Thursday, October 27, 2005
Been too busy…..........
Hello Dear Reader
I am suprised that you even checked here today - it has been quite awhile since I wrote.
Lots of things to do and real short of time. Spent time writing letters to people and then I wait for them to write back. Spent time caring for sick puppy Cami, spent time puppy sitting the neighbors’ new puppy (more on that in a future blog), spent time going to multiple doctors, and even spent time having a cup of tea with a friend while talking about ways to improve her business.
Been real busy with our sick little puppy. Seems that Cami is allergic to the medication given to her to reduce the pain and inflammation in her knees. It produced a ‘hot spot’ on her leg, followed by intense itching on her body and ears. We ended up taking her to the 24 hour emergency vet on Friday night because her ears were getting bloody and yechy from all the scratching and she was getting sores under her chin and by her eye.
We were there about 3 hours and in that time she had an exam, received an injection, was given medication to take home and then fitted with what is called an ‘Elizabethan collar’. (The collar is referred to by many names at our house now and none of them have anything remotely to do with the word ‘Elizabethan’.) We finally came home at 2 a.m. - I told hubby that this is what it is like to deal with children - oh yeah, we have two human and now two doggy ones.
We had one cream to put in her one eye so that it totally dilated her pupil (very scary when light hits it), one for her pupil that was antibiotic, and another one for her ears that has now made her entire head look like it was rubbed with grease. She also has to take prednisone to reduce the allergic reaction - it also makes her incredibly thirsty, which in turn leads her to making mad dashes for the door. Everything except the prednisone must be administered twice a day.
You can do the first medicine on her eye somewhat ok, then doing her ears is a trick in itself because she absolutely HATES anything in her ears; by the time you have reached the five minute mark so that you can put the second medicine in her eye she is struggling like a mad man to get away from you. On top of it by the second day trying to hold her head steady was real fun since her whole head was becoming a greasy mess.
Hubby has promised that as soon as the vet says that it is ok she is going to the groomers to be bathed; probably the only other thing that she hates as much as getting medicine in her ears!!
Because of the medicines in her eye and that @%#$! collar that she has to wear she has been running into walls, posts on the patio, us, furniture - you name it she has run into it. After running into a few things she will just give up on moving around and lie near you; which is usually just fine - except that she now has the most horrendous farts from the prednisone. Her favorite person to lay by?? ME!! (yes, I know you are laughing)
Cami and I both can’t wait till she is done with this whole business.
To credit our vet’s office - we have had no charges for the follow up visits. They have been trying to get a price for her knee surgery; on Tuesday they said that the last time they talked to the surgeon it would be approximately $3000 a leg - this is up from $2000. Anyone who can be a Benevolent Donor please do so because on top of that we are still dealing with our house issues.
House issues? Well, let’s save that for another time as this is getting rather long and I wouldn’t want to bore you.
Here is a picture of Cami with her ‘Elizabethan Collar’ on so that you can see her. (Don’t laugh, she is really sensitive about it!)
