What Happened To Me and Why I Had to Step Away From The Blog

You know I was absent from most of my social media channels besides Facebook and I had to give blogging a break. I got so sick that ma was planning my funeral. We don't know where or when I caught those bugs but they took me down so hard, I was looking forward to my funeral.
*Some photos may be hard to look at. Some may be blurry because ma would cry while taking them*


In the beginning of Jan. I began acting like I didn't feel good. I started running a temperature. From there it went to draining my energy so all I wanted to do was sleep. Then the pain started showing in my face to showing in my body by how I stood up. The pain got to the point where I laid down and was ready to die. I didn't want to move, eat or drink. I was to the point where ma was force feeding me with a syringe just to keep food and water in me.

sleeping Carma

I had to sleep in the front room while ma was in there so she could make sure I didn't stop breathing. When we went to bed she would wake up every hour to check on me. It got to the point where I had to be carried outside to pee and held up while I relieved myself. Then I had to be carried back in and put back on my pallet.

I have never felt so bad in my life. 

Scooby was my emotional support. He stuck to me like glue

I was in the vet's office almost every day. I had x-rays on my back since I was lame. Ma did laser treatments on my back every day. It would help a little but the pain was in more places than just my back. We took more x-rays to see if I had injured my back. I walked hunched over. We took x-rays of my neck, I barely could hold my head up and it wobbled.

Then my eyes got runny. The tears turned to sludge. I couldn't open my eyes. Ma and dad would place warm rags over my eyes to soften the crust and clean out my eyes but my third eyelid would cover my eyes so I still couldn't see.

The sludge would return. I had antibiotics for my eyes that weren't helping. The sludge would keep returning.

My third eyelid would cover my eyes. I couldn't see

We would try an antibiotic for a week but I was still declining. They would take more blood to test. I don't think there was anything I wasn't tested for. I had all the signs of Lyme's disease. The only problem was I have never seen a tick. I have always been on flea/tick preventative and I don't go anywhere that ticks could be. As many baths as I get and as much as ma runs her hands through my coat, I have never had a tick.

I finally had to start having pain shots because pills had almost no effect on me.I got depressed. I had lost my will to live.

The vet took a sample of my eye sludge and sent it off. My bloodwork was fine, my kidneys were fine, everything was fine according to my bloodwork. I had a rash all over my stomach and legs. My skin didn't look right.

Red rash on my belly

 I WASN'T fine. I was sick. Deathly sick.

The test finally came back that I had a couple of nasty bacterias in my eyes. Corynebacterium and Gram-positive commensal bacteria of the dog skin, reproductive tract and gastrointestinal tract.. 

Corynebacterium are a Gram-positive commensal bacteria of the dog skin, reproductive tract and gastrointestinal tract. Usually it is in the ears or urinary tract but I had it in my eyes. Corynebacterium species occur commonly in nature in the soil, water, plants, and food products

MRSP-MRSP is an abbreviation for meticillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. It is comparable to MRSA in humans. It is highly resistant to antibiotics. 

Thankfully I haven't been on too many antibiotics. I used one in my ears a year ago. The only thing that got me through those almost 2 months were pain shots and pills. Once the results came back, it was time for working on a cure. 

I felt miserable. I was depressed even more. I would look at ma and she would start crying telling me how sorry she was and how she felt helpless not being able to help me. She just wanted to kiss me and make the pain go away. 

The vet and ma continually text each other. She would take photos, videos anything they could think of doing to share my progress. I was put on strong antibiotics, probiotics, and special feeding guidelines. It was important that I continued to drink and stay hydrated, even if that meant I had to drink through a syringe. 

We were all so exhausted. Ma's pain level was up due to lifting me all the time. She never complained to me. She just did it. My legs would swell for no reason. They hurt to stand. 

After I got done with the antibiotics, I started feeling better but I was so worn out I barely could stay awake. The vet said I may have developed adrenal fatigue. I had fought that illness with all I had and I didn't have anything left.

I started back on my Gabapentin for my back and something called MicroLactin to help rebuild my back but I was still so tired. I was put on steroids to clear whatever may still be lurking in my system. After my 3rd day of steroids, I was able to get up by myself. I was able to potty by myself but still needed help with the steps into the house. I was feeling stronger every day but also more hungry every day.

I will stay on steroids another couple of weeks and hope that when I come off them I won't go back to how I was before. I don't think any of us could take that. If there is a place for bad dogs after they pass away, I felt I was there.  I want to be healthy. Ma says she owes more on my medical bills than hers now. I am one expensive pooch. She says I am worth it.

My eyes are clear and the pain is minimal. I still have back problems but I think the laying around made it worse. Now we take things slow. I shared the other day that I was able to go to 2 doctors appointments with ma. I felt like working. She won't let me go to a store or anywhere with hard floors without carpeting because I am prone to fall or slide but hopefully soon I can go see my friends at Sam's Club and PetSmart. I miss them.

Tonight ma took us to the little field to walk around. We are banned for life from the big field that I love so much. Ma thinks that because I poke my head down rabbit holes, I may have picked up the bacterias there. I sure will miss my big field but she promised to take us to other places. I just have to take things slow.

I appreciate all the love and prayers those who follow me on Facebook sent. If it wasn't for those prayers, I may not have made it. I am healing and things are getting back to normal.

I look forward to sharing my reviews of products we have and sharing other great things with you. I have been making my list of things to share.

I hope you have been enjoying my friends, Speedy the housebunny's posts and Annie's post on the Lucky cat. I sure am blessed with wonderful friends who step up when you need them the most.

Thank you for taking the time to read this lengthy post. I appreciate it. 

Have you ever had a infection that was hard to clear up?