One Bad Day

Yesterday was not a good day. However, I will begin by telling you that we are extremely blessed. Let me start at the beginning. We made it home safely and unloaded the van. After the van was unpacked, I went to pull the car into the garage, however, it wouldn't start. I called Trevor outside to help me and he jumped it. It started and I drove it around the block to make sure everything was okay. It appeared to be, so I shut it off. I then tried to start it again and it wouldn't start. He jumped it again and the same thing happened. 


In the morning, we called the Ford dealership here in town to see if they carry Honda batteries. They didn't have any in stock so it would take a few days. Trevor jumped my car again prior to leaving for work and I drove 45 minutes to Jackson, MI to the nearest Honda Dealership. They checked out the van and the guy said he had never seen a battery in such bad shape. The acid had leaked out and corroded the wire. They had the battery in stock but would have to order the wire, which he could have by the following day. The bad news was that he told me my van is not safe to drive and that he is surprised that we made it all the way to Jackson. He said it could die at any moment, so we called Trevor and he came and got us. I am very thankful to God that this didn't happen until we got back from Iowa safely in our driveway and that we have remained safe while driving it. Also, we had gotten a new battery a few years ago and so it is still under warranty and we won't have any charges. 


As if all that isn't frustrating enough, Snuggles is having issues. We decided to leave Snuggles at home with Trevor while we went to Iowa to give the two of them time to bond. Snuggles has issues with men and does not go to Trevor unless he has to, which is irritating. Our dog trainer said the best thing for the two of them would be to spend a week together, so we took this opportunity to give them some bonding time. The time together did seem to help until Snuggles began pooping in his kennel. The first night was understandable because it was the 4th of July and he was scared of all the fireworks going off around him. However, it has continued to happen again and again. In fact, I came home to a kennel full of poop. Trevor hadn't seen it because it had been covered up by the towel inside his kennel. I came home and gave Snuggles a bath and Trevor cleaned out his kennel yet again. The trouble continued when Snuggles began pooping on our carpet. We first found it in Kianna's room at bedtime. We got that cleaned up and then later found more poop in Kianna's room and also in the hallway upstairs. He also woke up covered in poop the following morning. Snuggles was on our list...


I took Snuggles to the vet the next day and discovered that he has stress related colitis. We were told this is a medical condition and not a behavioral issue. Basically Snuggles was so stressed out by our leaving him alone with Trevor and by the noises associated with the 4th of July that he made himself sick. The poor dog had to get two shots, a steroid and a pain killer, along with some antibiotics. We are relieved that there is a reason for the problems he has been having, but it also confirms that our dog is a mental case!