She’s not a morning person

We had to leave early to get to the vet by 7:30 for check-in yesterday.  It wasn’t easy because Chelsea is definitely not a morning person dog.

I dropped her off, and by 8:30, her Dr. was calling me.  She did a chest x-ray to check her heart and lungs before she put her under anesthesia.  Her lungs were a little cloudy, and her heart was larger than she wanted it to be, so no surgery right now.  She has congestive heart failure, so putting her under anesthesia like this isn’t a good idea.  She’s increased her diuretic to 3 times a day, and hopefully, we can get the fluid off her lungs.  One thing for sure is I will be getting myself out of bed in the middle of the night to take her out, and because the chances are good that it will be raining, I’ll be in my pajamas, trying to hold an umbrella over both of us.  I can’t let that little old body get cold and wet.  She’s been potty trained so well that she will only go outside.  I think I missed something during potty training.

Her eye has filled with fluid again; I think that’s good, and she doesn’t seem to be in any pain.  Her Dr. will recheck her eye next week.  For now, we continue as we’ve been doing.  She said it could rupture again, but we can’t do surgery until her body tells us we can.  So, she has a heated bed and lots of TLC for now.

Thank you for all your comments on my last post. I loved reading them.

Anne