I hate to be a whiner, but I've had better days

[ksmith]

Saw the vet today. King's bloodwork came back golden, which means the ulcer wasn't bleeding. A good thing. The possible bad news is that he may tend toward ulcers for the rest of his life. Mickey, who has a history of elevated liver enzymes, will need to take a supplement for the rest of his doggy life. So two dogs, two chronic health issues. Hello Monday--pass the ketchup.

"King doesn't like change," the vet told me. I never thought this would happen.

Is there a pony in this anywhere? Maybe it's that the spur that drives one forward can sometimes take a form one doesn't expect.

Something needs to change. That is all.

Comments

[ccfinlay.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry to hear that, Kris. It's hard.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Sometimes you just want things to stop for a little while. A week or two, even. But they don't.

[ccfinlay.livejournal.com]

Life just keeps on coming sometimes. You take care of the things you can control, and trust that it'll be enough. It sounds like you've done everything right for King. You're allowed to feel good about that, even if his condition is sad. And even though he was in a lot of pain, you've alleviated that -- that's a good thing too. He's lucky to have you.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I think what bothers me the most is how long King's recovery is taking--the vet said that the dazed, I'm-not-in-pain-anymore-wow state could last 72 hours. He must have been so uncomfortable.