Well hell...

We knew Lincoln wasn't out of the woods but we were feeling optimistic. Until last night. His breathing was a bit labored and by this morning it was worse. After work we took him to the veterinarian Petland approved payment for as part of Lincoln's follow up care. While we are thankful for that, it isn't the same as the relationship I've had for many years with our veterinarian of choice Dr. Kristin Caudy at Village Gate Animal Hospital. Another X-Ray was done on Lincoln's lungs, and we were told that his lungs are actually worse, not better. Pretty upsetting news. In addition to the two medications Lincoln is on we were given a third, called Chloramphenicol. Apparently this drug can not be taken by humans as it can cause death but it works on dogs. In addition to the pills we were given given gloves for when we handle the pills. Apparently even coming into contact with them can be fatal to a person. At my request Lincoln was nebulized while we were there and I was told I can bring him daily for that treatment. If we don't see progress by Friday our guy will be hospitalized again. Fingers crossed for progress. Again, thank you to everyone who has checked up on our little guy. Thank you also to those of you who have read Lincoln's story and passed it on. While I started this blog to share Lincoln's story I want it to be so much more. I want to share information with other animal lovers. I want to share rescue information, events, health tips and the obligatory cute pet photos. I'm working with a few people to put this part of Lincoln's story together and will have it together by the end of this week. Hopefully you will continue to read Lincoln's story and maybe even get something useful from it. For now, all "pawsitive" thoughts are much appreciated. -Lincoln & Co