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Rita Update

Vince talked to the vet and Rita is fine. Surgery went well. She’s awake! She’s spending the night there and we can get her mid-day tomorrow.

Of course, I cried again. Seeing a pattern here? It has to stop!

Vince: Are you crying?
Me: Yes!
Vince: Why?
Me: I don’t know!
Vince: Rita doesn’t know her eyes are gone. She won’t have headaches and have to drops in her eyes three times a day. She’s going to be much better off.

I just feel so bad that she had an awful life before we found her, lived out in the woods for at least a week, and then we had to have her eyes removed. I know – she’s already blind and her eyes caused her pain but still . . that seems so cruel and inhumane. I hope we never have to go through this with a pet again.

OK . . I need to stop whining. She is going to be better off and it’s probably something we should have done years ago.

Tomorrow is a new day, right? Maybe there will be no tears tomorrow but if I were a betting person, I wouldn’t bet on it.

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  1. If it hadn’t been for you, a coyote would have eaten her by now.

  3. You two are good pet parents. I know it’s hard to think about the procedure though.

  4. When I had to have Little Latte’s eyes removed the vet sent her home with 6 prefilled syringes with pain meds in them. I gave her a shot twice a day Sub Q. She was never in pain. She did so well after that. No pain. I bought her some Doggles so she’d look cool. She wore them proudly.

    • I’ve never seen Doggles. I’ll have to look for them. Thanks. Not sure I could give Rita a shot but I would imagine our vet will not give us that method of pain med delivery.

    • Ever seen the Life Change Index Scale (The Stress Test), stressful events, happy, sad, or scary, that each have been given a score of up to 100 points? Y’all have had and are experiencing a number of them. Acknowledging the changes & losses, as well as the gains, like you are doing with the blog, is healthy. So is letting the tears fall. It will help your body and spirit adapt to the changes more easily; even the wanted changes. So will all the things you find to laugh about every day.

      https://www.dartmouth.edu/eap/library/lifechangestresstest.pdf

      Praying for y’all and the things you’ve mentioned.

      • Thank you! The only problem I’m having is that every time I cry, Vince thinks I’m not happy about the move. What does he not get – I’ve begged for almost 8 years, since Addie was born, to move back there. I’m honestly be a lot happier to get in the car, drive off and start completely over there but . . that’s not real life so I’ll keep packing, tossing and donating.

  5. Rita with doggles. That gives new meaning to her future. No pain, no drops, and she will look cool. Hugs to folks who cared for a pet that just wandered around until she found you!

  6. There will be tears, but tears of joy because the worst is over and as Vince says, she doesn’t have to have the pain every day all day and you don’t have to put drops in her eyes. She is going to be one happy girl!! She knows you love her and as long as you are close she will be fine.

  7. Such great news!! You are to be commended for taking good care of Rita! Sending hugs to you Judy!

  9. Such good news for such good people! Please don’t cry; everything is coming together for you! Love

    • I know and I’m very happy but I think it’s just such so much happening at once – with Addie having been here 5 weeks, then the quick trip to take her home, now all the packing and getting rid of things we won’t need there.

  10. Overwhelming and emotionally draining. But so worth it in the end. Give yourselves some slack..

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