Simon: The decision saved your life. Zoe: Won't happen again, sir. Mal: Good. And thanks. I'm grateful. Zoe: It was my pleasure, sir.

'Out Of Gas'


Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Scrappy - Jun 07, 2011 3:21:16 pm PDT #22854 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Dawn is wicked cool.


DawnK - Jun 07, 2011 3:22:40 pm PDT #22855 of 30000
giraffe mode

Oh man, thanks Scrappy! Being called cool by you is like a dream!!!!


DawnK - Jun 07, 2011 3:28:37 pm PDT #22856 of 30000
giraffe mode

Oh and can I just say that there isn't much more fun than getting to snuzzle newborn puppies!

brenda, I don't often get to post but I am in awe of Darby's progress, you have done a wonderful job helping her come into her own. I'm glad she's home and is only minus one tooth!


askye - Jun 07, 2011 3:35:45 pm PDT #22857 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Thanks for the information Dawn!

I think I'll be okay with gore and blood and bodily fluids. With Dean and his intestinal issues I've had to clean up a lot of diarrhea. And with my previous cat she got an abscess and there was pus and I had to clean it up and get her to the vet. But those were my animals and sometimes it's different when it's someone else's. So I'm torn, I want to give this a shot because I think it's something I could do well and would be interesting. On the other hand I don't know exactly how I'll deal with blood and gore and all of that.


askye - Jun 07, 2011 3:36:10 pm PDT #22858 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Glad Darby's appointment went well.


brenda m - Jun 07, 2011 3:46:31 pm PDT #22859 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

The good thing about the tooth stuff is that it meant that all the other stuff - exam, blood work, vaccinations - could be done while she was out. I was planning to do it soon, but not today since it's ton to do all at once. But the new vet happened to be having a $100 off dental work special for the month of June so yay!

And really it needed done sooner than later. The one they extracted had been broken before I got her, but I didn't realize how badly. They said it was clearly a traumatic injury.

I feel guilty I didn't do it before, but OTOH I don't think she'd have handled it as well.

Oh, and the vet thinks she's older than we thought - maybe 5 or 6 instead of 3 or 4. Which makes some sense, really, but it's all guesswork.


smonster - Jun 07, 2011 4:46:23 pm PDT #22860 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

The new tenant is bringing three dogs. So I have to find somewhere to stash my cats Thursday night. Fuck this, I think I'm going to bed. Done for the night.


Cass - Jun 07, 2011 8:14:46 pm PDT #22861 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Cass, how was your experience working at vets? Did you like it, do you have any advice?

There were some things I didn't expect. Someone brought their dog in for a spay and she was full-term pregnant. And they did it. People who brought in puppy after puppy with parvo. Heartbreaking times when people lost pets they did care about too. Plus the expected in blood, guts, gore and gross. Mostly dogs and cats and the occasional run out for horses.

Then I worked for a vet that did house calls. Which was ... any animal. And people treating exotic animals like possessions they didn't really care about but possessions that were valuable so they would pay for upkeep.

There was the gore, sickness and necropsy bits in vet work that was expected. Dealing with the people was less expected.

Oh, and snakes. Apparently even if they are dead. But that's my phobia.


erin_obscure - Jun 07, 2011 8:31:58 pm PDT #22862 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

Oops, mighta overdone it today. Spent the day picking up trash by the side of the freeway for work-group highway adoption, then helped friends paint their house (preliminary scraping and sealing, the real painting will be tomorrow) then went to a long walk to the library and back, then tackled the back yard with the push mower. Very sore. And there's a point on my back that periodically feels like it's been splattered with hot oil and burning. But it's not. It's fine, just feels like burning. Sure hope that goes away soon!


Burrell - Jun 07, 2011 8:46:52 pm PDT #22863 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Oh dear erin, that back pain sounds worrisome. Hope it feels better tomorrow.