Our little puppy received the name Oscar after much consideration during our drive home from St. David. He has been a really calm and cuddly dog for the most part. However, we had quite the 
scare a few days after we got him home. He seemed to be depressed, then he lost his appetite. His depression turned into lethargy by Sunday, all he wanted to do was sleep. All Sunday he had the runs really bad! I felt so bad for the little guy and thought we would give it one more day before we took him to the vet. But that night he looked pretty bad and even threw up! I called Tim at work and long story short, a guy at works wife (who is a vet tech. )thought it sounded like Parvo! It can kill a puppy, but if you catch it early it can be treated. In other words, get him to a vet quick!! As soon as Tim got home around 12:00 am we left to take him to a 24 emergency animal hospital. We got him tested and it came back negative, whew! That was really good, not only for Oscar but for us, turns out that having Parvo is VERY expensive. So after he was given fluids and meds we headed home to hit the pillow just after 2:00 am! But we are happy to announce that Oscar looked a lot better in the morning and every day has become more of a puppy than a sick dog! 
In fact, he has more energy than I bargained for. We have been having fun with him though. Both he and Abbey love to take walks in the morning to the park. Abbey wakes up asking for "Doggie" almost every time. She also loves to pick him up and carry him around too. We have to watch her because she gets a little rough sometimes. We have to watch Oscar too because he likes to go potty in the house! (He is almost house trained though) He has been a good addition to the family thus far. I just have to say, anyone who owns a dog needs to read Cesar Millan's book, Cesar's Way. It has changed the way I think for the better. Lets all be Pack Leaders!! (If you want to know what that means, read the book!)
scare a few days after we got him home. He seemed to be depressed, then he lost his appetite. His depression turned into lethargy by Sunday, all he wanted to do was sleep. All Sunday he had the runs really bad! I felt so bad for the little guy and thought we would give it one more day before we took him to the vet. But that night he looked pretty bad and even threw up! I called Tim at work and long story short, a guy at works wife (who is a vet tech. )thought it sounded like Parvo! It can kill a puppy, but if you catch it early it can be treated. In other words, get him to a vet quick!! As soon as Tim got home around 12:00 am we left to take him to a 24 emergency animal hospital. We got him tested and it came back negative, whew! That was really good, not only for Oscar but for us, turns out that having Parvo is VERY expensive. So after he was given fluids and meds we headed home to hit the pillow just after 2:00 am! But we are happy to announce that Oscar looked a lot better in the morning and every day has become more of a puppy than a sick dog! 
In fact, he has more energy than I bargained for. We have been having fun with him though. Both he and Abbey love to take walks in the morning to the park. Abbey wakes up asking for "Doggie" almost every time. She also loves to pick him up and carry him around too. We have to watch her because she gets a little rough sometimes. We have to watch Oscar too because he likes to go potty in the house! (He is almost house trained though) He has been a good addition to the family thus far. I just have to say, anyone who owns a dog needs to read Cesar Millan's book, Cesar's Way. It has changed the way I think for the better. Lets all be Pack Leaders!! (If you want to know what that means, read the book!)
6 comments:
is cezar millan the "dog whisperer"?
we had the same thing happen twice when we got scout. once when we first got him, they said they can get sick from being depressed from leaving their litter, or mom dog, and the second time when he got too many table scraps, it can make them really sick if they're just used to dog food. cute little dog though, im glad he's better!
oh and p.s. cute blog and cute pics of abby!
I must say... I think Oscar is a cute little pup. Now, if he ever drops little nuggets in my room again....
We just love little "oker." He can come over and play anytime!
Oscar makes me laugh. How tall is he anyway? I am glad he got well.
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