My little dog Charlie is ill

I had a nice time in NH with my mom. came home Wednesday picked up my darling little dog charlie and brought her home. We missed each other so much!
She didn't eat that night but seemed to be perky and happy to be back in her own place.
On thursday I wasn't feeling well so I took a sick day and stayed in. Charlie didnt eat breakfast and didn't have her usual morning business but seemed to be herself.
Later in the afternoon I heard her being sick. I went into the living room to find she'd vomited blood. Not alittle drop. I of course panic'd and called the emergency room vet. they had me bring her up.
they were not sure if it was a blockage or infection so she needed xrays and bloodwork and to stay with them.
She gave me that sad look that says mommy we just got home and your leaving me here in this strange smelling place with needles and thermometers!
i was so sad! i sat in the car and Cried. I didn't know what was wrong but i knew that it couldn't be good.
I called later and there was no blockage thank god but her tummy was sore. they had her on intravense because of dehydration and they kept her overnight. the blood work came back that she had some infection. $400.26 later she's on three perscriptions and rest. no getting all excited jumping around and shaking her rubber chicken.
charlie is an adorable pomerian if you know that type of dog then you already know that they have the sweetest face look like they know exactly what you are saying (like most dogs!) she is small only 7 pounds but lost weight being ill and is now tiny about 5 lbs now thats alot of weight for a tiny dog to lose in a short time.
the place she was at while i was away is a good place i do not think she got ill there.
today she isn't quite right but she did eat the specail 2 buck a can dog food even though she wanted my eggs. i said NO WAY until your better you will go with the diet the doctor gave you! Truthfully if the doc says this is her diet from now on then so be it.
I know you animal lovers out there understand how worried and upset i am.
i work for a newspaper selling advertising. one of my csuotmers was a small family owned pet store. one day i went in and while i was waiting for their ad i was looking at the puppies.
i'd recently moved back to CT after a messy divorce and dramatic move 3 states away. I had just moved into a tiny apartment. I'd been without the love of animals for a couple of years until i'd adopted a hymilan mix kitty - Lily the year before. I wasn't looking for another animal and I did not think that my landlord would let me have a dog.
Charlie was 3 months old and weighed 1.3 pounds. I had beannie babies who were bigger! We looked at each other and i said can i hold her? BIG mistake! They put her into my cupped hands she tilted her head up and licked my chin. ok i was sold she had to come home with me!
I called my landlord begging pleaseeeeeeee he was wonderful and said yes!
that was 9 years ago.
She was so tiny that one cold night i took her with me to my daughters house. i had her tucked into the top of my heavy winter coat. just her head poked out like some strange looking broche. I use to come home from work at lunch time 20 minutes away to take her outside and to feed her. the tiny puppies can get hypogloxcimia (just like mommy!!!) and go into shock very easy so she had to be reminded to eat.
Everyone Charlie meets she makes new friends. Even people who are not into animals love charlie. and if they don't then there is something wrong with them so they are not invited back again!
I know at her age and how fraigle she has always been that she might not be with me for to many more years. thats not a time that anyone will want to be around me!
That pet store went out of business right around the time I found out that she has a bad hip bad knee and problems with her throat. so the warrenty was nil and void. it didn't matter she was my baby!
A new pet store in my territory opened a few streets away. thats how I ended up with Paulie the wonderbird. thank god they did not sell baby elephants becuase my little condo does not have the space!
Fortuantely there are NO pet stores in my new territory!

Awww...I'm sorry your baby isnt feeling well...he sounds sweet...Pomerians are cute little dogs. I had one when I was a teenager and this idiot guy in the neighborhood stole him and we never got him back, I loved that dog...he looked just like a little fox...its name was squirrel...dont ask me how he got that name but thats what we called him lol....but yeah I know what you mean about pet stores I got to stay away from them..I already have a small zoo.

I hope your baby is feeling better....spoil him rotten...I know you are....

Yup, It's no fun when are fur babies are sick. Specially when it cost so much to fix them up $400. ouch!! But we do what we have to with them, aolways. Hope your baby is back home & feeling better now.

Thank you guys! she's doing so much better today. She was upset cause I made bacon (my bsd) for breakfast and she couldn't have any it was too rough for her tummy. I did take some scrables eggs and put alittle bit of the bacon grease for smell and taste in them for her she gobbled those up!
she had her normal bodily functions - can't think of a nice way to say poop! LOL isn't it amazing what alittle bit of babying, some meds and $400 vet bill can do?

It breaks my heart that Charlie is sick, I hope by now she is better..  Friday night I baby sat for my sister. She has a Boston Ter. that is 6 years old . She is black and white. She got a Brown Boston Ter. a couple of weeks ago. She is very odd. We had never seen a brown one with green eyes. I had forgotten how wild puppies are!! She would run and tear up stuff till she got tired and then she'd come and get in the chair with me and the older dog. I love animals and we had so much fun. They live next door to me, so I can see them as much as I want to.  Judy

O Judy that sounds like so much fun! I love puppies and had thought about getting one recently to give Charlie company. but she is so fragile tht i'm afraid a puppy as much as she'd enjoy it would tire her out too much.
She is doing so much better. i'mamazed at how quickly she has bounced back.

I hope Charlie is still doing better.  My cat, Stinky, came in limping sometime in the night on the 4th.  I had to miss work the next day and spent 5 hours and 450 bucks at the ER vet.  Why can't these animals get sick during regular hours?  She had an infection in the joint from a cat fight. On the fifth, I had to drive a friend down to Tucson for radiation treatment for cancer so my son came over to take care of her.  When I got hme, Rufus had some kind of lump on his ear so here we go again.

Take good care of your babies and they will take care of you!