one more thing

After a wonderful Christmas we were setteling in a nice routine when Quincy developed back problems. Thursday evening he was very restless and could not get comfortable. When Dave lifted him off the bed he yelped. We were able to get into the vet on Friday . After checking him all over and refereeing to X-rays taken last March he was given some muscle relaxants, ant-inflamatory drugd,and some cortisone. He spent most of the afternoon lying on the floor of the bathroom in front of the heater vent. Hearing his occasional moan was heart breaking. That night he was even worse. Saturday when the vet call and Dave said he was worse they had him back in. This time he was given IV medications that really knocked him out. The goal was to get the muscle to relax. It worked, when Dave brought him in he looked like a wet rag. One of the boys said he looked dead. Not a cheery thought. On Sunday morning he was a little better but he still had not eaten much. Sunday evening he was even interested when some one went into the kitchen .Dave gave him some canned dog food that was supposed to be easier on his stomach. Dave, Yuki and I were all watching him to see if he would eat. Quincy looked at us as if to say do not stare at me. Tonight things look much better.