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Happy Birthday Harriet and Another Vet Review
yeah, it's a day early, but what the heck. plus, it'll give Matt a
reminder for Rocky's birthday! harriet will be 6yo tomorrow. she's not celebrating it very happily, though. she spent last night at the vet. i'm $269 poorer, but she'll be fine. yay! i dunno what exactly happened. yesterday morning i was outside doing some yard work and the dogs were mooching around. they decided to snark over a bunny (who got away in the commotion). it wasn't a real fight and everyone seemed just fine. later that day, when harriet got up from her afternoon nap, she seemed "off." (try explaining *that* to the vet!) so, i popped her in the car and took her in to be checked over. they kept her overnight for observation and Xrays and could find no broken teeth or bones (whew!). she's got some soft tissue damage (sore, bruised jaw and bruised eyeball), which should heal fine. all this means that she's on soft food (mackerel, egg, and rice porridge) for a couple of days. poor widdle baby. i'm a little bothered by how expensive this vet practice is, but they are *so* good to harriet that it's worth it. both doctors are male, which i was initially concerned about (she being tweaky with some men). yesterday was the first time she met the other vet, and she was just fine with him, even when he was opening her mouth and poking around. at one point she yelped. it must've hurt like hell, because she's normally very stoic. still, she didn't seem to blame him for causing the pain. she didn't hesitate when he led her away from me. (*i* wanted to cry, though.) she was glad to see me this morning, though, so that was gratifying. it was also nice to hear the techs gush about how super sweet she is. HAW! i didn't have the heart to tell them that it was eeevil jeenyous, not sweetness. right now, she's out on the deck, basking. i expect the warm sunlight feels especially good right now. -- shelly http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette || http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com You must have chaos in your heart to give birth to a dancing star. -- Friedrich Nietzsche |
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shelly wrote in
: later that day, when harriet got up from her afternoon nap, she seemed "off." (try explaining *that* to the vet!) I once took Nickleby (my first cat) to the vet because he "smelled funny." As it happened, he had an upper respiratory infection and required antibiotics. He was running a fever, which is why he smelled funny. So good for you for taking her in. Hope she feels better soon and has a happy birthday! -- Catherine & Zoe & Queenie |
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On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 19:10:11 +0000 (UTC), ceb
wrote: I once took Nickleby (my first cat) to the vet because he "smelled funny." As it happened, he had an upper respiratory infection and required antibiotics. He was running a fever, which is why he smelled funny. good call! that really illustrates why it's so important to be attuned to what's normal for your critters. even what seem like small deviations from an animal's norm can indicate something serious. So good for you for taking her in. Hope she feels better soon and has a happy birthday! thanks! she's still acting a little off, but she seems to be much more relaxed and comfortable than she was yesterday. as am i. -- shelly http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette || http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com My ass contemplates those who talk behind my back. -- Francis Picabia |
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shelly said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:
yeah, it's a day early, but what the heck. plus, it'll give Matt a reminder for Rocky's birthday! Rocky and I were going to spend tomorrow drinking wine and chewing bull penises to make us forget how quickly we're aging. But now that I've written it down, that doesn't sound as fun as I'd first thought. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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"shelly" wrote in message right now, she's out on the deck, basking. i expect the warm sunlight feels especially good right now. poor princess! Tell her Happy Birthday and that we hope she feels better. |
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On 14 Apr 2005 20:13:50 GMT, Rocky wrote:
Rocky and I were going to spend tomorrow drinking wine and eating bacon to make us forget how quickly we're aging. But now that I've written it down, that doesn't sound as fun as I'd first thought. not to worry, IFYPFY. HTH! -- shelly http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette || http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com I is for Ida who drowned in a lake. -- Edward Gorey, The Gashlycrumb Tinies |
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On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:10:28 -0800, "Child"
wrote: poor princess! she really was pitiful. Tell her Happy Birthday and that we hope she feels better. thank you! she's sleeping it off, which i think is probably a good thing. i'll have to wake her up for dinner soon, so we'll see how her appetite is. -- shelly http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette || http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com You can owe nothing, if you give back its light to the sun. -- Antonio Porchia |
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On 14 Apr 2005 20:13:50 GMT, Rocky wrote:
Rocky and I were going to spend tomorrow drinking wine and chewing bull penises to make us forget how quickly we're aging. But now that I've written it down, that doesn't sound as fun as I'd first thought. ya know - maybe you should change it to read "I'll be drinking wine and Rocky will be chewing on bully sticks". It really does have a better ring to it! And drinking wine is always advisable. Can't say the same about the bull peni. -- Janet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album |
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Rocky wrote:
Rocky and I were going to spend tomorrow drinking wine and chewing bull penises to make us forget how quickly we're aging. But now that I've written it down, that doesn't sound as fun as I'd first thought. I'd like to tell you what picture this brings to mind... but I'm laughing so hard I can barely type! FurPaw -- Born to live a life of leisure, still waiting for it to happen. To reply, unleash the dog |
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shelly wrote:
yeah, it's a day early, but what the heck. plus, it'll give Matt a reminder for Rocky's birthday! harriet will be 6yo tomorrow. she's not celebrating it very happily, though. she spent last night at the vet. i'm $269 poorer, but she'll be fine. yay! My crew send their happy birfday wishes and hope that shee feels better. A good vet can be worth the money, and the specialists we have taken Dylan to really were. Still - our primary vet out here in NM is soooo much cheaper than the one we had in NJ that I boggled every time I take my dogs in. EG - it cost $20 per dog for heartworm test and basic blood test and exam last week. The same workup ran about $80 each in NJ. FurPaw -- Born to live a life of leisure, still waiting for it to happen. To reply, unleash the dog |
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