Hives & the Vet

We have been a sickly house this week! I have bronchitis, Josh has had a headache (which he never gets), Emma has come down with some kind of hives, and our cat is at the vet!

Emma's daycare called yesterday and I had to pick her up early because they weren't sure if she had an allergic reaction or if she was contagious. Long story short, the hives went away before she went to bed. However, beforehand her whole lower body was covered with welps and hives. She acted as if nothing was different. Still happy, still ate, still drank, still called my name over and over and over again. Her doctor said that as long as she didn't develop a fever and it didn't get worse, that there was no need to come in. So, this morning she was completely back to normal - we took her to school. BUT they called me this afternoon and said she had broken out AGAIN. But this time they said they could tell it was coming and going and they would monitor her. If it gets worse, they'll have us go pick her up. Pray they go away and never come back!

Then we have our cat, Nala. She had started acting unusual on Saturday night. She barely ate or drank and she just wanted to sleep under the bed all day long. Very unlike her. We knew it was time for her annual shots, so we went ahead and took her in to the vet. She has never stayed a night at the vet. So I was so upset when they wanted to keep her for the night yesterday. The house seemed so quiet without her. Emma kept calling for her Nala and searching for her. Pitiful! They're still not sure what is wrong with her but they are going to do an X-ray this afternoon to see if they can figure it out. Pray that whatever the problem is that it goes away on its own and she can come sleep at home tonight!

My bronchitis is getting better and Josh's headache has subsided. But we're a very exhausted household at this point.