seal attack

Dennis fell asleep in the car on the way home from school.  He's always worn out by Friday, but when he hadn't gotten up two hours later, I went in to check on him and found him burning up with fever.  He started to cry when I woke him up, and the crying triggered a barking cough that sent us off to the emergency room.  He was utterly pitiful through the chest x-ray and exam, hated the blood pressure cuff, and suffered sadly through his first ever breathing treatment.  After a dose of steroid, he felt much better and commenced to adjusting and readjusting his hospital bed.  We are home now, and I'm pretty sure he might actually stay awake all night.  We apparently caught his croup early, and I'm hoping for rapid healing!