Counting pills

Both dogs had to go see the vet last Friday. Molly was still not perky and Baby has a rash. They won't go without each other anyway, so they might as well both have something to be looked at. I wasn't feeling that perky myself, what with the "vertigo" making me feel like I am living in a permanent earthquake. Nothing like two dogs in a car to spruce things up.

Molly had to have Valium, which doesn't make her sleepy. She turns into a wild, crazed, clumsy food-seeking shark. Or maybe a missle. Her eyes seem to glow. The vet, meaning well, brought out a small packet of treats. Molly spent 2 hours trying to leap off my lap and onto the counter top to get the treats. Even after they were all gone, she was trying to leap up there. I finally set her up on the counter and let her sniff around. It didn't help any. She continued to try to leap up there. I had no idea vet's exam rooms were so indestructable. Baby was a real lady this time. She was watching Molly's leaps herself, wide-eyed with confusion.

The reason I waited so long to take Molly in was because I didn't have anything definite to provide as symptoms. She was eating fine, pooping fine, peeing fine, but not very active. She was lagging on walks, and balking entirely sometimes. I could see pain in her face, but nothing specific seemed to hurt when I pushed on things. The vet found nothing either. Finally I took Molly outside for a pee sample.

Voila!! Very very bad bladder infection. Normally Molly will go out and pee multiple times per visit if she has a UTI, but not this time. I never had a sign. So, she has been assigned an antibiotic pill every day for weeks. Maybe a month. A long time.

Baby's rash - no idea what it is, but she has to take 2 antibiotics a day. Different ones, of course. She didn't get along with them very well - Saturday she threw up her entire breakfast. Holiday weekend, no vets in sight. I decided a rash can wait until Tuesday. We talked to the vet and got some instructions, and so far (cross your fingers - that was hard to get off the carpet!) she hasn't urped again yet.

Molly already gets a shot every 4 weeks and a pill at least once every morning, and more if she gets any kind of stress. I was very stressed and clawed up after the vet visit, butprednisone won't help me. So I gave one to Molly, figuring all that freaked out leaping for food was probably stressful. She finally went to sleep after 6 hours of being hyper. So did I. So did Baby. I bet the vet did, too.

Molly should be back to normal soon, since it has been almost a week, but so far, not much improvement. If her issue isn't only the UTI, she has to get an MRI for possible neurological issues. I feel her pain. This isn't the first time Molly and I have had similar tests done. I was having thyroid, pituitary, and adrenal gland tests done when Molly was diagnosed with non-functioning adrenal glands.

I wonder if I should stop at my vet, I mean doctor's office, and pee in a cup?