More Halloween window decorations on our high street. I had intended to hand out candy on Halloween, just as we did last year, but Dave has scheduled a restaurant dinner for that evening so it looks like we won't be home. I bought a little bag of Haribo candy for the girl upstairs, just so we can give her something. The other neighborhood kids will have to take their chances elsewhere. Sorry, gang!
This was my job yesterday morning -- clearing more debris and trimmings from our garden. The tree trimmers took away the big branches, but we were left with a lot of stray twigs and sticks on the ground, as well as some climbing roses hanging in trees that had their stems cut and will eventually die. I'm trying to get rid of it all. I now have my requisite three yard waste bags for the week -- the maximum the council will collect -- so cleanup is paused until this stuff gets taken away.
The scaffold near the high street with the "falling debris" signs is coming down. Guess we don't need to worry about that anymore. Wonder if anything fell on anyone?
Here's the recovering Bailey girl, not long after I gave her her first Rycarfa NSAID pill just after lunch. She was definitely relaxed.
Here she is later in the afternoon, more awake and alert. We went on two short walks and she was actually feeling so well by the evening that she started to get a little rambunctious. We have to keep her quiet, so Dave gave her a trazodone sedative after dark and that zoned her out for the rest of the night. She was so quiet that we joked we should just keep her on it forever. (It's used to treat depression and anxiety, so that might not be out of the question, but we seriously are only joking.)
Today I'm going to take her back to the vet. We were supposed to remove her bandage yesterday afternoon, but it's adhesive and she won't let us touch it. We tried twice and despite her medicine she reacted quite strongly. I'm a little annoyed that they'd use something so sticky and then expect us to deal with it, so I'm going to let the vets do it.
That's a beautiful photograph of Bailey in your garden Steve. The light, the dead leaves and off-centred Bailey looking kind of wistfully to the left. It's one of your best.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I got lucky on the lighting.
DeleteAnd in a photo she is always quiet and still! I'm glad the operation went successfully at least you will not have to worry about cute little Bailey puppies anymore.
ReplyDeleteWell, I take about 20 photos for every one I choose to publish. LOL
DeleteLook at that sweet girl! I'm so glad the spay is over and the three of you can get on with life.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad too. It's a huge relief. I was dreading it.
DeleteYes, let Bailey be pissed at the vets for this whole ordeal. Although it’s a lot of work it must be satisfying to take control of the garden.
ReplyDeleteIt does feel good. I'm a pretty relaxed gardener but we've needed to whip this space into shape for a while now.
DeleteBailley with her eyes directed to her adored daddy.
ReplyDeleteShe's thinking, "What is he doing with that computer?" (I took the picture with the laptop because I didn't have my phone handy!)
DeleteI hope the dressing removal is swift and pain free!
ReplyDeleteIt was, with professional intervention. :)
DeleteSweet little girl. She's a strong one.
ReplyDeleteA "unit," as my neighbor called her!
DeleteDoggy tranks might be the long term answer.
ReplyDeleteI'd hate to give them to her long-term, but it might be nice to keep some on hand for occasional needs!
DeleteWe live on a dark street in a quiet neighborhood with a looooong dark driveway so we never get the Trick-or-Treaters!
ReplyDeletePerfect!
DeleteI give Trazadone during bad thunderstorms and Fireworks, which the idiots here in SE FL shoot off anytime they can.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good idea. Olga never reacted to thunder or fireworks, so we didn't need to worry about that. I'm not sure how Bailey will handle them. I guess we'll find out on Bonfire Night!
DeleteGood move going back to the vet for that. Let her hate the vet, not you! The tranquilizer isn't a bad idea! I'll be doing yard stuff like you did this afternoon. Sunny and 73 they say (we have a long way to go!)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I didn't want to even be in the room when they removed the bandage, for fear it would hurt her! But as it turned out it was painless.
DeleteSweet Bailey. Glad that is done with.
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteAw, you are both taking such good care of her. Yes, let the 'naughty' vet take the sticky plaster off, and her Dad's love her better afterwards. Maybe keep some of the trazodone sedatives in stock for things like bonfire night, New Year, and if you have a gathering in your place in the future. Better a slightly drugged up dog than a scared and fretful one.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think that's a good idea -- keeping a few sedatives handy for occasional use.
DeleteDon't say that too loud or the Current Occupant might take it up as the next miracle drug like he did with ivermectin.
ReplyDeleteHa! Many of his MAGA fans insist that Ivermectin will cure anything!
DeleteShe wouldn't let you do it even under the trazadone?
ReplyDeleteBeen meaning to ask this for a while, what makes a street a 'high' street?
No! She'd taken the trazadone and it made no difference! A "high street" is just the British equivalent of Main Street in an American town -- the street with all the shops.
DeleteBailey looks so sweet zonked out in your arms. I hope the bandage gets taken care of without too much fuss. I can relate. I've developed an allergy to adhesive on bandages and they leave a nasty and itchy rash.
ReplyDeleteI hope they can give you bandages that are adhesive free. Surely they must exist!
DeleteBailey girl looks like she's relaxing and recovering nicely.
ReplyDeleteSome surgical tapes are secure but not sticky and easily removed. Sweet Bailey does not know that. Best to let the Vet remove the tape where she's on alert about it.
Yeah, we were definitely right to take her back to the vet!
DeleteWe haven't had more than a handful of trick-or-treaters at our house in the 40 years we've lived here! Not even when our kids were young. Halloween carnivals were all the rage then, so that's where the activity was. Of course I bought a small bag of Nerds Gummy Clusters "just in case". (if I don't eat them all before the weekend)
ReplyDeleteThat's the problem with Halloween candy -- whatever is left over, we have to eat! (Not that it's THAT much of a problem.)
DeleteWe don't get trick-or-treaters here so if we buy candy I end up eating it all (which I DO NOT MIND). Those yard waste bags aren't very big!
ReplyDeleteThey're bigger than they look in the photo, though I haven't measured them to give you dimensions.
DeleteShe looks great! I would definitely let the vet deal with it. I have lots of candy and hope that I can give it out, rather than snacking on it.
ReplyDeleteHa! It will be a temptation!
DeleteI am so glad you are taking her in to have surgical bandage tape removed- it sticks so hard. It tends to remove skin and that is the worst. Leaving it up to you is nuts!
ReplyDeleteI think it was pulling the little hairs on her belly and she was NOT having it!
DeleteA Dopey Dog This A Happy Dawg - Love That Photo Of The Two Of You - Super Score On The Dave's Dinner Arrangements - And Nice Touch Thinking Of The Upstairs Girls - Very Neighborly You Are - Well Done
ReplyDeleteStay Loaded ,
Cheers
She's dopey in more ways than one!
DeleteBailey is a very good looking dog.
ReplyDeleteThank you -- and Bailey thanks you too!
DeleteGood idea to let the vet deal with the bandage. She looks blissful sleeping beside you there.
ReplyDeleteShe's so funny when she gets that glazed expression.
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