Well, it looks like I spoke too quickly on my last post. Evie is healthy and doing great, EXCEPT, today we found out she has coccidia. Coccidia are tiny organisms that infect the intestine and can be potentially life-threatening for young/small pets. (To read more about coccidia, click here.) After a frustrating morning of going back and forth to the vet, I got some medicine for her and was told she would be fine. She has to be on medicine for two weeks and hopefully that will clear it up.
The most frustrating part of all of this is that we have to keep her out of our backyard for a minimum of 2-3 weeks because she could potentially get reinfected. Our backyard is fenced in and is the only area in the yard where Evie is allowed to go. Having to take her out a on a leash every time she needs to go outside is a huge inconvenience to us and to Evie - she loves to play outside! I guess this is just the stuff you deal with as a "parent"...but I know both of us are hoping things calm down really soon. Hopefully one day soon our little pup will be 100% healthy and not on meds!
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