Another sleepless night

Thursday night was just as bad. Same as the night before. So this morning I called Dr. Knight at the hospital and asked her what to do. She told me that the side effects of the steroids is the panting and need for water and that for some reason it is commonly bad in the middle of the night while "parents" are trying to get some rest. She prescribed some Valium and suggested I give her a small amount before bed or that I put her in a cage or in another room if necessary. I picked up the prescription at my local CVS but only want to give it to her if absolutely necessary. I hate to put any more drugs in her... poor baby already has so many drugs going through her little body. :(

Before we do that, we are going to try getting her a little larger car carrier that she can turn around in a little easier. She always loved sitting and sleeping in hers during the day but it is a little small for her to easily get in and out of now that her coordination and movement ability is impaired. So my mom brought over a larger one that she had and Fuzzy seems to LOVE it. She hung out in it most of the day and so we are going to try to get her to sleep in there so she can at least get out and get her own water whenever she wants and also so she isn't panting in our ears all night. We will see...