When Jack could still eat normal food, I used to have to give him his medication, which was in tablet form, wrapped in a piece of cooked ham or chicken. This was the only way that he would eat it. He was quite a funny wee guy back then.
One night, about 7 years ago, Marion, his carer was looking after him. Normally Marion would feed him, bathe him, give him his medication and put him to bed in the time she was there. This particular evening though, he was being picked up by Granny and Granda Mac to stay overnight with them as his dad was home. I arrived in time to give him a kiss goodbye and Marion was acting a little bit weird. She looked a bit pale and wasn't her usual chatty self.
I didn't have time to think about it though as I was being licked to death by the labradoodle puppy we had at the time, while trying to usher everyone out the door.
Once Jack and grandparents were away, Marion blurted out "you'll never believe what's happened!"
She looked so so worried that I burst out laughing and said "it can't be that bad, surely?". She was so upset so I sat her down so she could tell me.
Everything had been going fine with Jack, she'd made up his medication and left it sitting on the counter top while she showered Jack. When she came back, it was gone! She searched high and low but no, it was definitely gone and then she caught sight of the puppy, Rollo, sitting there wagging his tail and she knew by the look on said puppy's face that he'd ate it! Trying not to panic, she quickly got another tablet for Jack, wrapped it in cold meat and made sure he ate it all.
Then she went back to the midication box, pulled out the info on that particular medicine and quickly scanned the side effects and came to the conclusion that it would only make the puppy a bit listless and lethargic. Whilst I am listening to this story I could feel the laughter bubbling up and I just cracked up laughing cos, really, the puppy was normally so full of beans so it wouldn't do him any harm to be a bit lethargic! I reassured her that he would be all right and that it wasn't her fault, she wasn't to know that the puppy would jump up and steal it!!!
The next day, late afternoon, Marion text me to see how Rollo was and I text back saying that "so much for being listless and lethargic, he was so hyper, I could peel him off the ceiling!!!!!
He was like that for two days! Practically bouncing off the walls and then he was fine. Suffice to say, he got a lot of walks that weekend. He might not have been tired, but I sure as hell was.
This happened one other time, this time on my watch. You'd think once would have been enough eh?
One night, about 7 years ago, Marion, his carer was looking after him. Normally Marion would feed him, bathe him, give him his medication and put him to bed in the time she was there. This particular evening though, he was being picked up by Granny and Granda Mac to stay overnight with them as his dad was home. I arrived in time to give him a kiss goodbye and Marion was acting a little bit weird. She looked a bit pale and wasn't her usual chatty self.
I didn't have time to think about it though as I was being licked to death by the labradoodle puppy we had at the time, while trying to usher everyone out the door.
Once Jack and grandparents were away, Marion blurted out "you'll never believe what's happened!"
She looked so so worried that I burst out laughing and said "it can't be that bad, surely?". She was so upset so I sat her down so she could tell me.
Everything had been going fine with Jack, she'd made up his medication and left it sitting on the counter top while she showered Jack. When she came back, it was gone! She searched high and low but no, it was definitely gone and then she caught sight of the puppy, Rollo, sitting there wagging his tail and she knew by the look on said puppy's face that he'd ate it! Trying not to panic, she quickly got another tablet for Jack, wrapped it in cold meat and made sure he ate it all.
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Then she went back to the midication box, pulled out the info on that particular medicine and quickly scanned the side effects and came to the conclusion that it would only make the puppy a bit listless and lethargic. Whilst I am listening to this story I could feel the laughter bubbling up and I just cracked up laughing cos, really, the puppy was normally so full of beans so it wouldn't do him any harm to be a bit lethargic! I reassured her that he would be all right and that it wasn't her fault, she wasn't to know that the puppy would jump up and steal it!!!
The next day, late afternoon, Marion text me to see how Rollo was and I text back saying that "so much for being listless and lethargic, he was so hyper, I could peel him off the ceiling!!!!!
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He was like that for two days! Practically bouncing off the walls and then he was fine. Suffice to say, he got a lot of walks that weekend. He might not have been tired, but I sure as hell was.
This happened one other time, this time on my watch. You'd think once would have been enough eh?
