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Two entries today, since part of my tale is something that easily upset pet owners may want to skip. There's not a huge amount of descriptive icky stuff, but better safe than sorry.

( Ellis' Trip To The Vet )

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First off, Fiver, sweetie-dahhhhling, that was one of the nicest things anyone's said to me in ages. Mmmmmmmmwah to you. But the word was "unpredictable."

So the interview yesterday went well. But it's starting to look like I'm going to need to make a decision about school. It's going to be nearly impossible to continue school if I get the Children's Treatment position.. they're unwilling to let me leave 1/2 an hour early to get to class, and profs frown upon consistently-late people. The tech school position hours are M-Thur, 12-10. School is right out, there. I need to figure out what classes I have left, and what the possibility is of doing them in independent-study format. If that won't work, then either 1) I need to wait to find a job that'll work with me regarding school, 2) Take time off (I have seven years to complete the degree) and go as I can, or 3) Drop out altogether. Hmmmph.

Took our youngest boy to the vet. He's gained 7 pounds in a month.. yay! He's 40.5 pounds now- I'd like to see him at around 50. But they're talking about cutting off a significant portion of his tail. See, he got it caught in a door back in September of 99.. since then he's had some scar tissue on the very end, which admittedly always looked a bit funny. Lately he's been chewing on it, and since tails are notoriously hard to treat the doc fears it's going to turn into a big festering wound. He gave me antibiotics to see if it'll clear up the current infection, and gave the boy a steroid shot to ease the itching, but if it doesn't improve significantly in 2-3 weeks, we're looking at surgery. I looked at Ellis and said "And how stupid would you look then?" So I'm hoping it clears up. I'll certainly have secured my place in Bad Puppy Mom Hell if I have this thin, gangly English Pointer with a stub of a tail.

Oh, and for those who are wondering.. kids still haven't called. ::sigh:: But gods, I appreciate all your kind words. Y'all are good sorts. ;)

Homework time. Anyone know anything about the Stanford Nine?

-BK

Two things..

One, I forgot to mention earlier that I hate watching movies with Mr. Kitty and I. I'd rented "The Others" and settled down to watch it with Mr. Kitty last night. About halfway through, we paused for a drink break. Before re-starting the movie, we guessed at what was going on.

Mr. Kitty was close. I got it spot-on. ::sigh:: I guessed the ending of "The Sixth Sense" as well, about half an hour into it. I wish I could still be surprised by things.

Two, (TMI ALERT!!! WOOOOP WOOOOOOP WOOOOOOOP!!!) I apparently have had a raging bladder infection for almost two months. Went to the university infirmary today, and did the pee test. The nurse practitioner who's been taking care of me for going on six years now came in and started asking me which of the following meds I'd like. I chose, and said "So, you're thinking UTI? I wasn't sure, since it wasn't hurting or anything.." She looked at me like I'd grown three extra heads, and rattled off the results of the test. Then she smiled and said "So, in short, you have blood and pus in your urine. It's likely a bladder infection, rather than a simple UTI. And based on these numbers, how you're managing to stand upright and move about is beyond me." I couldn't help myself... she left herself wide open on that one. Grinning, I responded "Evolution." Took my scrip, and was out the door. ;)


Kinda reminded me of the time I went to the doctor and had the following exchange with the nurse:

Nurse: "And what pain medication have you had today?"
Me: "3200mg of Motrin, a Darvocet, and a Lorcet Plus."
Nurse (looking a bit alarmed): "Since when?"
Me: "What time is it?"
Nurse: "Almost four."
Me: "Eleven-ish."
Nurse: "Last night?"
Me: "This morning."
Nurse (looking positively frantic): "And you're walking?"
Me (grinning like a Cheshire cat): "And I'm driving."


Ahhh.. Buffy time. 'Scuse me. ;)

-BK