful for her to get up. The vet just sedated here right there and they took her on a stretcher for x-rays. The problem is with a couple of vertebra in her back. She got a shot and some pills for a.m. and takes a pain pill at night for a week. They carried her to the van in a stretcher and she was beginning to wake up. We left the doors open and she stayed in the van for an hr. or more after we got home while she was still getting awake. He thought she would be worse today, but actually she seemed better. Tonight though she had trouble getting up and N. had to help her some to stand up.
We had help her multiple times yesterday, sometimes getting a towel under her and both of us lifting her. She weighed 62 lbs. yesterday. I had already been crawling around on the floor cleaning, etc. and then this lifting--ack of my back and my legs!
Our niece, A came today for a week's visit. Tonight we went to an art night and walked around to some of the shops and looked at the art work and there were bands and music. The weather was perfect, around 68 degrees but my legs and back are feeling it from the lifting and walking. Usually the walking doesn't bother me. Tomorrow there is a street fair in a near by town. More walking.
I haven't done anything in my art journal today, but I'm going to try to do something before I go to bed in a little while.
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