My baby got sick today

My baby beagle boy got sick today and scared the hell out of his mama. I was on my way to work and late as usual. Dallas was napping on the couch and I picked him up to put him in his cage as usual.
When I put him in the cage to leave it sounded like he was messing around with his blanket., but the sound was nuts like he was running in circles. I opened the cage and he was running around to one side. Clearly it a seizure. He stopped and vomited. Then layed there for a second. As he was crawling over to me, he had another one. I just held him to the ground until it was over. His eyes were fully dilated and he had a blank stare.
After about five minutes he was back to normal and looking at me like I was a nut. So of course I’m hysterical. I was snotting up doing the ugly cry. I called everyone I could think of: Daddy, Uncle Rock, sister, brother, Tab, Nikkiluv, DenyseG, Pope Benedict, Dalai Lama, Barrack Obama (he was busy), Al Sharpton I mean anyone. Finally Tab was able to make out what I was saying through snot and tears. She located the nearest animal hospital, played hookie from work and came to get the Beagle and the Bag Lady.
When we got there they took Dallas straight to the back and said, “We got a triage coming through”. I was weak at the knees! Then the fool asked me what kind of dog he was. I started to say “German Shepherd”, I mean clearly he is a beautiful strong tri colored beagle!
We watched through the window as they wrestled him down to put a catheter in his leg to do blood work. I looked and this man had his whole body on him holding him down and Dallas was shaking, probably terrified. The Dr said it could be early onset of Epilepsy, could be that he got into some kind of toxin…Pesticide, chemicals, poisonings etc. (Highly Likely) or it could be a problem with another organ in his body.

I made the grand mistake of asking if I could see him before I left him there for a few hours so they could observe him. He was in a cage with an upside down lampshade on his head! Oh no not my baby! They didn’t want him to pull out the catheter in his leg. Tab stood back but I went to let him sniff my hands and know I was there. As we were leaving from the back he watched us like a hawk. When the door closed he howled and so did his mama. Yes I did it. I did the church lady yell and said “OH MY GOOOOODDD”. Everything in the hospital came to a screeching halt. The Dr asked was everything okay and Tab assured him it was. Then she reminded me that Dallas always howls when I leave lol.

I was drunk by 3 pm waiting for the call. I had taken so many Rum shots I was incoherently reporting to all of those concerned about how he was doing. My nerves were torn up! You know you always think nothing bad will ever happen and this was so sudden. I got scared thinking what would have happened if I was actually on time for work. I would have never known he had one. I had upset all of my friends and family by this point also. I had one girlfriend crying at her desk at work. I felt so bad but good that he has touched so many lives. He really is an awesome dog and I hated seeing him sick even if it was only for a few minutes.

Well, good news is great news! His blood work came back normal and I just have to watch him for any further seizure activity. He didn’t have another one today so that was good. I will be watching him like how we are watching these gas prices go up! Dallas was a trooper today, can’t say that much for his mama. I don’t know what I would have done if Tab wasn’t there. I would probably have been laid out at the animal hospital by his cage with a sheet over me. Just dramatic what is wrong with me? I have to laugh at myself. I’m sure if Dallas could laugh he would be too.

Bag Lady aka Rum Runner