On Saturday I was relaxing and watching some tv while cuddling with the dogs. As I pet Leroy, I noticed a swollen lump about a half inch in diameter on his hind quarter. Now, a normal person would think, “Hmmm, I wonder what that is? We’ll have to watch it or take him to the vet tomorrow”. What did I think? I freaked out.
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I was sure that is was a tumor. And if it wasn’t a tumor, it was a blood clot or something else awful. I was crying and hugging Leroy while catastrophizing in my head, assuming the worst. I asked people on Twitter if I should worry about it, I emailed my vet, and fretted all night. Luckily our vet is open on Sundays, which should have made it easier for me to handle because I could get him in within 14 hours. But NOOOOO…instead I was a mess.
Now I’d like to think that I’m a fairly rational human being normally and while I am a bit of a worrier, I think my pregnancy hormones took me over the edge. The good thing is that the excessive worrying only lasted that night. On Sunday, Don was able to take Leroy in to the vet. Turns out, Leroy was stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction! It wasn’t a tumor! There was nothing to worry about.
I think it’s just so scary to me to think of anything happening to any of my dogs and my lovely surge in hormones makes me think about it more for whatever reason. Has anyone else had this kind of experience (while pregnant or not)? So glad I can share my crazy moments with you!
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Tags: allergic reaction, bee sting, leroy, pregnancy hormones
You’ve officially lost it….
Yes. My husband tells me I was absolutely hysterical when I slammed the dog’s tail in the door. All I saw was the blood, and started sobbing uncontrollably. Yeah, don’t know if I’d make a good parent!
Haa ha! Once you have your kid, those thoughts just never go away at all. Everytime anything little happens to any of us I assume it’s a scary contageous parasite or something. Never used to care about that stuff assuming we’re healthy and young. Good luck!