Piper's mom is an insomniac

I have frequent bouts of insomnia.  They used to be infrequent.  But in the last five nights, I've had two nights sleep.

 

Last night as I was trying to compose myself to sleep, Piper started making weird, distressed sounds.  At first I thought she was having a nightmare, but then she got up and was pacing, intermittently making the strange whimpers.

 

I let her out at 1:30 am, thinking maybe she had to go.  Of course, Tripp went with her.  They were back at the door in moments.  

 

Piper came up on the bed and we cuddled, but she still was occasionally whimpering.  At around 2:30 am she and Tripp went out again.  Again, they were at the door to come in quickly.

 

At 3:30 (AM!), I decided I should go out with them and see exactly what (if anything) was going on outside.  Piper decided she didn't want to go out.  That's when I decided to get dressed and take her to Bolton Vet.  Tripp wouldn't leave her alone, so he came too.

We were there for about an hour and they discovered that it's her neck that's causing her pain.  And she's running a slight temperature.  They referred us to Pieper Memorial hospital in Middletown.  As good as they are, they don't have the diagnostic equipment that Pieper does.  By now it's after 4:30 and I'm in desperate need of coffee.  Dunkin Donuts supplied that need and we raced down the highway.  

 

Upon arrival, we only had to wait about 15 minutes before a tech came to take her in.  When we got to there, Piper climbed into the front seat and tried to hide under the dashboard. So adorable, she didn't want to leave us.  The emergency vet told me "she knows where the door is."  She really wanted out, but our sweet girl is admitted while they try to determine what is wrong Now. 

 

Dawn was lovely as I drove Tripp and I home. We got there @ 7:30. He wouldn't leave his Piper...  Truth to tell, we did not want her to go. 

 

Early this afternoon we got a call from the neurologist at Pieper.  They have no idea what's going on, and she was in a LOT of pain.  Tomorrow morning she will be sedated, anesthetized and MRI'd.  All of her.   As of this evening, her temperature has dropped but she's still in pain and not interested in eating.  That is so not Piper.  What is also NOT Piper is letting other people see that she's in discomfort.  That she's allowing them to see her pain tells me a lot about how she feels.

The MRI is ridiculously expensive, but I have to know what's going on and give her every chance.  

Tripp, Blackie, Tyson and I are hanging on and missing our Big Piper Girl.  Lots.  

Hopefully I'll sleep tonight.  I hope Piper does, too.

Missing her and hoping she'll be well and home SOON.

 Piper in 2011, the young pup