Bo (3 y.o. Great Pyrenees) had a bad night last night...threw up, pooped, & peed all over the living room at 2am. She has been having problems with IBS for the past two weeks and has been on a strict bland diet (chicken & rice), which hasn't helped at all. LAst night after she threw up her dinner, she then threw up what looked like a giant jellyfish (sorry, it's gross)!! That was a new one for me!! I have to take her to the vet tomorrow for lab work & an ultrasound to see if they can find anything structural that's wrong. I guess I'm just scared & feeling powerless because I can't figure out how to help her. I'm also really stressed about the cost that this is going to incur, because we just bought a house & everything we have is going into it. I know that money is irrelevant when dealing with the health of your dog, but it keeps coming up as a source of stress for me. And I hate that. I'm not sure what I'm hoping to get from posting this, but I feel kind of isolated, as not many of my friends have big dogs and don't understand why I get so worked up at the idea of Bo being sick. We don't have children, so our dogs really are like our kids!! So, here I am, hopefully among friends, who can hear me out & not think I'm crazy for worrying about my big dog!! Please keep Bo in your thoughts, if you can, and hopefully tomorrow I can report good news.
Thanks BPO crew!
Jenn & Bo (with the bad tummy)