#besides she’s more of a caretaker for our old one-eyed cat kenny because he has a really ambiguous skin condition

[mabelsguidetolife]

I’ve been really busy taking care of a skin problem my dog has but we weren’t able to bring her to the vet until yesterday and it turns out it’s FLEAS and i feel like an idiot because our house is dimly lit but the room at the office was really bright and THAT’S when we finally noticed, RIGHT before the vet came in — on the plus side, the immediate diagnosis expedited the visit and may have even lowered the price for consultation

anyway we’re going for a three-pronged approach (plus a corticosteroid for the inflammation) and cleaning our things but basically i got woken up early today to immediately help bathe her and i got two leg cramps at the same time….. she’s cooperative but she mdvery strong and doesn’t love baths until she’s already done and dry so unless i hold her securely by the body she’ll start to walk away with her muscular little legs which is why i had to squat in a very non-ergonomic fashion, the balls of my feet the only point of ground contact because she kept moving away, which triggered the tension in my legs

then i showered thoroughly myself (even if she didn’t have fleas i would’ve had to do it anyway; she shook her head while my dad was rinsing her ears and tossed a comical amount of water on my face, like a full splash….. like a tiny log flume had just come directly towards my face, absolutely dripping wet) and played breath of the wild for awhile but now i’m so very sleepy so it’s time for me to snuggle up in bed until i’m more caught up

#haleylyfe #we also have to get some of that squeeze stuff for the cats just in case #fleas aren’t native here and none of our pets have ever had them #in my entire life #which is why my parents didn’t even consider that could be the problem #I had suspicions but my dad was like ‘oh that dead bug in her shampoo???? just a gnat’ and i was like ‘hmmmm’ #I wish my mom would help care for her a little more but she makes everything feel like a deadly ordeal so it’s hard to work with her #besides she’s more of a caretaker for our old one-eyed cat kenny because he has a really ambiguous skin condition #as a result of his war getting slashed open and infected in the street when he was younger #if my mom hadn’t drained the big pustule before going to the vet he would’ve lost the whole ear #but the vets did such a good job you can’t even see the mark #it would’ve necrotized if left alone though which is awful