Poor Teddy

This past weekend I had a very interesting experience while house sitting. Ryan and I house sat for a couple in our old ward last month and they asked us to come back again. They have a little Cocker Spaniel named Teddy and he is supper cute and fun! He was easy to take care of the first time we house sat so I thought this weekend would be a breeze. Ryan ended up going camping with his dad so I stayed with the dog by myself. I don't like to be alone so I had my mother-in-law over to keep me company. We were having a nice time watching a movie and talking. Then the evening turned tragic when Teddy got into one of our purses and ate a big chocolate cookie with chocolate chips! I started to freak out a little because chocolate is poisonous to dogs and Teddy is a small dog and the cookie was big. I had a flash back to when I was about nine and my own dog ate a ton of chocolate and after we took her to the vet we had to feed liquid charcoal. It was awful and I cried all night. I'm still scarred. So I called the owners and could not reach them. Then I called the vet and they gave me two options: induce vomiting at home by making Teddy drink hydrogen peroxide or bring him in so they could do it... ... ... WHY on earth would I induce vomiting by myself?!!!! That's the craziest thing I have ever heard! I was horrified when the vet said that to me! What kind of sick non-vet freak makes a dog throw up by forcing hydrogen peroxide down the poor animal's throat? Thanks sicko vet, you have scarred me further by just the thought of that! Anyway, I was still conflicted because I could not get a hold of the owners and I knew the trip to the vet would be expensive. I made up my mind to take Teddy in and I was able to get a hold of the owners before I left. They said go for it so I did. My dear mother-in-law volunteered to go with me and so we took our trip down to the vet at 11:oo pm and didn't leave till after 12:oo. Thanks Debbie! Your an Angel!!! They made him throw up and kept him over night because he was still sick. The next morning I picked him up and was slapped with a $400.00 vet bill!!! So Teddy came home with me and the owners came home later that day. They were super nice and understanding! The owners ended up paying me back and tried to pay me extra for the trouble I went through, but I couldn't accept it! Not after I cost them a ton of money! Needless to say, I'm glad Teddy is ok and the people still trust us enough to invite us back! Ryan has made a vow that if we have a dog some day and it gets into trouble like this he is not paying to get it fixed! I might put up a fight though.

On a side note, I learned today that Teddy got into another purse and ate a whole pack of gum yesterday! What a naughty but still cute dog!!!!