An Update on the Golden Child

Bear went to the vet this morning, and she believes he has what google had us fearing he had... Lupus. It's not life threatening like it is in people (I think it is in people...), but it can be "disfiguring". I'm not entirely sure what that means beyond what is already happening, but Adam is going to call the vet tomorrow to ask more questions. I was so bogged down in trying to decide what our next course of action was that I didn't ask the appropriate questions. Anyway, his nose started showing a line of pink tissue on the very top sometime over the summer and it has progressively gotten worse. I took him to the vet twice, same clinic different vets, and they both kind of shrugged it off. Now his whole nose, including in his nostrils, and the insides of his ears (but not down in his ears, thankfully) are cracking, peeling, and even bleeding. The vet didn't think he was in pain, but just uncomfortable, based on his reaction to her touching him. It could also be another disease that attacks the immune system, or possibly something else, but the something else sounded the least probable. He returns Friday for a biopsy and we should know more next week.

Also, she wants him to put on 5 lbs. Ellie is supposed to lose 20 and Bear is supposed to gain 5... sheesh. She suggested putting him on the active dog dog food because it is more calorie dense - now why didn't we ever think of that? Eventually we'll get the two of them evened out. Ellie has been slimming down quite nicely and she may even be close to her goal.

When John Dickson woke up this morning I told him Boo Boo was going to ride in the car, and until we left, he was like a broken record "Boo Boo ride car". I tried to put John Dickson in the car before I got Bear, and he was very insistent that no, "Boo Boo ride car." It was maybe the best ride to school ever.

And in other doctor news, I'm getting bigger and Henry's heartbeat remains strong in the 140-145s.