Kyle & Allison: Oh, Teddy

Kyle and I have been battling allergies/major allergic reaction (to who knows what!) with our new little pup, Teddy. Within the first few days of welcoming him into our home we took him to the vet to get started on all of his puppy shots. Great! We are ready to have all three rounds of shots over with, so we don't have to worry where he goes or who he is around.

The past two weeks though he has been all out of whack... The poor little guy has had a swollen chin, nose, eyes, and lymph nodes. Last week he was on antibiotics, which worked wonders for the swelling, however, he was very bloated and never wanted to play. This week, we are through with the meds, but the swelling is back. He had blood tests last week to be sure it is nothing major we need to worry about, which he checked out negative for everything, so we do know it is just allergies.

Now for the fun part, to figure out what the heck is causing this. Could it be the laundry detergent we washed the towel and blanket with that he sleeps on, maybe the weeds outside, food, chew toy...it could be anything!

This afternoon I worked from home to stay with Teddy after giving him Benadryl to make sure he would take it ok. All he wanted to do was sleep in my arms this afternoon while I sat at the table and worked. Very whiny, but gosh who cannot resist loving on this dog. We feel so bad for him.

Since getting a dog we have had a sneak peak into what parenthood will be like years from now. Things like do you pay the extra money to have blood tests run?? Absolutely!, working from home, waking up at 2am and 5am to let him out, potty training.