delays and expenditures
so.... I screwed up the information I gave to the Payroll department for direct deposit and my paycheque didn't get deposited into my account.
Here's what happened: A few months ago, we got notice that my bank branch would be undergoing renovations and that if we wanted to do branch-specific business, we had to go to this other, nearby branch. This is where my bank statements were addressed from, so I figured that this other branch is where the deposits should be made. I gave Payroll the transit for the surrogate branch, instead of for my own branch which is still being renovated.
This was, apparently, the wrong thing to do. Even after four years of dealing with Canadian banks, I'm still a bit fuzzy on the whole branch specificity. I don't get it. In the States, your account number is your account number, regardless of which branch you do banking with. The routing number is more a bank ID number than a transit number. Here, there is a bank ID number and a transit number.
Luckily, there was no account at the surrogate branch that had the same numbers as my account. This means that my money did Not get deposited into someone else's account. This is, understandably, a very good thing.
But, for whatever reason, it is highly inconvenient for Payroll to cut me a cheque or try to redeposit the funds into the correct account right away. I have to wait for the next pay period. This means two more weeks without money of my own. Granted, I get paid for 6 weeks all at once, but the wait is really annoying. I was told that if the situation is dire then something could probably be figured out. The situation, thankfully, isn't dire -- it's just really damned frustrating. And it's my fault for not understanding the Canadian banking system a little more fully. Ugh.
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In other news, Kiska had to go to the vet last night, as she had a ruptured anal gland abscess. Apparently, when a dog scoots, it's a sign that they need to have their anal glands expressed. Scooting does not, in itself, always express the anal glands. Usually, the anal glands are naturally expressed by passing firm stools. But if the dog isn't having hard stools due to illness, change in diet, stress, etc., then the anal glands are not expressed. If this happens for long enough, they can become impacted. If they're impacted for long enough, they abscess. And abscesses that aren't tended to can rupture. It's painful, messy and expensive, all of which I can attest to. NB, it's MUCH easier to notice an abscess on a short-haired dog. Kiska is NOT a short-haired dog. We knew something was amiss yesterday, but couldn't figure out exactly what until the abscess ruptured, despite feeling all around her hind quarters and getting zero reaction from her.
We didn't have to go to VEC (the vet emerg. clinic) because there is a vet near us who is available after hours and on weekends. Village Gate animal hospital on Bathurst, just south of St. Clair, is where we went. The vet there is really awesome, and we're thinking of moving all our pet files there. It's obvious he loves his job and really wants to take care of animals. Plus, he's good at what he does, and he's a lot closer to us than the annex is.
Anyway, Kiska now has a shaved tushy, which is terribly itchy for her. She's on antibiotics for 21 days, antibiotic/cortisone spray 3x daily, and warm compresses 3x daily. Already, in less than 24 hours, the rupture looks WAY better. I think she'll be just fine in a few days time, even though she's really uncomfortable right now. We go back for a check-up in 9 days.
I do feel a certain amount of "bad dog-mommy"guilt for not knowing exactly what scooting can mean. I thought it was a sufficient method of anal gland expression and didn't realise that continuous scooting represented a sign that something needed attending to. I know better now and, in posting this, hopefully some of you who didn't know beforehand will know now, too.
We're also putting her on diet food again, as whatever weight she lost in the last year, she has gained back entirely in the past couple of months, even with restricted feedings. Grr! Being overweight can also impact negatively on the ability to properly express anal glands due to lack of muscle tone and fat tissue that can potentially get in the way of proper expression. So she had at least two things (being overweight and having soft stools for the past several days) working against her. This was obviously a long-term problem that we only just realised the significance of last night. Poor little poo-bear. :(
Here's what happened: A few months ago, we got notice that my bank branch would be undergoing renovations and that if we wanted to do branch-specific business, we had to go to this other, nearby branch. This is where my bank statements were addressed from, so I figured that this other branch is where the deposits should be made. I gave Payroll the transit for the surrogate branch, instead of for my own branch which is still being renovated.
This was, apparently, the wrong thing to do. Even after four years of dealing with Canadian banks, I'm still a bit fuzzy on the whole branch specificity. I don't get it. In the States, your account number is your account number, regardless of which branch you do banking with. The routing number is more a bank ID number than a transit number. Here, there is a bank ID number and a transit number.
Luckily, there was no account at the surrogate branch that had the same numbers as my account. This means that my money did Not get deposited into someone else's account. This is, understandably, a very good thing.
But, for whatever reason, it is highly inconvenient for Payroll to cut me a cheque or try to redeposit the funds into the correct account right away. I have to wait for the next pay period. This means two more weeks without money of my own. Granted, I get paid for 6 weeks all at once, but the wait is really annoying. I was told that if the situation is dire then something could probably be figured out. The situation, thankfully, isn't dire -- it's just really damned frustrating. And it's my fault for not understanding the Canadian banking system a little more fully. Ugh.
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In other news, Kiska had to go to the vet last night, as she had a ruptured anal gland abscess. Apparently, when a dog scoots, it's a sign that they need to have their anal glands expressed. Scooting does not, in itself, always express the anal glands. Usually, the anal glands are naturally expressed by passing firm stools. But if the dog isn't having hard stools due to illness, change in diet, stress, etc., then the anal glands are not expressed. If this happens for long enough, they can become impacted. If they're impacted for long enough, they abscess. And abscesses that aren't tended to can rupture. It's painful, messy and expensive, all of which I can attest to. NB, it's MUCH easier to notice an abscess on a short-haired dog. Kiska is NOT a short-haired dog. We knew something was amiss yesterday, but couldn't figure out exactly what until the abscess ruptured, despite feeling all around her hind quarters and getting zero reaction from her.
We didn't have to go to VEC (the vet emerg. clinic) because there is a vet near us who is available after hours and on weekends. Village Gate animal hospital on Bathurst, just south of St. Clair, is where we went. The vet there is really awesome, and we're thinking of moving all our pet files there. It's obvious he loves his job and really wants to take care of animals. Plus, he's good at what he does, and he's a lot closer to us than the annex is.
Anyway, Kiska now has a shaved tushy, which is terribly itchy for her. She's on antibiotics for 21 days, antibiotic/cortisone spray 3x daily, and warm compresses 3x daily. Already, in less than 24 hours, the rupture looks WAY better. I think she'll be just fine in a few days time, even though she's really uncomfortable right now. We go back for a check-up in 9 days.
I do feel a certain amount of "bad dog-mommy"guilt for not knowing exactly what scooting can mean. I thought it was a sufficient method of anal gland expression and didn't realise that continuous scooting represented a sign that something needed attending to. I know better now and, in posting this, hopefully some of you who didn't know beforehand will know now, too.
We're also putting her on diet food again, as whatever weight she lost in the last year, she has gained back entirely in the past couple of months, even with restricted feedings. Grr! Being overweight can also impact negatively on the ability to properly express anal glands due to lack of muscle tone and fat tissue that can potentially get in the way of proper expression. So she had at least two things (being overweight and having soft stools for the past several days) working against her. This was obviously a long-term problem that we only just realised the significance of last night. Poor little poo-bear. :(