Scooter is doing great and I can pick him up anytime!

Scooter is doing great and I can pick him up anytime! I am SO happy!

I only slept maybe an hour after after my 3 hour nap last night, and that was after my 3 hours of sleep the night before. I've been a wreck. I think I am going to nap before I get him, so that my brain won't be mush if he needs me. I feel like this room is spinning right now. I don't think I have a choice. 😕 Hearing that he was doing great was SUCH A RELIEF!

I was so exhausted that I fell asleep on the couch.

I was so exhausted that I fell asleep on the couch. Woke up hoping it was 6 or 7. No such luck. 🙁 I am going to bum around on here and hopefully get drowsy again. I have a very hard time not letting my brain run away with me - especially when things are going on with my family. The house has been too quiet without Scoot here. 😕 I can't wait to have his noisy butt back home.

Even though Scooter was doing well earlier...

Even though Scooter was doing well earlier you know that I'm going to worry until I get him back home. The first 24 hours after surgery are critical, so... I am optimistic, but I know he's not out of the woods yet. 

Does anyone happen to know if Dr. Long has a tech that stays there or checks in over night? I didn't think of asking before they closed, but it sure would ease my mind if they did.

THE VET SAID THAT SCOOTER IS DOING WELL!!!

THE VET SAID THAT SCOOTER IS DOING WELL!!! They are keeping him overnight, of course, and that's ok. I just ugly cried happy tears so hard!

I can't even tell you how much I love my stubborn little bad dog. ❤❤❤❤❤

I'm home.

I'm home.  I think I did ok on my test, but even if I failed it... well, I forgive myself.  I'm running on less than 3 hours of sleep and all I can think about is Scooter.  I have a migraine coming and I am terrified that I might get bad news.

I'm supposed to call the vet at 3.  I'm about to take some Excedrin and see if I can feel a little less like hell right now.  Thanks to everyone who's wished us well.  I really appreciate the comfort.  This has been one of those days where driving off a cliff sounds like a form of being kind to myself.

I will share news as soon as I have it.  ❤

I am so pressed for time...

I am so pressed for time (my class starts at 10!) so I apologize for not responding to comments individually.  I'll be off the air while in class (runs from 10 - 2), so unfortunately I won't know anything else to share after this update until this afternoon.  🙁

Scooter made it through surgery, but his prognosis is guarded, at best.  He lost his spleen and a lot of blood.  The tumor was HUGE.  It must have been growing fast because the vet examined him pretty thoroughly just two months ago.  I started feeling it over the weekend so I don't think it was always there.  Shaun got a photo.  Maybe he'll post it in the comments so as not to spam people who are sensitive to things like that - I don't know.  You can always just message him if you want to see it.

Anyway.  Scoot's old, he was very underweight, and just all around not doing so well, so we have no idea if he's going to pull through or not.  I'm rooting for my old man, of course.  I love him so much and I have no idea how I'm supposed to concentrate on anything but him today, but worrying accomplishes nothing, so maybe class will keep me distracted.

And with that, I'm off.  Send some good vibes to my old man, please.  I didn't get the feeling that he was ready to give up yet, so if he's fighting then I am, too.  ❤❤❤

Scoot's in surgery.

Scoot's in surgery. He's got a tumor. We're waiting to find out what it's attached to. We loved him up in case he doesn't wake up. The vet said that he was in pain and I can't have that. We stayed with him until he was sedated. I didn't want him to feel abandoned.