Good vibes for Abe

Our poor sweet Abe has had a rough go of it lately. Y'all remember my post about him getting hit and having to have stitches in his leg? Well, when we took him to the vet to get the stitches out, he had developed an ear infection- how that was possible, I'm not sure, since he was taking antibiotics for the leg. So, the ear infection cleared up a couple of weeks ago, and now he is sick again. WEG is taking him to the vet at 3:00, so say a little prayer that it's nothing major, however, I have scared myself to death reading the internet for the possible culprit of the symptoms he has. I've seen everything from parvo to distemper to heartworms. He just had his shots a month ago, so I would hope it's nothing major like that, but it's scary!

On Sunday he threw up three times. He wouldn't come out from under the shed on Monday and wouldn't eat or anything. Finally we coaxed him out on Monday night and brought him inside, gave him a bath, and gave him some food. Between Monday night and today he has eaten a total of 2 cans of wet food and maybe 2 24-oz cups of food. He has been drinking a ton of water, though- we think he may be slightly dehydrated. This whole time he's had diarrhea, and today he started this wheezing/coughing thing and threw up a small amount twice. Also, today, he has developed a warm nose which indicates a fever. You can tell he just feels terrible and has no energy....he just lays around and looks miserable, and he has lost weight because of the throwing up and not eating.

So please, send good thoughts Abe's way and help me pray that it's nothing serious and this visit won't cost an arm and a leg!