The past week has kind of made me look bad. Apologized profusely to my supervisor, though she said she thought nothing of it. She knows I'm usually reliable.
Been having problems keeping the mother dog in the yard. Blocked her exits multiple times but she would dig a new one. Last night, started tying her in the back yard for short periods after she got out. Then let her loose and tell her sternly to stay in the yard (which she has learned before). Little while later, she's out again.
Today, animal control came up because she was out. I had to pause work to take care of it. Then a woman who lives nearby claims my dog had killed her Chihuahua. Only thing this dog ever killed was a chicken. No blood on my dog and the animal control guy would have told me if he had seen a body. If it supposedly happened before today, it has not been brought to my attention. Any way, had to give her up to animal control. She went in the truck peacefully, showing to the animal control guy she is not aggressive.
This evening, I got a voice mail that she had escaped from the animal control facility. Guess that should prove I wasn't exaggerating how hard I tried to keep her in the yard!
No matter what, I hate to give daughter the news this weekend.
Now I'm expecting some wild claims from the neighbor. I already made it clear that I will agree to pay for another dog adopted from the shelter but not some purebred dog from a breeder. The guy from animal control was nice enough to deliver the message.
Couple nights ago, the younger female dog had puppies. Not sure what to expect from that. The father is her brother. One was deformed and died. The others appear to be okay. So far. The mother is guarding them adamantly.
Physical has gone well so far. My ekg showed my heart has receded no almost normal size. No more cardiomegaly from lifting weights and engines years ago. Good thing about that is that if your heart is pushed enough to enlarge like that, it also develops considerable collateral circulation. Small disappointment, though. I used to punk other nurses and even doctors with my ekg.
No report on the chest xray yet. Maybe I can look it up online.
Still have to get labs drawn while fasting. Can go early in the morning before work. Clinic is 2 blocks away.
Also have to schedule one test. That one will require a day off, between preparing, the test and possible medications they may give me to relax during the test. Have to wait for them to wear off. Not looking forward to it but it's a good idea.
Little later- Checked chest xray report online. Came back normal. No sign of active TB. No hilar enlargement, which my last chest xray report stated, last year or previous year. Either last one was read wrong or it was an infectious process since resolved. (Maybe even Candidiasis.)
Been having problems keeping the mother dog in the yard. Blocked her exits multiple times but she would dig a new one. Last night, started tying her in the back yard for short periods after she got out. Then let her loose and tell her sternly to stay in the yard (which she has learned before). Little while later, she's out again.
Today, animal control came up because she was out. I had to pause work to take care of it. Then a woman who lives nearby claims my dog had killed her Chihuahua. Only thing this dog ever killed was a chicken. No blood on my dog and the animal control guy would have told me if he had seen a body. If it supposedly happened before today, it has not been brought to my attention. Any way, had to give her up to animal control. She went in the truck peacefully, showing to the animal control guy she is not aggressive.
This evening, I got a voice mail that she had escaped from the animal control facility. Guess that should prove I wasn't exaggerating how hard I tried to keep her in the yard!
No matter what, I hate to give daughter the news this weekend.
Now I'm expecting some wild claims from the neighbor. I already made it clear that I will agree to pay for another dog adopted from the shelter but not some purebred dog from a breeder. The guy from animal control was nice enough to deliver the message.
Couple nights ago, the younger female dog had puppies. Not sure what to expect from that. The father is her brother. One was deformed and died. The others appear to be okay. So far. The mother is guarding them adamantly.
Physical has gone well so far. My ekg showed my heart has receded no almost normal size. No more cardiomegaly from lifting weights and engines years ago. Good thing about that is that if your heart is pushed enough to enlarge like that, it also develops considerable collateral circulation. Small disappointment, though. I used to punk other nurses and even doctors with my ekg.
No report on the chest xray yet. Maybe I can look it up online.
Still have to get labs drawn while fasting. Can go early in the morning before work. Clinic is 2 blocks away.
Also have to schedule one test. That one will require a day off, between preparing, the test and possible medications they may give me to relax during the test. Have to wait for them to wear off. Not looking forward to it but it's a good idea.
Little later- Checked chest xray report online. Came back normal. No sign of active TB. No hilar enlargement, which my last chest xray report stated, last year or previous year. Either last one was read wrong or it was an infectious process since resolved. (Maybe even Candidiasis.)
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