Summit

Summit

Age: 6

Breed: Husky

Crimes: runner

About four days ago Summit was acting slow and sick to his stomach. We monitored him for a couple days and made a vet appointment for yesterday at 5pm when he cried in pain from having his chin tilted up. 

His trip to the vet was fine. He got a shot of morphine for pain and was due to come back in the morning for sedation and X-rays. 

The whole night he cried and whimpered from discomfort. He was good for a few hours before we went to bed but as soon as he needed to sleep, he was complaining. It was a rough night for all of us (except Lady. She's bulletproof.) Meri and I were up trying to make him comfortable, moving beds around and eventually put him in the office with a bed. There was nothing we could do for him. He just cried. The vet even said no for antinflamitories. 

After a really poor nights sleep, we found the highway packed. There was a bus accident and all routes out of the country were slammed.  We sat in traffic for 40 minutes on a trip that should take 15 with crying Summit. 

[dropped him off. Went to work. Saw attorney. Went to gym. Ate smoothie. Came to get dog.]

Dog X-rays were inconclusive and are being sent to a special X-ray reading vet. $400 later we get home and Summit got out of the car and walked like a an old man to go pee. Meri told him to get inside. He sideways looked at her, saw she was out of reach and bounded through the bushes into our neighbors yard. 

It is currently an hour later and dog is still gone. Can't we lure him back with a chicken?

Update:  we got a call from James the neighbor. I was so grateful I forced him to take two dozen fresh eggs and my eternal thanks. James apologized for Summit smelling of tuna. I still made him take the eggs. 

Update Updated: The vet called. Summit is officially a giant baby. He has a pulled muscle. There is no spinal problems or degenerative anything.