New Supplements, New Change

I definitely owe an update to everyone. Last Tuesday and Monday were tough on me and on the Spark. It just looked grim to me. He didn't perk back up till Tuesday night, when suddenly he started to demand all my attention, mooched food, begged for rub downs, etc.

Anyway, things have been looking up again since then. Amazing how his energy fluctuates. Is that normal? It just seems that he has either really good days, or really bad days ... a little bit of balance would be nice.

I talked to the holistic vet again. She had called me after hearing that he was in distress Sunday night through Tuesday night. She told me to get some homeopathic supplements. Arsenicum Album and Phosphorus C 30. The Arsenicum Album he gets when he goes into respiratory distress again, ie: coughing, heavy panting, blueish tongue. The Phos C 30 is for when he's anxious, ie: pants and seems stressed, but not quite as bad. The instructions are great. Hah. She told me to give him 5 pellets, put them on his tongue and let the pellets dissolve. Seriously? Has anyone ever tried to place a pellet (even if it's sugary) on a dog's tongue and tried to have him hold still till it dissolved? LOL. I tried several times yesterday and basically always ended up taking him into a near choke-hold,while lovingly petting him :D , and keeping his mouth shut. Everytime he tried to push those little pellets through his tiny, stumpy front teeth. When I tried to re-insert them, he would hold those little teeth clamped together tightly - it was like trying to break into Fort Knox. I have to make sure I get a picture of his face next time. You'll all love it.

Anyway, I am not sure whether the stuff works, but he did mellow out a bit thereafter, and even fell asleep. I can't wait to get home tonight after work. He seems to be in good spirits again, and I have the whole weekend off to spoil him rotten.