bad week for gus
gus went to the vet today with me after work. the waiting room was packed: big labs, lots of beagles and coonhounds. dr. macarthur found a nasty staph infection on his front left paw. poor dog yelped and yelped while he wiped it with betadine. i'm ok to cut the bandages off his back paw (from the tuesday nail incident), but he really can't walk more than to go out to pee. it's really depressing to watch. the upswing is that he's taking antibiotics, which means a heapin helpin of peanut butter twice a day into which i slip pills.
tomorrow is the first saturday in a month or so that i've been here, not working and able to take him to the dog run. i can try to drive him over, but i question his ability to make it over the soccer field. we'll see.
kind of weird yet very comfortable to be in this girl and her pup situation for the summer. in most situations i admit i'd think it was unhealthy for someone to dote over their dog and nobody else, but i kinda don't have anybody else and the injuries make him high maintenance. there's a sense of satisfaction in getting him on the mend.
tomorrow is the first saturday in a month or so that i've been here, not working and able to take him to the dog run. i can try to drive him over, but i question his ability to make it over the soccer field. we'll see.
kind of weird yet very comfortable to be in this girl and her pup situation for the summer. in most situations i admit i'd think it was unhealthy for someone to dote over their dog and nobody else, but i kinda don't have anybody else and the injuries make him high maintenance. there's a sense of satisfaction in getting him on the mend.