Sunday, August 30, 2020

5 Year Journal Day 102

      Today's prompt is " What sound effect are you most like today?" A falling bomb.

     It is 9:31 a.m. and I am just getting up. It's great! Caleb and Bella slept in my bed with me, and it was so cozy. We had a busy day yesterday. I gave Bella a Spa Day! I began with clipping her nails, and filing them. I got the message from the pharmacy that Caleb's medication was ready for pickup, so we went out for that. On the way back, we stopped at the pet supply store. I bought Bella anti-itch shampoo, canine wound spray, ear cleanse, ear mite killer, and ointment for her paws. When we got home, I took off her "jewelry" and brushed her in preparation for a bath. I filled the bathtub with a few inches of warm water for her to stand in and mixed in some anti-itch shampoo. I have to pick Bella up to get her in the bathroom and the bath tub. She weighs a good 70lbs. I carefully picked her up and brought her to the bathtub. She was good for me. She knew what I was about to do. I rubbed in between her toes to get the soapy water there. Then I rinsed her to prepare her coat for shampoo. I bathed her in the anti-itch shampoo and tried to keep it on her for the full 5 minutes the instructions called for, but I was in pain from kneeling on the hard floor. I used the ear cleanse while she was in the bath tub. I rinsed her off to make sure no more soap was left on her, and let her jump out of the bath tub towards Caleb who was waiting with a towel. 

     We both needed a break after that, but I was not done. I took a few minutes in my chair at the dining table to ease my pain. I read the instructions for the ear mite killer, and found some disposable gloves. I called Bella to me and applied the pesticide to her inner ears as instructed. Then, I sprayed her outer ears with the wound spray. She had been scratching so hard, she broke her skin. I don't know for sure she has ear mites, but I wanted to provide as much relief for her as possible and the vet's office was closed. The last thing we did was apply the ointment to her paws in between her toes and at the back of her paws where she licked them red. I am pretty sure that is because of seasonal allergies. 

     As a result of my care, she slept much better last night. I did not feel her moving around on the bed. The bed moves when she scratches and it wakes me up. 

     Today we have to finish her Spa treatment with dental care and reapplication of ointment to her paws, along with reapplication of ear mite killer to her ears. I will be buying some seasonal allergy chews for her to try as soon as I get paid. I am trying to find a way to afford a vet bill. In the meantime, I will do what I can to ease her pain and help her heal. 

     Bella was really good for me all day. She loves and trusts me, and it shows. I love her too. She earned treats along the way to show my appreciation for her cooperation.

      As payment for the Spa Day, I ate my Cantina style tortilla chips and chunky mild salsa for a snack treat. 

     I was tired after that! My body was sore from all the bending and kneeling. I did manage to start the laundry at the beginning of the day, but I forgot about it as my attention was on Bella for most of the day. 

     I forgot to use my alpha-stim again. I didn't do what was "Scheduled" for obvious reasons, but I'm ok with that. Bella needed my attention. I wish I could speak her language. I could have helped sooner. I don't look at her feet often! Poor girl! I only noticed her ears when I rubbed them the other night and felt something odd there.

     Today, I am taking it slow again. I took it slow yesterday. I couldn't rest knowing my fur baby needed me. I'm just going to take it slow again today, and try to get some laundry done. I already have one bag of Caleb's clothes to be donated set aside. There is going to be a lot more. I fight the urge to buy more for him than I had growing up, and clothes are just one of those things that I didn't have a lot of growing up. So, now he has more than he needs. Well, that, and because he he is growing fast and I had to buy a bigger size for him. 

     I've got to catch up on the dishes because once again, I have gotten behind. I do the bigger projects at the cost of doing the everyday chores. I'm going to cook a crockpot meal for tonight so I don't have to use many dishes to cook dinner. 

     Tomorrow I have an appointment with the place I get my diabetic shoes from in Wilmington in the morning. Caleb has 2 in person appointments too, but I am pretty sure they are back to back in the same office in the afternoon. I have to double check that to make sure I can make it to all our appointments on time. 

     I forgot to mention this clinical trial I was going to do for fibromyalgia. I signed up for it thinking I would be helping research happen, and that it would be paid for. They wanted me to take a test for fibromyalgia that costs $1,080! Are you out of your mind?! I don't have that kind of money lying around. Shit! Who do you think I am ? So much for that!

     Well, it's 10:23 a.m. here now, and Caleb has been up for some time. I better get going on my morning routine and get started with my day. 


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