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What Did We Do Today?

Saturday June 13 Livingston, TX

A Very Busy Day

It wasn't a good day for Linda as she was suffer from a very intense abdominal pain this morning. Fortunately it was our day off so we didn't need anyone else to cover for us at the Care Center. We first went to the ER at the hospital, but when Linda found out the wait was 3 hours to get to see a doctor, we headed to the emergency care center. They didn't bill Medicare, but she was in such pain that we just paid ourselves. It wasn't all that expensive and she got right in to see a doctor.

The upshot was she had a double dose of bugs, a GI tract disturbance and another in the urinary tract. She's so tough that it takes that much to get her down. Stopping at the pharmacy, I asked her if she wanted to wait the 15 minutes until the prescription was filled. The answer was "No, take me home right now." And that was what I did. Then it was back to the pharmacy to pick up the prescriptions, she taking the anti-nausea pill seconds after I came back, which was followed a little later by the bug killers and pain reliever. I think just knowing she had medication in her instantaneously made her feel a little better. One Very Sick Puppy Linda. One Great Dog Handler Bob.

When Linda is sick, something that very seldom happens, she has one very special comfort food, Gerber baby food apricots. After picking up the prescriptions I had stopped at the store to get her several jars only to discover they didn't have any. Being the ever resourceful Bob, I bought some fresh apricots and made my own version of her favorite. It wasn't the same but it was close enough. I scalded the apricots, skinned and pitted them, Vitamixed them, then cooked them down while adding sweetener. From the precious look I got when she realized what I was doing, the attempt was just as important as the finished product. Caring Bob.

 

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