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Good news/bad news

Cocoa Puff on My Blog - Mon, December 24 2007

My nice new vet called my dad today to tell him about my tests. Apparently, my bloodwork looks good for an old gal like me. Both blood count and chem panel looked ok so that was good news. Bad news came from the other end of my body. They did fecal swabs and those results were not as good. I have hookworms and Giardia. Super yuckkkkyyyyy! Mom hates stuff like that! I guess I picked these yuckies up before I got here but gross. Now I have another packet of stuff added to my food and another antibiotic to take twice a day. Dad thought my schedule was tough before-wait until he sees my new Excel spreadsheet with the additions. At least it explains some of my tummy problem especially with the bloody stuff on Saturday. Dr T says this should fix me up but I have to go back and get my booty checked again. Hopefully everything will kick in and I'll start feeling better soon. Mom says that I should expect to feel worse before I feel better since all those yuckies will be dying off. Bleeeccchhhh! I hate cooties. Thanks again for all your puppy prayers and good thoughts. Mom's got to go contact my foster home and tell them so they can keep an eye out for problems. Merry Christmas to all my new friends. Your friend, Cocoa Puff

Jersey Joe on Dec 24 at 12:54 PM

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awww, you poor thing! i hope you feel better very soon!

Ojo on Dec 24 at 01:19 PM

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I hope you feel better soon, Cocoa. I had yucky stuff when I found my loving home too -- but your Mom will make you feel all better. Enjoy your Christmas with your new family!

Lola on Dec 24 at 01:52 PM

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I had giardia....those pills were awful! Don't bite into one! Mom gets freaked out about cooties, too. No one else got it, thank goodness. We hope you feel better real soon.

Gunner on Dec 24 at 04:19 PM

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Feel better soon, Cocoa Puff! All that nasty medicine is worth it in the end. Once you feel all better, you're going to have a blast!

Sunyr on Dec 24 at 04:26 PM

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Hey Cocoa, Well, even though you got good and bad news, at least they can take care of what is wrong. Thats the good thing. Hopefully you will be feeling GREAT real real soon. Merry Christmas dear Cocoa Puff

Sydney on Dec 24 at 05:31 PM

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Poor you!!! Good riddance to those nasty wormies.

RIP Freckles on Dec 24 at 06:42 PM

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I had hookworms. Had to take more beef flavored pills. Mmm. Beef. I hope you rest up for Santa Paws to visit!! Maybe he'll give you a big bottle of squirty cheese to help the meds go down! Feel better, Cocoa.

Maggie on Dec 24 at 06:43 PM

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Aw, that stinks, Cocoa Puff! I wish you a speedy recovery so that you, me and Lola can get together and brush each others hair and talk about nails.

Star Hunter on Dec 24 at 06:46 PM

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Giardia is very nasty. Mommy had a Siberian Husky that almost died from that. It was well advanced before, she noticed anything was wrong. He just happened fast too. She got it from eating dirt down in TX. It did get worse before better. She was to feed her only 1/2 cup of rice and boiled hamburger a day and she already had gotten sooo skiny. She came out of it though. Feel better soon!!

Madison♄ on Dec 24 at 11:28 PM

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I had a worm. Mom doesn't know how I got it because I got the diarrhea and stuff like a week after they bought me, so I either came with it or some how picked it up in the yard within that short amount of time. Mom had to squirt banana-flavored goo down my throat twice a day for ten days and that was yucky, but she always gave me a treat right afterwards. We hope you are feeling better soon, Cocoa Puff.

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