Thoughtprints

Riley gave us a scare today. Actually, it began last night. He didn't eat all of his dinner, which he never does. He always eats whatever he's given! Then this morning he wouldn't eat his breakfast at all, plus we noticed he was shaking. Kind of like shivering, but it wasn't cold in here. Well, as the day progressed, he was acting very lethargic, and wasn't even interested in going outside, which is totally unlike him. So we called the Vet. He said he'd meet us at his office in 10 minutes.

Know what he diagnosed? Teething. Teething! Riley's temp was normal, and the doc didn't feel anything weird in his belly. Now, I've had dogs all my life, and I've never had one who acted like this when they were teething, but I've never had a toy breed before, either. Are smaller dogs more prone to acting like this while they're teething?? And does their breath smell really bad when they're teething? Cuz Riley's breath would gag a maggot! lol Seriously! Pooey breath! Anyway, he has to get his shots tomorrow morning, anyway, so the doc is going to check him over again just to be sure. We'll ask him about the breath thing then. I was sure scared, though. Poor little guy ... he's just so tiny and helpless ... I felt so sorry for him!

He's acting better tonight. Hopefully it was just some quick-passing thing!