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Originally Posted by lisaly  The post office is closed tomorrow, but I will send them both out Tuesday. No money is necessary; helping you and Tibbe is all I need. |
Lisa, you are one of a kind. I'm so blessed to have met you here! I'm speechless by your generous and kind offer!!!
Time to fess up a bit. I've torn or strained a pectoral muscle about 12 days ago and it was really bad at first, then better and but I keep re-injuring it and can barely use my right arm. Lifting 7 lb. Tibbe to bathe, get him into the truck to take to the vet or anything is so painful right now that I've put off taking him to the vet for 5 days waiting until I can manage better. Also, I was just told last month by the pain medicine specialist who'd ordered a scan that I probably need a left total hip replacement before long(already have a right one which didn't turn out that well) as I can barely walk from that hip pain so I need to see an orthopedic surgeon but just am having too much pain to get myself into see one right now. Managing life is a little tough right now. I don't even feel like playing with or chasing little Tibbe lately. He hasn't had a walk for a almost two weeks due to my hip. All our playing is done on the couch or bed and we walk in the house - he right alongside me - going round and round inside the house.
As Tibbe's not actually ill or scratching badly or anything, is eating well, playful, sleeping well, happy and his usual toot-y little self, I've told myself this is not actually an actual urgent thing - he's just so dang rankly stinky(that heavy yeasty/sweet/musty odor) and had those hot spots that have now healed over(quickly for hot spots, it seems). I know this can't be good for him and need to get him in before something drastic happens but I've got to admit that for the very first time in my life, I've put off taking my dog to the vet the moment he needs it. If he were ill or hurt, it would be different but for now, I'm buying time until my right chest/arm heals up some. Getting us both up into my huge truck with my iffy right chest/arm and bad left hip is just not that easy to do. Even picking little Tibbe up is something I put off as much as possible for the past few days and he's been so sweet about it - like he knows I want to but don't for some reason. He's been so patient with me.
I've not even been online this last week or more as lifting my 6 lb. laptop from the table beside the couch to set it on the couch arm so I can see it is grindingly painful - and then yesterday, soaking Tibbe's feet/underbelly in the white vinegar/water solution, I must have pulled the right chest area again and now, even deep breathing hurts like crazy, besides being unable to really move my right shoulder and arm that much w/out a whole lot of pain!!! It's a tough time and I know I'm not that responsible a dog owner this past few days.
Your generous offer is so appreciated and hopefully, I'll muster the character to get my special little baby in tomorrow or Wednesday. If not, I'm going to call the office manager at the vet's office who once offered to come pick up Tibbe and bring him in for vet care anytime we are in a pinch - but I so hate to ask it of her for a seemingly non-urgent situation for a dog whose not really sick or hurt. Right now, I feel like a really bad, sad mommie.