Carmen

I went home to see my family over valentine's day weekend and our family's golden retriever, Carmen, was very sick. She was bleeding out her rectal/vaginal area, and her stomach was bloated and tender. She wouldn't get up, eat, or even wag her tail when you scratched her head. I was sure that she was about to die. Although there are many other things to be upset about in the world, I was really sad that our family's best pet was going to pass on - she was a really good dog. I made an appointment for Carmen to see the vet and told my mom to make sure that all the kids got to say goodbye to her before they took her in to the vet, because they were probably going to have to put her to sleep.

However, the vet examined Carmen and determined that she had an infected uterus (apparently is fairly common in golden retrievers who have never had their uterus removed). Although she was really dehydrated and ill, the vet thought the could still save her. They put Carmen on an IV, performed a hysterectomy the next day, and put her on some strong antibiotics. Now she is doing great and back to her normal happy self. My family sent me this video of Carmen so I could see how much better she is doing. As you can see from the video, even recovering from surgery (a little over a week ago), does not stop her from wanting to play fetch all the time!






(OK, I know that I am totally turning into an old grandma type when I start putting videos of our dog up on my blog)...