on sunday night i noticed that Jimmy’s face was swollen on the left side. earlier that afternoon i had removed a long piece of sharp grass that had embedded itself in her nose. i thought that the swelling would have to do with that even though it was more around her cheek rather that on her nose. i looked online and there were some other people who had experienced swelling on the side of the face which was due to a bee sting or an ant bite. but then after looking at it and feeling it i realised that it was rock hard not soft like you would imagine swelling would be. it doesnt hurt to touch and nothing has changed in her. i mean she is still eating, has huge amounts of energy etc. but this morning when i woke up it had gotten bigger again. i took her straight to the vet.
we had no money.
so we took her in for an examination and she eventually had to be left for day surgery to remove what ended up being a fox tail grass seed.
we told them we had no money.
…and fuck it, they said it was ok….!!! can you believe it?
i love country vets.
we already owe them hundreds of dollars after the maybe fiasco and they still smiled and said everything was ok. they make me want to cry!!
so anyway when we went to pick poor little Jimmy up they had also given her her vaccinations. she looks worse for wear to say the least but they really took care of her.

thank you country vets. although thank you doesnt quite seem enough.
charlene

oh my god, that’s amazing!! how cool are the vets there.
Comment by Deb — November 21, 2007 @ 10:28 pm
look at her poor face billy?! can you believe it? she is only 12 weeks old and already she has had surgery!! my poor baby. fuck i wish so much you could meet her. i will take some video of her when she is better.
Comment by mybigbackyard — November 22, 2007 @ 9:14 am
Oh poor Jimmy- but love that level of care, how beautiful is that?
Comment by glittertrash — November 22, 2007 @ 11:32 am
yes i’d love to meet her while she is still a baby. I left a message for her on her facebook profile
Comment by Deb — November 24, 2007 @ 12:39 am
oh poor baby dog! yep…I live in the country too and the vets are AMAZING! they go out of their way to provide the best care….we are lucky.
Comment by karen — November 27, 2007 @ 12:24 pm