It’s been quite the week (and it’s only Wednesday)!!

I stayed home with Patton on Monday to help him adjust to his new home and it's a good thing I did. Beginning around 11am, the little guy started getting sick. I'll spare you the details, but he definitely wasn't feeling well. Our vet said to give it 24 hours and then bring him in if he didn't improve. He mentioned that parvo could be an issue but he didn't want to run the test to early for fear of a false negative. Patton slept all day Monday while I nervously watched him. I was attempting to work from home but I was so worried about him that I didn't get much done.

He didn't improve throughout the day but he didn't get worse either. We thought it was something that would pass but around 9:30pm he started throwing up. Immediately Dave and I were both concerned as puking is a sign of parvo. We rushed Patton to the emergency vet clinic. They tested him for parvo and the test came back negative. I think both Dave and I did a happy dance at that. Unfortunately they had no idea why he wasn't feeling well. He received a shot to help with the nausea and fluids to help prevent dehydration.

He slept pretty well Monday night but I decided to stay home with him again on Tuesday. He did much better Tuesday and has continued to improve. We think he just had a bad tummy ache. I can't even tell you how panicked we were. We've been waiting years to get a dane and we couldn't even keep one healthy for 3 days. We felt like huge failures. He's getting better and has kept improving since Monday so we appear to be in the clear. Hopefully we've gotten the emergency vet visit out of the way for his lifetime!

Oh, the craziest thing of all from the emergency vet visit? Even with being sick, he still gained one pound. At his vet visit on Friday, he weighed 10.5 pounds. By Monday night, he was up to 11.5 pounds!

Here are some photos from the last few days. I'm a proud mama and will be shoving lots of photos in your face, so enjoy!

Patton showing off his jowls.

Sleeping as usual. Notice the hassock in the background.
His favorite place to sleep is under the hassock or couch. That won't last long!

He also love sleeping on comfy blankets.

Comparing paw sizes.

This is his setup in the sunroom. During the day he has access

to the area within the exercise pen as well as his crate.

Giving kisses.

A boy and his dog. Buddies forever.