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Oh crap. I didn't get nearly the stuff done I needed to last week. Part of it was due to laziness, but most of it was due to a bird emergency and a doctor appointment that I had for my knee.
I spent Monday testing out my dyes and techniques to see if they would work correctly on the fabric feathers. They did, so I started cutting out the feathers. Tuesday, I finished cutting out the feathers. Then I went downstairs to check on the birds.
One of my birds was fluffed up, sitting on the bottom of her cage, and barely breathing. She was cold, and I could not get her out of the cage because she had a death-grip on the bottom of the cage. It was the baby bird all over again. I panicked, and drove her to the vet. I was afraid I was going to lose her before I even made it to the vet. The prognosis was very poor, the vet said that since she was cold, her internal systems were already shutting down. Birds that size cannot have blood drawn because they have so little blood - but he guessed that she had overwhelming septecemia. He gave us an estimate for her care, which was pretty expensive. But, I could not take her home and just watch her die. So, I went ahead and decided to treat her, knowing full well that she would probably die.
This time, a miracle did happen. She responded very well to the treatment and was able to come home the next morning. I have to force-feed her an antibiotic twice a day, and she hates it, but I don't care. I'm just so happy that this time, I did the right thing.
Later that day (after the bird came home), I had an appointment for the doctor to take a look at my knee since it never fully recovered from my fall. I have to take 500 mg of Aleeve every day. And ice my knee each night. Oh, and surprise! I get to go for more physical therapy. -_- Whatever. I'll do it. But if it doesn't help me, I am going to be right back in her office with documentation of what was done. And since the exam, my knee has been hurting even worse. I'm wondering if she triggered something while she was pushing and prodding and jiggling my kneecap.
So needless to say, Tuesday and Thursday were pretty much wasted days when it came to sewing. I spent the rest of the week dying my feathers. I only got done with the purple. I still have 2 more colors to do.
Oh yea, and the wig. And the leggings and arm band.
Oh, and don't forget the presentation for my thesis that is due at the end of this month!
I am so screwed. T.T
I spent Monday testing out my dyes and techniques to see if they would work correctly on the fabric feathers. They did, so I started cutting out the feathers. Tuesday, I finished cutting out the feathers. Then I went downstairs to check on the birds.
One of my birds was fluffed up, sitting on the bottom of her cage, and barely breathing. She was cold, and I could not get her out of the cage because she had a death-grip on the bottom of the cage. It was the baby bird all over again. I panicked, and drove her to the vet. I was afraid I was going to lose her before I even made it to the vet. The prognosis was very poor, the vet said that since she was cold, her internal systems were already shutting down. Birds that size cannot have blood drawn because they have so little blood - but he guessed that she had overwhelming septecemia. He gave us an estimate for her care, which was pretty expensive. But, I could not take her home and just watch her die. So, I went ahead and decided to treat her, knowing full well that she would probably die.
This time, a miracle did happen. She responded very well to the treatment and was able to come home the next morning. I have to force-feed her an antibiotic twice a day, and she hates it, but I don't care. I'm just so happy that this time, I did the right thing.
Later that day (after the bird came home), I had an appointment for the doctor to take a look at my knee since it never fully recovered from my fall. I have to take 500 mg of Aleeve every day. And ice my knee each night. Oh, and surprise! I get to go for more physical therapy. -_- Whatever. I'll do it. But if it doesn't help me, I am going to be right back in her office with documentation of what was done. And since the exam, my knee has been hurting even worse. I'm wondering if she triggered something while she was pushing and prodding and jiggling my kneecap.
So needless to say, Tuesday and Thursday were pretty much wasted days when it came to sewing. I spent the rest of the week dying my feathers. I only got done with the purple. I still have 2 more colors to do.
Oh yea, and the wig. And the leggings and arm band.
Oh, and don't forget the presentation for my thesis that is due at the end of this month!
I am so screwed. T.T