Hiney Problems

Crossroads - 1

Skipper and I had to break quarantine yesterday and make a quick trip to the vet clinic. He’d been acting antsy since the day before. But then yesterday, he just went totally bonkers--running through the house, barking like a banshee, rolling around on the floor, trying to lick his hiney (which he can’t reach because he’s too fat), wanting out, wanting in, wanting out, wanting in, etc., etc., etc. I knew something was wrong with my little guy, so we took our problem to Dr. O. 

Crossroads, our vet clinic, is caring for our furry friends while also taking steps to keep us (and them) safe from the virus. We pull up, call in, the assistant comes out, takes information, takes Skipper, and I wait in the car. After a while, Dr. O comes out, dressed like a character from an apocalyptic movie (mask, goggles, gown, gloves, etc.), stands at least six feet (I think it was more) from my car, and discusses Skipper’s problem. He had, she says, an impacted anal glad. Eeeeewwww. She took care of it and thinks he will be all right, although she warned me he would likely exhibit some discomfort for a day or two. (He has, but he’s much better than yesterday.) Dr. O. returned to the clinic, the assistant brought Skipper back out, and home we went.

At home, Skip took a short nap, then woke up and started his same old hyper barking, running, etc. Jesse came in as all this was going on (and I was about to have a total breakdown). Jesse took control of situation, took Skipper upstairs to his bedroom, and I never heard a bark nor a whine nor saw my doggie again until this morning at 7:00 when he jumped up on the bed and woke me up. I slept like a log.

Skipper has never spent the night in Jesse’s bedroom when I was home, but he did great last night. I have dubbed Jesse “The Dog Whisperer” and will remember his talent for future crises. 

Skipper is still a little puny today, but as I said, much better than yesterday. He has to go back and see Dr. O in a week to make sure everything is all right. Oh, yeah, and we’ve also been told that Skipper has to lose 4 pounds. He is to have no more than 250 calories daily. No more treats or cheese for a while. I might need Jesse to help with that too. (I wish 4 pounds was all I need to lose.)

Skip

Meanwhile, the quarantine continues. Our governor has ordered everything in the state closed except essential stuff like grocery stores, hospitals, etc. We learned yesterday that children in Alabama will not return to school this year. They’ll be learning online. I feel bad for the high school seniors. No graduation ceremony? And I’m not sure what it will mean for their college entrances. However, it’s for the best, I know.

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On 03/27/2020, Barbara Anne said ...

Oops! I commented on this on yesterday's blog post.

Wish we could find TP at the grocery. Sigh!

Hugs!

On 03/28/2020, Rose said ...

When our chunky girl needed to lose weight we used frozen green beans as a treat. Not as good as cheese but she adapted. lol
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