First round of rabies shots for J were yesterday. We went to the Short Stay part of the clinic, and had our own little room with a bed and tv and everything. The nurses and child life care specialist are awesome. They are just awesome people. Not only did they make sure J was okay, they made sure I was okay and understood everything about the process.
All in all, it took about 2 hours, with the check in, the paperwork, the waiting for the drugs and then the watch period after the shots. He got 3 total, one in each leg and in one arm. He cried. I nearly cried. It was awful. He begged to go home and see the dog when it was done. He got some stickers, and bubbles, and got to go in a wagon ride around the clinic. The next few times shouldn't be so bad, just a normal type shot. The Immune Globulin shot was the worst one. He had to have 850 units of it. 2 syringes.
Day 3 (Sunday) and day 7, 14, and 21 will just be the vaccine shot. So we should be in and out fairly quickly. I just don't know what to tell the little guy. I hate to tell him to early what's going on, but I feel like he should know he's going in for a shot.
He had a 101.4 degree fever last night, and today it's 99.7. He was really snugly and limp last night. But today he's running around and dumping bubble solution on the dog.
So. Dudes. If I can help anyone out, heed this warning. Save the F*cking Bat! If we had thought about it, and saved the damn bat, we could have tested it. And known for sure, and not put J through this. Of course, given the alternative, it's not even a choice.
2 comments:
You aren't a bad mommy! You're a great mom for taking him in when there's a doubt. He won't remember this.
Just tell them he has to get shots to stay healthy or he could get sick.
That's totally what we're telling him. "the doctor has to give you shots to keep you healthy"
ugh. Still. No fun. :)
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