the scare

got very worked up yesterday when my bro called me in the late morning while i was at work.

"tick fever. virus attacking her red blood cells. the vet says sherry has a 50-50 chance. he said we could buy and strike 4d if she recovered."

was already tearing when i heard that. and what sort of comment was that from the vet?! sherry wasn't her usual self the past few days..stopped eating..not even our human food which we slip to her sometimes. and she didn't growl in the mornings like she did. didn't really run around. didn't even come to the door to say bye to me when i left for work! she got bitten by ticks. ticks that were infected (not that common - vet said only 1 in 50 dogs get it - but she got it anyway..sigh)

rushed back during lunch to see her. apparently her ears were turning yellow - jaundice. iced her and force-fed her water. think she must hate me now. but it's for her own good.

went back to work all worried. when colleagues asked me what happened i starting breaking. one of them was mean enough to laugh when she found out the reason for my distress. it might sound ridiculous but i do treasure my puppy and i treat her as family - what's wrong with feeling the way i do?

really hopes she pulls through.