Gabriel had to have his two lower baby teeth pulled by the dentist. They had yet to come out and his adult teeth were coming in behind them. One of the teeth had about 1/4 of the root left, the other had the entire root left, so those were not going to come out any time soon on their own. He went through it like a trooper and got double the money for each tooth from the Tooth Fairy because of being such a good boy during the extractions.

I am now doing subcutaneous fluids for Sydney at home. This should help flush his kidneys and keep him hydrated. We're trying a new soft kidney food made by Purina and he seems to like it. Let's hope he keeps on eating it.

It seems that the vomiting and diarrhea were a stomach bug. Whew.

He's having another check up and urine draw next week Wednesday and then we'll be deciding what medications to put him on.

Total cost so far for a week and a half worth of vet care? Around $700. For the first time in my life, I have a feeling I will be making payments on my credit card.

Zero is also doing better. The vet said it seemed like an overgrowth of bad bacteria in his intestine. He's on antibiotics and the bloody stool is gone.

So, for now, I'm waiting on Wednesday to see how we're going to be treating Sydney.