Goliath

We left work early today and took the 1:30 PM train home to pick up Goliath for the weekend from the vet.

The bill was $1.058.44. That was in addition to the $300 that we paid last week for the x-rays, ultrasound, and thyroid blood test.

He is very tired. He didn’t touch any of his dog food in his bowl, but he did eat some Scooby snacks (albeit slowly).

They said to limit his water at first so that he doesn’t vomit. His normal bowl is fed by a 4 gallon water jug. To control his intake I closed off the room that is in, and put down a regular water bowl. At first he would drink all of the water that I would put in (about three or four cups at a time, spaced 30 minutes apart) but after about the third or fourth bowl he was done. He actually left water in the bowl! I think that is a good sign. Last week he would drink nonstop for five minutes.

One point of concern; they put an IV in his right front paw. That paw is now noticeably swollen. I might call the vet tomorrow if the swelling has not decreased. He limps on the leg a little bit.

We are having some people over tomorrow evening for movie night. I started a batch of tabouli, and Sheri made her chocolate éclair dessert. She also picked up some soft drinks, cheese, etc. from the store tonight. One of her friends is a big Dune fan. He felt that the two original Dune’s (1984 and 2000) each left things out, so he spliced the two movies together into what he feels is a complete work. I don’t know if I will be able to stay awake.

I have an early doctor appointment tomorrow morning. Just a routine diabetic follow-up.