Poodle took him.  She will be the one who takes him to most of the appointments since she has a little more flexibility than I do with the job.  Everything below is according to Poodle, typed by Jessica.  We are also using this as a kind of diary and reference, so please be advised we will be mentioning puke, poop, pee, etc. where necessary.

He did so well in the car ride there, but was nervous in the waiting room…there were a lot of dogs around.  Dr. Wall talked to Poodle about what side effects to expect from the drugs he was receiving today and gave us two prescriptions.  The prednisone he’s been taking will be cut back, and he gets nausea meds for 4 days and if needed, has a diarrhea pill for future use.  Apparently, the expectation is that there may be a small amount of vomiting.  But any less than 2 ralphs is ok- more than two vomits call the vet.  They only gave him an injection of vincristine today as the second drug was not in yet.  He will get that one tomorrow. Poodle will be dropping him off tomorrow and whichever one of us gets off first will pick him up from the emergency vet side of the building.

After the Dr. talked to her, they took Atticus into the back to give him his injections.

Poodle said Atticus had a ‘pep in his step’ when the vet tech brought him from the back…she said he was lifting his paws up high and prancing the whole way out across the waiting area for all to see!  All the nurses turned to admire him, they love him; the flirt.  He now sports a purple bandage on his leg.

Poodle says he has been napping since then on the couch with a blanket.  Dreaming of nurses I’m sure ;)