A couple things on 2-13-15 Friday the 13th, 2015 (UPDATE Sweetie came home with us!!!)

[Omaha Steve]

Last edited Fri Feb 13, 2015, 12:15 PM - Edit history (1)

UPDATE starts here: Yesterday morning Sweetie was fine. Yesterday about noon I was letting our 3 dogs out. She came around the bar headed for the sliding door. She wasn't putting her left front leg down at all. When we rescued her almost 10 years ago to the day, that leg was broken and in a cast. By last night she was so out of sorts for her. She didn't want to move. She couldn't jump up to her place on the couch. She was doing a little whimpering like she was in pain from time to time.

This morning she went outside but didn't take care of any business. When Marta gets coffee she shares 1/2 & 1/2 with the 3 of them. She started doing that when sweetie came to live with us. It was good for her broken leg.

Once we parked at the vets, Marta got out of the car. Immediately Sweetie started showing animation and jumping around in the car. I was so relieved.

X-rays and blood work were fantastic. The vet thought she was younger based on the way she looked when he first saw her. BONUS. He was worried about the hunched look in her stance like she is in pain.

Anti-inflammatory and pain meds as needed.

Here is the post I made when Sweetie became the ASPCA rescue story of the week in 07: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3581271 Unfortunatly the photo is dead.

On the way home we stopped at the bakery. I stayed in the car with Sweetie. Marta came out and said the lady in front of her with a toddler had her bank card rejected. Marta paid it forward in full. The lady behind the counter had a smile I could see from outside.

I've had few private questions about Sunday. ALL I will say is the the jury and the hosts BACKED ME!!!

The Acetaminophen isn't good for my liver. The liver is not the reason for my declining health.

So even though I feel like super crap from a cold, the good news from the vet made me feel better.

OS

UPDATE ends here.



First I don't know how to say what all these hearts showing up under my name mean to me. The last couple months on the DU have been a little rocky for me. I didn't lose as many friends as I thought I had. For a couple hours Sunday I intended to stop posting over a pissing match. A couple DUers talked some sense into me. It is good to have so many close friends here.

Those that are still handing out hearts please give them to others, I've got more than any DUer could want.

Currently I'm fighting a very nasty cold. I have to be careful with most cold meds because of the Acetaminophen in them. I hope to feel good enough for our dinner out tomorrow night. And we are supposed to be watching my granddaughter Monday. I was planning on Sponge Bob with her.

We are taking one of the dogs to the vet when they open today. We don't know what is wrong. It started suddenly. I hope she comes home with us. More on this later today.

Marta got her car back. $50 out of pocket. The extended warranty covered everything else.

I've had better weeks.

OS

[marym625]

1. You are one of the reasons I stay

I wish I could claim a heart to you but I can't purchase any.

I'm sorry you are having problems.

On the leaving, I have seen so many want to go that stay out of loyalty to a friend or the idea of DU. I was a decade long lurker before I actually became a DUer and have seen some awesome people leave. The latest great loss is 20score. He used to be a prolific writer here. A huge following and I loved his work. As time went by, and the camaraderie here seemed to dwindle, his posts would stop from time to time. When he would post there was almost always someone trashing him or his post, for no particular reason in some cases. After the latest trash he decided to just leave. That caused me to rethink being here.

Between the in house fighting, posts of great importance going nowhere, posts about nothing important making the top spots on the greatest page, the racism, the "political correctness" taken to an asinine level, etc, we've lost some really great people.

You deserve every heart and more. But if you go, then I think it is time for me to leave as well.

Good luck with the dogs.

Happy valentines day!

[panader0]

2. You are not allowed to stop posting, see?

You deserve every heart.

[Omaha Steve]

3. A kick to get the update to the top

[Omaha Steve]

4. OS & Sweetie at the vet photo

I look just like I feel here. And this was after some good news.