Cody's Sickness

Well the worst part of the last week has been dealing with Cody and his sickness.  Last weekend Cody was not doing so well.  He was having some stomach issues.  I waited through the weekend to see if he would recover on his own.  By the time Monday came around he was really doing poorly.  His strange behavior during the day on Monday earned him a much needed trip to the vet. Good thing our vet is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  I got him an early evening appointment and off we went to the vet.  The news wasn't great.  We were given two options:  at-home treatment or hospitalize him.  Having the suggestion of hospitalizing Cody after months ago being told Storm needed to be hospitalized was not a good thought.

I chose to take him home and give him the best at-home care we could provide him with.  I worried all Monday night that we would lose him.  When Tuesday arrived he was showing some signs of improvement.  The deal with the vet was that Cody had to start showing signs of improvement or else I had to take him in to be hospitalized.  I decided to make him plain rice in an attempt to get some food in him. I did throw in a few kibbles with the plain rice. The amount of food he was getting was about a fourth of what he normally eats per meal.  His eyes along with his overall appearance looked better and better as Tuesday progressed. My mind started to stop worry about him so much.

On Thursday his condition dipped down again.  He suddenly went backwards.  He was struggling a bit through Friday and the early part of Saturday.  However, the way Cody acted early in the day yesterday was the way he has acted numerous times before when he's had heartburn.  Many year's ago I was told by a vet Cody has heartburn issues just like a human.  So Cody and his heartburn is something I'm used to dealing with.  That was not as worrisome to me.  I was quite sure the meds prescribed to him was causing his stomach to not be as settled as it should be.  As everyone knows, sometimes meds can help yet hinder you in other ways...same goes for dogs!  The meds ran out on Saturday morning.  As soon as the meds ran out I was hopeful his heartburn issue would subside, which is exactly what has happened as it seems today. 

Cody ate half of his dinner early in the evening yesterday then the other half later in the evening.  This morning based on his actions I felt confident about giving him his usual amount of breakfast. Which he happily ate!

It's been a difficult time dealing with this virus he was diagnosed with.  His recovery was up and down all week, one day he seemed on the mend the next day he took a step backwards.  During this past week I cried 2 or 3 times as I prepared myself for the worst. I understand it's a much different thing taking an older pug to the vet than it was taking a young whipper-snapper pug to the vet.  It's more nerve wracking for sure!   The boys are not young ones anymore.  I accept that as much as I don't want to! 

I am so happy to report, as of today he appears to be back to being our normal Cody-man!  Fingers-crossed happy-go-lucky Cody is here to stay for quite awhile longer! Since he appears to be better his new little sister has begun tormenting his tail once again! We tried keeping her away from him while he was sick, he didn't need to be messed with. Now he's doing better so his tail is fair game again! ;)