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My Life Is Controlled by A Yellow, Furry Being...
Vet just called. I ran Sid in this morning cause he was acting sick and would not pee and dude - he *always* pees in the morning. Like a river. Add to that he was trying to crawl into my lap *and* when I came home from work to check on him he *still* would not use the bathroom - even when I walked him several blocks, past several nifty trees, bushes and mailboxes and then he cried and pushed at me like he wanted me to pick him up and carry him (he weighs 50 lbs) - this is not normal. He hasn't used the bathroom in the apartment, either. In fact, he has been accident free entirely since we moved (Go Sid! ::high fives::).
So I took him to the vet's for tests. And he is fine. They had no trouble getting him to go to the bathroom, and all tests are negative.
The vet thinks he is depressed or insecure because Aunt Maude is gone. And if anything, the Aunt Maude time demonstrated to me that I just do not have the energy or financial resources to have a two animal house-hold, especially if I am allergic to one of those animals. I cannot get Sid a kitten, no matter how much we both want one. As it is, this latest vet visit is someone's Christmas gift.
I am willing to consider letting Sid have Cappy's maltese, Buffy. She is the size of a cat and he does like to play with her, but she is house-trained and walking two dogs is not that different from walking one...
Except my apartment is small and perfectly sized for me and Sid. Buffy will make us crowded. Also, Cappy might not like me taking her dog. If Cappy lives with me during college, that will be fine - but then I'd have to have a bigger place so it will work out. Except I think Cappy should live in the dorm at least for the first year and I know she is not going to want to leave Buffy at home and maybe I am thinking about this too much...
Sid can have a beta fish. But not the kind with the fancy tank.
So I took him to the vet's for tests. And he is fine. They had no trouble getting him to go to the bathroom, and all tests are negative.
The vet thinks he is depressed or insecure because Aunt Maude is gone. And if anything, the Aunt Maude time demonstrated to me that I just do not have the energy or financial resources to have a two animal house-hold, especially if I am allergic to one of those animals. I cannot get Sid a kitten, no matter how much we both want one. As it is, this latest vet visit is someone's Christmas gift.
I am willing to consider letting Sid have Cappy's maltese, Buffy. She is the size of a cat and he does like to play with her, but she is house-trained and walking two dogs is not that different from walking one...
Except my apartment is small and perfectly sized for me and Sid. Buffy will make us crowded. Also, Cappy might not like me taking her dog. If Cappy lives with me during college, that will be fine - but then I'd have to have a bigger place so it will work out. Except I think Cappy should live in the dorm at least for the first year and I know she is not going to want to leave Buffy at home and maybe I am thinking about this too much...
Sid can have a beta fish. But not the kind with the fancy tank.