Frankie

Frankie is sick. We aren't sure what has caused his problem but we took him to the vet today and he has medicine to be given over the next 5 days. Frankie has been sleeping a lot, not playing much, not eating a lot, and having diarrhea. Not much fun for him or me. I was the one that had dealt with that part as Dad was out of town for a business meeting. Why does it always have to happen in the middle of the night? There had been a dog in the development that had contracted a disease from the other dog droppings and had to be quarantined for about a week, their house had to be disinfected, and any clothing or objects that had come in contact with the dog had to be washed. That dog is doing fine now but what a problem the owner had to go through. We are hoping Frankie is not infected with anything like that but we will know for sure next week.

Frankie is very quiet today, especially after the vet appointment. He was given a shot and fluids to help him get over whatever is bothering him. After the medicine, we take him back next Saturday for shots if he is doing OK.

The vet did weigh him and he is 6 pounds 8 ounces. A little heavy but too bad. The extra treats that are given to him, like the sharing of the dinner, breakfast, snacks, need to stop or at least slow down. The vet doesn't know about the extra stuff. If she did, she would be very upset. It is hard to ignore those brown eyes!