What a Day

So.. two nights ago when it was time to go to bed, Tanner wouldn't come inside. That was strange. He was stuck under the bushes. We dragged him in and he seemed fine. Yesterday though was a different story. Not feeling well. I was very worried. He is a 5 year old Bernese mountain Dog and they get sick and it goes fast. Temp was up, not eating.. Called Jess and she said to keep an eye on him. I took him to work with me and watched him. he slept, i worried. At 12:30 I took him to Jess to get him better. This is Tanner now. No messing around. She xrayed him and felt he may have eaten something. We gave him some Barrium and watched it pool in the stomach. She felt something was there and needed to go in and take a look. My heart stopped. After what seemed like forever, she called. Nothing in there but the intestines were very inflamed and she felt something indeed was moving through the colon. This morning.. Big incision. Shaved belly. But temp is down and he seems a bit better although in pain. I wonder if we needed to open him up. But now the second guessing will drive me crazy. Had we not, and something was in there, we may have had big trouble today. So I should focus on the positive. He is no longer running a temp, and he is on the mend. he will get some time away from the ring, which he will like. Big breath. What a day...