Who Let The Dogs Out???

Me...That's Who!

I just love my Wyatt. I honestly don't know what I'd do without him.

It's been raining something awful here the past couple of weeks. Which worked well with my depression but not so well for going outside. When we did go outside, it would be miserable hot or nasty wet. Well, my amazing dog decided after fetching his ball twice on a particularly hot day to stretch himself out on top of an ant pile.

Well, I was unaware of this at the time. But it became apparent rather quickly that something was amiss. He was scratching a little more than normal. He's got dry skin so he scratches alot.

So, after some extensive research online as to how to handle this, my high school friend, Carlita, told me to give him Benedryl and use zinc oxide. I go to WalMart to get the goods. I decide to forego the pills and get the Children's Benedryl Liquid because I figured he'd do better with it than the regular Benedryl pills. What the HELL was I thinking??

My day was HORRIBLE yesterday. I was angry for no reason. People breathing irritated the snot out of me. The doctors were annoying and acting like it was my fault that we were behind and not the fact that they didn't come in until 9 and had an 8 o'clock appointment! So, I'm running around trying to take vitals, answer the phones, greet the patients, ice the patients that got their injections and answer the new patient questions. Georgia, our physical therapist, helped me out a ton! It was already 12:15 and we still had 2 patients to see so Georgia went out in all the rain to get me something to eat.

She walks in and says...I hate to put a cherry on the top of your day but your back tire is flat.

I almost cried.

I didn't know what I was gonna do. I texted my ex b/f for help but I knew he was asleep. So, I was at a loss. But lo and behold, an angel came to my rescue. The sister of a new patient said she had a compressor and it would inflate my tire. Then the son of a current patient offered to help. They saw me running around like a mad woman so they asked for my keys and they did everything for me!! How wonderful was that??

Then, I go to get my tire changed at WalMart and pick up the stuff for Wyatt. The tire guy makes me laugh so freaking hard that I pee my pants. He didn't notice. He gave me his number and said that he'd take care of getting my other tire off if I bought the tire to replace it at WalMart. It was a great end to a lousy day.

Oh, but back to the original reason for the post: Wyatt and Liquid Benedryl

I came home after a long day thinking that I would alleviate Wyatt's discomfort. So, me being the ever naive mom thought he'd just drink his medicine like a good dog. LMAO...really?? I thought that!! Silly, Silly Miche!!

By the time I managed to get one of the TWO capfuls for his weight, there was Benedryl on his neck, on my foot, all over my hands and all over the rug. The second capful went down a bit easier only because most of it actually got into his mouth. lol...

Now, this morning, I wasn't even gonna try but I knew I had to. I was already dressed for work and I thought today, he'll do better. Golly Neds...when will I stop being so naive?? At the first sign of trouble, I stopped and let him itch all day today.

I was getting ready to leave work when I had a total brainstorm!! We have syringes!! So I grabbed a couple and I was ready for battle! Well, so was Wyatt! lol...although this time 95% of the medicine went in his mouth, I had to do it 5 times. I had to pin him down and put the syringe on the side of his mouth each time but by golly, I prevailed. And he has stopped itching for the moment. Now, I'm almost out of Benedryl because my monster of a dog requires 80-100mgs of Benedryl every 4-6 hours. Roughly translated, that is approximately 8 teaspoons every time.

So, it's back to the store for more Benedryl, although this time I'm taking everyone's advice and getting the freaking pills!! For now, I gotta give him ANOTHER bath because he's all sticky and smells like medicine! How fun for me!!