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Tokyo Drama    Gorgeous people, je vous presente Tokyo, my little male toy poodle. Nevermind the pink boots though, I got them a few of years ago from Tokyo {the city} before ever getting any of my other dogs {yeah, sort of like buying the button before the jacket? lol} -- Of course, when I got Chanel & Tantra, I realized that my chis are unbelievably tiny that not even the smallest boots were small enough for their paws. I put the boots aside in case someone from the family or a friend had a dog and fancied dressing them. Why a poodle? I dunno. I just love their energy, & temperament level. They're also extremely smart & social... and well, the different grooming styles? Trés tres tressss cute <3  Drama Scenes in the House Needless to say, Chanel & Tantra didn't like the new addition to the family; hardcore feminists? Perhaps. But I've seen Tantra make scary faces that I've never seen before, unveiling her fish-teeth ready to bite any minute. The two fired up barking at him and attacking him the minute he stepped into the house, ..he sat there helplessly in the middle of the room waiting for rescue while the other two barked at him ready to attack. The fact that I picked him up & put him on my lap didn't seem to put their issues to sleep, instead, in their eyes, he became this intruder that stole away their flash light {no one loves attention more than Tantra, she -is- the drama queen of the house}, therefore, no one hates Tokyo like Tantra does. Tokyo is only 4 months old, even though he's physically bigger than the other two, which I think is intimidating for them to a certain extent. When it came to bedtime, I put them in two different rooms. Chanel & Tantra were fine in the company of each other, but Tokyo was crying like there's no tomorrow.. like any child, he doesn't like being alone, I picked him up & brought him to my room.. he slept quietly that night. Day Two I had sent my driver to pick up some important documents from AlAin, in the meantime, his vaccination after-effect starting acting up, coughing, shivering, low energy level, & a fever. It was getting worse by the minute. I felt so utterly helpless & useless at the car was right before my eyes, only that I couldn't drive it in a situation like this. I called up the vet asking them for their home-visit vets for emergency cases as there was no one to take us to the clinic at the time.The lady who answered the phone suggested if I could catch a taxi -seriously- to get us there. I felt awkward for a minute for I knew there was no way I could say it without sounding like I'm above and beyond a taxi ride, but I had to be honest and say it in the most sensitive manner: - "I've never been in a taxi"BIG MISTAKE! I think she hated me for saying that, I couldn't help but notice a condescending sneer ruffling in her voice as she dropped all will to help. "Well, I'm sorry, I can't do anything for you" she said. I Hated her too. My cousin S was out of town when I called him sobbing, if there's anyone who understands my attachment to my pets it would be him. He said he'd call me in 15 minutes with a solution, but seeing how Tokyo was breathing on my lap, I knew I didn't have 15 minutes to wait. Rawan was in a lunch meeting when I called her, & even though she's not one with a heart for pets, she was at the front door in 15 minutes, picked us up & took us to the vet. The first one we saw {yes, we saw more than one} blew things out of proportion, & even though she couldn't tell what's wrong with him she still wanted to keep him overnight the hospital, take blood samples & x-rays. When I asked her what is wrong, she just said "We don't know what is wrong, but have a very sick puppy, we would like to observe him" I stood there thinking to myself: He's going to be left in a cage, in a cold white room with other sick animals, .. overnight, & they call that observation? Something just didn't sit right, is it really possible that a doctor who went to animal med-school really couldn't translate ANY of the symptoms? Or is it the fact that they didn't want to take liability for the double-vaccinations they had given him the night before? I didn't know. All I knew was that I had two options: 1) Be the idiot they want me to be & leave him there exactly as instructed, or 2) Seek a second opinion. Of course, you know which option I chose. The four of us, Rawan, Tokyo, my maid & I headed out to another clinic to seek a second opinion. We waited half an hour before being able to walk into the examination room, plenty of time to reflect on the voices in my head; my mind was telling me that I was taking a risk, but I couldn't silence the voice storming in my gut - I knew I was doing the right thing. After 10 minutes of flipping, touching, scaling, and temperature monitoring, the doctor came out with the verdict: Canine Influenza. Period. Simple as that. She gave him an antibiotic injection, and gave us the same medication in liquid form for the next 7 days. For a second there, this little puppy's entourage cheered for the doctor, and walked out of the clinic very very very happy. Labels: Daily, Poochy Mamma $16 in my moola box | link | email this post |
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