Cameron

I'm not super-sentimental about my dog. He doesn't sleep with us. He barks annoyingly at the mail carrier and other people going by. But I'm pretty upset that we let him get hurt Friday. 

We got home a little later than we usually do and took him for a walk later than usual. A neighbor was out with his dog. We let our dogs sniff at each other. Then the neighbor gave his dog a treat and offered one to Cameron. The other dog lunged and attacked him, Cameron cried and cowered and tried to get away. The owner of the other dog pulled and yelled and finally kicked his dog. We rushed Cameron home, bleeding. It was mostly one ear, but he seemed okay. He ate his supper, then promptly threw it up. 

The next morning, we were a little worried there might be infection. Our vet could not see him that day, but referred us to the vet emergency room, 40 minutes away. There were no appointments that day, but they encouraged us to bring him in and wait. So that was our big activity for Saturday, a beautiful day. 

The vet said she could sedate him and try to stitch it, but it might not take and would cost $1500. If it heals on its own, it won't be very pretty, she said. We said we were okay with that. Mostly we wanted to get the antibiotic in him as soon as possible. She gave him pain medicine and cleaned it. 

Then we went to the drug store. Come back in 20 minutes, they said. We took him home and Ray went back: no, not ready yet. Eventually we did get the Amoxicillin and gave it to him. He is having a little trouble negotiating with the cone they put on to keep him away from his wounds, but he did manage to eat and not throw it up. 

Not surprisingly, the other dog owner, our neighbor whom we like, feels awful and has offered to pay for everything. I feel terrible taking money from this young couple, but Ray is handling it. It was only $400. 

Another beautiful day here. With Tamara's help, I did manage to make and frost Molli's birthday cake, before and after our visit to the emergency vet. My baby is 36! We had a very nice dinner at her house. Her husband made scallops and shrimp with pasta in a cream sauce. It was yummy! We came home pretty early after a tiring day.