Last night Addison woke up around 10pm and couldn't breathe. She was barking like a seal so I did the croup remedies of a steamy room, which didn't work, so I tried the cool night air which calmed her down but did not help her breathe. Craig was teaching at the motorcycle course and hadn't come home yet so I called telehealth. I guess the attendent heard Addison's breathing because she put me on hold to get the ambulance started. That's right, Addison and I took a ride in an ambulance. Craig pulled up as I was on the phone with the paramedics, thankfully, so he stayed home with the boys. Basically at the hospital they gave Addison a strong, oral steroid to open her airways and within a 1/2 she was breathing better. The doctor did caution that if she woke up again and couldn't breathe that I was to call the ambulance again and not attempt to drive her in by myself. Amazing eh? And they were super quick at the hospital! We arrived at 10:45 and we were home sleeping by 1:00am.
We'll see what happens tonight...
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I'm glad they were quick and she's feeling better.
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