Two things to remember as you read this post:
- Leaving home is torture for me. I have to work to make myself do it.
- I live 20 minutes from most anything .. farther from most things.
I had a dentist appointment for Monday to get the prep work done on getting two crowns replaced. That’s enough right there to ruin my week, right? The dentist had a funeral to attend and my appointment had to be changed to today. I thought Speck had a followup vet visit yesterday. Thank goodness I called first because it was today . . same time as my dentist appointment. The vet moved Speck’s visit up to 8:30 and my dentist appointment was at 10. I was calculating . . If I’m out of the vet’s office by 8:50, I can get Speck home and I can get back to town to the dentist. I asked Vince to please check his voice mail because I might have to leave Speck at the vet and Vince might have to go get him on his way home from lunch.
The vet found that Speck had a heart murmur and wanted to keep him and run some tests. They scheduled me to meet back with the vet at 3:30. Great . . that freed me up from having to race home and back to town. Left the vet and ran by Dollar General to see about some pans I needed for growing fodder and got to the dentist in plenty of time.
I was in the dentist chair over 2 hours! Rough way to spend 2 hours. Left the dentist, ran by the pharmacy to pick up meds, ran home, went straight to the garden. Picked peas. Left and went straight to friend’s house way out by the lake to exchange peas for milk. Rushed home to put the milk in the fridge. Rushed back to the vet for 3:30 appointment!
Speck
I had told them at the vet to be careful .. he’s gotten really snippy in his old age. He tried to bite them. They put a muzzle on him. He was fighting trying to get that off and ripped a toe nail completely out (bandage on his foot!). They ended up sedating him to get x-rays.
He does have a heart murmur but his heart is not in bad condition. He still has his sinus issues so he’s on two antibiotics. Right now he’s still kinda out of it from the sedation but hopefully, the meds will make him better.
When I walked in with Speck, Rita was so excited to see him. It’s kinda sad how much she misses him and knowing . . it isn’t going to be long before he’s not around. I’m not sure we’ll get another dog when Speck is gone. It’s pretty costly with vet bills and I’m just not up to housebreaking a new dog. I wouldn’t bet the farm that Rita is housebroken yet!
Anyway . . I’m back home after making what seems like a dozen trips to town today. If Vince even mentions leaving the house this weekend, I’m not going to be happy!
Bon says
Sorry you had a not so good day. And I can’t imagine that Vince could go a whole weekend without at least mentioning going somewhere.
Dottie N. says
So sorry about Speck’s toenail……I feel for him (and you). But, glad that his heart isn’t in bad condition…..Hope you have a nice, stay at home weekend!
Rebecca in SoCal says
I was looking for a couple specific things the other day, and counted the stops I made. It was six, plus two drive-bys of places where things used to be. I compared that to your Nevada trips…it seemed like you often made 10 stops! Blecchh! Hope you stay home this weekend.
It’s funny that Rita is fond of Speck (he doesn’t seem to care about her), but sad to think of her missing him. It is good that his heart murmur isn’t too bad!
Debra Voigt says
Thinking about Speck and sending hugs and best wishes for your furry companion, aging is no fun.
Rebecca in SoCal says
Oh, yes…your post recently about all the “Speck”s in your extended family made me remember when my husband and I got a black cat. He wanted to name him Spooky because his parents had named a black cat that. I resisted, and was glad I stood my ground, because that was the un-spookiest cat that ever was!
Sandi Burgess says
Judy, I have followed you for years and never left a comment. Today’s post on your two dogs really got me. I, too, have two, and the younger one will be lost when the older one is gone. And, I know that day is not too far off for us. You and Vince do everything for your animals as we do. Ours have become family members as yours have. Quirks and crazy personalities, so be it. You end up loving them as they are. Lots of people don’t get it. We do. Thank you for sharing the experience and thank you for your daily blog.I really enjoy.
Diana Grindel (Casoppia) says
awwwww…Poor Speck. Well they tried and found out his heart is in good shape. So that is a plus for sure. He looks miserable.
My daughters don’t think I get out enough.. But I am happy with my house, my Swear Room aka the sewing room attached to the back of the garage (2 car size),my gardens etc .. I don’t need to go somewhere every day- so I understand how you feel. Most days and weekends I would rather just stay home and not deal with the outside drama.
Theresa says
My gosh, what a trying day you had! Two hours at the dentist is bad enough without Speck’s troubles.
If Rita could adjust to having a cat around, maybe Boots could hang out with her afterwards.