To go or not to go??

[doxielady5569128]

I am really struggling with my decision on whether or not to go on a trip this weekend. My mother-in-law bought some tickets to a conference in Denver and bought one for me specifically. We have had plans to go for the last 6 months.   The only problem is I'm nervous about leaving Porky.    I know he will be well taken care of, I'm just afraid something might happen and he'll have to go to the hospital again while I'm gone.  I would have to leave Thursday and not be home until late Sunday.    That's a long time when you've got a very sick dog at home! 

My mother-in-law paid $180 for the tickets, plus paid for the motel room, food, etc....   I don't want to cause a family rift if i choose not to go, but thursday is the first day we decrease Porky's meds.   I'm very nervous about that!!  :crazyeyes:   I just don't want him struggling to breathe ever again!!   What would you do?    I really really want to stay home, but I'm afraid of making her angry since its such late notice. 

My husband is taking Friday off work to stay home with Porky, plus Porky has my mom, my dad, and his unka Ty to watch out for him while I'm gone.   If I do decide to go I will have my cell phone on 24/7 and call home every chance I get!   Plus, I will be making a chart so that they can mark off when they give him his medication.  Plus, I will write down the exact times and dosages for his medicines.   He would be in good hands if I did have to leave him, but I would want to be here if something did happen.  Its at least a 3 hour drive to the conference, probably closer to 4. 

Please let me know what you think.  And if you have any ideas of breaking the news to my MIL if I decide not to go, that would be great also!!   

[sollysmom]

Oh, that is a tough one.  All I can say is to go with your heart.  If you do decide to stay home, you might want to offer your MIL money for her expenses.  That might make it easier for her.   :xfinger: for Porky Pie's full recovery, and good luck.

Darcel

[laura*romeos*mommy]

    Wow sweetie that is a tuff one.  How understanding is your mil it does sound like you have plenty of people there with Porky and if he is doing a little better he should be ok.  I don't know what I would do either in that type of situation I would probably want to stay home with Romeo I know that is so hard and I hope it all works out for you.  If you really feel strong about staying home then you should and yea maybe offer mil some $$$ hopefully she is understanding about everything good luck sweetie
hugs and love laura
:xfinger: :xfinger:

[Teresa]

If Porky is staying stable today and doing better, I say try to go with your mother-in-law. Since your husband will be home with him on Friday and your family will also be with him, you know he will be well taken care of and they will know what to watch for. I would definitely say not to go if it were someone you didn't know watching him, especially if your husband wasn't going to be home on Friday. This whole thing with Porky has been so puzzling. I'm just praying he is over the worst and the combination of the benedryl and the prednisone is doing the trick. As for decreasing the dosage, you may not see the effects from that for a day or two. When I've had poison ivy, that is how it has been. I could be off the prednisone completely for two or three days and then suddenly have it recur if it wasn't completely out my system. (Could Porky have gotten into any poison oak or poison ivy???).
You do have to follow your heart on this one and it is a hard decision. I agree that you would almost have to offer to reimburse your mother-in-law for the tickets. She will still be disappointed if you aren't with her, but at least her money will have been reimbursed.

[doxielady5569128]

I think I made my decision.   It was a hard one, believe me!   I'm just going to go ahead and try this trip.  Porky was doing so much better last night and we were able to get him off the benadryl completely.    :apls:    As long as I make the charts for his medication and feeding times, I think I'll feel okay leaving him.  The conference we are going to has many breaks so I can call home and check on my baby boy.   I will be leaving tomorrow morning, but will be hanging out at my MIL's house until 7pm.  Since she only lives 20 minutes away from my parents, I can rush home if I need to.   

My family has all been watching Porky really closely.  Even Bandit is following Porky around.       If I go to the restroom and don't carry Porky in there with me, Bandit gives me the angry l@@k when I come out.   Bandit is also , making sure Porky sleeps in his bed or crate a lot.   If Porky isn't sitting on my lap, Bandit is right there nudging him into the dog bed.   He sure is a good little doctor!   

Porky couldn't have gotten into any poison oak or poison ivy without me knowing about it.  Porky is not allowed outside alone  here, because the backyard at my parent's is not fenced in.  So, when Porky is outside he is on a tie-out an being watched by me or someone else in my family.   We are fairly confident it's the air quality around here.  It is harvesting time plus the pollen count has been outrageous!   My allergies have been out of contorl all week as well, so it makes sense.   Hopefully, we will get some rain this weekend to clean out the air a bit.   :xfinger: 

Thank you to everyone for your advice!!   It really helped a lot!!   

[Teresa]

I'm glad to hear he is resting better. I really hope you get some rain. It does make a difference in the air quality in a hurry. I love how Bandit take care of Porky. That is so sweet. Try to enjoy yourself, even though you will be worried. Hopefully by Friday, you will feel a little better about him and be able to relax some.