What do you do when you bestest buddy doesn't feel good? It's so hard when you aren't feeling well yourself, but when a loved one is not well it's the worst.
For the Bagpipes Fan Club, Mister Bagpipes isn't feeling too well and he's just had a stay in the Vet Hospital. He is now a diabetic and has to have insulin. His sugar was way over 600 and finally is done to where they want it. Now to get the poor guy to eat. No food at all since Sunday and no regular meals since last week is a long time for a "puppy" to not eat.
He is also on an antibiotic just in case and something to bring elevated liver counts down; raised by the sugar. We all have to adjust to new medicine and it's requirements.
Bagpipes made a bunch of friends. Of course all the girls at the hospital think he just so cute. His two vets spoiled him plenty; even visiting after hours to walk him for worry about him. He received excellent care. He even had a couple nice cushy blankies to kinda make having iv fluids go easier. They even hung his "Outside Bell" in his pen for him to ring. When we visited him and were leaving he was quite the noisy guy with that bell.
He is quite happy to be home now and appreciates any and all sympathy and well wishes. Ahem...one could construe he is rather milking his illness for all it is worth, but as long as he starts eating good and keeps taking his shots good we shall go along with it...for now.
