A Rough Week for Zoe

On Monday we got some rain, and I spotted a rainbow for the first time in a long time! It was so fun! Tuesday Jake had an evening shift again, so we spent the morning at the temple and then enjoyed the rest of the day together at home with Zoe. 

This week was a pretty rough one for our poor little weenie. On Thursday, Jake and I took Zoe on a walk, and we had quite an adventure! A BIG dog ran out of a nearby house and tried to attack her, but Jake kicked it and I scooped Zoe up before she could get chomped. Zoe let out quite a few angry/scared yelps, and once she was safe in my arms she started barking as though saying "go away! My momma and dad will BEAT YOU UP!" No physical wounds were dealt, and Zoe handled it like a champ. But we found out that apparently we aren't the first ones in our neighborhood to experience this, so next time we go on a walk and find that person's door open, Jake is going to go up and tell the dog's owners that the next time we come by and see their door open and their dog unleashed, we're calling animal control. Just because the weather is nice doesn't mean you should leave your front door wide open and your dog not controlled!

In the middle of the night on Saturday, Zoe threw up. Which wasn't too big of a deal, but Jake and I weren't exactly thrilled about it. In the morning when we woke up, we discovered that Zoe was having some kind of allergic reaction to something: her head was COVERED in hives, and her cheeks were swollen up like little squirrel cheeks. We hurried her over to the vet, and were told that Benadryl would help clear up the hives. A few hours after we gave her the medicine, her face had cleared up a lot but now the hives had moved to her back. Jake brought me the car and went back to work, and I took Zoe over to the vet again. She got a cortisone shot, and then we headed home. Jake was able to get off of work early to come be with us, and we spent the rest of the day cuddled up on the couch. After a few hours, the cortisone seemed to really be helping. We gave her a few more doses of Benadryl throughout the day, and when we woke up Sunday morning she was as good as new! We're so glad that our little girl is feeling better. The hives itched her a lot, and she just looked miserable for so long that it was breaking our hearts. We love our fur baby!