Update

Penelope (and Albert) are both fine after yesterday.

Here's what happened...

I got home Monday afternoon and noticed a lot of throw up around the house and was a little worried, so I looked around. While the dogs were outside I noticed the ibuprofen bottle on the floor. Empty and with chew marks on the bottle. Needless to say, I freaked out. I ran outside and noticed Albert pooping not normal poop and Penelope just standing there kind of swaying back and forth. I called John and told him I was taking the both of them to the vet.

I rushed them to Dearborn in Decatur ( I highly recommend this vet. They care more about the animals than they do money). I got into the exam room and the vet looked at them and said Penelope just looked like a dog that didn't feel good. As the vet went to grab Penelope's leash, she got scared and started barking at the doc. Albert joined in, too. I calmed them both down and the vet took Penelope back and started to try to get charcoal into her system. The vet came back and said that they were going to have to sedate her because she was scared and snapping at everyone. I could hear her screaming and crying as they started to sedate her. Albert even started whining because he could hear her..it was awful. I was crying, too.

The vet came back and told me that they got the charcoal in her system and she was resting while the medicine worked. Next, it was Albert's turn. I got to help with this. The vet took a giant syringe and filled it with black, tarry charcoal. We opened Albert's mouth and down it went. He took it like a champ. All vets have told me he's the perfect patient.

A few minutes later they brought Penelope back into the exam room and by this time John had arrived. Penelope was totally out of it and just laid down. The vet gave us instructions and off we went home. I had to stop to get some meds for the pups. All night Penelope just slept. She was not herself and very lethargic. We got a little worried and called the emergency vet, but they said that was normal. We had to wake up at 3 and 6 am to give them their meds.

So, all in all it's been a stressful couple of days. Everyone is fine, but a little tired.

Goodnight!