Oh How They Grow

Kids grow up WAY too fast, but animals grow even faster.
We got our new puppy in Dec.
He wasn't quite 2 months old.
This was him then:

This is him now:

He comes in sometimes to visit and play, but the majority of the time - he's an outside dog. That was the agreement when we got him.
He's a good little dog though. And I really think he tries to be good. Sometimes, it's just hard. (Not so different from kids after all, huh?)

Leila's been sick this week.
She got up on Mon with a little bit of a fever. Motrin brought it down, so I wasn't worried. Plus, she acted fine all day.
BUT, then on Tues - she got up with a fever of 105*.
Now, when it comes to things like this - I am the calm, rational one.
David used to be. Not anymore.
The older he gets - the worse he gets.
He wants to take her to the ER for every little thing.
I am the one that says - no, this is something we need to treat at home - we don't need to go - there's no point in spending the money and the time for them to tell us to go home, etc.
Then he usually tells me I'm a cheapskate or something like that. I am, but it's not that - I just know that some things do NOT require a Dr visit.
I have to say though - 105* scared me. (Not that I let on to David though.)
I gave her Motrin, put a call into the Dr, and took it again 20 min later.
It did go down, but they said I still needed to bring her in.
They did blood work, and her WBC was 31 (normal is 10-14).
They gave her a shot and antibiotics.
I took her back today. Her WBC was back where it should be - which is good. And she hasn't had a fever since.
But she still must not feel good, because she's whiny, whiny, whiny. I can't even put her down without her crying. I hope that whatever it is, goes away soon, and she starts feeling better.