Good morning all!!! Jasper is still a little under the weather but definitely improving from yesterday. It broke my heart to leave her when I left for work (especially since she wouldn't poop). BUT if she messes in the house, she messes in the house... 

I think she slept in my laundry basket last night ... despite ALL her beds being in the bedroom with us. She did settle down but I was very aware of her moving around so I didn't sleep great.

The blood (as far as I can tell ) has stopped and it was by no means like Claire described ... just pink spots when I wiped her booty.

I did, however, discover 5 min into my 50 minute commute that there was dog poop in the car!!! Grrrrr.... So for those that know about LA ... imagine just sitting ... in traffic ... smelling smog, exhaust and now dog crap. Thankfully we have tons of disinfectant wipes here at work so I cleaned out my car when I got to the office. 

Sally - really good point about talking myself off the ledge yesterday on my own helpline night!!! I did what I could but it was terrifying how easily I fell back into that dooms day scenario narrative in my mind ... We'll get the stool sample results later today and for now, JL is at home, resting, licking her booty (because it's leaking) and hopefully starting to feel better! But glimmer of sparkle today so that was good! She still doesn't want to play fetch w/me. 🙁 

Fingers crossed for a good day!!! XOXO

YES - Paula ... lab results are moving at a snails pace here ... I got my lab work back from my physical faster than this!!! Oy! 

I am ready to get out of the office and home to my girl but I am sure she is resting in one of her favorite hiding spots.

Now this might be a bit TMI but in light of the 'car situation'... I also noticed last night when we had cuddles on the floor (again, Shelby flashbacks).. her beds now stink. I didn't see any visible mess in her beds but she has three beds total. One for the car that I brought inside for her (also was Shelby's last bed so it's bittersweet that Jasper takes comfort with it in the car). Then the bed I bought for her and then another one of Shelby's older beds that Jasper immediately took as her favorite when she first moved in.

Shelby's beds are OLD ... and have never been washed (is that bad? I shake them out and vacuum them) but never put in a washing machine. So do you think they can go in the washing machine OR will I need to toss and buy new. You can't remove the covers. they are the basic simple beds you find at Home Goods or Ross ... 

otisandtess said

So glad Jasper is doing better.    One of my coworkers had a suspiciously similar situation with his dog - the dog eventually passed squirrel fur and bones.   One less squirrel in the yard. . .  

 WOW... that is crazy!!! I hope that isn't our story... 

So the update from the labs is ... we still don't know. No parasite (which means ... YAY can turn this in for pet insurance - it would not work w/a parasite). Basically keep her on her meds (antibiotic and anti-diarrhea) and as our vet said ... this is the best case scenario since it means it is probably nothing. But I still think she ate something she shouldn't have (cat poop or something). So keep an eye on her is the dealio.

I should feel satisfied w/this but I still have the part of me that needs to know what made her sick ... Perhaps she did ingest part of a toy or something on walk. Let's hope my apt isn't covered in poop when I get home!  

And we have sparkle back!!! I was greeted at the door by a very excited JL. Normal! Normal walk. Slightly less normal poop but I'm sure whatever issue she has is still working it's way out ... slight booty licking which hopefully will stop... no messes. Ate ALL her dinner (frankly, she would have eaten yesterday but I was advised against giving her food). And the best .. BALL time!!! She grabbed her bally and brought it right to me to play! Never did I think I would be so happy to play the world's most annoying game (for me - not her). Happy Mom. Happy Dog. Thank you ALL!

We're still not 100% but we are 100% better than yesterday!!! XOXO