 Anyone else obsessed with the health of their dogs?
I have 3 dogs, one Maltie, a Yorkie, and a mix. The Yorkie is about 2, the others are 4 and 7 yrs old. The Yorkie is actually my sons and his fiance and has gone back and forth between their house and mine (long story, which I have posted here before). She was a puppy mill dog, bought in a pet store. Since he first brought this dog home for a Xmas break in college, I felt a special bond with her. I know this sounds ridiculous, but she seems so vulnerable to me and I worry so much about her. I love the other two also but never worry about them like this. She has been taken to the emergency vet 3 times in her short life...none of which proved to be anything serious, twice for an inverted sneeze (son took her once when she lived with them, I took once when she was with us), one other time for a sudden bad rash along with other symtoms.
Last night I was up all night, literally, because her stomach was gurgling so loud and constantly all night and she was restless...(usually she sleeps very soundly). She kept wanting to go outside and tried to eat grass, but never actually went when we were out there. So, of course, I googled gurgling in dogs and read about all these terrible things it could imply, and then could not sleep I was so scared. I almost got up an took her to the animal hospital (luckily we have one 5 minutes away) in the middle of the night. Anyways she is fine today, I never took her in since it finally stopped and she seems herself. Now I am worried about me and my obsession. I actually missed work today because I was up all night (not as drastic as it sounds...I have tons of paid sick time to use and can justify it by saying I have been suffering for a week with a bad back ache, but still?) I should add that I am a nurse with over 20 yrs experience so I feel I am pretty knowledgable about health issues, but this little dog has me so out of my element. I worry about her like she was a child and am embarrased to admit this to anyone else.
Tell me I am not crazy and not alone and any suggestions as to how to relax would be so appreciated. Thanks for reading this long post.
Laura |