Tragety...kind of...

So the other day, my dog, Max, started acting a bit funny. Normally, when he wants to sit with us he just jumps up and joins us. No problem. But three days ago, he wouldn't jump. He just was whining and trying to get us to pick him up. Then later, he started shaking like crazy and his stomach was completely rock hard and clenched. He was whining softly and it was very obvious that something was hurting him. We were worried but a few hours later, he seemed to feel completely better.

The next day, the same thing happened. But then it went away again.

So today, it happened again and it wasn't going away. So we took him to the vet. Turns out, poor Maxie hurt his back somehow and that's what's been bothering him. You have to realize though, Max is a dachshund. He's all back. As a result, this is both very common and potentially very bad. Basically, we'll be babying him like crazy for the next couple weeks (possibly months), and making sure that he doesn't jump or run or do anything too strenuous. And he has some medication he'll be on also. We put him on the pain reliever meds and he's been acting all loopy. Not going to lie, it's actually really funny. But basically, Max is in a rather disturbing predicament that will most likely go away in a few months. But, in a worst case scenario, he could be paralized if he continues to get hurt, in which case he'll have to have some painfully expensive surgery (try 2 to 3 thousand dollars painful).

Anyway, long story short, my Maxie is sick. And I'm very sad about it. But he should be getting better eventually.