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So, Princeton is no longer a transgendered puppy....he's now a eunuch puppy haha.

I have to keep a close eye on him because he did not take the surgery well at all. After I picked him up I got 3/4 of the way home and turned back around and drove back to the SPCA (they did the procedure). What started out as a small bump on his nose quickly spread into large blisters across his face, neck and back. His eyes swelled shut, and he was wheezing since his throat was swelling to. I literally had NO gas in my car and I don't know how I got all the way back there when my gas light was on, but someone was watching over me.

when we got back to the SPCA the vet had already left and they couldn't get ahold of her since she wasn't back in her office yet. We ended up calling the SPCA's emergency vet and they told us to give him benadryl (which I would've done anyways but I didn't know if it'd react with anything else he had done). The benadryl seemed to help a slight bit and I ended up taking him home.

As soon as we got home he started whining, moaning and wheezing again. I was terrified so I called the emergency vetline back again. The lady was a complete douche hole to me. She told me that she couldn't help me since I wasn't a regular patient at the clinic...ironically it is the same clinic my mom takes her dogs to so I told the receptionist that. She just kept repeating "the emergency vet line is only for regular patients" so I finally lost my cool. I said "I fucking heard you the first time ma'am but my dog is in pain and could be dying. I want to speak with your supervisor NOW!" so she transferred me. The supervisor was VERY helpful and she apologized for the bitch lady, especially since the SPCA specifically gave me that number to call if Princeton didn't get better. Annnyways she transferred me to the vet on call and the vet said that it would cost $100 just to bring him in, not including any treatment. I started crying because I cannot afford that. She told me that all they'd do was give him steroid shots to ease his pain. I remembered that my mom's dog Eli has steroid pills for his ear infections so I asked the vet and she said that it'd be ok to give 1/4 of one to Princeton. She said that actually it is the same thing they would've given him there. She also suggested that I put a cold compress on his face and neck to ease the swelling and blisters/welts.

I gave him the med which the poor pup could barely swallow and I held him on my lap crying as I put the icepack on his little face. He kept moaning and finally he started to relax and fall asleep. I think the cold compress felt really good to him. Little by little the welts began to disappear. Now he seems to be back to normal which is a huge relief to me, but I'm going to keep my eye on him just incase and I'll probably bring him to work with me tomorrow just to be safe.




but all of this made me realize something...I'm a good mom lol (yes I consider my dog my child....don't judge me). If my baby is in pain I will NOT take "no" for an answer. And God have mercy on anyone who tries to stand in my way.