09.13.2009 My apologies...
Sorry but it has been awhile since I posted. Not much to say. I was trying to buy a house... note the word was. Not going to happen in the near future. So I continue to be a renter for now... I will be moving at the end of my lease though. Looking for a house with a yard versus the crappy apartment where I currently reside.
Pearl has been sick. Just a little IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) or something similar anyway. She was vomiting off and on for about a week then got the diarreah (or however you spell this damn word). She started to worry me and of course the vet wasn't open on Labor Day. I took her to the vet last weekend and after almost $300 I was told she just had an upset stomach and irritation in her bowels. So a gabillion pills later and special dietary food, Pearl is much better. Or so I thought.
Before I took Pearl to the vet, she was stung by a scorpion. She cried out one evening and jumped on the bed favoring her paw. She was licking her paw and would wimper when I went to touch it. Of course the next thing I know, Pearl is barking her fool head off. After I told her to shut up several times and wouldn't stop barking her gob, I got up to see what the dealio was. And that is when I saw Mr. Scorpion walking around the apartment like he paid the rent. I quickly informed him he didn't pay rent and he had to go. Away he went down the water highway to the sewer as quick as I could flush. I did tell the vet about the scorpion and she didn't think it was any big deal.
So the day after I took Pearl to the vet (Tuesday), I come home from work (Wednesday) and Pearl's face is swollen form her eyes to her muzzle. She also had a big swollen know in her armpit. While my heart was broken seeing her like this, it was also quite humorous. Unfortunately I was unable to get a good picture of her all swole up like John Goodman. But the worry kept at me. I tried calling my mom several times to no avail. Mom is the next best thing to a vet... Luckily she called me back after an hour or so. In this time, I did see there were a couple of welts on Pearl's face. I explained to my mom what had happened... maybe it was an allergic reaction to the meds or the scorpion or something else. My mom thinks it was a spider bite. She prescribed Benadryl and to watch Pearl for any changes. Luckily for me and Pearl, her face was back to normal the next morning.
We will be having a house guest this week that will be staying for a good week or so. A friend of mine is having surgery and I will be babysitting his dog. Ranger is a 3.5 month old mini weiner (or a Vienna Sausage as my sister describes him) and is cute as a button. And it is a good thing this dog is so cute because he has the energy of a Tazmanian Devil. He is a wiggle worm, whether you are holding him or not. I don't have the energy for Pearl let alone a crazy baby weiner named Ranger. My hope is that Pearl and Ranger will wear each other out playing so much...
I have been super busy at work. We have been working crazy overtime this month preparing to close out the fiscal year. If you work for the federal government (or any government) and work in any part of Financial Management, then you know my pain. Luckily the fiscal year will be over in a couple of weeks and I can get back to normal. Okay the money will be a nice bonus but the overtime is killing me. I am exhausted. It would be one thing if I actually slept at night but I don't.
