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View west from LDR-A
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Bad day yesterday. Frio had a strong allergic reaction to
something--probably an insect bite. He was licking his legs, rubbing
his face, scratching his hears, etcetera; but when he started racing
around and lying down in spots he doesn't normally inhabit we decided to
give him 25mg of Benadryl. When it showed no signs of alleviating
symptoms an hour later we decided to take him to the emergency vet.
Unfortunately
there is no emergency vet in Las Cruces, so we had to drive all the way
to the east side of El Paso to seek treatment for him: 50.1 miles one
way! By the time we got there the antihistamine had kicked in, and his
adrenaline was pumping full blast. I had to explain to the vet over
Frio's impossibly loud barking what was wrong with him. She looked him
over, went back to fetch a paper bowl filled with shredded chicken and
proceeded to feed the contents to him, all of which he ate. She told me
to monitor him to see whether he needed to go to our primary vet this
morning, but said he seemed to be doing well.
Not so. Not long
after we got home and fed him and Willow he began having another more
severe reaction. When I noticed the right side of his muzzle was
swollen I decided to give him two Benadryls--a 50mg dose. I put him in
the patio enclosure and closed the screened security door; he was able
to keep an eye on me in my office while drifting off. He slept for
hours. Then he slept in front of me while Dr. K, Willow and I watched
TV. When we decided to go to bed we followed our normal routine, and
Mr. Frio slept through the night. This morning he seemed back to
normal.
I took him and Willow on a shorter jaunt this morning so
they could attend to business while I kept an eye on Frio. He did well.
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| Heelers |
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Ridge west of the Organ Mountains
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Tortugas and the Organs
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Barrel Cactus fruit
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Weed has a name, I just don't know what it is
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Soaptree Yucca and the expanse across the Mesilla Valley
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Confluence of things
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Last 2: Stinging Serpent
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| Stinging Serpent (Cevallia sinuata) |
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1 comment:
What a relief that our Frio is OK. I love that last photo of the Stinging Serpent.
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