Yes, he’s soooo cute and smart and wonderful, but he’s SOOOOO high maintenance…

We got home last night from the American Idol Finale(yay, David Cook), only to find a huge bump, swelling, what have ya, inside Cooper’s ear!  It freaked us out, even though I was pretty sure I knew what it was.  He shakes his head a lot because of a constant ear infection – this shaking caused a hematoma(blood filled bubble).  So, we called the emergency vet to see what we should do.  They ordered 3 Benadryl’s, an ice pack, and a call in the morning.  We did the above and went to bed, praying that it would be gone.  Well, it wasn’t.  Brandon took him to the vet and they scheduled him for surgery to have it drained for tomorrow morning.  This is not such a bad thing, except that we are going on vacation tomorrow night for a whole week.  It’s such a minor procedure, but it’s still nerve-racking(for me at least).  Luckily, we have 2 sets of people watching him that we trust to take care of him(THANKS Kim & Michael, Dave & Leigh).  I sound like such a crazy dog owner, and Brandon will probably roll his eyes when he reads this, but I don’t care – I love my dog!!  So, yeah, if you pray for dogs – please pray that everything will go well tomorrow and that the recovery is a piece of cake for those watching him.  If you pray for people – please pray for my peace of mind!!

On a happier note, we are going on vacation tomorrow AND we get to see Krystal and Andy for a day!!  I’m so excited!!!!!!!!!!  Don’t look for an update while we are gone!  :)