Grab Him and Go!

Oh man!  What a day!  A day that featured the first ever emergency trip to the vet.  I was walking the boys this morning at the very end of the walk just before heading up the stairs Cody lets out a squeal, like a pig.  I look down he has his paw raised as high as he can get it.  I immediately think something is in it so I check it over.  Nothing!  I then think he must have stepped on a nail. Due to the roofs being done there's nails all over the place.  I'm constantly kicking them out of the way so the boys don't step on them. 

I carry him up the stairs put him down inside.  I continue to look him over.  His paw is getting puffy and changing colors.  I call the vet.  The vet suggests I bring him in right away.  I started to take time to put my make-up on but as Cody continued to whimper I quickly decided to simply grab him and go. 

At the vet's office he was a pill.  He crawled under the chairs and then sat there with his paw in the air.  Looking as pathetic as a dog can look!  The vet took a quick look at him yet was unable to determine what was wrong with his paw.  They brought in a doggie microscope and a nurse held him down as the vet soon determined he had been stung by something.  As a result he had a large stinger deep in his paw.  They had to work on his very puffy paw for quite a few minutes to get the stinger out.  Meanwhile, as I look on I'm doing my best to not pass out.  Trust me it was not a pleasant site!

The great news of the day is that Cody has survived whatever stung him.  I seriously thought he was injured by a nail, never did I think he had been stung.  I truly believe Cody thought it was over for him.  He looked so scared and petrified.  He's been put on children's Benadryl for the rest of the week to ward off any allergic reaction.  So it's safe to say Cody will be getting some extra zzz's.  Benadryl makes him sleepy!

Here's a side note that's interesting....Simon hates being left alone.  He whines and cries when I try to take Cody and leave him behind.  Not today he didn't!  There was no issue at all.  He was totally content being left behind.  I think he must have known Cody needed some help right away and mommie was taking Cody to be helped.