I was going to review Bible Girl & The Bad Boy today (a great read, available at http://www.amazon.com/Bible-Girl-Bad-EC-Stilson/dp/1463653654/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1341326488&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=bible+girl+%26+the+bad+boy), but Franklin has been sick.
It started Saturday with a rash on his tummy. He couldn't leave it alone. He was scratching and licking it so much that he had blood on his face. He wouldn't let me treat it with doggie rash spray. It probably stings.
So I gave him an antihistamine. It really knocked him out. He ate supper that night, but looked miserable.
He had breakfast Sunday morning, but a few hours later he barfed it up (sorry, but he did). Then he drank some water and it came back up.
Poor little Franklin didn't eat supper on Sunday or breakfast on Monday. He also didn't drink anything. Although he doesn't go outside much, he can't go without water for long, especially in this heat.
He wouldn't even eat chicken noodle soup (mostly broth) or a saltine.
It was amazing how he perked up after eating that chicken. He actually played for a few minutes with his partner in bromance, Harper.
This morning he ate a little kibble mixed with chicken, and then finally, he drank some water. Everything is staying down.
The rash is still there, but we'll work on that.
I thought we would be making an expensive trip to the vet this morning. We'll still go if it becomes necessary, but I think Franklin will continue to recover.
Franklin has kept Mommy rather busy, so we don't have a regular post today; but I knew you'd want to read about my Frankie.
I had a long night last night. I was caught in a complicated nightmare.
I was in high school again -- a nightmare in and of itself.
I got angry after volleyball practice and when everyone was gone, I set the gym on fire. On Monday, the coach accused me. Somehow she knew it was me! I wouldn't admit it even though I knew it was me!
I had to repeat my junior year in high school, all the while denying that I had set the gym on fire.
I think I had the nightmare because my 35th high school reunion was last weekend. I didn't attend.
Maybe the nightmare was my punishment for not going to a reunion I didn't want to go to anyway because most of the people I knew are dead.
But I'm still here, and so is Frankie.
At the moment, he's looking out the living room window and barking at a cat that's strolling down the street in the heat.
We'll stay cool and take tomorrow to relax.
We hope to return on Thursday with the review of Elisa's newest, which you won't want to miss (go to that link at the beginning of the post and order now if you don't have her book yet).
You know, Elisa is my middle child I never knew I had. She's exactly the right age to be between Favorite Young Man and The Hurricane.
Any girl who would dye her hair with red kool aid has to be a kid of mine!
Infinities of love and have a safe and blessed 4th of July,
Janie Junebug
Take good care of sweet Franklin--& yourself!!
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ReplyDeleteOh, good! We haven't heard from her in quite a while.
DeleteGlad your dog feels better. He is so cute.
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Thanks, PAPS, and believe me, he knows he's good looking.
DeleteGlad Franklin is better. Poor boy!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Suz! I'm glad, too.
DeleteThen you must also be related to my child Meaghan. That kid has colored her hair with more Kool Aid than any one person should! I'm glad Franklin is feeling better.. That is so scary. I'll see you on Thursday then. Take care of you and your pups.
ReplyDeleteDid Meaghan learn that from Elisa? I'd never heard of that kind of hair "dye" before.
DeleteJanie, that's a real nightmare, fire and all.
ReplyDeleteWishing Franklin the best of health.
Franklin thanks you for your kind wishes, and I hope not to have a nightmare tonight.
DeleteGet better, Franklin! He sounds like a tough guy and definitely has a good momma, so I know all will be well. Stay cool and I hope you never stop leaving your comments at my blog - you add some tasty spice to the place. ;)
ReplyDeleteHA! That means I'm a spice girl. Just don't make me be Posh. I know she's married to Beckham, which would be great, but she always looks so darn constipated.
DeleteI've never heard of such a rash, and the accompanying symptoms would have had me running for the nearest vet. But when these things happen, it's always after-hours. Do you think he got some outdoor pesticide? THAT would cause all those symptoms.
ReplyDeleteFrankie's rash looks very much like Harper's, and his is skin allergies. I think the antihistamine upset his stomach, and after he threw up, he was scared to try eating again. He's back on track now, but if it gets worse, we'll see the vet. I'm going to ask Favorite Young Man to come over and help me spray both boys with their hydrocortisone, which they hate.
DeletePoor Beau ate a hole in his leg and we went back to the vet and I DEMANDED she give him some cheap ol' cortisone pills. Three days and no scratching so far.
DeleteI'm so glad Franklin is much better! I hope he does well and continues to eat and drink and bark at strolling cats. :):)
ReplyDeleteWhen I first glanced at this I thought it said "barf at strolling cats." hahahahahahahahahaha
DeleteI get really upset when one of our pack has a problem and it seems I can't do anything to make it better. If the problem persists you might try and Aveeno bath. Sometimes that helps.
ReplyDeleteThe bitter apple, AKA no sratch spray, is alcohol based and does sting on irritated skin.
You might try using some Phooey. It doesn't sting but it tastes BAAAD. I know I got some on my hands once.
I hope he gets better soon.
Dear Janie, like Rita and others I'm so glad to learn that Franklin is feeling better. I hope that today his healing is continuing. I always worry so--stew really--when one of the cats is ill. Peace.
ReplyDeleteHe's much better today, Dee. The rash is gone, and he's back to eating his kibble. Thank you.
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