Thanks for all the kind words and prayers, y'all.
As for my fair share of bad luck, it does seem that way at times, but then I look around at what many of y'all are going through and dealing with, and my issues/problems seem small in comparison.
As for Baby, well, he's proving to be a typical APBT. He attempted zoomies tonight when we went outside for his potty break. Yes, zoomies. O_O. Poor thing tried to take off running, stumbled and rolled once, rebounded and ran (like a drunken frat boy) about 10 yards before doing a face plant. He then got to his feet and turned and looked at me with that wonderful bully smile (complete with droopy right side). Let's just say I believe my heart stopped at least once during this, but what's a girl to do? Lol. I'm trying to avoid collars right now, and I have no earthly idea where a harness might be (although I see a trip to buy one in my immediate future
).
He was also able to eat a kibble mash today. I soaked his kibble in hot water, let it completely cool, mashed it up with my hands, and added a jar of ham baby food and more water. He thought it was Christmas! He had a hard time with the last bit of more solid texture bits, but I just added more water so he could lap it down. He's still having issues chewing and drinking plain water. But if any dog can recover, it's Simple Dog.