More on Scooter...

I went to see him today... again - there was some slight improvement. He's moving around a LITTLE bit on his own... not much, though. He still can't stand up or even pick up his head, for that matter. *sigh* I guess for lack of a better word he scoots around, but he can't move any more than about an inch at a time and it looks like it takes a lot out of him to do so. His eyes are still dilated crazy-huge and his tongue just hangs out all the time so he's covered in snot and drool. Also, he smells like rot since no one's been able to wash him since he vomited all over himself the other day. His body's still jerking a lot and the paw his IV is in was really swollen. They said something had happened to it, but that they fixed it; the swelling just hadn't gone down by the time I'd got there.

Right now the only thing keeping him going is the IV... I suppose it's also a good sign that he's not on any medication other than that. The only thing that still has him in the shape he's in is the Ivermectin I gave him... and like they've said before we just have to hope he holds on until it all gets out of his system. ... Still no more seizures since yesterday and that's also a good thing... Sadly, they are not yet able to say that they think he will make it - only that there is hope for him to.

Today I have felt pretty down, but I haven't cried as much as I have over the last few days. I don't know why that is because I'm still very upset and he's constantly on my mind; perhaps it's the fact that he's improving at all that comforts me. Also, today they said that they're pretty certain that he's becoming more aware of his surroundings... he doesn't move for the most part unless they're doing something to him or someone comes to see him. So I know he hears me when I tell him how much I miss him and that he HAS to get better so he can come home. He'd better be listening to me... at home I was about the only one he'd listen to, anyway. *half smile* I always felt special because of that. Scooter is my buddy. *wipes tears*

... Well, the only other thing I can say about the situation is that it's starting to look like the doctors are trying to make me think he was allergic to that prescription in which case his reaction could not have been predicted - therefore relieving them of liability for what happened. Well I'm not buying it. He has EVERY ONE of the symptoms of Ivermectin Toxicosis which means the medication poisoned him. He was given WAYYY too high a dosage and without being tested for sensitivity first. THEY KNEW that that stuff kills some dogs and THEY KNEW that he was a mutt (therefore they couldn't know what all genes he might carry). I can't help but feel like they are at fault and that makes me angry. The little bald spot on his forehead was not such a big deal that we couldn't have waited for test results before giving him that medication. ... Damn, I feel sick.