Day 70

Jelly Bellies are the devil.  They're delicious, addictive, and fattening.  At least their name is fitting.

Day 69

Have I ever mentioned that I live next door to my granny, who just so happens to be my B.F.F.?  Well, I do.  Today we painted our toenails.  She has an interesting approach.

Day 68

THE EARTH IS ALIVE AGAIN

Day 67

His & Hers

Day 66

Mia died.  It was horrible.  I finally had her euthanized.  I wish I had known that she wouldn't make it.  She suffered so much in vain.  I'm exhausted and heartbroken.  I was going to take a photo of her today as an update, but no one needs to see her that way.  The whites of her eyes were black this morning when I picked her up, and she was skin and bones.  She wagged her little tail when she saw me though!  She stayed awake and stared at me for about 2 hours on the way to the regular vet.  She used her last bit of strength to get her front half on my lap, and then she was unconscious.  I couldn't wake her up.  It was literally 1 mile from the vet that she lost consciousness.  I could feel her tiny heart beating on my leg way harder than it should've been and her breathing was labored.  Her nose had water coming out and she voided her bowels.  I couldn't let her suffer anymore.  I honestly think that she would have died within the next 10 minutes, but at least that was 10 minutes she didn't have to suffer.  It was so hard.  I stayed with her and talked to her while they put her to rest.  She still had the IV catheter in her leg from the emergency clinic so they didn't even have to stick her.  She didn't deserve to suffer like that.  She was only 3 months old.  I will never get another dog as long as  I live.  It feels like I have lost a child.   I am completely heartbroken.

Day 65

It is Sunday.  In other words, all of the veterinarians in the world are taking a day off-except the really expensive emergency one!  I won't even describe how incredibly miserable and sick Mia is. She has the parvovirus and hookworms.  We spent the entire day at the emergency animal clinic.  We had to get a credit card so we could foot her bill, and she is not looking good.  I am praying so hard that she'll make it.  I can't lose another baby.  Penelope just died in January.  We did everything right.  We got her shots as soon as we could, and she is spoiled rotten.  I want her home so badly.  She's in a quarantine room inside of a glass cage.  We couldn't even pet her before we left.  I am so worried she's going to die alone and scared in a little glass box.  My heart is broken.  I have to pick her up at 7:30 am, and then I have to take her to another vet so she can be monitored and treated for 48 more hours.  I hope she makes it that long.  Right now she's about 13 lbs.  I hope her tiny body is strong enough to beat this thing.  I don't think I'll sleep tonight.

Day 64

Today began well.  It was my first trip to a lake house- a friend of a friend of a friend's lake house.  It was nice pretending to be rich (haha).  The view of Smith Mt. Lake was gorgeous.  Our room was adorable, and we were with good friends.  I watched Buddy and his friends get a bit tipsy.  It was funny.  I caught them comparing abs. 

Unfortunately as the night went on my little Mia started getting extremely sick extremely fast. We figured she was just overheated or stressed from the car ride, but it was much worse.  She showed no signs of sickness whatsoever until now.