stephanie is: 
tired…
been busy busy busy the whole month of december, and no slowing down yet! i’ll try to get posted about everything i’ve been doing, but it may take a little time. really, if you want more regular “posts” from me you should read my phone blog since i can update that away from a computer.
this post shall be about the poo dog’s tail, work next week, and our christmas presents.
india has always had bad allergies. she has gotten so itchy in the past that she had bald spots for months from chewing the hair off. i got them to go away once she was put on benadryl. the week before our holiday party we tried out a liquid supplement that helps with skin allergies. so she was just on that foe a few days and not on her benadryl. she started to have a bald patch on her thigh and her tail tip so i put her back on it.
during the party i noticed the bald spot on her tail looked a little raw. she beats her tail hard into the walls when she wags it and without any fur padding the end, it was getting sore. the next day i went out to a morning movie with our out of town guest while danny was out dealing with car stuff. when we got back, i noticed blood streaks on my jeans and the wall. her tail was bleeding. so i called up the vet and they fit me in right away for a bandaging.
i didn’t like the vet we saw. i’d been to most of the vets at the practice except for her. i just didn’t getgood vibes from her. but anyway… they took poo bear back and shaved her tail a few inches.they wrapped it in cotton and used a large syringe cover as a splint. (see photo here.) they started her on anti-inflamatories and antibiotics. her tail made super loud noises when she wagged it and it hurt if she caught your leg with it!
the next day, when we got home from work, we found that she had busted it open. (see photo here.) it probably happened when the delivery truck dropped off a package. so it was back to the vet for a re-bandaging. this time i got my normal vet. he put a smaller tube on it and covered it in vet wrap bandaging to protect it from shattering against the wall.
the next day i was working in the office of the doggy daycare. my boss kindly let me bring her in so i could keep her calm. she was very happy to be near me all day, though she was getting grumpy by the time we went home since her meds had worn off.(see photo here.)
that was tuesday. wednesday she made it through the day at home without bothering it, though i caught her chewing at the tape several times when i got home. thursday she had a 3 pm appointment to have it taken off. there was terrible traffic when i got off work and it was pouring really hard. i got a text message from danny that she had taken the bandage off herself sometime during the day. figures. i called the vet. i told them there was some fresh dried blood and asked if it needed to be looked at. they said as long as it didn’t seem infected that it would be fine. so we left it alone.
fast forward to today. we were gone for a while as i am dog sitting for my boss and we went to see my family in maryland for the afternoon/evening. we had stuff to carry in from the car so they dogs were at the top of the stairs wagging their tails while they waited. danny went up in the dark and let them through the gate, and i let them out back to potty. when i came back upstairs the lights were on and i saw a fresh bloody massacre on the wall. (see photo here.) i looked at her tail and it was soaked in blood. she had blood on her side as well – from her tail spraying it. i dug up what i could from our first aide supplies. i wrapped it in gauze, then a nice layer of ace bandaging for padding, and plenty of tape. (see photo here.) it is thin tape that doesn’t stick well to hair, but we are not going to an emergency vet on christmas just for bandaging.
so, now we are basically back to where we started a week ago with her tail all busted open. *sigh* poor poo dog. but she got lots of presents from mommy and daddy that she loves. she also got a great rope toy sent to her. she says thank you!
tomorrow i have to fill in at work for a while. there are many dogs getting picked up from their christmas boarding. before and after that i have to take care of my boss’ dogs. (see photo here.). i really don’t want to work, but oh well. i have tons i want to get done, but it will have to wait. i am filling in at the daycare on monday and thursday next week from 6am – 2pm. hopefully after everyone is back from vacation i can start my new position full-time in the office. they have ordered me a desk! in a month or so the supply room will be moved out of my space as well.
we opened our presents last night (since we needed to go take care of doggies first thing christmas morning).
danny spoiled me. i got: a new sewing machine, a spa day (massage, manicure, and pedicure – i’ve never had a massage or pedicure before and i am a little scared because a stranger will be touching me. but i’m sure it will be so nice…), a comfy sweater, silly christmas lingerie, a dog book (from china), a dog calendar (from india), bath salts, perfume, and some little lotions.
i got danny: a nice krupps coffee grinder, cargo pants, pajama pants (from china), 4 shirts, socks, a rotti “the dog” calendar (from india), a nice double-sided silver dog photo frame with a pull out album (from the girls – with pictures of them, of course), see’s lollipops, and a nerf gun/pen. woo!
okay. i am going to make some popcorn, watch “white christmas” in bed, and then sleep so i can go to dog-sitting and work tomorrow.
merry christmas!