Well..... I'm a little behind on Rufus updates so this might take a while. To start with, last Thursday Rufus thought he wanted to eat some weed. That didn't go so well. That weed made him sick! He threw-up all day Thursday. I called his Vet and received some advice. By Thursday evening, the toxins had run its course and Rufus was back to normal (so I thought). Sunday, I needed to clean the carpets, so my wife took the dogs to the in-laws to hang out by the pool so the carpets could dry. I got there about 4:30 pm and lo-and-behold..... looks like I had a water dog! Couldn't keep him out of the pool, he loves it, things are lookin up. Well, my excitement was short lived. Rufus woke up Monday with an allergic reaction to something. Haven't got a clue what caused it. His big old nose was swelled-up and he had hives all over his body. I took him into the vet right away and they gave him a couple shots to stop the reaction. All's well that ends well.....right ? Not so fast, Tuesday he woke me up at about 1:00am, I let him out to pee, he did his business, went right to the water then back out for more business. Ok, didn't think much about it. Well, about 4:45am, we did it again.... kind of out of the ordinary for him. Tuesday afternoon, when I got home, same situation, then it dawned on me.... he has a bladder infection ! I called the Doc and they gave him a prescription, whew ! that was a close one, all's well that ends well.... right ? Not so fast, Wednesday, 8:00am, Rufus starts throwing-up. Well, naturally I assume the antibiotic is making him sick, so we keep an eye on him all day. Every time he eats a little something, within 1 1/2 to 2 hrs, out it comes. At lunch, I fixed a little white rice to see if that would help settle his stomach. Nope ! he threw that up also. I called the Vet and they wanted to see him. We took him in at 4:15pm. Doc looks him over, we discussed the entire week leading up to today and tried to conclude a diagnosis. I was concerned there may be a blockage of some sort in his stomach, because he has an appetite and wants to eat, but just can't keep it down. So we decided to do an xray and look for any foreign objects. Well, one xray turned into two xrays ($$$$) ...... no foreign objects. It appears he is "plugged-up", so the Vet Tech takes him out back and gives him an enema. Doc said to keep him on a wet food mixed with water and olive oil diet for a couple days to get things loosened up. He sent us home with another enema for tomorrow and to let him know if he continues to vomit. Wednesday, Rufus seems to be a little better, he hasn't vomitted all day and he's starting to perk up a little. Thursday, I think we are on the right track.... finally. It's been a long week, I need a drink! - sg
