The Makings of an Ear Infection

Well if you just watched the video in the previous post it pretty much sums up James' personality the past week. But, hey, I wouldn't be happy if a dog pushed me over either. He is happy and playing independently one minute and the next he just wants to be held and lay his head on a shoulder. The past month he has been battling a runny nose and persistent cough but it didn't seem to be bringing him down so we weren't concerned. Last Thursday and Friday he ran a steady fever around 101. Saturday he didn't have a fever but still wasn't quite himself. Sunday, same story. This morning Todd took James to the DR and he has the makings of an ear infection(runny nose, cough, irritable, and red inside his ears). I'm glad we went when we did before it became a full fledged ear infection. He has probably been trying to beat it the last 5-6 days. He had his first dose of medicine this afternoon and I think his mood is already improved. He took some really good naps today too so hopefully tomorrow he will feel more like himself.